Germantown, MD 20876

18 May 1998


Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Supreme Court
One First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20543

Dear Honorable Judge Rehnquist,

This formal letter explains what happened to me. My name is {Donald
Duck} and am a citizen of the United States of America since birth.  I
am 65 years old, but am as active as a 50-year-old.

In 1991, I was laid off from the American Pharmaceutical Association,
2215 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 by Jim McGhee. Mr.
McGhee was the new supervisor replacing Marilyn Povich because of age
and salary. I was hired by Ms Povich, when she indicated (in 1986) that
I was too experienced to work on computers. After a short time, I was
hired on a freelance basis thru Freelance Pool Inc. in Washington, DC
(which was no longer in business in 1988.

In the meantime, I began to love my work at the American Pharmaceutical
Association very much and gained experience. My salary was raised high
every year for five years, starting at 13 dollars per hour and ending at
16.10 dollars per hour before I was laid off.

After that, it was very difficult for me to obtain a full time job. I
have worked so hard  mailing resumes and copies of samples of  seven
years' work. They cost of postage fees, paper and copies was very
expensive. I was really very tired of
being frustrated a lot in my life.  In 1993, my mind said I want to
work, but no body wanted me to work for them. This is because I am deaf
and older. In 1994, I received several calls from the companies that
they were selecting me because they were interested in my resumes, but
when I was at the interviews, they looked at my person ( which looks I
am too old) and then they will call me in a few days to a few weeks,
they never acted to call me. but I have to call them for the results,
some of them replied that they hired other candidate and some did not
respond my calls back. I have filed several complaints at human rights
and EEOC but they denied because of no proof or lack of evidence, that I
felt discriminated against these companies because of deafness and age.
They do not believe what I told them the truth.

Otherwise, I am on disability and worked a part time job, but not
steady, and manage my budget in a hard time of my life since I was laid
off in 1991. I do really want to stay at American Pharmaceutical
Association permanently as long as I am. Its because, again, I am still
very active. Besides, I have a very difficult financial situation by
managing to pay the home mortgage, as long as I like to keep this
townhouse and now I have behind three months payments because of not
employed steady.

This is the letter what I want to explain you all the judges, president,
senators. I felt that ADA and/or EEOC is not enough to enforce the
disabled/senior age candidates to work, any private companies must hire
the disabled or senior citizen first in priority like the federal
government offices.

And again, I request your supreme court to place me back to work at
American Pharmaceutical Association and continue to work as long as I am
in action.

I want to thank you to read my important letter that explain you why I
am not hired so long, as long as I want to work but no body wants me to
work.

Honorable yours



Donald Duck (which is not real name)

CC:
President Clinton,
U.S. Senator Harlan,
Maryland Senator Sarbane,
Channel 7 News/I-Team,
ADA ,
EEOC, and
National Association of Deaf, Law Center