▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁equal ▁conditions ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁de af ▁employees ; ▁ ▁De af ▁employees ▁were ▁rout in ely ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁work place ▁information , ▁denied ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁promotion , ▁and ▁exposed ▁to ▁unsafe ▁conditions ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁accommod ations ▁by ▁U PS ; ▁ ▁U PS ▁also ▁lack ed ▁a ▁system ▁to ▁alert ▁these ▁employees ▁as ▁to ▁emer gen cies , ▁such ▁as ▁fires ▁or ▁chemical ▁sp ills , ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁safely ▁ev acu ate ▁their ▁facility ; ▁and ▁ ▁U PS ▁had ▁no ▁policy ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁de af ▁applic ants ▁and ▁employees ▁actually ▁received ▁effective ▁communication ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁The ▁outcome ▁was ▁that ▁U PS ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁$ 5 . 8 ▁million ▁award ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁accommod ations ▁program ▁that ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁their ▁facilities ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Spect or ▁v . ▁Norwegian ▁Cru ise ▁Line ▁Ltd . ▁Spect or ▁v . ▁Norwegian ▁Cru ise ▁Line ▁Ltd . ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁that ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁def endant ▁argued ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁vessel ▁flying ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁a ▁foreign ▁nation ▁it ▁was ▁ex empt ▁from ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁A DA . ▁This ▁argument ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁Florida ▁and , ▁subsequently , ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁However , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁revers ed ▁the ▁r uling