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264 max-width:100%; 265 margin:0 auto; 266 } 267 268 .workshop-item{ 269 display:flex; 270 gap:25px; 271 margin-bottom:40px; 272 } 273 274 .workshop-photos{ 275 display:flex; 276 flex-direction:column; 277 gap:14px; 278 width:240px; 279 min-width:240px; 280 max-width:240px; 281 } 282 283 .workshop-photos img{ 284 width:100%; 285 height:220px; 286 object-fit:cover; 287 border-radius:0.5rem; 288 } 289 290 .workshop-details{ 291 flex:1; 292 line-height:1.6; 293 font-size:15px; 294 } 295 296 .workshop-bio, 297 .workshop-description, 298 .workshop-learning-objectives{ 299 margin-top:20px; 300 } 301 302 .workshop-learning-objectives ul{ 303 margin:8px 0 0; 304 padding-left:18px; 305 } 306 307 .workshop-learning-objectives li{ 308 margin:0 0 6px; 309 } 310 311 .sbw-day-anchor { 312 display: block; 313 position: relative; 314 visibility: hidden; 315 } 316 317 .sbw-return-top { 318 text-align: right; 319 margin: 10px 0 50px 0; 320 font-size: 14px; 321 } 322 323 .sbw-return-top a { 324 text-decoration: none; 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581<section id="brxe-svydbq" class="brxe-section"><div id="brxe-vvjins" class="brxe-container"><div class="brxe-wzuwpk brxe-container" data-brx-loop-start="wzuwpk"><div class="brxe-jkdtxj brxe-div"><img width="300" height="169" src="https://nad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NAD-Returns-to-Court-to-Defend-Equal-Access_7660_0de0e-300x169.jpg" class="brxe-izwfjd brxe-image css-filter size-medium" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://nad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NAD-Returns-to-Court-to-Defend-Equal-Access_7660_0de0e-300x169.jpg 300w, https://nad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NAD-Returns-to-Court-to-Defend-Equal-Access_7660_0de0e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://nad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NAD-Returns-to-Court-to-Defend-Equal-Access_7660_0de0e-768x432.jpg 768w, https://nad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NAD-Returns-to-Court-to-Defend-Equal-Access_7660_0de0e.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div><div class="brxe-jnsbwl brxe-div"><h4 class="brxe-blmfyl brxe-post-title"><a href="https://nad.org/nad-returns-to-court-to-defend-equal-access/">NAD Returns to Court to Defend Equal Access</a></h4><div class="brxe-zkusck brxe-text-basic">The National Association of the Deaf and Derrick Ford will argue before the D.C. Circuit on Oct. 6, 2026, defending a court order requiring ASL interpreters for public White House press briefings. 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