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DeafDigest – 27 December 2009
DeafDigest Gold - December 27, 2009 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/vintcerf/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/bestwaiter/ .. Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Deaf Pager Store Welcomes in the New Year Considering a new Blackberry for the new year? Go to the Deaf Pager Store to find the Blackberry with the features you want - many at low prices when signing up for a 2-year contract The Blackberry 8830 World Edition, Blackberry Curve 8330, Blackberry Tour 9630, and Blackberry Pearl 8130 are all available. 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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: Top News of the Year (July through December) July Helene Jarmer, who is deaf, was was elected as Austria's parliamentary deputy on behalf of the Green party. August A deaf man files lawsuit against Ohio State University for not putting captions on the football scoreboard September Taiwan has been accused of showcasing the Deaflympics to show the world they can host any international event, a political ploy that has angered China October Hurwitz selected as next president of Gallaudet November In honor of departing Gallaudet president Bob Davila, a new school in California was named Davila Day School. It is in Chula Vista December Apple's boss is Steve Jobs who has a considerable hearing loss. Yet Apple was fined by FCC for not making its devices compatible with hearing aids (January-June top news is in the Blue edition) - Very Hot News There was a national directory of deaf videophone users; it was in business for five years. It has been shut down recently due to abuses. - Thursday December 24th Much furor ensued over Virgin Airlines "losing" the deaf passenger, despite promising to watch over her as she was to be transferred from one connecting flight to another. DeafDigest is concerned that hearing people, upon reading the story, will assume that the deaf cannot fly on their own and must rely on hearing people to guide them. Deaf people love to travel and they do not rely on hearing people. The "lost" deaf woman was illiterate and was not able to follow the flight schedules displayed on screens. Her illiteracy was the reason for family concerns over her travel without supervision. - Friday December 25th After backing out of a joint interpreting program with Eastern Kentucky University, University of Louisville (UL) is backing in on its own. UL will be establishing its own brand new interpreting program. - Saturday December 26th Ben's Bell is a project in Tucson, Arizona where it aims for people to help each other via powers of kindness. A winner is announced every week in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. This week's winner is Eric Epstein, who is a 14-year old deaf kid, for his efforts in bringing the diverse elements together in his neighborhood via his ASL classes and other acts of kindness. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) Honoring those that departed us in 2009: Dr James Marsters, dentist, Pasadena, CA Ben Medlin, pillar, Dayton, OH Deaf Community Marcella Meyer, GLAD founder Leander Moore, much beloved teacher, Tennessee SD Phil Moos, publisher, USA-L deaf news Kenneth Musteen, leader, Arkansas Dorothy Polakoff, Dept of Social Work, Gallaudet Tom Riggs, interpreter & ASL instructor Dr. Luther D. Robinson, pioneer, mental health needs of the deaf Micki Simpson, North Carolina deaf leader Raymond W. Scheid, Northern Virginia, go-getter Jeanie Shickel, long time math teacher, Gallaudet University Alyce Thomas, administrator, schools for the deaf Joseph Cary Touchstone, scientist, U of PA School of Medicine David Bar-Tzur, celebrity interpreter Irma Kleeb Young, Knoxville, Tennessee advocate Tim Young, Northampton, MA, colorful town character .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC (for more information, please go to Employment Ads section in the Blue edition) .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. VINT CERF WAS WRONG Vint Cerf is hard of hearing, and he is the Father of Internet. He was interviewed by a computer magazine in 1999. He told the writer that we will be emailing with people that live on Mars in 2009. It is now almost 2010, and we have not yet gotten got email from someone on Mars! Vint was wrong about it. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/vintcerf/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) BEST WAITER IN ROCHESTER At one time years ago, there was a waiter that worked at the best Italian restaurant in Rochester, NY. He was deaf and was a student at NTID/RIT. He earned more tips than all other hearing waiters. His eyes were sharp and he did everything to make hearing dining patrons happy. Who was that deaf waiter? It was Roberto Wirth, who owns Hotel Hassler, the best hotel in Rome, Italy and one of the best in the world! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/bestwaiter/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) SHORTAGE OF DEAF PROFESSIONALS An administrator of an agency serving the deaf pointed out something that is interesting. The administrator said that in the state, there is a good number of deaf teachers in educational programs for the deaf and of deaf counselors in vocational rehabilitation offices. The shortage, as glaring as it is, is in non-teaching, non-counseling fields. In other words, a shortage of deaf accountants, deaf chemists, deaf biologists, deaf engineers, deaf architects, deaf computer technicians, etc. A YOUTUBE PET PEEVE What is a Youtube pet peeve, or rather, a Deaf Youtube Pet Peeve? It is when hearing friends forward their deaf friends videos that are voiced but with no captions. While Google has added automatic speech recognition feature to create instant captions, this system is far from perfect. There will always be hits and misses. SERIOUS DEAF CHESS Chess is a serious activity among the deaf overseas, not so much in USA. There are two exceptions - chess teams at Rochester School for the Deaf and Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. These schools are competitive when playing against other high school chess teams. There was a story in a Rochester newspaper about the deaf team winning league games. And at Western Pennsylvania, superintendent Don Rhoten said "we are holding our own in the league." POLITICS IN MARYLAND Maryland is a small state geographically. Despite its small size it is diverse as far as the Deaf Community is concerned - metro Washington area; metro Baltimore area; Frederick area, Eastern shore, the mountains in western Maryland. These communities are different from each other. Does the state help the deaf? Yes and no. The state helps Maryland SD, but does not help the Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. What about state legislators? They may help a deaf constituent with his private concerns but would not support Deaf Child's Bill of Rights. And this irony - a deaf woman was hired by a state government agency - in response to a radio announcement asking for the deaf to apply for state government jobs. The deaf woman, of course, was not able to catch the radio message - it was her mother-in-law that heard the announcement and nudged her towards the state agency. She was hired on the spot. Each state is different; some states are "deaf-friendly" whereas other states are not. ANOTHER DEAF WINERY Some time ago DeafDigest mentioned a deaf owned winery in Italy owned by a deaf man who communicates orally, but was able to follow simple gestures. There is another one - owned by two deaf brothers, that took over the family business. The parents felt the deaf could not run the business, but were persuaded to let their deaf sons take over. Not sure of the name of the winery because surfing the web sites in Italian language could be bit tricky. OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) The web site is at: https://www.neca.org It is the most important and the most powerful organization many of us never heard of! It works with FCC to oversee our relay service centers! AN EXCUSE FOR NOT WEARING A HEARING AID it is painful in the ear .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? he is partially deaf Exactly what does that mean? - deaf in one ear or - not profoundly deaf but either mildly or moderately or even severely deaf .............................................................. .............................................................. Interpreters and ASL & ITP Students and Teachers Deserve More from a Conference Hi ... We are the 31st World's Largest Silent Weekend The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students, teachers and interpreters seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at http://www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available Join us for the 9th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Benefit Run to help deaf babies! This is the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. Some people are planning to fly to Calgary, Alberta and rent cars and follow us to and from Alaska and enjoy bed and breakfast inns! See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July 17, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The FCC wants to switch from circuit switching to IP networks; difficult to explain to non-engineers and non-technicians what circuit switching is all about - but the concern is whether it would affect services to the deaf. This is becoming an issue right now. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week A hard of hearing wish list ! do click on: http://deafdigest.com/hardofhearingwishlist (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Lori Kober South Dakota's only deaf mortician & co-owner of funeral home http://www.plaintalk.net/cms/news/story-52905.html she's the one on the left side .. Question of the week: Q. How many social clubs for the deaf are there in USA? A. Hard to say; there has never been an official count; way back in the eighties, it was suggested that a new organization be founded - called National Association of Clubs of the Deaf. It was never established. At any rate, there are a number of deaf social service agencies which offer space in their headquarters for deaf socializing purposes. Also many deaf groups get together at coffee houses, so in essence, these are deaf clubs without being formally titled as so. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: A deaf chef with his own program on the Food network on cable TV .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1937 - the educators of the deaf passed a resolution defining the deaf and the hard of hearing, as follows deaf - those whom the sense of hearing is non-functional hard of hearing - those whom the sense of hearing although defective is functional with or without a hearing aid a pretty much accurate definition, as we swing into year 2010 .. Deaf and the Money: Alfred I. duPont, was deaf; he was the great-great-great-grandson of Samuel duPont, who started the famed duPont business. Because of family and personal issues, he dissociated himself from the rest of the duPont family. What did he do with his inherited riches? Fopunded the Alfred I. duPont Institute in Wilmington, Delaware, a hospital for children. .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 19 number of years, and still counting, the efforts by the deaf community to have Dummy Hoy inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Why isn't he inducted? Politics by the Veterans Committee members, you know! .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Development & Marketing The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Scranton, PA The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children is seeking a Director of Development & Marketing with a proven track record in fundraising, grant writing, donor solicitation, and planned giving. FBI clearance, PA Act 34, and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required. Excellent salary and benefit package available. Visit our web site at http://www.thescrantonschool.org for a complete position description. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources c/o SSDHHC 300 East Swissvale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Fax: 412-244-4211 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty Master of Science Education Program National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester, NY The Master of Science in Secondary Education program ( http://ntid.rit.edu/msse ) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. We seek candidates with expertise in deaf education theory and practice, and with a minimum of three years experience teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students at the middle school or secondary levels. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree (or ABD) in the education of the deaf, English or a relevant field, and professional certification from the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) and New York State professional or permanent certification in teaching deaf, hard-of-hearing and/or hearing students (or equivalent from other states), grades 7 - 12. Proficiency in sign language and knowledge of deaf culture as well as a record of scholarly productivity relevant to the position are required. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Specific assignments will include teaching courses from the pedagogy sequence and/or other courses within one?s area of expertise; designing, developing, implementing and assessing student teaching; conducting research in areas related to the program; providing academic, capstone project and job placement advising; and assisting the program director in various projects. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in teaching and active engagement in scholarly or creative activities related to instruction and curriculum. Women, individuals of color, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, and members of other under-represented groups are strongly urged to apply Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual difference strongly preferred. The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34230. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty - Teach ASL National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Teach American Sign Language to students in a variety of programs at NTID and RIT (College of Liberal Arts Foreign Language Program, Faculty/Staff Sign Language Education Program, ASL/English Interpretation, ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies, etc.) Engage in ongoing professional development. Contribute to curriculum design and materials development for ASL courses REQUIRED: - MS/MA in appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction - ASLTA Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association or currently pursuing certification - Native or native-like proficiency in ASL PREFERRED: - Earned doctorate or ABD in appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction - Qualified level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association - At least three years teaching experience at the secondary and/or post-secondary level - Experience with curriculum development - Demonstrated knowledge and sensitivity to the characteristics of second language teaching/learning and adult learners - Demonstrated ability to contribute to the field of ASL instruction The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. This position is subject to available funding. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34287. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States You can contact the search committee regarding the position at: Baldev Kaur Khalsa, Search Committee Chair Department American Sign Language and Interpreting Education 52 Lomb Memorial Drive LBJ-3640 Rochester, NY 14623-5604 mailto:bkknss@rit.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty - Tenure Track Faculty National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Teach American Sign Language to students in a variety of programs at NTID and RIT (College of Liberal Arts Foreign Language Program, Faculty/Staff Sign Language Education Program, ASL/English Interpretation, ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies, etc.) Engage in ongoing professional development. Contribute to curriculum design and materials development for ASL courses REQUIRED: - MA/MS in an appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction, with additional experience equivalent* to a doctoral degree. OR Doctoral degree (or ABD**) in ASL Teaching or a relevant field, for example, ASL Linguistics, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cross-Cultured Communication, Communication Curriculum and Instruction, Language Instruction, Adult Education, and Deaf Education. - Significant experience with curriculum development. - Qualified-level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association required within two years of hire; must achieve Professional Level Certification by tenure review time. - Native or native-like proficiency in American Sign Language. - Demonstrated knowledge of and sensitivity to the characteristics of second language teaching/learning and adult learners. - Demonstrated ability to contribute to and lead the field of ASL instruction. PREFERRED: - Doctoral degree in ASL Teaching, or a relevant field, for example, ASL Linguistics, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cross-Cultured Communication, Communication Curriculum and Instruction, Language Instruction, Adult Education, and Deaf Education. - Teaching experience in the post-secondary setting. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month, full-time, tenure track** position * "experience equivalent to a doctoral degree" for this position means: presentation at national conferences within the field; research experience and/or contributions, curriculum development experience, and published peer reviewed articles within the field. ** If the successful candidate is ABD, he or she will begin his or her employment with lecturer status. The position will be converted to tenure-track at the start of the contract year after the candidate has completed the degree. At that time, the probationary period for tenure review as specified in the letter of hire will begin. The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. This position is subject to available funding. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34327. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States You can contact the search committee regarding the position at: Leisa R. Boling, Search Committee Chair Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology 52 Lomb Memorial Drive LBJ-3644 Rochester, NY 14623-5604 mailto:LRBNSS@rit.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Instructor of American Sign Language University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI School of Education Department of Exceptional Education Clinical Instructor of American Sign Language The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks an Instructor to join our American Sign Language Studies Program in School of Education's Department of Exceptional Education. Minimum requirements of this position are a Masters degree in a related field of study, at least 3 years ASL teaching experience at the secondary/post secondary level, American Sign Language Teacher Association Certification, native or near-native competency in American Sign Language, knowledge of American Sign Language linguistics, Deaf history and Deaf culture. This is a 12 month probationary appointment. Salary is commensurate with experience. To apply, visit: http://www.jobs.uwm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51121 A completed application will include letter of application, vita/resume, transcripts, a list of three references. Additionally, submit name and email of individual who has supervised you and can evaluate your teaching. We will email this individual a teaching evaluation form upon receipt of all application materials. The following documents must be submitted online. Dr. Amy Otis-Wilborn, Chair, Search and Screen Committee, School of Education, Department of Exceptional Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Review of applications will begin January 30th, 2010 and will continue until position is filled. The position start date is August 1, 2010. Employment will require a criminal background check. The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. For UWM's Campus Security Report, which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu or call the Office of Student Life at 414-229-4632 to request a paper copy. The Department of Exceptional Education offers a full range of Deafness related programs including: - ASL courses to meet university foreign language requirements - Major and Minor areas of study in American Sign Language Studies - Interpreter Training, - ASL Teacher Certification - Teacher Certification in Deaf/Hard of Hearing -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Faculty positions open Gallaudet University Washington, DC All positions contingent on funding For detailed job descriptions, go to: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml or contact mailto:rebecca.hogan@gallaudet.edu Send letter of application, vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference as indicated in job description. Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- applications accepted AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) on campus of Gallaudet University Washington, DC The two Clerc Center schools, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) are located on the beautiful 100-acre campus of Gallaudet University, in our nation's capitol. We are recruiting for content area teachers and are accepting applications at this time. Our content areas are: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) To learn more about the above positions at Clerc Center, please go to our website http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml and click on Clerc Center Teachers and see job advertisement for details. If interested for any of these position, submit a letter of interest, a completed Gallaudet University Application Form, an up-to-date resume, copies of all valid licenses to teach (if you possess any), official college transcripts (undergraduate, graduate and PhD degrees), three (3) current and signed letters of recommendation (from supervisors who know about your teaching ability) to Clerc Center Human Resources at the following address: Clerc Center Human Resources Gallaudet University - KDES room 3201 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 mailto:clerchr@gallaudet.edu 202-651-5264 (V) 866-970-4252 (VP) 202-651-5457 (FAX) Gallaudet University Application Form link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml EEO Statement: Gallaudet University serves deaf and hard of hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- We are recruiting for these positions - Content Specialist - Manager, Early Intervention and Cochlear Implant Education Center - Manager, Educational Planning Office - Manager, Institutional Compliance - Manager, Planning and Organizational Development - Student Support Specialist Gallaudet University Washington, DC 20002 Please apply if you are interested in any of these positions. To apply, mail a resume and Gallaudet University job application form to: Gallaudet University Personnel Office College Hall- Room 106 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Or Fax resume and Gallaudet University Employment job application to: 202-651-5344 Email address: mailto:Personnel.Office@gallaudet.edu Any questions regarding to these positions, contact Personnel office at 202-651-5352 **For details on these vacancies, please click on this link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml Locate "Job Listing", click on "Professional Staff", and then click on specific position you are interested in. Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, gender orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions. Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University's policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University's EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5075. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position announcement American Sign Language/Deaf Studies Instructor (Fall 2010) College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas metropolitan area College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. CSN is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. AA/EOE/ADA. Job description: 1. Teach ASL courses (all levels) 2. Teach courses within the Deaf Studies Program degree including Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Structure of ASL, and new courses that might be added to the existing program. 3. Develop syllabi, course outlines, curriculum, assessment plans and reports for all courses. 4. Evaluate student outcomes 5. Assess students' language competency levels. 6. Provide student advisement and recruitment services 7. Participate in program/division meetings 8. Serve on department and college committees 9. Travel to multi campus locations possibly on a day, evening or weekend schedule 10. Mentor adjunct faculty within the Deaf Studies Unit Note: Application review will begin on January 16, 2010. For full consideration, all application materials must be received no later than January 15, 2010. Required qualifications: 1. Bachelor's Degree: preferably in Deafness and/or ASL from a regionally accredited College or University. 2. ASLTA qualifications Preferred qualifications: 1. Master's Degree from a regionally accredited College or University: preferably in Deaf Studies/ASL or a related field 2. A minimum of 2 years of experience in a post-secondary setting. 3. ASLTA certification or RID certification 4. Additional Skills: experience with interactive lab instruction; experience with technology specific to Deaf individuals. Quick link: http://jobs.csn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51296 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated December 27th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter-- Crenshaw, CA - Job Developer/Interpreter-Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Tom Riggs who departed us. An interpreter and a sign language instructor, he was well known among interpreters and sign language teachers for upholding high standards in both inter-related fields. His most recent residence was in Arizona. .. Top News of the Year (January through June) January The Illinois state government was accused of hiring "sign language applicants" and paying them $211 per month for these skills, which they never had in the first place February Mark S. Kite, Sr, a deaf man, was appointed as Deaf Chief of a hearing volunteer fire department at Yukon Volunteer Fire Company, located in the metro Pittsburgh area March John West, a deaf man, became the new mayor of March, a town within the Fenland District Council in Great Britain April AgBell vs Audism Free America (AFA) battle took place on the AgBell grounds. The newspapers pretty much ignored this clash. The AFA group then shouted anti-AgBell chants, before dispersing. May Scranton State School for the Deaf falls under the control of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. June Spain would not allow the deaf to vote during the European Union elections (the Gold edition will list the top July through December news) .. Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News The changing of the guard at Gallaudet University is coming up real soon. DeafDigest wishes to thank outgoing president Bob Davila for a job well done - meaning restoring Gallaudet to its state of normalcy. DeafDigest editor spotted Bob at a Gallaudet basketball game and asked him if he was retiring for good or if he would look for another endeavor to pursue. Bob gave the editor a special glint in his eye and just smiled, saying nothing! - Sunday December 20th A medical center in Oklahoma only charges $8,000 for a CI operation, a big time bargain as compared to a $100,000 CI surgery. This story surfaced in the news. The medical center CEO said the facility operates at cost, with no mark up. - Monday December 21st A mother of a deaf child, living on the island of Guernsey, part of the British Crown, won her battle in the court room. She put up a fence behind her home to fence in her deaf son for his protection. The Housing Authority ordered her to tear down the fence and she refused. The Authority sued but the judge sided with the mother. - Tuesday December 22nd Rapport is the name of the Deaf Cake in Japan! Actually it is a cake shop located at one of the Tokyo railway stops. All 8 employees in the cake shop are deaf. Hearing patrons write down their orders or use the touch panel. The shop has been open for business since 2003. The company headquarters communicate with Rapport via faxes and emails. - Wednesday December 23rd It was reported that Matt Hamill, our deaf UFC fighter, was badly beaten by illegal blows by Jon Jones, but won via disqualification. Jones, who originally accepted the disqualification loss, had second thoughts and filed an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The commission, however, turned down the appeal and Hamill's win via disqualification stood. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Honoring those that departed us in 2009: Paul Baldridge, Gallaudet Iron Man basketball hero Thomas R. Behrens, educator of the deaf Adolph J. Bennett, Northern Virginia deaf advocate Stan Benowitz, Father of Modern Gallaudet football Tom O. Berg, legendary Gallaudet track & field & Deaflympics coach Walter R. Bloomquist Sr, owner, printing shops in California Frank Bryan, career educator of the deaf Francis X Burton, well known Washington, DC interpreter Richard Corcoran, leader, Glens Falls, NY Deaf Community James P. DeVaney, leader, Omaha Deaf Community Bob Dillman, outspoken advocate, Washington, DC & Staunton, Va Bill Ennis, deaf entertainer; Washington, DC area Bernie Fairwood, Illinois, first USA Deaflympics gold medal wrestler Larry Fleischer, the ultimate deaf leader, California Jerome W. Freeman, Sr, educator of the deaf Haley Gans, at age of 14, a promising figure skater Mary Lou Garton, anti-oral teacher, Kansas SD Jean-Robert Gauthier, Canadian legislator, advocate Gino Giudice, background artist with Hollywood cartoons Doris Jane Greve, long time NAD volunteer Donald Harington, U of Arkansas, artist and novelist John Hudson, professional advocate, Northern Virginia George Karras, leader of deaf computer literacy classes Harvey Katz, grassroots leader, Deaf Ohio Community Brenda Keller, Gallaudet administrator Clifford C. Leach, pillar of Rochester, NY Deaf Community S. Barry Lipin, auto leasing magnate (Gold edition will list the remaining departed individuals) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC (for more information, please go to Employment Ads section in this edition) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! 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The hearing woman protested but was forced to interpret for a deaf man who was a stranger to her! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/emergencyroom/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) BEEPING WHILE DRIVING A deaf man works for a company and he must wear his pager during days and evenings as part of his job duties. He is on call if there is an emergency at his job. If he is driving and he gets a beep, he must pull over the road to read the pager. A hearing person, hearing the beep, can use his Bluetooth headset to get the emergency message while still driving. Not fair to the deaf person! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/beepingdriving/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) HANDWRITING IS NOW OLD FASHIONED? Is handwriting now considered old fashioned? We type out our words and texts instead of writing these out. How important is handwriting to the deaf? Well, we use the notepad to communicate with the hearing. And if the hearing person struggles with his handwriting to compose their responses, then it could be frustrating. DeafDigest editor has often had to wait as long as 5 minutes for a slow-writing hearing person to compose a short, simple sentence! And as a contrast, it may take 5 seconds for a hearing person to voice out this same short, simple sentence! DEAF NEW ZEALAND, REVISITED Last week's DeafDigest mentioned a newspaper article as follows: He was found in the car park of Deaf New Zealand in Great North Rd next to the Avondale police station Deaf New Zealand as in a park or a town or a neighborhood? It was puzzling. Several subscribers sent emails to DeafDigest editor with explanations. "Deaf New Zealand" means Deaf New Zealand Association, as a way of abbreviations used by newspaper reporters. Said a subscriber: they have some interesting language shortcuts Examples here in USA would be like this: - he was found in the car park of Deaf Association - he was found in the car park of Gallaudet - he was found in the car park of Deaf Institute - he was found in the car park of Alexander Graham Bell How so quirky our English has become in these English speaking parts of the world! ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the Internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com ........................................................................... .............................. The 2009 Holiday SALE at UnitedTTY.com is happening right now ! 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The FCC oversees the operations of all relay services? A. Not exactly. The FCC works with the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) on the funding and on the standards of relay center operations. STARBUCKS SCENE #1 A deaf man, obviously a regular patron, goes into Starbucks and gestures his usual order of coffee. Since all the baristas know him. communication issues are non-existent. DeafDigest editor, who did not know that deaf man, was reading his newspaper while drinking his coffee at one Starbucks location and saw his gesturing. Just as when the deaf man was headed out the door with his coffee, one of the baristas, working in the backroom, was told that he was around. She suddenly ran towards him and practiced her ASL on him. Her ASL, unfortunately, was not the best in the world! STARBUCKS SCENE #2 An administrator of a local interpreting agency walked into Starbucks to pick up her coffee. She has learned a lesson - never go into idle chatting with some of these baristas - telling them she operates an interpreting agency. Some of these baristas are ASL students, and suddenly upon learning of the interpreting agency administrator, would ask for interpreting jobs! They would ask for these jobs even when their ASL, unfortunately, were not the best in the world! WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? being challenged by a hearing person with this comment: we don't need an interpreter, we understand each other fine if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series As January 1 approaches, we once again find that new captioning requirements of the FCC will take effect. Since Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC gradually phased in closed captioning requirements, and in January of 2006 100% of all new English-language programming was required to be closed captioned. Different closed captioning schedules have applied to new programming, programming first aired before January 1, 1998, and Spanish-language programming The FCC has been phasing in Spanish closed captioning, and they will require 100% of new, non-exempt Spanish-language programming to be closed captioned as of January 1, 2010. The phasing in of captioning of Spanish-language programming will continue to take place over the next two years as more captioning will be required of Spanish-language programming first shown before January 1, 1998. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT If you expect your hearing associates to write things down on a piece of paper, don't! Some will write it down, some won't. You just deal with each situation and make the best out of it. (end of series) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. 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A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The Sonitus Medical, San Mateo, CA, said they are coming up with a tooth hearing aid; how it works is complicated but it is supposed to help the deaf zero in on the source of the noise. .. The Deaf and the Law - location state of Washington - case a deaf-blind man wanted to become a horse masseuse; he could not under the present law, because it required 500 hours of training, massaging on humans. - result the law was changed - comment DeafDigest always wants to see Deaf-Blind individuals earn good living. .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: An angry deaf person has accused the offending agency of framing him as guilty without giving him a chance to formally present his case! This is why we have attorneys that specialize in Disability Law. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: Because of the snow, the football game was postponed to breakdown (tonite) .... What became of? Kyle Sontag - past hockey player, moved up in respective youth, high school and college levels, member of USA national deaf hockey team - present research chemist, University of Georgia mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Doug Pravda, now attending Harvard Law School, has accepted an offer to serve as law clerk in the office of Judge Amalya Kearse, US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. This 2nd Circuit is considered to be one of the most powerful and most prestigious courts in USA - fielding appeals from cases in the New York, Vermont and Connecticut region - and is a notch below the Supreme Court. He is the 7th deaf person to serve as clerk for a Federal judge and the 5th to clerk for an Appeals Court Judge. Others in the exalted company were Bonnie Tucker, Phil Gordon, Dawn Leporati, John Stanton, Michael Schwartz and David Lupi-Sher. .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: If not for the efforts and generosity of Donnie Walsh, a certain athlete from Indiana would not be in Australia to take part in the Deaflympics. This athlete was employed at the fieldhouse where the Indiana Pacers play. Donnie, the Pacers' president, learned of fund raising problems of his deaf employee. Donnie staged a fund raising event. And at the end of the event, the funds were still short. What did Donnie do? Simply dipped into his pockets to make up the shortfall! Thank you, Donnie. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: On its web site, the Virgin Airlines said - At Virgin Atlantic we're passionate about supporting local communities both in the UK and in our global destinations. We tackle difficult social challenges by using all the global resources we have available to us. Last year we gave over ?1 million to children and young people who face extreme neglect, abuse, poverty, violence and social exclusion. With our support they have real choices and opportunities to build a positive future. it is easier said than done; they ineptly allowed an illiterate deaf woman to get lost for five hours in Australia, thus missing her connecting flight, despite being entrusted to her care by concerned family members! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: While waiting for a bus to take you to a conference, a stranger offers an envelope to a mother and her son. They refuse to accept the envelope. The man then leaves it on the floor. You pick up the envelope and find $20 inside....enough for your lunch at a conference your superiors mandated you to attend! .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? from a DeafDigest subscriber: I was told that "We have pizza in the break room" (that was around 8 am this morning) She actually said, "We have biscuits in the break room" The subscriber said: I thought that was an odd breakfast choice :) if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC Job Number: HR-09111 Date Posted: 12/14/2009 Salary Range: $51,974 to $93,408 (11 months) Status: Accepting applications Assists the head football coach as the assistant football coach; administers all facets of strength and conditioning facilities; serves as department leader in the field of strength, conditioning, and fitness; Schedules strength and conditioning workouts in cooperation with the head coach of each of Gallaudet University's 14 varsity sports; strives for excellence within the University's mission; Assists the equipment coordinator in coordinating the purchase, maintenance, and distribution of equipment for the Athletics Department as related to strength, conditioning and fitness; improve on court/field performance, reducing the potential for injuries, perform rehabilitative activities as needed; update athletic administration on equipment needs, and or upgrades recommended to provide Gallaudet University athletes the best possible training equipment. Requirements: Bachelor's degree required and 4 years related experience; significant coaching experience required; includes 2-3 years experience with strength and conditioning training; thorough knowledge and understanding of NCAA and ECFC guidelines required; demonstrated skills in developing and motivating students both athletically and academically; strong commitment to the values of a liberal arts education and an understanding of teacher/coach model in a NCAA Division III athletics program. American Sign Language skills or a willingness to learn within a reasonable time. National Strength and Conditioning Association or National Council on Strength and Fitness certification or the ability to attain certification within a 3 year period. To apply, send a resume and Gallaudet Job Application to: Gallaudet University Human Resources Services 800 Florida Avenue, NE College Hall, Room 106 Washington, DC 20002 Faxed applications or emailed documents mailto:personnel.office@gallaudet.edu are accepted. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Mental Health Therapist Bridgman Group Home San Diego, CA $39,000/year w/benefits Accountable to Program Manager for the provision of therapy for youth enrolled in the Bridgman Home, coordination of intake and placement of youth, and participation in treatment team meetings * Provide individual, group, and family therapy to youth and their families placed in the group home. * Assess, diagnose and develop a comprehensive service plan for youth, according to the County of San Diego Children's Mental Health and Outpatient Policy and Procedure Manual. * Identify, establish and maintain relationships with referral sources including: County of San Diego Child Welfare; Probation Departments; other in and out of county placement agencies. * Actively network and provide presentations to potential referral agencies to ensure group home operates at full capacity. * Coordinate pre-placement and placement meetings with youth and referring agency. * Develop youth Case-Management Service Plans with youth and treatment team input. * Maintain required documentation and client files in compliance with Community Care Licensing (CCL) and County Mental Health Services (CMHS) documentation regulations. Fluency in American Sign Language. License-eligible (MFT, LCSW, PhD) by state of California, or Master's/Doctorate degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or Social Work. Resume: Attn: MHT, Bridgman Group Home P.O. Box 80756, San Diego, CA 92138; fax (619) 221-8611; e-mail mailto:hr@sdyouthservices.org E.O.E. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment Opportunities Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Pittsburgh, PA At WPSD, "Our kids come first." We are looking for people to join our staff who share this commitment and are willing to work with the goal of providing our students with the best education, residential and support services possible. If you share our commitment to students, please visit our web site at http://www.wpsd.org for descriptions of the following job openings at WPSD: - Residential Supervisors - ASL Teacher - Early Intervention Teacher (Part Time) - Central PA Excellent salary and benefit packages available. Sign Language skills, FBI clearance, PA Act 34 and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required for all positions. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swissvale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open positions Austine School/Vermont Center for the Deaf almost all positions in Brattlesboro, VT; one position is in Williston, VT - Educational Interpreter Time Base: Part-time (possible Full time) Location: Brattleboro, VT Responsibilities: Interpret for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students at local high school. Work with individual students to promote desirable academic and behavioral progress. Promote Deaf Culture and the social, emotional and physical growth of students. Requirements: Fluency in ASL Educational Interpreting Experience Successful completion of an Interpreter Training Program If not RID certified, willingness to become certified within 3 years - School Psychologist Time Base: Full Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: M.A. Degree in School Psychology required. Emphasis on children with emotional behavioral disorders. Knowledge of Learning Disabilities preferred. Knowledge of deafness & fluency in ASL necessary. Innovative & creative approach to serving and motivating students. Planning organization, motivation management and evaluation skills. Responsibilities: Interviews students and family during admission process and conducts intake evaluations, which include student observations, parent interviews, Psychoeducational testing, report writing and makes recommendations to the admissions/administrative team. Evaluates testing materials for appropriateness in use with Deaf students. Assists the Program Administrator in conducting and /or arranging in-service trainings and staff development workshops/seminars. - Counselor Time Base: Full Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Qualified for state and /or national licensure as a School Counselor or Mental Health Counselor. Knowledge of Secondary Disabilities preferred. Fluency in ASL or willingness to achieve this level. Knowledge of testing tools/materials. Collaborative skills to work with students, clients and staff . Knowledge of current educational law and special education procedures. Responsibilities: Provides individual and group counseling to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students. Provides consultation to consultants and staff regarding the client's needs. Work as a member of School Mental Health Team. - Preschool Master Teacher Time Base: Full-Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Masters Degree in Early Childhood or in Human /Child Development or a related field; and a minimum of two years (may be school yrs. of experience if the experience is in a school). Experience with preschool age children specified by the terms of the license of appropriate licensure from the Vermont Department of Elucidation. Fluency in ASL. Willingness to take on-going professional development hours required. Responsibilities: Implement and modify the curriculum to meet the needs of the children in the classroom. Assess the development skills of the children in the classroom. Implement and plan age-appropriate activities. Attend and participate in all staff meetings, center events, and parent/guardians meetings. Engage with parents/guardians and be responsive to their needs. - Director of Alternative Programs Time Base: Full time position Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Vermont State Administrative license Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience Training/experience in instruction improvement Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations Oversee the supervision and development of all staff Communicate effectively with all stakeholder Develop and implement program budget Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS - Social Worker Time base: Full time with Benefits Location: Williston, VT Requirement: MSW or equivalent ASL proficiency required Please send letter of interest & resume to : Kelly Therieau Austine School/Center for the Deaf 209 Austine Drive, Brattlesboro, VT 05301 email: mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org 802 258-9510 (V/TTY) Fax# 802-258-9574 Videophone 802 275-5271 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Principal Oklahoma School for the Deaf/Oklahoma School for the Blind Sulphur, Oklahoma Essential Functions: Position is responsible for scheduling classes and in-services, handling discipline and the monitoring of teachers and staff. Assigns duties and responsibilities and monitors the functions of the Pre-K through 12th grade academic, vocational, physical education and special needs programs. Preferred Skills, Education/Experience: Minimum of a Masters Degree, Secondary/Elementary Principal Certificate, certification in Deaf Education, and 5 years teaching experience. Expressive and receptive sign language skills with fluency in American Sign Language is preferred. Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and years of experience. Employees are provided paid health, dental, life and retirement benefits as well as an option to participate in the State's tax-deferred annuity program. This will be a 220-days per year, contracted position. Method of Application: Submit three (3) complete sets of all of the following: cover letter that must include the job announcement number; resume with copies of teaching certificate(s) and college transcripts; and a complete listing of all qualifying educational and employment data, including complete dates, addresses and telephone numbers. Also, three professional references, with telephone numbers to be reached during office hours, with your resume. Send to: Department of Rehabilitation Services Attn: Human Resources Unit 3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (12/27/09 updated closing dates) Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 1/11/2010) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 1/08/2010) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Team Leader/Mobile Mental Health Therapist Center for Hearing and Deaf Services Pittsburgh PA - Mobile Mental Health Therapist FT with/American Sign Language Outpatient/Adult Treatment Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week. Master's Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience working with deaf population. American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED. Requires Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver's license and access to a vehicle. Oversight of the OP component at HDS including clinical supervision of all the OP services. Coordination of community outreach activities (including networking and marketing of available services to the community at large), service coordination as well as ancillary services such as OVR, housing and peer support services. Maintain strong working relationships with internal (MBH and HDS) and external partners and resources. In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile MH therapist will provide community-based mobile mental health individual and group psychotherapy to an adult behavioral health population that includes mental health disorders with the deaf, hard of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population. The Team Leader/Therapist is responsible to evaluate, plan and provide clinical services across the continuum of care within the community in a variety of settings. The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical documentation and charting at HDS according to Federal, State, County and Organizational polices and procedures. The Team Leader/Mobile MH Therapist will coordinate Treatment Team meetings including collaboration with psychiatric and other organization staff. to apply, contact: Karen Tarasenkov Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 Phone: 412-697-6504 Fax: 412-323-6985 mailto:KTarasenkov@mercybh.org Mercy Behavioral Health is a part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System http://www.pmhs.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking qualified individuals - Science Teacher - Math Teacher - Parent Educator The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, NY The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York metropolitan area since 1864. Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of important areas. Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The curriculum meets standards set by the New York State Education Department. The high school is fully-accredited and like public high schools confers New York State Regents and Individual Education Plan (IEP) diplomas. Upon graduation, our students attend Gallaudet University, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, various universities and other two year colleges, or go directly into the work force or into further training programs. Lexington is seeking qualified individuals for the following job openings: - Science Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Math Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Parent Educator For a detailed description of each job, please visit http://www.lexnyc.org and click on Employment. Please email your resume to mailto:jobopportunites@lexnyc.org or fax to 718-350-3332, indicating which position you are interested in. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated posting - December 27, 2009) job postings Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency San Leandro, CA - American Sign Language Instructor (Part-Time, Contract-based) - San Jose and San Leandro) to read on job description and on application procedures, click on: http://www.dcara.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=30 - Director of Community Relations to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News the state of Massachusetts has proposed merging the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with two another agencies, an idea that has angered the Deaf Community. Do click on http://www.rescuemcdhh.com - Thursday December 17th A big difference two months would make. Two months ago the Delhi High Court told the government of India that the deaf would be allowed to drive, it has backtracked. The court is now telling the government that the deaf should not drive. Not sure why the 180 degree turnaround. - Friday December 18th A group of Princetonians are saying that a paradox exists - in that it takes longer to sign a word than to say a word but that reception is much quicker with the signed word than with the spoken word. It suggests that a lot of words are being voiced, thus creating delay in reception. Well, our high speed, but efficient interpreters are capable of using just maybe 3 or 4 ASL gestures to equal a lot of wordage speakers generate in a single sentence! - Saturday December 19th A deaf woman and a deaf fox were in the news. The deaf woman, Beth Tyler-King, a British animal rescuer, picked up an abandoned deaf fox. She taught the deaf fox to follow hand signals. Both the deaf woman and the deaf fox are inseparable. The fox will never be released to the wild and behaves like a domesticated pet at Beth's home. If the deaf fox gets mischievous, a scolding wiggle of Beth's finger will do the job! (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC (for more information, please go to Employment Ads section in the Blue edition) .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. THE DEAF AND THE CHIMP About 30 years ago, a deaf oral leader gave a speech saying that ASL users have intelligence equal to a chimp. It was insulting and everyone was angry. A few years ago, scientists at a Japanese university did experiments on chimps. They found out that in some ways the chimp is equally as smart as humans. Chimps remember things that we, the humans, often forget. Was the oral deaf leader correct? You decide! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deafandchimp/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) WRITING NOTES AT A BAR Two men were communicating by passing notes back and forth at a bar. Would that be a deaf man and a hearing man? No. Both men were hearing. Why did they pass notes back and forth? The noise at the bar was so loud that they could not communicate by voice! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/writenotes/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) BLIZZARD BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO A DEAF FAMILY The blizzard has hit the Washington, DC area this weekend. But for one deaf family it was the best thing that has happened to them! The deaf parents drove to Washington, DC to pick up their daughter who was finishing up her semester at Gallaudet and to bring her home. The deaf family was trapped in the blizzard, forcing them to stay at a hotel near the Gallaudet campus. With nothing to do at the hotel, and with snow still outside, the family got together and talked and talked. Said the father: I was busy with my job at a school for the deaf; the daughter was busy with her Gallaudet studies and we never really got to sit together for a long and meaningful conversation GROWING UP WITH THE DEAF AS A NON-CODA Joseph Patrick Youngs III, who is not deaf, and is not a Coda, grew up playing with and making friends with the deaf on an island in Maine. The island in Maine is where the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf is located. And if the name Youngs is familiar, well, the father Dr. Joseph Youngs served as the school superintendent, and that was when the son got to know the deaf. What about it? He is one of the two nominees to become the new state Superior Court judge. TO BE A RESTAURANT MANAGER Could a deaf person function as a restaurant general manager? It is not an easy job for a hearing person. There are always problem dining patrons; waiters and cooks that do not show up thus leaving the staff shorthanded, kitchen equipment that break down, cooks and waiters arguing with each other, surprise visits by food inspectors, trucks do not show up with the food for the day, etc, etc. Well, ask Laura Nuccio. She is deaf and serves as general manager of the Nibbles Play Cafe in Wheeling, IL. This restaurant serves the most finicky of all patrons - these one to seven year old kids! TAKING SOCCER TOO SERIOUSLY There was a story posted on one of these soccer blogs this week. It went like this: At the 1985 UEFA Cup, Rijeka, a team in Croatia, played against Real Madrid of Spain. A Belgian referee ejected the Croatian player Denisca after his second yellow card. The first yellow was for continuing to play after the whistle was blown. The second yellow was for "insulting" the referee. Well, Denisca (first name not known) was deaf and could not hear the whistle, that earned him the first yellow. And he used sign language to communicate, which earned him the second yellow, an automatic ouster! This happened 24 years ago, yet the most rabid soccer fans remember it as if it just happened yesterday. A HEARING AID A hearing aid is a non-CI device that helps some deaf people to hear. There are good hearing aids. There are also bad hearing aids. A newspaper story said: he has to wear a special hearing aid Special hearing aid? Meaning there are hearing aids that are special and hearing aids that are not special? DeafDigest assumes the writer does not know what he is writing about! OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss The web site is at: http://www.aamhl.org AN EXCUSE FOR NOT WEARING A HEARING AID it distracts me .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? unilateral hearing loss what is so wrong with this phrase - deaf in one ear both mean the same, just that the word unilateral looks to be a more impressive meaning .............................................................. .............................................................. Interpreters and ASL & ITP Students and Teachers Deserve More from a Conference Hi ... We are the 31st World's Largest Silent Weekend The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students, teachers and interpreters seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at http://www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available Join us for the 9th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Benefit Run to help deaf babies! This is the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. Some people are planning to fly to Calgary, Alberta and rent cars and follow us to and from Alaska and enjoy bed and breakfast inns! See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July 17, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! A Deaf Male Gene, but not a Deaf Female Gene? What's that? Well, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is saying that they found a gene described as follows: Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified The offending gene is DFN2; DeafDigest does not pretend to understand what this is, but genetics would. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week Occupational hazards! All jobs have their own occupational hazards, and unfortunately, it includes interpreters. What are their hazards? Do click on: http://deafdigest.com/occupationalhazards (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: James Hartobey (see "What became of?" in Blue edition) http://media.northjersey.com/images/MC_091509fish.jpg he is the one on the right side .. Question of the week: Q. Do you think the media (print and on-line) focusing on the deaf and of deafness and published by the deaf have given accurate views? A. No more or no worse than the Hearing Media! send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that all national organizations (NAD, AgBell, HLAA, ALDA and others) work together for the benefit of all of us instead of one organization insisting it speaks for all of us; we all speak for all of us; not one speaks for all of us .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1998 - the Oxford Dictionary has banned use of the word ""deafmute" as a team of 100 editors made that determination .. Deaf and the Money: $10,000,000 the state of Nebraska, in 1998, was hoping to get that much money while auctioning off the campus of the closed Nebraska School for the Deaf. Auction was canceled when only two bidders showed up. (campus was eventually auctioned off later on; how much was it bid for ? DeafDigest does not know) .. DeafNumbers of the Week: Estimated: 1.3 million deaf individuals of the Catholic faith Fact: only 13 deaf priests .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Development & Marketing The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Scranton, PA The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children is seeking a Director of Development & Marketing with a proven track record in fundraising, grant writing, donor solicitation, and planned giving. FBI clearance, PA Act 34, and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required. Excellent salary and benefit package available. Visit our web site at http://www.thescrantonschool.org for a complete position description. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources c/o SSDHHC 300 East Swissvale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Fax: 412-244-4211 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty Master of Science Education Program National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester, NY The Master of Science in Secondary Education program ( http://ntid.rit.edu/msse ) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. We seek candidates with expertise in deaf education theory and practice, and with a minimum of three years experience teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students at the middle school or secondary levels. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree (or ABD) in the education of the deaf, English or a relevant field, and professional certification from the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) and New York State professional or permanent certification in teaching deaf, hard-of-hearing and/or hearing students (or equivalent from other states), grades 7 - 12. Proficiency in sign language and knowledge of deaf culture as well as a record of scholarly productivity relevant to the position are required. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Specific assignments will include teaching courses from the pedagogy sequence and/or other courses within one?s area of expertise; designing, developing, implementing and assessing student teaching; conducting research in areas related to the program; providing academic, capstone project and job placement advising; and assisting the program director in various projects. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in teaching and active engagement in scholarly or creative activities related to instruction and curriculum. Women, individuals of color, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, and members of other under-represented groups are strongly urged to apply Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual difference strongly preferred. The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34230. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty - Teach ASL National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Teach American Sign Language to students in a variety of programs at NTID and RIT (College of Liberal Arts Foreign Language Program, Faculty/Staff Sign Language Education Program, ASL/English Interpretation, ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies, etc.) Engage in ongoing professional development. Contribute to curriculum design and materials development for ASL courses REQUIRED: - MS/MA in appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction - ASLTA Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association or currently pursuing certification - Native or native-like proficiency in ASL PREFERRED: - Earned doctorate or ABD in appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction - Qualified level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association - At least three years teaching experience at the secondary and/or post-secondary level - Experience with curriculum development - Demonstrated knowledge and sensitivity to the characteristics of second language teaching/learning and adult learners - Demonstrated ability to contribute to the field of ASL instruction The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. This position is subject to available funding. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34287. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States You can contact the search committee regarding the position at: Baldev Kaur Khalsa, Search Committee Chair Department American Sign Language and Interpreting Education 52 Lomb Memorial Drive LBJ-3640 Rochester, NY 14623-5604 mailto:bkknss@rit.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For NTID Instructional/Support Faculty - Tenure Track Faculty National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges of RIT, is the world's largest technological college serving over 1300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences Description: Teach American Sign Language to students in a variety of programs at NTID and RIT (College of Liberal Arts Foreign Language Program, Faculty/Staff Sign Language Education Program, ASL/English Interpretation, ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies, etc.) Engage in ongoing professional development. Contribute to curriculum design and materials development for ASL courses REQUIRED: - MA/MS in an appropriate discipline related to the field of ASL instruction, with additional experience equivalent* to a doctoral degree. OR Doctoral degree (or ABD**) in ASL Teaching or a relevant field, for example, ASL Linguistics, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cross-Cultured Communication, Communication Curriculum and Instruction, Language Instruction, Adult Education, and Deaf Education. - Significant experience with curriculum development. - Qualified-level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association required within two years of hire; must achieve Professional Level Certification by tenure review time. - Native or native-like proficiency in American Sign Language. - Demonstrated knowledge of and sensitivity to the characteristics of second language teaching/learning and adult learners. - Demonstrated ability to contribute to and lead the field of ASL instruction. PREFERRED: - Doctoral degree in ASL Teaching, or a relevant field, for example, ASL Linguistics, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cross-Cultured Communication, Communication Curriculum and Instruction, Language Instruction, Adult Education, and Deaf Education. - Teaching experience in the post-secondary setting. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month, full-time, tenure track** position * "experience equivalent to a doctoral degree" for this position means: presentation at national conferences within the field; research experience and/or contributions, curriculum development experience, and published peer reviewed articles within the field. ** If the successful candidate is ABD, he or she will begin his or her employment with lecturer status. The position will be converted to tenure-track at the start of the contract year after the candidate has completed the degree. At that time, the probationary period for tenure review as specified in the letter of hire will begin. The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. This position is subject to available funding. For complete details and application procedures, see https://mycareer.rit.edu - Search for IRC#34327. Please submit your cover letter detailing your professional, teaching and scholarship qualifications and achievements; a vita; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States You can contact the search committee regarding the position at: Leisa R. Boling, Search Committee Chair Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology 52 Lomb Memorial Drive LBJ-3644 Rochester, NY 14623-5604 mailto:LRBNSS@rit.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Instructor of American Sign Language University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI School of Education Department of Exceptional Education Clinical Instructor of American Sign Language The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks an Instructor to join our American Sign Language Studies Program in School of Education's Department of Exceptional Education. Minimum requirements of this position are a Masters degree in a related field of study, at least 3 years ASL teaching experience at the secondary/post secondary level, American Sign Language Teacher Association Certification, native or near-native competency in American Sign Language, knowledge of American Sign Language linguistics, Deaf history and Deaf culture. This is a 12 month probationary appointment. Salary is commensurate with experience. To apply, visit: http://www.jobs.uwm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51121 A completed application will include letter of application, vita/resume, transcripts, a list of three references. Additionally, submit name and email of individual who has supervised you and can evaluate your teaching. We will email this individual a teaching evaluation form upon receipt of all application materials. The following documents must be submitted online. Dr. Amy Otis-Wilborn, Chair, Search and Screen Committee, School of Education, Department of Exceptional Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Review of applications will begin January 30th, 2010 and will continue until position is filled. The position start date is August 1, 2010. Employment will require a criminal background check. The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. For UWM's Campus Security Report, which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu or call the Office of Student Life at 414-229-4632 to request a paper copy. The Department of Exceptional Education offers a full range of Deafness related programs including: - ASL courses to meet university foreign language requirements - Major and Minor areas of study in American Sign Language Studies - Interpreter Training, - ASL Teacher Certification - Teacher Certification in Deaf/Hard of Hearing -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Faculty positions open Gallaudet University Washington, DC All positions contingent on funding For detailed job descriptions, go to: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml or contact mailto:rebecca.hogan@gallaudet.edu Send letter of application, vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference as indicated in job description. Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- applications accepted AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) on campus of Gallaudet University Washington, DC The two Clerc Center schools, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) are located on the beautiful 100-acre campus of Gallaudet University, in our nation's capitol. We are recruiting for content area teachers and are accepting applications at this time. Our content areas are: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) To learn more about the above positions at Clerc Center, please go to our website http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml and click on Clerc Center Teachers and see job advertisement for details. If interested for any of these position, submit a letter of interest, a completed Gallaudet University Application Form, an up-to-date resume, copies of all valid licenses to teach (if you possess any), official college transcripts (undergraduate, graduate and PhD degrees), three (3) current and signed letters of recommendation (from supervisors who know about your teaching ability) to Clerc Center Human Resources at the following address: Clerc Center Human Resources Gallaudet University - KDES room 3201 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 mailto:clerchr@gallaudet.edu 202-651-5264 (V) 866-970-4252 (VP) 202-651-5457 (FAX) Gallaudet University Application Form link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml EEO Statement: Gallaudet University serves deaf and hard of hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- We are recruiting for these positions - Content Specialist - Manager, Early Intervention and Cochlear Implant Education Center - Manager, Educational Planning Office - Manager, Institutional Compliance - Manager, Planning and Organizational Development - Student Support Specialist Gallaudet University Washington, DC 20002 Please apply if you are interested in any of these positions. To apply, mail a resume and Gallaudet University job application form to: Gallaudet University Personnel Office College Hall- Room 106 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Or Fax resume and Gallaudet University Employment job application to: 202-651-5344 Email address: mailto:Personnel.Office@gallaudet.edu Any questions regarding to these positions, contact Personnel office at 202-651-5352 **For details on these vacancies, please click on this link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml Locate "Job Listing", click on "Professional Staff", and then click on specific position you are interested in. Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, gender orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions. Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University's policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University's EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5075. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position announcement American Sign Language/Deaf Studies Instructor (Fall 2010) College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas metropolitan area College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. CSN is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. AA/EOE/ADA. Job description: 1. Teach ASL courses (all levels) 2. Teach courses within the Deaf Studies Program degree including Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Structure of ASL, and new courses that might be added to the existing program. 3. Develop syllabi, course outlines, curriculum, assessment plans and reports for all courses. 4. Evaluate student outcomes 5. Assess students' language competency levels. 6. Provide student advisement and recruitment services 7. Participate in program/division meetings 8. Serve on department and college committees 9. Travel to multi campus locations possibly on a day, evening or weekend schedule 10. Mentor adjunct faculty within the Deaf Studies Unit Note: Application review will begin on January 16, 2010. For full consideration, all application materials must be received no later than January 15, 2010. Required qualifications: 1. Bachelor's Degree: preferably in Deafness and/or ASL from a regionally accredited College or University. 2. ASLTA qualifications Preferred qualifications: 1. Master's Degree from a regionally accredited College or University: preferably in Deaf Studies/ASL or a related field 2. A minimum of 2 years of experience in a post-secondary setting. 3. ASLTA certification or RID certification 4. Additional Skills: experience with interactive lab instruction; experience with technology specific to Deaf individuals. Quick link: http://jobs.csn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51296 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated December 20th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 20 December 2009
DeafDigest Blue - December 20, 2009 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/clubssuffering/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/restaurantspecials/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Still Time to Save at Harris Communications There is still time to shop at Harris Communications and save 20% during our storewide Holiday Sale.* Check out the Holiday Schedule on our website to find the shipping method that will work for you. Express shipping options are available so you can get your product on time for Christmas. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to John Hudson, who departed us. He was not deaf but was the director of Fairfax, VA Disability Services Planning and Development which oversaw the rights and the needs of the disabled, the deaf included, in the county. DeafDigest also dedicates this edition to Jean-Robert Gauthier, past Liberal senator and Ottawa-Vanier member of Parliament (Canada) who departed us. Also, not deaf, he fought for the rights and the needs of the disabled, the deaf included in the Ontario province. DeafDigest also dedicates this edition to Frank Bryan, a career educator and administrator in schools for the deaf, who departed us. Said an associate: I remember him as a quiet man, but one who was dedicated to doing a good job. I found him to be knowledgeable about, and dedicated to, quality education for deaf students. He dedicated his life to our profession and I think he, at least, deserves to be remembered - Very Hot News The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf has selected male swimmer/cyclist Terence Parkin, South Africa and female swimmer Aksana Petrushenka, Belarus as deaf athletes of the year - Sunday December 13th In Virginia, stimulus funds have helped the state Department of Rehabilitative Services reopen cases of the deaf and the disabled that have been on the waiting list, and thusly unable to receive rehabilitation assistance and counsel. - Monday December 14th Gallaudet's upcoming president has formed a cabinet, consisting of himself and 11 other vital members of the Gallaudet community. They will work together as a team on campus matters and issues. - Tuesday December 15th Cochlear implant people are upset in Australia. They are saying that the government would give them free cochlear implants 10-15 years ago but would not give them free replacements. Tantamount to getting a new car 10-15 years ago but not getting newer replacement cars! - Wednesday December 16th Tired of empty promises but with little action, the World Wide Web Consortium is pushing hard in all directions, and eliciting promises from Intel, Gap Inc, Yahoo, Apple, Target and others to make the web more accessible to the disabled. For the deaf, it means captions. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: The off-Broadway production of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" has closed. It started on December 3rd, amid much controversy over the casting of a hearing actor for a deaf role. It is not certain if the play closed because of sparse attendance or because the run was supposed to be of limited duration. .. position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC (for more information, please go to Employment Ads section in this edition) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ WHY DEAF SOCIAL CLUBS SUFFER? Deaf clubs are suffering. Why? There are 5 reasons: - much disagreement among members - no volunteers - older and younger members are apart - deaf people stay home because of video chats - ASL and oral members are apart Very sad. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/clubssuffering/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) NO RESTAURANT SPECIALS Many restaurants offer specials, which offer better meals at better prices. Many of these specials are not on the menu; the waiter just announces these specials from his memory. And these same waiters are too lazy to write down on paper what the specials are if the dining group is deaf. Discrimination? Yes. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/restaurantspecials/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) ................................................................ Interested in pursuing graduate studies in psychology? The Department of Psychology at Gallaudet University offers both an APA accredited Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology, and a NASP/NCATE accredited Specialist degree program in School Psychology, both of which include specialized training for work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients and their families. The Ph.D. program requires four years of coursework plus a one year full-time internship. The School Psychology program requires two years of course work and a full-time, academic year internship. Limited financial support is available. Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in psychology, or be in the process of completing their bachelor's degree, and have either a psychology major or substantial course work in > psychology. Relevant work experience is desired, though not required. Deaf and hearing applications are encouraged. For more information, see the program webpage: http://psychology.gallaudet.edu/ or contact Patrick J. Brice, Ph.D., Clinical Program Director, mailto:patrick.brice@gallaudet.edu or Lynne Blennerhassett, Ed.D., School Psychology Program Director, mailto:lynne.blennerhassett@gallaudet.edu ................................................................ - for ASL News version, please click on: (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A DEAFNESS ADVANTAGE IN PHILADELPHIA As baseball fans go, the most rabid fans in the world are those that root for Philadelphia Phillies. These fans could be real nasty when they see something they don't like on the baseball field. Tyson Gillies was obtained by the Phillies in a trade this week. It is not just that the name Gillies may rhyme with Phillies, but that he is deaf! And it may be a blessing for a deaf ball player not to hear the cruel taunts from the fans in the stands. DEAF NEW ZEALAND A newspaper story was written as follows: He was found in the car park of Deaf New Zealand in Great North Rd next to the Avondale police station Deaf New Zealand? Is it a town? Or is it a neighborhood with such a name? Or is it a name of a park? Puzzled, DeafDigest editor ran a google search and could not find anything that relates to "Deaf New Zealand." ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the Internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com ........................................................................... .............................. The 2009 Holiday SALE at UnitedTTY.com is happening right now ! 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TO SEEK ADVICE There was a newspaper story of a young mother that realized that her daughter was deaf. Since the town was Staunton, Virginia, she went to Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind to ask for advice. Suppose it was a big city, she would probably turn to an agency serving the deaf. Suppose it was a tiny town, a distance from a school for the deaf or from an agency serving the deaf, then to whom the mother may turn to? She may do a web search for agencies and schools serving the deaf. Or she may turn to a one-person resource center of deafness. There was one in a small town; the mother, confronted with her two deaf children, became her own resource center - giving advice to other parents of deaf children. Nothing wrong with it? Possibly - except that the mother opposed sign language, and steered all hopeful mothers towards the oral teaching methods. One of the mother's two deaf children later learned and is using ASL, "breaking" the mother's heart! A JUDO FAMILY IN RIVERSIDE There is a family in Riverside, California that are heavily into Judo and they're all deaf. Father Satoshi Nakama is a nationally certified coach with the US Judo Federation and is a third degree black belt. Youngest son Hiroshi, while attending California School for the Deaf at Riverside, is a 13 year old 7th grader, competing against 16-17 year old kids, and finishing high in junior nationals. Oldest son Ryoshi, a mainstreamed program freshman, is also competitive in the various judo tournaments that he took part in. Mother Sharon is not deaf, but works in special education in the county. She said her sons' deafness have not stopped them in learning judo and the techniques needed to be successful. A QUESTION ABOUT VIDEO RELAY THAT YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK Q. All telephone carriers contribute to the video relay fund? A. No. Some do; some don't. WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? quoted exactly as is by an interpreter: I hate when I'm interpreting at a mostly-hearing gathering (committee meeting, etc.), and everything the Deaf consumer says (voiced by the interpreter) seems to fall into a black hole... i.e., it is not treated as participation in the discussion, there is no acknowledgement or response from any of the others -- instead, it seems the others regard it as the Deaf person and I carrying on our own separate conversation. Grrrrr! if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series As we celebrate the holidays, it might be fun to look at how some of our holiday terms are written in steno and a couple potential mistakes that could happen if captioners and court reporters aren't careful. The mistaken sentence translated as: The decorations were very festive and seemed so Chris Massey This should read: The decorations were very festive and seemed so Christmasy Another mistaken sentence: Being in the holiday spirit, she bought a Hannah Cabell collar for her dog This should read: Being in the holiday spirit, she bought a Hanukkah bell collar for her dog HAP/PEU/HAPB/TPHAU/KA/-RBGS/PHER/REU/KREUS/PHAS/APBD/HAP/PEU/ TPHAOU/KWRAOER/-FPLT In English the steno reads: Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT To make sure there are no misunderstandings, either from me or from them, I repeat several times the instructions until everyone agrees with me what these are all about. (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! A group of disabled individuals, the deaf included, have founded a new organization called Inclusion London. The group plans to advocate for improvements in quality of life in the British city - housing, transportation, public access, etc. .. The Deaf and the Law if you wish to file a complaint with EEOC on job discrimination because of your deafness, the do click on: http://www1.eeoc.gov//employees/howtofile.cfm?renderforprint=1 .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: Who pays for interpreters at staff meetings at the workplace? The employer does, provided the company has 15 or more employees. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: Rhys Rhys (Ray Rice) played great in Ravens' win .... What became of? James Hartobey - past rounding up alligators as part of his internship with the Rockfeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana during the summer months before returning to Gallaudet University - present biologist, Great Blue Lake & Pond Management, Newton, NJ mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Vice President Gore was checked for his hearing and was found to have a high frequency hearing loss. Would it remind him of his roots? As a young man Gore worked at a printing plant in Tennessee, a summer job, where he got to know deaf employees .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Deaf chef Kurt Ramborger's Divine Reward is a divinely written up dining review in a newspaper, which aptly described his portobello pizza as "absolutely divine." Do click on: http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0450/041215_food_thenosh.php .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: A newspaper story was headlined: With rare surgery's help, girl gets hope for hearing It was a CI, which is pretty much commonplace. Why did the writer describe it as a rare surgery? .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: Another state agency does a lousy job of privatizing its services to the point your governor cancels plans to privatize VR. .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? Let me introduce Minson to you? The deaf person thought the name was Minson, a rather unusual name. It was not until years later that he realized the name was Benson! if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Asst Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Department: Athletics Department Gallaudet University Washington, DC Job Number: HR-09111 Date Posted: 12/14/2009 Salary Range: $51,974 to $93,408 (11 months) Status: Accepting applications Assists the head football coach as the assistant football coach; administers all facets of strength and conditioning facilities; serves as department leader in the field of strength, conditioning, and fitness; Schedules strength and conditioning workouts in cooperation with the head coach of each of Gallaudet University's 14 varsity sports; strives for excellence within the University's mission; Assists the equipment coordinator in coordinating the purchase, maintenance, and distribution of equipment for the Athletics Department as related to strength, conditioning and fitness; improve on court/field performance, reducing the potential for injuries, perform rehabilitative activities as needed; update athletic administration on equipment needs, and or upgrades recommended to provide Gallaudet University athletes the best possible training equipment. Requirements: Bachelor's degree required and 4 years related experience; significant coaching experience required; includes 2-3 years experience with strength and conditioning training; thorough knowledge and understanding of NCAA and ECFC guidelines required; demonstrated skills in developing and motivating students both athletically and academically; strong commitment to the values of a liberal arts education and an understanding of teacher/coach model in a NCAA Division III athletics program. American Sign Language skills or a willingness to learn within a reasonable time. National Strength and Conditioning Association or National Council on Strength and Fitness certification or the ability to attain certification within a 3 year period. To apply, send a resume and Gallaudet Job Application to: Gallaudet University Human Resources Services 800 Florida Avenue, NE College Hall, Room 106 Washington, DC 20002 Faxed applications or emailed documents mailto:personnel.office@gallaudet.edu are accepted. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Mental Health Therapist Bridgman Group Home San Diego, CA $39,000/year w/benefits Accountable to Program Manager for the provision of therapy for youth enrolled in the Bridgman Home, coordination of intake and placement of youth, and participation in treatment team meetings * Provide individual, group, and family therapy to youth and their families placed in the group home. * Assess, diagnose and develop a comprehensive service plan for youth, according to the County of San Diego Children's Mental Health and Outpatient Policy and Procedure Manual. * Identify, establish and maintain relationships with referral sources including: County of San Diego Child Welfare; Probation Departments; other in and out of county placement agencies. * Actively network and provide presentations to potential referral agencies to ensure group home operates at full capacity. * Coordinate pre-placement and placement meetings with youth and referring agency. * Develop youth Case-Management Service Plans with youth and treatment team input. * Maintain required documentation and client files in compliance with Community Care Licensing (CCL) and County Mental Health Services (CMHS) documentation regulations. Fluency in American Sign Language. License-eligible (MFT, LCSW, PhD) by state of California, or Master's/Doctorate degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or Social Work. Resume: Attn: MHT, Bridgman Group Home P.O. Box 80756, San Diego, CA 92138; fax (619) 221-8611; e-mail mailto:hr@sdyouthservices.org E.O.E. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment Opportunities Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Pittsburgh, PA At WPSD, "Our kids come first." We are looking for people to join our staff who share this commitment and are willing to work with the goal of providing our students with the best education, residential and support services possible. If you share our commitment to students, please visit our web site at http://www.wpsd.org for descriptions of the following job openings at WPSD: - Residential Supervisors - ASL Teacher - Early Intervention Teacher (Part Time) - Central PA Excellent salary and benefit packages available. Sign Language skills, FBI clearance, PA Act 34 and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required for all positions. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swissvale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open positions Austine School/Vermont Center for the Deaf almost all positions in Brattlesboro, VT; one position is in Williston, VT - Educational Interpreter Time Base: Part-time (possible Full time) Location: Brattleboro, VT Responsibilities: Interpret for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students at local high school. Work with individual students to promote desirable academic and behavioral progress. Promote Deaf Culture and the social, emotional and physical growth of students. Requirements: Fluency in ASL Educational Interpreting Experience Successful completion of an Interpreter Training Program If not RID certified, willingness to become certified within 3 years - School Psychologist Time Base: Full Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: M.A. Degree in School Psychology required. Emphasis on children with emotional behavioral disorders. Knowledge of Learning Disabilities preferred. Knowledge of deafness & fluency in ASL necessary. Innovative & creative approach to serving and motivating students. Planning organization, motivation management and evaluation skills. Responsibilities: Interviews students and family during admission process and conducts intake evaluations, which include student observations, parent interviews, Psychoeducational testing, report writing and makes recommendations to the admissions/administrative team. Evaluates testing materials for appropriateness in use with Deaf students. Assists the Program Administrator in conducting and /or arranging in-service trainings and staff development workshops/seminars. - Counselor Time Base: Full Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Qualified for state and /or national licensure as a School Counselor or Mental Health Counselor. Knowledge of Secondary Disabilities preferred. Fluency in ASL or willingness to achieve this level. Knowledge of testing tools/materials. Collaborative skills to work with students, clients and staff . Knowledge of current educational law and special education procedures. Responsibilities: Provides individual and group counseling to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students. Provides consultation to consultants and staff regarding the client's needs. Work as a member of School Mental Health Team. - Preschool Master Teacher Time Base: Full-Time Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Masters Degree in Early Childhood or in Human /Child Development or a related field; and a minimum of two years (may be school yrs. of experience if the experience is in a school). Experience with preschool age children specified by the terms of the license of appropriate licensure from the Vermont Department of Elucidation. Fluency in ASL. Willingness to take on-going professional development hours required. Responsibilities: Implement and modify the curriculum to meet the needs of the children in the classroom. Assess the development skills of the children in the classroom. Implement and plan age-appropriate activities. Attend and participate in all staff meetings, center events, and parent/guardians meetings. Engage with parents/guardians and be responsive to their needs. - Director of Alternative Programs Time Base: Full time position Location: Brattleboro, VT Qualifications: Vermont State Administrative license Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience Training/experience in instruction improvement Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations Oversee the supervision and development of all staff Communicate effectively with all stakeholder Develop and implement program budget Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS - Social Worker Time base: Full time with Benefits Location: Williston, VT Requirement: MSW or equivalent ASL proficiency required Please send letter of interest & resume to : Kelly Therieau Austine School/Center for the Deaf 209 Austine Drive, Brattlesboro, VT 05301 email: mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org 802 258-9510 (V/TTY) Fax# 802-258-9574 Videophone 802 275-5271 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Principal Oklahoma School for the Deaf/Oklahoma School for the Blind Sulphur, Oklahoma Essential Functions: Position is responsible for scheduling classes and in-services, handling discipline and the monitoring of teachers and staff. Assigns duties and responsibilities and monitors the functions of the Pre-K through 12th grade academic, vocational, physical education and special needs programs. Preferred Skills, Education/Experience: Minimum of a Masters Degree, Secondary/Elementary Principal Certificate, certification in Deaf Education, and 5 years teaching experience. Expressive and receptive sign language skills with fluency in American Sign Language is preferred. Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and years of experience. Employees are provided paid health, dental, life and retirement benefits as well as an option to participate in the State's tax-deferred annuity program. This will be a 220-days per year, contracted position. Method of Application: Submit three (3) complete sets of all of the following: cover letter that must include the job announcement number; resume with copies of teaching certificate(s) and college transcripts; and a complete listing of all qualifying educational and employment data, including complete dates, addresses and telephone numbers. Also, three professional references, with telephone numbers to be reached during office hours, with your resume. Send to: Department of Rehabilitation Services Attn: Human Resources Unit 3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position announcement Extended Case Manager Rochester School for the Deaf Rochester, NY (Full-time grant position) DATE POSITION TO BE FILLED: As soon as possible PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Extended Case Manager will assume and perform duties and responsibilities to provide extended job coaching to deaf adults who have additional disabilities. The Extended Case Manager will assist in the coordination and assignment of extended job coaches; refer program participants to other services, as needed; develops consumer extended service plans; complete monthly, quarterly, annual reports required by RSD and VESID; provide transportation and advocacy training as it pertains to participant employment; and attend meetings as necessary. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Minimum Bachelor's degree in Human Service, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, or Vocational Rehabilitation - Prior experience in Employment Services - Proficiency in American Sign Language required - Prior experience with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds FILE APPLICATION WITH: Harold Mowl, Jr., Superintendent/CEO Rochester School for the Deaf 1545 St. Paul Street Rochester, New York 14621 Applications received will be screened and the most highly qualified will be asked to interview. CLOSING DATE: Open until filled RSD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of non-qualifying disability, race, religion, color, sex, marital status, age, national origin, and veteran status. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (new closing dates) Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 12/18/2009) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 12/16/2009) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Team Leader/Mobile Mental Health Therapist Center for Hearing and Deaf Services Pittsburgh PA - Mobile Mental Health Therapist FT with/American Sign Language Outpatient/Adult Treatment Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week. Master's Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience working with deaf population. American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED. Requires Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver's license and access to a vehicle. Oversight of the OP component at HDS including clinical supervision of all the OP services. Coordination of community outreach activities (including networking and marketing of available services to the community at large), service coordination as well as ancillary services such as OVR, housing and peer support services. Maintain strong working relationships with internal (MBH and HDS) and external partners and resources. In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile MH therapist will provide community-based mobile mental health individual and group psychotherapy to an adult behavioral health population that includes mental health disorders with the deaf, hard of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population. The Team Leader/Therapist is responsible to evaluate, plan and provide clinical services across the continuum of care within the community in a variety of settings. The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical documentation and charting at HDS according to Federal, State, County and Organizational polices and procedures. The Team Leader/Mobile MH Therapist will coordinate Treatment Team meetings including collaboration with psychiatric and other organization staff. to apply, contact: Karen Tarasenkov Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 Phone: 412-697-6504 Fax: 412-323-6985 mailto:KTarasenkov@mercybh.org Mercy Behavioral Health is a part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System http://www.pmhs.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking qualified individuals - Science Teacher - Math Teacher - Parent Educator The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, NY The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York metropolitan area since 1864. Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of important areas. Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The curriculum meets standards set by the New York State Education Department. The high school is fully-accredited and like public high schools confers New York State Regents and Individual Education Plan (IEP) diplomas. Upon graduation, our students attend Gallaudet University, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, various universities and other two year colleges, or go directly into the work force or into further training programs. Lexington is seeking qualified individuals for the following job openings: - Science Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Math Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Parent Educator For a detailed description of each job, please visit http://www.lexnyc.org and click on Employment. Please email your resume to mailto:jobopportunites@lexnyc.org or fax to 718-350-3332, indicating which position you are interested in. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated posting - December 20, 2009) job postings Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency San Leandro, CA - American Sign Language Instructor (Part-Time, Contract-based) - San Jose and San Leandro) to read on job description and on application procedures, click on: http://www.dcara.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=30 - Director of Community Relations to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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DeafDigest Gold - December 13, 2009 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deafmagicians/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/emgsignlanguage/ .. Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- New Smartphones Available at Harris-Wireless * The Blackberry Bold 9700 and HTC Pure are recent additions to the Harris-Wireless store. The Blackberry Bold 9700 is a smaller and sleeker Blackberry and features an optical trackpad. An unlimited data plan is available through TMobile. 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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News The teachers at Florida School for the Deaf and the Florida Education Association are in agreement - in that they both disagree! The issue is longevity pay, whereas other sticking issues have been resolved. As a result, mediation may be the way to go. But if the decision by the special magistrate displeases either party, then the state legislative body may have to step in and render a binding decision. - Thursday December 10th Is Target Field, the home park of the Minnesota Twins baseball team, the most deaf-accessible venue in USA? In a press release, it was announced that: - some walk-in ticket windows are hearing aid compatible - ticket sellers' faces are fully visible for the benefit of lipreaders at all walk-in ticket windows - all seats, even the worst in the house, have clear sightlines to the captioning boards (no more neck craning) - Friday December 11th When Winter Olympics comes up in February, do keep your eye on the Canadian national women's hockey team. One of the players - Meghan Agosta - is deaf. She took leave from her classes at Mercyhurst University (PA) to train full time with the women's hockey team. - Saturday December 12th Teletext is officially dead in Great Britain. Way back in the early eighties, the American deaf community leaders were split on which closed captioning system to endorse - Line 21 or the Teletext. Line 21 only offered captions whereas Teletext was like a Swiss Army knife - many "tools", one of which was closed captioning. The ABC network favored Line 21; NBC was neutral; CBS was anti-Line 21, pro-Teletext. Line 21 eventually won and Teletext died in USA. But it continued in Great Britain for many years until it died just recently. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Our Matt Hamill was pummeled last week by opponent Jon Jones in a series of illegal blows in the Ultimate Fighter encounter. The referee disqualified Jones, making Hamill the winner. Jones accepted and acknowledged his illegal blows. Few days later, he had second thoughts and has formally appealed his disqualification! .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. HEARING AND DEAF MAGICIANS We have many deaf and hard of hearing magicians. The deaf magicians perform their tricks without music. The hard of hearing (and hearing) magicians perform with music. A deaf magician was disqualified in a contest because the judges thought he was using music to help him with his acts. They thought he was hearing, and faking his deafness to help him win the contest. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deafmagicians/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A CHALLENGE FOR SIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS Past Gallaudet president Edward Miner Gallaudet was fluent in sign language. But it was an old fashioned sign language that is not used today. There is a film of him using that sign language. Would ASL and Deaf Studies students be able to watch the film and understand Dr. Gallaudet's signs? - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/emgsignlanguage/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A DUMB HOTEL FRONT DESK PERSON A DeafDigest subscriber checked into a Washington, DC hotel, and upon entering her room, she saw message light blinking on the telephone. She then went to the front desk to ask someone to retrieve the message. The front desk person wrote down the instructions: press 9 press 1 Is it possible that a hotel clerk would be so clueless to the guest's deafness and the uselessness of the room telephone? TODAY'S NEWSPAPER STORY ON NEXT GALLAUDET PRESIDENT HURWITZ The story in a Rochester newspaper pretty much sums up the background on Alan Hurwitz, who will be Gallaudet's next president. The story is at: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091213/NEWS01/912130347 No newspaper story is 100 percent accurately written, but the gist is it is very, very reasonably accurate. Two things regarding the story; Alan loves football but never played this sport while growing up. And the story failed to mention that wife Vicki was instrumental in founding the Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (ASADV) in the Rochester area. And regarding these deafened war veterans, Gallaudet had two deafened Vietnam war veterans during the late sixties that contributed greatly to the baseball and football teams! NO ACTION AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY The deaf community rallied against Michigan State University's decision to drop the Deaf Education program. The newspaper story on the rally said: MSU takes no action on deaf program DeafDigest is trying to figure out what the headline is implying. Is it implying that the MSU president decided to leave the Deaf Program as is? Or is it implying that the MSU president has decided to let the decision to drop the program stand as is? This headline is perplexing and confusing. Only time will tell. THE "AMAZING" DEAF EMPLOYEE There was a story in a newspaper of a deaf man winning an Outstanding Employee award. The employer, the employment placement specialist, the job coach, the fellow employees and the customers were all equally awed by that efficient deaf employee. The person less impressed with these praises was the deaf employee himself. He was only doing his job in the best way he could. Would these same people be all equally awed by that efficient hearing employee? Probably not because the public takes it for granted that the hearing employee is supposed to be efficient. But when a deaf employee is efficient, everyone is surprised! THE CI AND THE FOOTBALL, REVISITED DeafDigest said that there is no special helmet for a CI user and that he needs to take off the implant when playing football. A DeafDigest subscriber did not agree. Football is a violent sport. Concussions in football has become a serious medical issue. The world's best football helmet will not protect a healthy football player from getting a concussion. This being said, the world's best football helmet will not accommodate a CI on the football field. In other words, take it off when playing football. The Washington Redskins once had a special radio helmet to accommodate a player that was deaf in one ear. OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: National Cued Speech Association The web site is at: http://www.cuedspeech.org (new series) AN EXCUSE FOR NOT WEARING A HEARING AID I am not interested .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? Single Sided Deafness It is the same as deaf in one ear. The need to turn their better ear towards the voice so that they could function as hearing individuals .............................................................. .............................................................. Interpreters and ASL & ITP Students and Teachers Deserve More from a Conference Hi ... We are the 31st World's Largest Silent Weekend The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students, teachers and interpreters seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at http://www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available Join us for the 9th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Benefit Run to help deaf babies! This is the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. Some people are planning to fly to Calgary, Alberta and rent cars and follow us to and from Alaska and enjoy bed and breakfast inns! See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July 17, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The Department of Justice reached agreement with Atlanta to make sure the city is in compliance with the ADA regulations to make the quality of life easier for the disabled, the deaf included. ... DeafLibrary Page of the Week The moon is full of craters. These craters are named after people, who were famous for one thing or another years ago. We currently have six craters on moon named after the deaf. Who are these deaf people that the craters are named after? Do click on http://deafdigest.com/deafcraters (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Brad Minns, deaf model http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091205/NEWS10/912050329 .. Question of the week: Q. I understand that we have world deaf rugby group called International Deaf Rugby Organization. It is not affiliated with the International Sports Organization of the Deaf (CISS). Why? A. the rugby group allows mildly and moderately deaf rugby players whereas the CISS eligibility is 55dB in the better ear. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that hearing people stop covering their mouths when speaking with each other, thinking we, the deaf, are superlipreaders. .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1880 - a newspaper headline ran like this: Deafness is practically abolished It was written up by a newspaper reporter after observing deaf children's speaking skills at an oral school. This story came up before the Milan Convention which wanted sign language banned from schools for the deaf anywhere in the world! .. Deaf and the Money: $3,000 for 4 nights ($750.00 each) at the hotel on the Gallaudet campus! Yes, only during the Obama inauguration week last January. Rates went back to normal once inauguration ended .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 470 number of deaf delegates at the recently held Jehovah's Witnesses convention at Ghana .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Faculty positions open Gallaudet University Washington, DC All positions contingent on funding For detailed job descriptions, go to: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml or contact mailto:rebecca.hogan@gallaudet.edu Send letter of application, vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference as indicated in job description. Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- applications accepted AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) on campus of Gallaudet University Washington, DC The two Clerc Center schools, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) are located on the beautiful 100-acre campus of Gallaudet University, in our nation's capitol. We are recruiting for content area teachers and are accepting applications at this time. Our content areas are: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) To learn more about the above positions at Clerc Center, please go to our website http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml and click on Clerc Center Teachers and see job advertisement for details. If interested for any of these position, submit a letter of interest, a completed Gallaudet University Application Form, an up-to-date resume, copies of all valid licenses to teach (if you possess any), official college transcripts (undergraduate, graduate and PhD degrees), three (3) current and signed letters of recommendation (from supervisors who know about your teaching ability) to Clerc Center Human Resources at the following address: Clerc Center Human Resources Gallaudet University - KDES room 3201 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 mailto:clerchr@gallaudet.edu 202-651-5264 (V) 866-970-4252 (VP) 202-651-5457 (FAX) Gallaudet University Application Form link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml EEO Statement: Gallaudet University serves deaf and hard of hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- We are recruiting for these positions - Content Specialist - Manager, Early Intervention and Cochlear Implant Education Center - Manager, Educational Planning Office - Manager, Institutional Compliance - Manager, Planning and Organizational Development - Student Support Specialist Gallaudet University Washington, DC 20002 Please apply if you are interested in any of these positions. To apply, mail a resume and Gallaudet University job application form to: Gallaudet University Personnel Office College Hall- Room 106 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Or Fax resume and Gallaudet University Employment job application to: 202-651-5344 Email address: mailto:Personnel.Office@gallaudet.edu Any questions regarding to these positions, contact Personnel office at 202-651-5352 **For details on these vacancies, please click on this link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml Locate "Job Listing", click on "Professional Staff", and then click on specific position you are interested in. Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, gender orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions. Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University's policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University's EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5075. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position announcement American Sign Language/Deaf Studies Instructor (Fall 2010) College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas metropolitan area College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. CSN is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. AA/EOE/ADA. Job description: 1. Teach ASL courses (all levels) 2. Teach courses within the Deaf Studies Program degree including Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Structure of ASL, and new courses that might be added to the existing program. 3. Develop syllabi, course outlines, curriculum, assessment plans and reports for all courses. 4. Evaluate student outcomes 5. Assess students' language competency levels. 6. Provide student advisement and recruitment services 7. Participate in program/division meetings 8. Serve on department and college committees 9. Travel to multi campus locations possibly on a day, evening or weekend schedule 10. Mentor adjunct faculty within the Deaf Studies Unit Note: Application review will begin on January 16, 2010. For full consideration, all application materials must be received no later than January 15, 2010. Required qualifications: 1. Bachelor's Degree: preferably in Deafness and/or ASL from a regionally accredited College or University. 2. ASLTA qualifications Preferred qualifications: 1. Master's Degree from a regionally accredited College or University: preferably in Deaf Studies/ASL or a related field 2. A minimum of 2 years of experience in a post-secondary setting. 3. ASLTA certification or RID certification 4. Additional Skills: experience with interactive lab instruction; experience with technology specific to Deaf individuals. Quick link: http://jobs.csn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51296 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Deaf Services Center Glenside, PA Deaf Services Center (DSC) is a dynamic team of behavioral health professionals serving Deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. We take great pride that our program is strongly Deaf centered with about 85% of our staff being Deaf or hard of hearing. Our staff environment is one of incredible teamwork and mutual support. As a result, we are rapidly growing with new programs and expansions of our existing programs. Whether you are a high school graduate, recent college graduate or have many years experience in the field of human services we have a career building position waiting for you! DSC is looking for dedicated, motivated, energetic individuals who are fluent in American Sign Language and knowledgeable about Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community to fill the following positions: - PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COORDINATOR: We are seeking a team player with a proven background working with quality improvement and system integration activities which includes: developing, implementing and monitoring PI initiatives & quality control activities of program regulations such as CARF standards to ensure high standards are being met. Responsible to monitor, collect, input various data into database systems as well as analysis to provide data reports. Qualifications: BA degree in the field of health/human services with 5 years of experience in human services field, preference someone with a strong clinical background, must have excellent time management, writing and organizational skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST: We are seeking a clinical professional with experience in utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis; assessment and evaluation of behavior, and the application of interventions that result in behavior change. Strong interpersonal skills are also essential. The behavior specialist will be working with the treatment team to provide supports to clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and their families. Must have the ability to provide clinical supervision/guidance for staff in providing therapeutic techniques and approaches and assist in treatment planning process and documentation. Qualifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Board Certified Behavior Analyst; Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis or Other Master's Level Mental Health Clinician with documented training in the field of Behavioral Modification techniques. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred, but will consider candidates with an open mindedness to learning about this population. - OFFICE COORDINATOR: We are seeking someone with a human resources background to assist Office Manager with day to day management details. Responsibilities include: Prepare and process human resources files, organize & monitor training activities, maintain training records, compile various reports, memos and minutes, maintain HR database, and complete payroll items. Provide technical assistance with various office equipment and trouble shoot facility/maintenance issues when needed. Assist with providing consultation to supervisory staff on issues surrounding human resources related issues, policies and procedures. Assist in licensure/audit activities for all programs. Assist with supervising & training support staff. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in business administration, human resources management or related field with 6 years of Human Resources/Administrative experience. Must have strong organization, communication, writing and leadership skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - MEDICAL CLAIM/BILLING SPECIALIST: We are seeking an additional team player with a proven background working with Medicaid, Medicare and multiple insurance companies. The ideal candidate has experience in obtaining insurance authorizations and resolving discrepancies. Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in claims follow up & A/R experience. Skills: Data entry, ability to analyze information, quality focus, productivity, organization, professionalism, attention to detail, financial/documentation/reporting proficiencies and capability of meeting timelines. The responsibilities will include but not limited to the following: ensures payments by verifying accuracy of Medicaid coding; resolves disputed claims by gathering; verifying, and providing additional information; following-up on claims; resolves discrepancies by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps; and prepares monthly reports of Medicaid billing by summarizing billings, adjustments, and revenues received. - RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS: (various positions available) This position provides direct client services including encouraging client independence in areas such as skills in daily living and community integration. The qualified candidate shall possess: HS + 1 year related experience or AA; valid drivers' license; advanced fluency in ASL; minimum of 2 years experience with Deaf Community; demonstrated competency in independent living skills; ability to teach, advise and motivate Deaf Consumers; strong interpersonal skills. Duties: Provide supported living and training to Deaf consumers with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities living in the community; promote consumers' independence and social relationships. Positions open for weekend and evening shifts. Send your letter of intent and resumes to: Linda Claypool Office Manager/HR Deaf Services Center 614 N. Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038 Email: mailto:lclaypool@salisb.com or Fax: 215-884-6301 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated December 13th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Job Developer/Interpreter - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News Curling is a popular winter sport in Canada; it is slowly catching on in the rest of the world. Croatia is one of the competing teams at the European Curling championships (hearing). What is the big deal is that all of the participants on the Croatian national curling team is deaf! The deaf team defeated all hearing teams on Croatia for the rights to represent the nation at the world championships! It is the first time that an all-deaf team is representing its own nation at a world championship athletic event! .. - Sunday December 6th Braving the weather elements in Washington, DC over 600 people attended the gala where everyone wished Bob Davila happy farewell as he steps down from the presidency of Gallaudet University. He said he could not imagine Dr Elizabeth Peet spending 50 years at Gallaudet, only to find himself in the field of education of the deaf for 57 years! - Monday December 7th Hank O'Day, a 30-year major league baseball umpire, was one of the eligible candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame in the veterans category. He was not deaf, but is was a Coda. He umpired in the late part of 19th century and the early part of 20th century. He didn't make the election. - Tuesday December 8th Philip Saunders, a deaf Briton and a long time volunteer in Bath, a city in Great Britain, received the honors of his life. Queen Elizabeth has awarded him with a MBE (Member of British Empire) for his work with the deaf, - Wednesday December 9th In an effort to attract the disabled, the deaf included, into houses of worship, Interfaith Broadcasting Commission has begun airing weekly series on the ABC network. The theme is "A Place for All: Faith and Community for Persons with Disabilities." (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: ASL in Dubai? ASL as in American Sign Language, yes, if a Dubai language and teacher training institute has its way. The institute is planning a series of sign language classes to help the deaf and the hearing communicate with each other - and ASL was chosen as the language option. ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. 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Yes, telephone bills were high. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/fastnews/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) ................................................................ Interested in pursuing graduate studies in psychology? The Department of Psychology at Gallaudet University offers both an APA accredited Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology, and a NASP/NCATE accredited Specialist degree program in School Psychology, both of which include specialized training for work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients and their families. The Ph.D. program requires four years of coursework plus a one year full-time internship. The School Psychology program requires two years of course work and a full-time, academic year internship. Limited financial support is available. Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in psychology, or be in the process of completing their bachelor's degree, and have either a psychology major or substantial course work in > psychology. Relevant work experience is desired, though not required. Deaf and hearing applications are encouraged. For more information, see the program webpage: http://psychology.gallaudet.edu/ or contact Patrick J. Brice, Ph.D., Clinical Program Director, mailto:patrick.brice@gallaudet.edu or Lynne Blennerhassett, Ed.D., School Psychology Program Director, mailto:lynne.blennerhassett@gallaudet.edu ................................................................ WITHOUT AN INTERPRETER AT A HOSPITAL? Hospitals are always busy. Never a quiet moment at hospitals. If a deaf person, without an interpreter, enters a hospital, complaining of an ear ache, would he be sent to the audiology department for a hearing test? Very important to have an interpreter at any time in the hospital. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/interpreterhospital/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) JOBS IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT FIELD There are always deaf sports-loving individuals dreaming of jobs in the sports world - general manager, director of player development, quality control coach, media director, etc. Very few jobs are held by deaf individuals. Years ago an individual with a serious hearing loss was the director of scouting for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ben Wade, a former major league pitcher, was able to stay in baseball by cultivating his contacts with baseball people - and moved up the ranks to the position he held until he retired. Wade's hearing loss? He did not wear a hearing aid for reasons of his own, and he stayed away from social situations where he would be exposed. And he was able to steer conversations away from him by deflecting these on others and walking away! Because he was popular, everyone accepted his social (deafness) shortcomings. A DEAF MAN OF TWO POLES According to Michiko Tsuchiya, a deaf Japanese writer, Yasuyuki Okubo is something special. He is the only deaf person in the world to travel to both poles, the North Pole and the South Pole. ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the Internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com ........................................................................... .............................. The 2009 Holiday SALE at UnitedTTY.com is happening right now ! 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CAN OR CAN'T, GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS A deaf professional in the mental health field said he is able to establish a clinic devoted to the needs of the deaf at a local hospital. This is the good news. The bad news is that he must secure funding on his own as the hospital would not give him a cent. This is the reason why we are sorely lacking in mental health facilities for the deaf in many metropolitan areas. A SMART DEAF ASSOCIATION? In South Africa, there is an association of the deaf that is called Wits Deaf Association. A rather unusual name if it was in USA, but in South Africa, Wits is a a well known name. In one looks up the word "wits" in a dictionary it would mean something like "being smart." A QUESTION ABOUT VIDEO RELAY THAT YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK Q. Is there a budget in the government, either federal or state, that provides for the video relay services? A. No. All telephone companies must make their services accessible to the disabled, the deaf included. "Pennies" from our monthly phone bills are for such services. WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? A hearing person telling the interpreter, standing next to a deaf person: let me explain it to you and you can explain it to him on your own time if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series As viewers of closed captioning, we are very concerned that TV shows, movies, and online videos are captioned for accessibility. Different companies have been in the news lately because of their efforts in providing captioning on the Internet or failing to provide captioning on their DVDs. What we need to remember is that it is not the just the quantity of captioning that is important, but it is very important that the quality of captioning be maintained. Captioning must be accurate in order to provide meaningful accessibility. If an organization says that they caption their videos, yet the accuracy rate is only 60-70%, that is not good enough to be considered accessible. We must educate ourselves on what is considered good captioning, and we must not accept captioning that does not truly provide access. It is up to all of us, as viewers of captioning, to provide feedback to the companies so that they know where their captioning efforts are succeeding and where they are failing. Inaccurate captions are not providing equal access. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT If I do not understand a hearing person, the chances are great that other staff members also do not understand that same person! And that frustrated hearing person would somehow, via gestures or note writing, endeavor to make himself understood (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The net is cluttered with many, many deaf-related and hard of hearing-related web sites. One of them is HearingExchange, geared primarily towards the hard of hearing. It is shutting down. The owner wished to go into a different direction, hence the shutdown .. The Deaf and the Law A certain employment agency contacted DeafDigest about placing an employment ad. They said their client was ever so desperate to hire a deaf person right now this moment! Why? They would not specifically say why - but hinted it was to comply with anti-discrimination laws! .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: Deaf individuals, seeking advice on social security issues, will be disappointed to find out that this agency is not subject to ADA regulations as far as interpreters are concerned. Reason is that federal agencies are not subject to ADA regulations. If you need an interpreter for a SSA appointment, do check around and maybe there are social security advisors that know sign language. There are two of them in the Washington, DC area. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: This archaeologist visited No ma'am (North Yemen) and Yes ma'am (South Yemen) .... What became of? Brad Minns - past gold medal winning tennis player, 1985 Deaflympics - present professional model, ads for Nordic Flex & Stairmaster exercise machines & athletic sportswear mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: The much respected Ralph Jordan passed away recently. Ralph founded the Deaf Counseling and Advocacy Referral Agency, a leading deaf social service agency in the California Bay Area and also in Northern California. .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: What is not surprising is the news that Fairview-University Medical Center, located in Minneapolis, lost their case over their refusal to provide interpreters for a deaf patient. What is surprising is that this is happening in the Twin Cities area. Minnesota has a strong reputation for a wide range of services for the deaf and for its strong Deaf Community. Guess some hospitals just don't get the drift, and in the case of Fairview-University, they're paying the price for flouting the ADA. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: For years, the deaf have fought the government in Japan to be allowed to drive. And when the government, after so many years of prodding, finally relented last year, then what are the results? Just 45 registered deaf drivers! C'mon, what is going on? .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: You receive a bonus not only for being able to speak ASL but Spanish and English as well. .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? A beggar comes to you. You avoid him, thinking he's asking you for money, so you walk away. You then notice that a person, walking behind you, was responding to the beggar's request for directions! Assumption, without a lipreading effort, could always be wrong. if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Principal Oklahoma School for the Deaf/Oklahoma School for the Blind Sulphur, Oklahoma Essential Functions: Position is responsible for scheduling classes and in-services, handling discipline and the monitoring of teachers and staff. Assigns duties and responsibilities and monitors the functions of the Pre-K through 12th grade academic, vocational, physical education and special needs programs. Preferred Skills, Education/Experience: Minimum of a Masters Degree, Secondary/Elementary Principal Certificate, certification in Deaf Education, and 5 years teaching experience. Expressive and receptive sign language skills with fluency in American Sign Language is preferred. Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and years of experience. Employees are provided paid health, dental, life and retirement benefits as well as an option to participate in the State's tax-deferred annuity program. This will be a 220-days per year, contracted position. Method of Application: Submit three (3) complete sets of all of the following: cover letter that must include the job announcement number; resume with copies of teaching certificate(s) and college transcripts; and a complete listing of all qualifying educational and employment data, including complete dates, addresses and telephone numbers. Also, three professional references, with telephone numbers to be reached during office hours, with your resume. Send to: Department of Rehabilitation Services Attn: Human Resources Unit 3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position announcement Extended Case Manager Rochester School for the Deaf Rochester, NY (Full-time grant position) DATE POSITION TO BE FILLED: As soon as possible PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Extended Case Manager will assume and perform duties and responsibilities to provide extended job coaching to deaf adults who have additional disabilities. The Extended Case Manager will assist in the coordination and assignment of extended job coaches; refer program participants to other services, as needed; develops consumer extended service plans; complete monthly, quarterly, annual reports required by RSD and VESID; provide transportation and advocacy training as it pertains to participant employment; and attend meetings as necessary. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Minimum Bachelor's degree in Human Service, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, or Vocational Rehabilitation - Prior experience in Employment Services - Proficiency in American Sign Language required - Prior experience with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds FILE APPLICATION WITH: Harold Mowl, Jr., Superintendent/CEO Rochester School for the Deaf 1545 St. Paul Street Rochester, New York 14621 Applications received will be screened and the most highly qualified will be asked to interview. CLOSING DATE: Open until filled RSD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of non-qualifying disability, race, religion, color, sex, marital status, age, national origin, and veteran status. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (new closing dates) Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 12/18/2009) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 12/16/2009) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 2 open positions The Learning Center for the Deaf and Walden School Framingham, Massachusetts - Residential Supervisor at Framingham Campus The Residential Supervisor assists in supervising residential and social/recreational programming to ensure students gain the knowledge, independent living skills and interpersonal competencies needed to maximize their potential. Requirements: MA/MS degree with at least 3 years of experience in supervisory level preferred. BA/BS degree with at least 5 years of related experience in supervisory level may be equivalent and willingness to pursue an advanced degree. Fluent in American Sign Language and written English. Ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a team. Experience in principles and practices of management in each program preferred. Competency in Microsoft Office software programs. Willingness to work a varied schedule. Supervisor: Peter Bailey, Director of Student Life - Day Child Care Worker /Temporary Position (1 Year) at Walden School Responsible for implementing treatment plans and for the direct care and safety of the children residing at Walden School. Education: Training or degree in Human Service Field Understanding of mental health and children's issues Experience: 1 to 2 years in direct child care experience Communications: ASL fluency Supervisor: Day Child Care Supervisor If you are interested in any of the positions listed above, please contact with cover letter, resume, 3 written references and employment application forms to: Lynn Marshall Personnel Administrator The Learning Center for the Deaf 848 Central Street, Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org Fax: 508/875-9203 The Learning Center for the Deaf is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Team Leader/Mobile Mental Health Therapist Center for Hearing and Deaf Services Pittsburgh PA - Mobile Mental Health Therapist FT with/American Sign Language Outpatient/Adult Treatment Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week. Master's Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience working with deaf population. American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED. Requires Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver's license and access to a vehicle. Oversight of the OP component at HDS including clinical supervision of all the OP services. Coordination of community outreach activities (including networking and marketing of available services to the community at large), service coordination as well as ancillary services such as OVR, housing and peer support services. Maintain strong working relationships with internal (MBH and HDS) and external partners and resources. In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile MH therapist will provide community-based mobile mental health individual and group psychotherapy to an adult behavioral health population that includes mental health disorders with the deaf, hard of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population. The Team Leader/Therapist is responsible to evaluate, plan and provide clinical services across the continuum of care within the community in a variety of settings. The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical documentation and charting at HDS according to Federal, State, County and Organizational polices and procedures. The Team Leader/Mobile MH Therapist will coordinate Treatment Team meetings including collaboration with psychiatric and other organization staff. to apply, contact: Karen Tarasenkov Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 Phone: 412-697-6504 Fax: 412-323-6985 mailto:KTarasenkov@mercybh.org Mercy Behavioral Health is a part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System http://www.pmhs.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking qualified individuals - Science Teacher - Math Teacher - Parent Educator The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, NY The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York metropolitan area since 1864. Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of important areas. Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The curriculum meets standards set by the New York State Education Department. The high school is fully-accredited and like public high schools confers New York State Regents and Individual Education Plan (IEP) diplomas. Upon graduation, our students attend Gallaudet University, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, various universities and other two year colleges, or go directly into the work force or into further training programs. Lexington is seeking qualified individuals for the following job openings: - Science Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Math Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Parent Educator For a detailed description of each job, please visit http://www.lexnyc.org and click on Employment. Please email your resume to mailto:jobopportunites@lexnyc.org or fax to 718-350-3332, indicating which position you are interested in. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated posting - December 13, 2009) job postings Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency San Leandro, CA - American Sign Language Instructor (Part-Time, Contract-based) - San Jose and San Leandro) to read on job description and on application procedures, click on: http://www.dcara.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=30 - Director of Community Relations to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob - Computer Instructor (Part Time) to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcara2job -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking applicants NTID Director of Student Life Team National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/ntidjob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News Ah, such an irony with Apple, this giant computer manufacturer. Steve Jobs, the CEO, has suffered considerable hearing loss, and should be sensitive to the needs of the deaf. Well, Apple was slapped with a $5,000 fine by the FCC for not making its equipment hearing aid compatible. $5,000 fine! Just pennies to Steve Jobs. - Thursday December 3rd Shri Rajiv Sikka, a deaf photographer, with his own studio in Shimla, India, was given a cash award by the government. It was in appreciation for his business giving employment to 17 individuals. - Friday December 4th Model Secondary School for the Deaf enjoys the distinction of fielding the nation's only deaf rugby team, be it school or adult. The school started rugby in the spring and has played an exhibition game few weeks ago. The Fox Report on Fox News TV network will air two Washington, DC school rugby programs - Model and a hearing school - Hyde School on December 7th at 7-8 pm. After the program is aired, the full story will be posted at http://www.realamericanstories.com - Saturday December 5th Matt Hamill had his long awaited fight with Jon Jones. And it ended in a disqualification loss for the hearing opponent. He clobbered Hamill with three illegal blows; the referee intervened and assessed Jones with a point for illegal blows. When Hamill did not respond to referee's commands, the match was declared a disqualification loss for Jones. DeafDigest does not know what to make of it - was it more of a disqualification win for Hamill or a disqualification loss for Jones? (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: We all know that many Dalmatian dogs are deaf, because of genetic issues. What about horses? It was announced by the research team from the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis that blue-eyed American Paint Horses with certain coat patterns may be prone to deafness. Again, genetics is the issue. This report was written up in the November edition of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. .. Deaf Group Home at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM Deaf Group Home at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM for Deaf Youth - education support services - clinical services - job skills training - employment support - life skills training - school to work transition planning - community involvement - recreational outings & entertainment for more information, email mailto:asl@nm.net or click on: http://www.deafdigest.com/lafamilia.doc .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. THE DEAF AT GAS STATIONS We go to the gas station to get gas for our cars. Sometimes the gas tanks do not work, and we press on the "help" button. Sometimes we wait, wait, wait and nothing happens. We then go to the gas station window only to find the clerk angry at us. The clerk said something on the sound speaker and thought he was being ignored. This happened to one deaf person. The clerk told him "if you are deaf, you should not be using the pump!" Luckily, the angry clerk cooled off, and fixed the pump problem to allow the deaf person to get his gas. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/gasstations/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) INTERPRETER COSTS When Gary Malkowski, a deaf man, won an election to a seat at the Ontario Parliament, (1990-1995) he had to have interpreters with him at all times. Well, one newspaper in Toronto was complaining that the government spent too much money on interpreters for him. The scandal quickly died down when Malkowski explained that he did not request to have interpreters. The Ontario government, without asking Malkowski, immediately gave him interpreters. The newspaper then apologized for trying to make it a scandal! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/interpretercosts/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) ATTITUDES, NOW AND THEN As long as deaf people marry, there will always be hearing children (Codas). And attitudes change over the years. One Coda said that all he knew of sign language was 26 letters in fingerspelling. That was during the fifties - when many deaf people felt that if Codas learned too much sign language, they would not be able to function normally in the hearing world! Times have changed, and if the Coda wants to sign, he will! THE CI AND THE STEPS We are always reading newspaper stories of a CI operation being declared a success with a deaf child and that he is already now a hearing person. Well, it is interesting to see another newspaper story which said, in part: Cochlear implant surgery is only the first step in bringing hearing to the deaf child Absolutely correct. Quite a few steps is probably it, and that there are failures by the wayside we don't read about in the newspapers. A CASE FOR DEAF PSYCHIATRISTS A couple of weeks ago, DeafDigest mentioned the difficulty of deaf psychiatrists because of the inability to listen to tones. A vocational rehabilitation counselor that works with the deaf disagrees. He pointed out these traits among deaf patients: - posture while sitting down - facial expressions - body language while entering a room - their dressing up - ability to converse - ability to respond to questions And there is always an issue of a hearing psychiatrist hiring an interpreter versus deaf psychiatrist knowing sign language. The vocational rehabilitation counselor also said: The only possible obstacle I can think of might be completing a residency. RIT'S ONE MAN TEAM RIT has a racquetball team. The members of the team is Kyle Gahagan. Plural? Singular? He is the only member of this team and he is deaf. He will be carrying the RIT name, colors and honors at various collegiate racquetball tournaments. Can't happen at Gallaudet - these one-man teams? Wrong. Gallaudet had one-man teams: - boxing - Marvin Marshall won the DC Golden Gloves tournament, representing Gallaudet in the forties - air pistol shooting - Denny Guinn, representing Gallaudet, was the NRA Collegiate Division national champion in the nineties. He defeated challengers from big colleges, including Army, Navy and Air Force! A SOCCER SHOCK Soccer is the world's most popular sport; every nation in the world plays this sport. There are many deaf soccer teams in many nations in the world. And soccer is one of the primary team sports in the Deaflympics. This being said, it was a huge shock to people in Cairo, Egypt that this city has an all-deaf soccer team that plays in a city league. Said a hearing player who played in the game against the deaf team: What was even stranger was the reaction of my Egyptian friends later that evening - most simply didn't believe that there could be such a thing as a deaf soccer team, and even the ones that did thought the idea hilarious The foot is required to kick, to pass and to move the ball. The foot is deaf; does not have ears. All hearing players (and deaf, too) play with their deaf feet! OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: National Association of the Deaf The web site is at: http://www.nad.org/ A HOT ISSUE AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Taking place earlier in the week was a hot issue at the Scottish Parliament over rights of the disabled, the deaf included. Brought up during the discussion was an incident at a Scottish pub. The pub manager refused to serve drinks to a deaf patron. The manager thought the deaf patron was drunk and did not want to contribute more to his drunkenness. The deaf patron pleaded, to no avail, that he was deaf and that his request for a drink may have been misinterpreted as being drunk! DeafDigest editor finds it strange; he has patronized watering holes in Prague, Rome, Paris, Sofia, Oslo and Dublin and not just once was he denied drinks. Even when he gestured for a drink, the bartenders all understood. .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? he is a functionally hard of hearing person means he can function without interpreters or hearing aids .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! EEOC is suggesting changes to ADA regulations regarding employment of the disabled, the deaf included. The issue is who is disabled and who is not. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week Do you want to be a deaf schools superintendent? What does it take to become a deaf schools superintendent? There is a list, which may or may not be part of the job description! To take a look at the list, do click on: http://deafdigest.com/superintendent (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Beckie Perkins Deaf Ironwoman triathlete Apple Valley, Minnesota http://www.thisweeklive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12943&Itemid=28 .. Question of the week: Q. Do the hearing media (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio) accurately portray the deaf community? A. Depends. If the reporter interviews a pro-ASL person he would write a story favoring ASL; if the reporter interviews a pro-CI person he would write a story favoring CI and so on. If the reporter goes all out and interviews all factions of the Deaf Community, he may either write a balanced story or write a story favoring the faction that he likes! send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: re above question, that every deaf-related story will portray a balanced, unbiased point of view, leaving the reader to make his own choice instead of urging the reader to make his own choice! .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 2000 - Charles O. Bissell, a prominent newspaper cartoonist, passes away. He drew many cartoons critical of politics on the Capitol Hill and at the White House. For reasons of his own, he did not want the public to know of his deafness .. Deaf and the Money: To be so pennywise and to be so pound foolish! One state laid off a team of audiologists from the staff at a school for the deaf, despite protests from the school superintendent. As a result, the state pays more money to have deaf students tested for hearing by the very same team of audiologists that pooled together to form their own audiological services business - and charging the state top rates! .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 10 hours or 4 hours or 1 hour the length of a CI operation; the more complicated the case, the more hours; the more simple, the less hours .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- applications accepted AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) on campus of Gallaudet University Washington, DC The two Clerc Center schools, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) are located on the beautiful 100-acre campus of Gallaudet University, in our nation's capitol. We are recruiting for content area teachers and are accepting applications at this time. Our content areas are: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) (MSSD) AND ELEMENTARY (KDES) To learn more about the above positions at Clerc Center, please go to our website http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml and click on Clerc Center Teachers and see job advertisement for details. If interested for any of these position, submit a letter of interest, a completed Gallaudet University Application Form, an up-to-date resume, copies of all valid licenses to teach (if you possess any), official college transcripts (undergraduate, graduate and PhD degrees), three (3) current and signed letters of recommendation (from supervisors who know about your teaching ability) to Clerc Center Human Resources at the following address: Clerc Center Human Resources Gallaudet University - KDES room 3201 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 mailto:clerchr@gallaudet.edu 202-651-5264 (V) 866-970-4252 (VP) 202-651-5457 (FAX) Gallaudet University Application Form link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml EEO Statement: Gallaudet University serves deaf and hard of hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women and veterans to apply for open positions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- We are recruiting for these positions - Content Specialist - Manager, Early Intervention and Cochlear Implant Education Center - Manager, Educational Planning Office - Manager, Institutional Compliance - Manager, Planning and Organizational Development - Student Support Specialist Gallaudet University Washington, DC 20002 Please apply if you are interested in any of these positions. To apply, mail a resume and Gallaudet University job application form to: Gallaudet University Personnel Office College Hall- Room 106 800 Florida Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Or Fax resume and Gallaudet University Employment job application to: 202-651-5344 Email address: mailto:Personnel.Office@gallaudet.edu Any questions regarding to these positions, contact Personnel office at 202-651-5352 **For details on these vacancies, please click on this link: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml Locate "Job Listing", click on "Professional Staff", and then click on specific position you are interested in. Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, gender orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions. Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University's policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University's EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5075. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Deaf Services Center Glenside, PA Deaf Services Center (DSC) is a dynamic team of behavioral health professionals serving Deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. We take great pride that our program is strongly Deaf centered with about 85% of our staff being Deaf or hard of hearing. Our staff environment is one of incredible teamwork and mutual support. As a result, we are rapidly growing with new programs and expansions of our existing programs. Whether you are a high school graduate, recent college graduate or have many years experience in the field of human services we have a career building position waiting for you! DSC is looking for dedicated, motivated, energetic individuals who are fluent in American Sign Language and knowledgeable about Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community to fill the following positions: - PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COORDINATOR: We are seeking a team player with a proven background working with quality improvement and system integration activities which includes: developing, implementing and monitoring PI initiatives & quality control activities of program regulations such as CARF standards to ensure high standards are being met. Responsible to monitor, collect, input various data into database systems as well as analysis to provide data reports. Qualifications: BA degree in the field of health/human services with 5 years of experience in human services field, preference someone with a strong clinical background, must have excellent time management, writing and organizational skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST: We are seeking a clinical professional with experience in utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis; assessment and evaluation of behavior, and the application of interventions that result in behavior change. Strong interpersonal skills are also essential. The behavior specialist will be working with the treatment team to provide supports to clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and their families. Must have the ability to provide clinical supervision/guidance for staff in providing therapeutic techniques and approaches and assist in treatment planning process and documentation. Qualifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Board Certified Behavior Analyst; Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis or Other Master's Level Mental Health Clinician with documented training in the field of Behavioral Modification techniques. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred, but will consider candidates with an open mindedness to learning about this population. - OFFICE COORDINATOR: We are seeking someone with a human resources background to assist Office Manager with day to day management details. Responsibilities include: Prepare and process human resources files, organize & monitor training activities, maintain training records, compile various reports, memos and minutes, maintain HR database, and complete payroll items. Provide technical assistance with various office equipment and trouble shoot facility/maintenance issues when needed. Assist with providing consultation to supervisory staff on issues surrounding human resources related issues, policies and procedures. Assist in licensure/audit activities for all programs. Assist with supervising & training support staff. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in business administration, human resources management or related field with 6 years of Human Resources/Administrative experience. Must have strong organization, communication, writing and leadership skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - MEDICAL CLAIM/BILLING SPECIALIST: We are seeking an additional team player with a proven background working with Medicaid, Medicare and multiple insurance companies. The ideal candidate has experience in obtaining insurance authorizations and resolving discrepancies. Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in claims follow up & A/R experience. Skills: Data entry, ability to analyze information, quality focus, productivity, organization, professionalism, attention to detail, financial/documentation/reporting proficiencies and capability of meeting timelines. The responsibilities will include but not limited to the following: ensures payments by verifying accuracy of Medicaid coding; resolves disputed claims by gathering; verifying, and providing additional information; following-up on claims; resolves discrepancies by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps; and prepares monthly reports of Medicaid billing by summarizing billings, adjustments, and revenues received. - RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS: (various positions available) This position provides direct client services including encouraging client independence in areas such as skills in daily living and community integration. The qualified candidate shall possess: HS + 1 year related experience or AA; valid drivers' license; advanced fluency in ASL; minimum of 2 years experience with Deaf Community; demonstrated competency in independent living skills; ability to teach, advise and motivate Deaf Consumers; strong interpersonal skills. Duties: Provide supported living and training to Deaf consumers with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities living in the community; promote consumers' independence and social relationships. Positions open for weekend and evening shifts. Send your letter of intent and resumes to: Linda Claypool Office Manager/HR Deaf Services Center 614 N. Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038 Email: mailto:lclaypool@salisb.com or Fax: 215-884-6301 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated December 6th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Job Developer/Interpreter - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 07 December 2009
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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Richard Corcoran, Glens Falls, NY, who departed us. Better known as Corky, he was, as one admirer described him, a great deaf leader who worked well with others. - Very Hot News Coalition of Students and Teachers (C.O.S.T.) has been formed at CSUN. It consists of students, both deaf and hearing, frustrated with state budget cuts affecting the quality of education on the campus. The COST idea was sparked by deaf students, and it spread like wildfire among the student body! .. - Sunday November 29th People First is becoming a movement, at least in Colorado. What this means is that individuals cannot be identified by their disability when writing up about them in newspaper stories. This means no more "deaf-mute" or "deaf-dumb" references to the deaf person in a newspaper story! Colorado? This state is expected to have this People First language bill introduced when the legislative body opens next year. - Monday November 30th Wireless captions in theater houses? Possible, for the benefit of deaf theater goers if an experiment in London succeeds. Airscript is a wireless captioning device capable of translating opera scenes in eight languages, English included. Said a critic: It shows multiple lines, so that you don't have to spend all your time staring at it and away from the stage - Tuesday December 1st To love Disney or to hate Disney? Well, Disney is claiming to be the first studio to have captions on its 3D movies. The 3D movie - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is the first one to be 3D captioned, at least in United Kingdom, not yet in USA. - Wednesday December 2nd A documentary, Riding High, produced in Great Britain, portrays 8 deaf teens learning how to ride motorbikes, is an effort to show hearing audiences on how to best deal with the deaf and to shatter all these deafness myths. This documentary will be aired on selected British TV channels. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: A proposed bill in New Zealand is making the deaf community upset. It has been proposed that hearing people, injured in place of employment and becoming deaf as a result, be entitled to lifetime compensation equal to six percent loss of their work income. This would leave deaf employees out in the cold because injured deaf workers are still deaf after the injury and not subject to such compensation. ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FREE SHIPPING IN DECEMBER! Do your holiday shopping at WCI from the comfort of your home! Choose from the wide selection of products on our website or in the catalog. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF HOUSE AND A POLICE WARRANT Sometimes the police with a warrant, comes to a Deaf House. These police officers would yell for the people in the house to come out or to knock hard on the door. Would the police know that the people in the Deaf House cannot hear? Always scary to see what will happen if the police breaks down the door to find that the people in the house are deaf. There are many workshops to teach the police on how to deal with the deaf. DeafDigest hopes the workshops will explain to the police about the Deaf House. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deafhouse/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FACTORY AND THE DEAF Could a deaf person work in a factory that makes musical instruments? Many workers must hear to make sure that the instruments work perfectly. Well, there was a deaf man that worked at a saxophone factory for 52 years. And another deaf man that worked at the ukuleles factory for 40 years. Impossible? Not to them! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/musicalinstruments/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THESE WHITE HOUSE PARTY CRASHERS The media has been constantly focusing on the White House party crashers - Tareq and Michaele Salahi. They craved attention and self-importance. These traits remind DeafDigest editor of several deaf individuals. One was the director of a state commission serving the deaf and the hard of hearing. He was not so concerned about helping the deaf in need in the state as he was about enhancing his self-importance. He made sure to get invited to the right parties, got into the right photo shoots with the right state and federal political officials and so on. The other one did not achieve lofty political heights but was constantly getting invited to these same parties and making sure he was photographed with the right hearing personalities (sports, politics, Hollywood people, etc). He proclaimed to do this all on behalf of the deaf, which was simply hot air. There are others, but above is enough as examples. Hearing fame-seekers; deaf fame-seekers, same thing. A CI HAZARD What is a Cochlear Implant hazard? It has nothing to do with potential medical dangers or of accidental activating of some metal detection systems. 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DEAF COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL Bristol is a city in England, which in a newspaper story, has a strong deaf community. Why is the community so strong? Because of Bristol Deaf Center, a school for the deaf and deaf programs at Bristol University. Pretty much reminds us of - Washington, DC metro area, because of Gallaudet University and Rochester, NY area because of NTID/RIT. DEATH OF A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER There was a newspaper story on retired police officer Jack Collins, Cincinnati, Ohio, who passed away. The story mentioned this: Mr. Collins also was an advocate for providing hearing impaired services in the police department during his years on the force. He worked to get sign-language interpreters into district offices and his doctoral dissertation concentrated on policing in the deaf community. He is one police officer we never knew about and was probably an unsung hero in the Cincinnati Deaf Community. A QUESTION ABOUT VIDEO RELAY THAT YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK Why are relay providers paid nearly $400.00 per hour? Is that too much money? No. Relay providers are a business. These businesses need to recoup their investment costs in equipment and overhead and to make a reasonable profit. WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? A hearing person telling the interpreter, standing next to a deaf person: please tell him to do this..... or please tell him to do that... if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Have you ever experienced your hands shaking when you had to do some sort of performance in public? What many people may not realize is that nervousness may play a role in the accuracy of some court reporters, captioners, and CART providers. As a court reporting/captioning student sits down at the steno machine to take a speed test, that person may find that as the dictation begins, his or her hands begin to shake, and it may become difficult for that person to hit the correct keys. Just like it may happen with public speaking or performing, the captioner's hands may shake or tremble in new or unfamiliar circumstances. The first time a captioner goes on air, it may take a few seconds or a few minutes for that person to calm down and to become more accurate. Some court reporters or captioners learn different techniques in an attempt to eliminate the nervousness. They may practice relaxation exercises like meditation, yoga, visualization, and deep breathing. Some have tried hypnosis to eliminate the anxiety. Usually after a short period of time, the person will settle down and be able to write cleanly and accurately, but it's that first few minutes in a new or unfamiliar environment that is very difficult for some court reporters or captioners. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT Deafness is definitely a barrier, but I either deal with it or find another way around; even my hearing colleagues deal with their own barriers! (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! GINA has kicked in. GINA? It stands for Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. It prohibits employers and insurance carriers from discriminating against people that may have genetic issues, For us, the deaf, it is simple, deaf of deaf marrying deaf or deaf cannot be discriminated against because of possibly of bearing deaf children! .. The Deaf and the Law A perceived hearing person lost his job and filed a lawsuit, on charges of discriminating against the deaf. The lawsuit shocked everyone, the employer included because they all had no idea of the discharged employee's hearing loss. Said an attorney: Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins says that you can't pass a woman over for promotion because she's "not feminine enough" or "acts too much like a man." If you do that, then that's gender discrimination. I'm not sure the analogy translates perfectly to being "not deaf enough." That discharged employee will have to prove his case at trial. .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: The magic number is 15 employees. Companies with less than 15 employees are not subject to the employment provisions of the ADA. If you are deaf and work for an employer that has a small workforce, then ADA regulations may not protect you. Just all depends. This is why we have ADA attorneys, ADA consultants and ADA specialists. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: there is a grey maier (matter) in the brain .... What became of? Jack Clevenger - past deaf staff member, Mesa Community College, Arizona - present vocational counselor, West Yavapai Guidance Clinic in Arizona mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: With Y2K coming up at end of this year, the fear is that TTY relay users will overload the telephone lines, testing their relay systems, thus "blowing out the fuse." .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Ukrainian interpreter Natalia Dmytruk made the news all over the world for telling her deaf audience that the news she just interpreted was a total lie. Is she to be praised for her efforts to tell the truth? This is what troubles DeafDigest. Professional interpreters are supposed to interpret and not to inject personal political opinions. Even if what she heard is a lie, should she have been neutral while carrying out her interpreting duties? Many years ago a hard of hearing printer, volunteering to interpret at union meetings, was accused of distorting what the speaker spoke at the podium. His distortion was what upset many deaf printers at these meetings. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Confidentiality among our interpreters and our relay operators are a blessing for us, the deaf. Not always that so years ago. A hearing person may volunteer to make telephone calls on behalf of his deaf friend. Unfortunately he makes the deaf business his business, ever so nosey and so anxious to know what resulted in the telephone call he made. .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? the world's best lipreader will catch 90 percent of what is being said. This means that in a 10-word sentence, he will miss one word. That missed word may lead to a huge misunderstanding. A hearing employee asked a deaf employee: have you ever been into the computer system today? The deaf employee thought it was: have you ever been into the computer system before? It was a big difference because the computer system was to be upgraded and all employees were asked to log out. The deaf employee did not log out, and it messed up the upgrading! if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (new closing dates) Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 12/18/2009) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 12/16/2009) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 2 open positions The Learning Center for the Deaf and Walden School Framingham, Massachusetts - Residential Supervisor at Framingham Campus The Residential Supervisor assists in supervising residential and social/recreational programming to ensure students gain the knowledge, independent living skills and interpersonal competencies needed to maximize their potential. Requirements: MA/MS degree with at least 3 years of experience in supervisory level preferred. BA/BS degree with at least 5 years of related experience in supervisory level may be equivalent and willingness to pursue an advanced degree. Fluent in American Sign Language and written English. Ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a team. Experience in principles and practices of management in each program preferred. Competency in Microsoft Office software programs. Willingness to work a varied schedule. Supervisor: Peter Bailey, Director of Student Life - Day Child Care Worker /Temporary Position (1 Year) at Walden School Responsible for implementing treatment plans and for the direct care and safety of the children residing at Walden School. Education: Training or degree in Human Service Field Understanding of mental health and children's issues Experience: 1 to 2 years in direct child care experience Communications: ASL fluency Supervisor: Day Child Care Supervisor If you are interested in any of the positions listed above, please contact with cover letter, resume, 3 written references and employment application forms to: Lynn Marshall Personnel Administrator The Learning Center for the Deaf 848 Central Street, Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org Fax: 508/875-9203 The Learning Center for the Deaf is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Team Leader/Mobile Mental Health Therapist Center for Hearing and Deaf Services Pittsburgh PA - Mobile Mental Health Therapist FT with/American Sign Language Outpatient/Adult Treatment Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week. Master's Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience working with deaf population. American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED. Requires Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver's license and access to a vehicle. Oversight of the OP component at HDS including clinical supervision of all the OP services. Coordination of community outreach activities (including networking and marketing of available services to the community at large), service coordination as well as ancillary services such as OVR, housing and peer support services. Maintain strong working relationships with internal (MBH and HDS) and external partners and resources. In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile MH therapist will provide community-based mobile mental health individual and group psychotherapy to an adult behavioral health population that includes mental health disorders with the deaf, hard of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population. The Team Leader/Therapist is responsible to evaluate, plan and provide clinical services across the continuum of care within the community in a variety of settings. The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical documentation and charting at HDS according to Federal, State, County and Organizational polices and procedures. The Team Leader/Mobile MH Therapist will coordinate Treatment Team meetings including collaboration with psychiatric and other organization staff. to apply, contact: Karen Tarasenkov Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 Phone: 412-697-6504 Fax: 412-323-6985 mailto:KTarasenkov@mercybh.org Mercy Behavioral Health is a part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System http://www.pmhs.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking qualified individuals - Science Teacher - Math Teacher - Parent Educator The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, NY The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York metropolitan area since 1864. Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of important areas. Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The curriculum meets standards set by the New York State Education Department. The high school is fully-accredited and like public high schools confers New York State Regents and Individual Education Plan (IEP) diplomas. Upon graduation, our students attend Gallaudet University, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, various universities and other two year colleges, or go directly into the work force or into further training programs. Lexington is seeking qualified individuals for the following job openings: - Science Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Math Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification) - Parent Educator For a detailed description of each job, please visit http://www.lexnyc.org and click on Employment. Please email your resume to mailto:jobopportunites@lexnyc.org or fax to 718-350-3332, indicating which position you are interested in. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated posting - December 6, 2009) job postings Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency San Leandro, CA - Director of Community Relations to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob - Computer Instructor (Part Time) to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcara2job -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking applicants NTID Director of Student Life Team National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/ntidjob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening ASL Teacher Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Brattleboro, VT QUALIFICATIONS: - degree in ASL or Deaf Studies preferred or equivalent experience - native ASL User or fluency in ASL - holds ASLTA certification or similar certification preferred - knowledge of first and second language teaching methods - knowledge of Vista: Signing Naturally Curriculum and other appropriate materials RESPONSIBILITIES: - teach ASL to students in Deaf and public schools - teach ASL to staff and community members - teach aspects of Deaf Culture - develop syllabus, quizzes and exams - participate in ASL Teachers' Meetings SALARY: competitive salary schedule commensurating with experience TO APPLY, CONTACT: Kelly Therieau at : mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org phone/tty: 802-258-9510 fax: 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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Hot Deaf News during the week:
– Very Hot News
Disney has done a turnabout. Last week Disney said it
was a “marketing decision” to justify keeping captions
out of the rental movie “Up.” In face of Deaf Community
uproar, Disney is now saying it was a “mistake.”
Corporate doubletalk? Very certainly so.
– Thursday November 26th
Those getting Holiday Season greeting cards from British High
Commission of Sri Lanka would probably not be aware that the
design was done by a deaf student.
The honors go to student Chamika Umesh Bandara of the Sri Lanka
School for the Deaf.
– Friday November 27th
The Oticon Focus on People Awards has bestowed an award on
Paige Stringer, a past NCAA-I women’s tennis star at
University of Washington. Paige who is deaf, grew up knowing
nothing about sign language or of Deaf Culture. Years past
her tennis-playing days she created a foundation to help deaf
children of Vietnam. And forsaking her past oral days, she has
absorbed herself into Vietnamese sign language to communicate
with the deaf of Vietnam.
– Saturday November 28th
Deaf people are no different from hearing people as far as
appreciation of art and culture is concerned. In Philippines,
Dulaang Tahimik ng Pilipinas exists to encourage the
involvement of the deaf in the artistic and cultural fields.
This organization, established in 1992, was lauded in a
newspaper story.
(please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday
Hot Deaf News)
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Deaf Miscellaneous stuff:
Ingrid Parkin will become the first deaf principal of the
St Vincent School for the Deaf in South Africa. DeafDigest
is not sure, but she may just be the first deaf principal of
a school in South Africa. First deaf principal of any deaf
school in Africa? Do not know because the late Andrew Foster,
a Gallaudet graduate, founded 31 schools and 2 centers for
the deaf on the African continent. How many schools are still
surviving because of the continuous political and tribal upheaval?
Anyway, Parkin? Sounds familiar! Yes, she is the wife of the
famed South African hearing Olympics swimmer, Terence, who happens
to be deaf.
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The University of Tennessee Rehabilitation Counseling Program is
seeking Master’s students to apply for the Deafness Concentration.Â
****Funding is available in the form of RSA Traineeships.****
Students in the Deafness Concentration will pursue 48-hours of
coursework in rehabilitation counseling and are also expected to
fulfill the following requirements:
1) Completion of the non-credit Orientation to Deafness (OTD) program
offered in summer term by the UT Center on Deafness.Â
2) Demonstration of American Sign Language (ASL) skills at an Intermediate
level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) prior to
graduation.
3) Completion of all practicum, internship, external course writing
assignments, and independent research in settings or topics related to
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Students are admitted to the on-campus program each fall and complete the
program in approximately 16 months. Distance Education students are
admitted every other year (with the next cohort beginning in August, 2010)
and complete the program in two years.
The application deadline is April 15. Admission decisions are made by May
15.
A number of RSA Traineeships are available to students.
Patrick L. Dunn, Ph.D., CRC
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling Program
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
A523 Bailey Education Complex
Knoxville, TNÂ 37996
Phone:Â (865) 974-8013
Email:Â mailto:pdunn4@utk.edu
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A CANCELLED CI OPERATION
A deaf man was scheduled to have a CI implant at
a hospital.
He arrived at the hospital, and the operating room
staff got him ready for the operation.
He waited for a long time, and was told to go home,
because the operation was canceled.
Why was it canceled? Because the CI people did not have
their own CI operation equipment and surgical tools. These
were missing and cannot be found.
A deaf doctor said:
Happens frequently – each surgeon has his own list of
equipment for each operation, and sometimes the operating
room staff cannot find the stuff!
– for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/cancelledci/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
A HIDDEN BEDROOM AT NAD HEADQUARTERS
For many years the National Association of the Deaf
had its headquarters at the Halex House in Silver
Springs, Maryland.
Halex House had many offices on three floors. In one of
the offices there was a hidden (or secret) bedroom. Many
people worked at the Halex House without knowing about
that secret bedroom.
A former NAD CEO used that secret bedroom as his
“free” apartment.
When the board of directors found out about it, they
kicked him out of the free bed room but also forced him
to resign!
– for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/bedroomnad/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
LANCE BRIGGS’ COMIC BOOK IDEA
Lance Briggs, not deaf, is a member of the Chicago
Bears NFL football team.
When not busy playing football he likes to work on
comic book ideas, especially with a new superhero.
A superhero he has in mind is Riot. As Lance
describes, Riot grew up in Hawaii as an ordinary boy
until he almost died at the age of 15. Somehow at the
hospital, while he recovered, he got super powers, one
of which is telepathic skills.
Anyway this telepathic skill can control any living
thing – with one exception – that it cannot control
the deaf!
A strange sense of powers, in that in Riot’s world,
we, the deaf, cannot be controlled?
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Do you dislike braces that has wires?
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Are your dentures loose? Does your denture tooth break off? Do
you need emergency denture repair?
* Same Day Denture Repair Service – Must Come in Early in the
Morning and Pick Up at the end of the Day
Are you scared of needles for new fillings?
* Air Abrasion Technique does not require Needles for New Fillings
What about for extractions, replace old fillings, and other
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* The Wind – It’s a Lesser Painful or Painless Technique than
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Are you scared of contaminated water in dental office?
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Are you tired of writing on paper when communicating or frustrated
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Two Full Time Deaf Dentists Proficient in American Sign Language:
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If you have any more questions, contact us at
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are located in College Park, MD and Rockville/Gaithersburg, MD.
Our phone number for TTY is 301-474-8278.
Our website is http://www.drrattner.com
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ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR THE DEAF
There are many Assisted Living Facilities in
USA. These are primarily for hearing senior citizens
in need of living assistance, though many do accept
deaf senior citizens equally in need.
What about the deaf? Very few. Why? Very high
costs involved to enroll a deaf patient.
Several groups have attempted to establish deaf-only
homes but most have failed.
SARAH PALIN AND SANDY PARNELL
Sarah Palin is a former Alaska First Lady, because she,
at one time in the past, was the state Governor. Sandy
Parnell is the current Alaska First Lady – because her
husband Sean is the state Governor.
What is the difference between both First Ladies?
During her time as the state Governor, DeafDigest cannot
remember if Sarah expressed interest in the needs of the
deaf in the state.
On the other hand Sandy has, as a priority, a project –
to teach fellow Alaskans on the needs of the deaf. She
became interested in the deaf after taking ASL classes at
University of Alaska at Anchorage.
DeafDigest hopes Sandy’s project will bear fruit!
NOISE AND BARBARA CORCORAN
Deaf people make noise, both without realizing it
and even when they take painful steps to be as quiet
with their movements.
Barbara Corcoran? Who is she? She is well known in the
real state world for touching any and every property into
million dollar sales.
Put the deaf and Barbara Corcoran together and there
is a small, but unpleasant incident during an airplane
trip. She and the deaf person sat next to each other,
possibly both unaware of each other’s whereabouts.
This deaf man was tearing up paper. Annoyed, Barbara
slipped him a note, asking him to cease and desist.
Much to her shock, he wrote back, saying no! If
that deaf person was DeafDigest editor, he would immediately
point to his ear, and tell her “I am deaf.”
Works every time; hearing people tend to retreat back
to where they were!
DEAF POKER AND DEAF SPORTS
We have a number of deaf poker tournaments in USA.
Do these tournaments help Deaf Sports? No.
In Australia, it is a bit different. There is an
annual New South Wales Deaf Poker State Championship.
Proceeds from that tournament go towards winner’s
choice of another deaf sporting organization.
We cannot imagine an American deaf poker tournament
winner selecting USA Deaf Sports Federation as the
beneficiary!
OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
We have many, many organizations, both national and
local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people.
One such organization is:
American Society for Deaf Children
The web site is at:
TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS
on one big holiday day I was the only driver around,
as everyone wanted to celebrate the holiday. As a
result I delivered pizzas all day until the shop closed
(final tale – end of series)
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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
part of a newspaper story that said:
A deaf person has become a person with a hearing impairment
to have a hearing impairment is the same as being deaf – is the
writer saying a deaf person has become a deaf person?
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31st World’s Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010
Signing Greeting Cards
ASL and Interpreting DVDs
We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the
President of RID, Cheryl Moose.
The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000
participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice,
beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as
well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours
of seminars to choose from.
The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida
Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have
a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other
conferences’ hotel prices. The room costs are even lower
next year … just $105 with free parking and unlimited free
internet!
Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills
can bring family members and they can take novice sign
language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current
interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the
Silent Weekend!
There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences
offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the
Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com
Sign language DVDs are available online at
http://www.DrSign.com –
A DVD “When ‘Duck’ is not Enough”
to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available
The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies
is finished. This was the world’s longest group motorcycle
benefit run.
See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html
for an article from a newspaper.
See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos.
These trips will take place every year so why not make plans
to join us now in July, 2010?
Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at:
http://www.DrSign.com
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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
Deaf people can hear, via hearing aids and CIs, through
their ears. Deaf people can hear via bone, via bone
conduction hearing aids (pretty much obsolete).
And now this – hear via their skin. Researchers at the
University of British Columbia are now saying the deaf
can use their skin to help them hear better. Their
work was written up in the Nature, a publication.
In the future, the deaf could hear through something
else? Teeth? (see Deaf Picture below)
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DeafLibrary Page of the Week
Oral Nussbaum, who is not deaf, watched a movie
about Deaf Culture. So moved she was about the
showing that she went out and wrote a short poem.
She said:
I wrote a poem that expresses what I saw as the point of view
of a deaf person. In hopes that it may bless someone, I
am sharing it with DeafDigest.
Thank you, Oral.
To read the poem, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/oralnussbaum
(on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic
will be featured every week)
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Deaf Picture of the Week:
A teeth hearing aid!
what is it?
look at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1228367/Could-wearing-high-tech-brace-boost-hearing.html
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Question of the week:
Q. Which football helmet brand is the best that can protect the CI
while playing the rough game of football?
A. Forget it! Just take off the CI and enjoy playing football.
send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
the most interesting questions may be answered
in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you.
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Wish List of the Week:
that all hearing parents would accept deafness of their
children instead of trying to cover it up by saying
“he is not deaf; he is hard of hearing”
or
“he is not deaf; he is fully mainstreamed, wars bilateral
hearing aids and uses FM unit, blah, blah, blah”
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DeafHistory – Looking Back:
Year 1934 – The judge in the courthouse in Papillion, Nebraska
was a deaf man; he was written up in a newspaper story of
performing a private wedding of a hearing couple. This
newlyweds are still living nowadays!
Sorry, the identity of the deaf judge is lost to history.
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Deaf and the Money:
Year 1965 – the NAD CEO bragged to DeafDigest editor, at
that time, a Gallaudet student, that his salary was
higher than the president of Gallaudet University!
(times have changed)
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DeafNumbers of the Week:
in a deaf social service agency in mid-sized American
city –
200 – number of meetings attended in one year by a CEO
that did not have a deputy director on his payroll
15 – number of hours per day in office re above
100 – number of meetings attended in the following
year by the same CEO who hired a deputy director
10 – number of hours per day in office re above
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for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
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Email address: mailto:Personnel.Office@gallaudet.edu
Any questions regarding to these positions, contact Personnel office
at 202-651-5352
**For details on these vacancies, please click on this link:
http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml
Locate “Job Listing”, click on “Professional Staff”, and then click
on specific position you are interested in.
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institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex,
national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered
veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, gender orientation,
family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source
of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or
any other unlawful basis.Â
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individuals from protected classes for available positions.Â
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and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the
University’s EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE,
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position openings
Deaf Services Center
Glenside, PA
Deaf Services Center (DSC) is a dynamic team of behavioral health
professionals serving Deaf and hard of hearing children and adults.
We take great pride that our program is strongly Deaf centered with
about 85% of our staff being Deaf or hard of hearing. Our staff
environment is one of incredible teamwork and mutual support. As a
result, we are rapidly growing with new programs and expansions of
our existing programs. Whether you are a high school graduate,
recent college graduate or have many years experience in the field of
human services we have a career building position waiting for you!
DSC is looking for dedicated, motivated, energetic individuals who
are fluent in American Sign Language and knowledgeable about Deaf
Culture and the Deaf Community to fill the following positions:
– PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COORDINATOR: We are seeking a team player
with a proven background working with quality improvement and system
integration activities which includes: developing, implementing and
monitoring PI initiatives & quality control activities of program
regulations such as CARF standards to ensure high standards are being
met. Responsible to monitor, collect, input various data into
database systems as well as analysis to provide data reports.
Qualifications: BA degree in the field of health/human services with
5 years of experience in human services field, preference someone
with a strong clinical background, must have excellent time
management, writing and organizational skills. Fluency in American
Sign Language preferred.
– BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST: We are seeking a clinical professional with
experience in utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis;
assessment and evaluation of behavior, and the application of
interventions that result in behavior change. Strong interpersonal
skills are also essential. The behavior specialist will be working
with the treatment team to provide supports to clients who are Deaf
or Hard of Hearing, and their families. Must have the ability to
provide clinical supervision/guidance for staff in providing
therapeutic techniques and approaches and assist in treatment
planning process and documentation. Qualifications: Licensed Clinical
Psychologist; Board Certified Behavior Analyst; Certificate in
Applied Behavioral Analysis or Other Master’s Level Mental Health
Clinician with documented training in the field of Behavioral
Modification techniques. Fluency in American Sign Language
preferred, but will consider candidates with an open mindedness to
learning about this population.
– OFFICE COORDINATOR: We are seeking someone with a human resources
background to assist Office Manager with day to day management
details. Responsibilities include: Prepare and process human
resources files, organize & monitor training activities, maintain
training records, compile various reports, memos and minutes,
maintain HR database, and complete payroll items. Provide technical
assistance with various office equipment and trouble shoot
facility/maintenance issues when needed. Assist with providing
consultation to supervisory staff on issues surrounding human
resources related issues, policies and procedures. Assist in
licensure/audit activities for all programs. Assist with supervising
& training support staff. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in
business administration, human resources management or related field
with 6 years of Human Resources/Administrative experience. Must have
strong organization, communication, writing and leadership skills.
Fluency in American Sign Language preferred.
– MEDICAL CLAIM/BILLING SPECIALIST: We are seeking an additional team
player with a proven background working with Medicaid, Medicare and
multiple insurance companies. The ideal candidate has experience in
obtaining insurance authorizations and resolving discrepancies.
Qualifications:Â 2+ years of experience in claims follow up & A/R
experience. Skills: Data entry, ability to analyze information,
quality focus, productivity, organization, professionalism, attention
to detail, financial/documentation/reporting proficiencies and
capability of meeting timelines. The responsibilities will include
but not limited to the following: ensures payments by verifying
accuracy of Medicaid coding; resolves disputed claims by gathering;
verifying, and providing additional information; following-up on
claims; resolves discrepancies by examining and evaluating data;
selecting corrective steps; and prepares monthly reports of Medicaid
billing by summarizing billings, adjustments, and revenues received.
– RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS: (various positions available) This position
provides direct client services including encouraging client
independence in areas such as skills in daily living and community
integration. The qualified candidate shall possess: HS + 1 year
related experience or AA; valid drivers’ license; advanced fluency in
ASL; minimum of 2 years experience with Deaf Community; demonstrated
competency in independent living skills; ability to teach, advise and
motivate Deaf Consumers; strong interpersonal skills. Duties:
Provide supported living and training to Deaf consumers with mental
illness and/or developmental disabilities living in the community;
promote consumers’ independence and social relationships. Positions
open for weekend and evening shifts.
Send your letter of intent and resumes to:
Linda Claypool
Office Manager/HR
Deaf Services Center
614 N. Easton Road,
Glenside, PA 19038
Email: mailto:lclaypool@salisb.com or Fax: 215-884-6301Â Â Â Â Â
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searching for
Executive Director
New England Homes for the Deaf
Danvers, MA
New England Homes for the Deaf has been serving the needs of the
Deaf and Deaf/Blind community since 1901.Â
We are a three-facility campus: independent living, rest home and SNF.
We are currently searching for a new Executive Director who would
continue the long tradition of compassionate and progressive care for
our residents.Â
This position requires a Nursing Home Administrator License issued by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In addition, our ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:
– Knowledge of ASL/Deaf Culture as it relates to our organizational
philosophy
– Minimum 5 years experience as Administrator in an LTC facility
with good surveys (i.e. no more than 6 deficiencies)
– Ability to establish and maintain standards of high-quality care
and resident programs
– Strong financial management skills, including administration,
forecasting and budgeting
– In-depth understanding of LTC reimbursement
– Able to demonstrate leadership qualities through past achievement
– Proven record of meeting growth and development targets
Deaf and hard of hearing are encouraged to apply.
Email your credentials to mailto:Search.Committee@nehomesdeaf.org
prior to December 15, 2009.
NEHD is an equal opportunity employer.
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position available
Teacher
The Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf
Mill Neck, NY
The Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf provides quality care and
educational services to children who are Deaf and/or communicatively
impaired. Our mission is to discover and maximize the child’s
potential. We are seeking bright, energetic professionals to become
part of our team. We are an equal opportunity employer.Â
The following position is available:
Teacher
The successful candidate will possess:
– Master’s degree in Deaf Education or related area
– Certification as a Teacher of the Deaf/Special Education
– Previous experience working with deaf students
– Excellent communication skills
– Fluency in Sign Language
– Proven ability to work as part of a team
Interested persons should apply to Kathleen Lagalante, Director of
Human Resources at 516-922-4100 ext. 224.
For further information, please check out our website:
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Seeking Applicants For
Outreach Specialist
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest
technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly
1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States,
as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000
hearing students.
The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking an Outreach Specialist
For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at:
https://mycareer.rit.edu
and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf
for College/Division.
Job Description:
Full time position. Provide coordination and program implementation for
Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination
and implementation for the Sprint Distance Learning Initiative Programs.Â
Provide support for all the other Pre-College Outreach Programs.Â
Detailed Description:
a. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to
Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and
implementation for the Spring Distance Learning Initiative Programs.
b. Plans and coordinates complex administrative assignments and
special projects within and/or across operating departments (i.e.
faculty, marketing, development, etc..); gathers, organizes, and
assesses information, and develops and prepares recommendations.
c. Negotiates terms (for approval by Director of Outreach) with
facilities vendors for services, in accordance with budget constraints
and University policies and procedures.
d. Assist in development of marketing materials
e. Assist in corresponding with parties involved in Outreach
projects.
f. Performs related duties as assigned and required.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business, education, human service or related
field is required. MS degree in business, education, human service
or related field preferred. 1-2 years of event planning experience.Â
Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication, and written
communication skills. Proficiency with ASL strongly preferred.Â
Possess knowledge about deaf culture. Organizational and time
management skills. Ability to consistently meet tight deadlines
Additional Details:
Review of applicants will begin in December.
Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in
meaningful ways to the university’s continuing commitment to cultural
diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make
application.
The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check
and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is
contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources
Salary commensurate with experience
This position is subject to available funding
Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume
and cover letter should be uploaded via this website
http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34610 in order to be considered
for this position
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job announcement
Teacher (High School Math)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA
for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/hsmath
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job announcement
Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA
for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/subteach
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(updated November 29th)
– EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! –
– Job Developer/Interpreter – Pacoima, CA
– Job Developer/Interpreter – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
– Community Interpreter – Los Angeles, CA
To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go
to our website:
If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume
and application to:
Jeff Fetterman
Human Resources Specialist
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
V/TDD:Â (323) 550-4207
Fax #:Â (323) 550-4204
E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org
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Hot Deaf News during the week:
– Dedication
DeafDigest dedicates this edition to promising figure skater
Haley Gans. She died in a skiing accident at the age of
14. She was earmarked for a promising career as a competitive
figure skater. She is deaf.
– Very Hot News
Are 911 test emergency messages ineffective? Yes, as far as the
Connecticut state officials and telecommunications personnel
are concerned! There was a hearing on this issue which
was summed into one sentence “it will take many years”
..
– Sunday November 22nd
A research team affiliated with the Xinhua Hospital and
Jiao Tong University medical school, both in China, have
claimed to be able to detect and intervene in early
deafness. Not child’s deafness, but deafness in the
fetus!
– Monday November 23rd
Mississippi School for the Deaf leaving its Jackson
campus for a campus in Brookhaven? The state government
made that suggestion that the school move to the
Mississippi School of Arts campus. Rationale given
was that it would boost the area economy as well as
to provide a safe environment for deaf students.
DeafDigest knows for sure that the Mississippi Deaf
Community will fight against such a move.
– Tuesday November 24th
We have been using our video equipment to reach
VRS providers to make relay calls for us. But there
is a twist. A certain airline carrier posted an
announcement on its web site urging deaf travelers
to use their video equipment to make reservations
directly with them! That airline, however, does not
have its own VRS facility but contracts with a VRS
provider for these video relay communications.
– Wednesday November 25th
If Michigan State University, as mentioned in a
previous DeafDigest article, is going to close its
Deaf Education Program and ASL Classes, there
will be a fight. The Michigan Deaf Community
is not taking it lightly; a rally is planned
on the campus on December 4th to urge the
university officials to reconsider its
decision.
(Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition)
..
Deaf Miscellaneous stuff:
AgBell made an announcement of three new members to the
board of directors. Two of them are hearing; the third
one is deaf – Catharine McNally, who operates her own
web site that provides accessibility information on
public and private tours.
..
The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp
The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf
and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds
African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian,
bi-racial, multi-racial
Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council
June 13-27, 2010
Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon
to see the flyer, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf
for more information and camper application form, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf
to apply as a staff member:
http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf
http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf
to apply as a camp worker:
http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf
For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com
or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org
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A DEAF MAN TO THE RESCUE
The Palace Theater shows “hearing” movies in
Sequin, Texas.
Some years ago, this theater had sound problems.
The man, who could fix the sound problems, was out
of town. There was no other person around who could
fix that problem.
The theater owner knew of a deaf person, and
felt he could fix the sound problems, and asked
him to come over.
This deaf man came over and fixed the problem
within two hours.
He is deaf; he is not hard of hearing and
cannot follow the voice on telephone or radio
or TV.
That deaf person is David Pierce, who is
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his own Davideo Productions.
Said Pierce:
Funny how hearies are depending on a Deafie
to fix the sound system
– for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/sound/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
D AND D STREET IN KENTUCKY
A hearing man was hired to teach at Kentucky
School for the Deaf in Danville, Kentucky.
The school is located on South 2nd Street.
Years ago, the town hearing senior citizens would
call it D and D Street.
This hearing teacher, would ask them “Do you
mean South 2nd Street?”
These senior citizens would look at him with
a funny look on their faces.
What is D and D in the street address? Deaf
and Dumb!
Insulting? Of course!
– for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/danddstreet/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
INTERPRETERS IN DOCTOR’S OFFICES
We always read stories of physicians and hospitals
refusing to provide interpreters, only to end up
getting sued by angry deaf patients.
Well, the Connecticut State Medical Society
ran a survey, and one if the findings was interesting.
It said:
Women physicians were significantly more likely to provide
interpreter services and patient-education materials in
other languages.
Is it saying that we, the deaf, should seek female
physicians because we feel they will provide interpreters?
Good question – because we go to the physician we trust
the most, regardless of the gender!
A LUCKY DEAF FAMILY MEMBER
There was a newspaper story of a deaf woman, named
Mary, who passed away last week.
The story said:Â
Mary was a very special aunt and confidant to her nieces
and nephews and managed to hear all of the family news before
anyone, even though she was deaf
This is interesting. In many, many families, the deaf
member is the last to know when something came up or
when something happened.
Not so with Mary!
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TEXTING IN A BAR
Two deaf men were sitting next to each other in a bar,
using their own pagers to text messages. Some one said:
I’ll never forget the two deaf men texting away to each
other as fast as their fingers could go.
Huh! Maybe it was the wrong impression. It may be
quite possible that these two deaf men were texting
to their own friends, not towards each other. Why
would two deaf people, sitting next to each other,
text to each other?
ASKING TOURISTS TO VISIT AOMORI CITY
Aomori City, population 290,000, is located in the
northern part of Japan. Cities compete against other
cities to get more tourists for themselves.
The #1 sightseeing ambassador of Amori City is
Rie Saito. She is deaf.
She will be traveling across Japan, promoting
her city at cultural and social events.
A QUESTION ABOUT VIDEO RELAY THAT YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK
The federal government pays for our video relay service?
No. A very small part of our monthly telephone bills finances
the Video Relay Services.
WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?
an interpreter said:
After conversing with my deaf student, a hearing student
asked me, “Do you really understand everything he said?”
if you have these “hate” or “horror” stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR – continuing series
Because speakers may talk faster than some captioners can
write, there may be times when it becomes necessary for the
captioner to drop some unimportant words or to paraphrase a
thought.
A speaker might say, “Well, you know, back when Joe DiMaggio
was playing the game of baseball, DiMaggio was able to get
a 56-game hitting streak.”
If the speaker was talking too quickly, a captioner might
shorten the sentence so that it would read, “Back when Joe
DiMaggio played baseball, he was able to get a 56-game
hitting streak.” That would shorten the sentence from 35
syllables down to 24 syllables. Since the captioner is
writing syllable by syllable and not letter by letter, it
would make it possible for the captioner to keep up with what
was being said.
Realtime captioners do try to write verbatim whenever they
possibly can. However, there will be times when they will
need the skill of shortening or paraphrasing what is being
said. It is better to selectively omit unnecessary or
unimportant words rather than dropping important words. If the
captioner gave us these 24 syllables, it would not convey the
meaning the speaker intended. “Well, you know, back Joe
DiMaggio was game, DiMaggio was able to a fifty hitting.”  Â
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A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT
Much of what I learned in college is pretty much
obsolete; we need to teach ourselves on our own
the new things that come up practically every day.
And do not hesitate to ask questions of your
associates; they may have picked up on new things
before you did!
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We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area.
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insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor.
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Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will
finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day
for every day we are late.
We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels
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HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION
FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING:
Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are
grossly underserved by both the physical health and the
behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient
as well as the health care provider who may provide service
to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of
accommodations in the health care setting so that all
persons have equal access to health related information.
A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info
was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard
of hearing.Â
Each month the topics discussed will change.
Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you
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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
If one says small and struggling small towns cannot afford to
comply with ADA regulations, think again!
Poplarville, a small town in Mississippi has reached a deal with
Department of Justice to open up access for the disabled, the
deaf included.
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The Deaf and the Law
An attorney, that works with the deaf, said:
I find it hard to believe that trained professionals could
not figure out a person was deaf in this day and age. There
are simple signals that would let you figure out that a
person is deaf.
This was in reference to a deaf person arrested by police,
ever so clueless to the suspect’s deafness!
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DeafADA Issue of the Week:
What is a disability and what is not a disability?
The new ADA regulations try to define these disability
or non-disability issues.
The more the regulations are written, the more vague these
become.
What about us, the deaf?
Hearing (ability) is considered a major life activity according
to the new regulations. Exactly how this plays out in the
court room is up to attorneys.
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The Captioning Blunder of the Week:
the dog walked into the wrung (wrong) area of the house
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What became of?
Jim Kyte
– past
the only deaf player ever to play in the National Hockey
League, enjoyed a career that lasted 13 seasons
– present
spokesperson, The Registered Disability Savings Plan, which
addresses the financial needs of Canadians with disabilities
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with “past” and
“present” details
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News of the Week – Looking Back 10 Years Ago:
Is this an example of an outstanding deaf athlete
being exploited with no regard for need of interpreters?
A basketball star has enrolled in a junior college and
just played the first game of the season. There is an
interpreter present at basketball practices – but for
classes, natch, the interpreter ain’t around!
For reasons of privacy the identity of the player
and the junior college involved is not being disclosed but
it is a true story.
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News of the Week – Looking Back 5 Years Ago:
Is there a piece on the deaf in art that we may have never
heard of despite several published books on Deaf Art?
Well, the painting by Camille Pissarro of “The House
of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny” was featured
at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Said an avid follower of Deaf Art. “I’ve never heard of
that painting, but thanks for alerting me to it.”
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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:
When there is a deaf issue that is being written up in a
newspaper story, we need to ask ourselves this question:
is there more to it than what we are reading?
This is in reference to a deaf man winning an amount of money
in a job discrimination lawsuit against a labor union. Yet,
in the very last paragraph of that story, the union, involved
in the lawsuit, said that they have other deaf union members
and they all do not have job issues.
A quick question:
why is that deaf person filing a job discrimination lawsuit
whereas other deaf fellow union members have no issues?
We may never know why!
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A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor’s great news:
The local massage place you go, offers 50% discounts for
teachers and vocational rehabilitation professionals.
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A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say?
Admitted a DeafDigest subscriber:
At a bar, I had one drink too many, while chatting with
a hearing person next to me. I thought he said:
are you a son of a bitch?
I got angry and was ready to slug it out with him.
Fortunately he stopped me and said:
are you suffering much?
Said the deaf lipreader:
Wow, talk about embarrassment!
The deaf person is lucky; those fighting in the bar have often
been thrown into jail.
if you have lipreading tales, please share these with
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
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(closing date 11/30/09)
Employment vacancies
– School Educator I (closing date 11/30/09)
– Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 11/30/09)
Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf,
Wilson, NC
to view these vacancies please visit our website at:
http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421
contact person:
mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net
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position openings
Team Leader/Mobile Mental Health Therapist
Center for Hearing and Deaf Services
Pittsburgh PA
– Mobile Mental Health Therapist
FT with/American Sign Language
Outpatient/Adult Treatment
Monday – Friday
37.5 hours per week.
Master’s Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience
working with deaf population.
American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED.
Requires Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver’s license and access
to a vehicle.
Oversight of the OP component at HDS including clinical supervision
of all the OP services. Coordination of community outreach activities
(including networking and marketing of available services to the
community at large), service coordination as well as ancillary services
such as OVR, housing and peer support services. Maintain strong
working relationships with internal (MBH and HDS) and external
partners and resources. In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile MH
therapist will provide community-based mobile mental health
individual and group psychotherapy to an adult behavioral health
population that includes mental health disorders with the deaf, hard
of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population. The Team Leader/Therapist
is responsible to evaluate, plan and provide clinical services across
the continuum of care within the community in a variety of settings.Â
The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical
documentation and charting at HDS according to Federal, State, County
and Organizational polices and procedures. The Team Leader/Mobile MH
Therapist will coordinate Treatment Team meetings including collaboration
with psychiatric and other organization staff.
to apply, contact:
Karen Tarasenkov
Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist
Mercy Behavioral Health
1200 Reedsdale Street
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233
Phone:Â 412-697-6504
Fax:Â 412-323-6985
mailto:KTarasenkov@mercybh.org
Mercy Behavioral Health is a part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health
System
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seeking qualified individuals
– Science Teacher
– Math Teacher
– Parent Educator
The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf
Jackson Heights, NY
The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served
the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York
metropolitan area since 1864.
Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of
important areas.
Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social
service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
The curriculum meets standards set by the New York State Education
Department. The high school is fully-accredited and like public high
schools confers New York State Regents and Individual Education Plan
(IEP) diplomas.Â
Upon graduation, our students attend Gallaudet University, National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, various universities and other two
year colleges, or go directly into the work force or into further
training programs.
Lexington is seeking qualified individuals for the following job openings:
– Science Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed
certification)
– Math Teacher / High School Level (Must possess Deaf Ed certification)
– Parent Educator
For a detailed description of each job, please visit http://www.lexnyc.org
and click on Employment.
Please email your resume to mailto:jobopportunites@lexnyc.org
or fax to 718-350-3332, indicating which position you are interested in.
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job postings
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency
San Leandro, CA
– Director of Community Relations
to read on job description and on application procedures,
click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob
– Computer Instructor (Part Time)
to read on job description and on application procedures,
click on http://deafdigest.com/dcara2job
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seeking applicants
NTID Director of Student Life Team
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
to read on job description and on application procedures,
click on http://deafdigest.com/ntidjob
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position opening
ASL Teacher
Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Brattleboro, VT
QUALIFICATIONS:
– degree in ASL or Deaf Studies preferred or equivalent experience
– native ASL User or fluency in ASL
– holds ASLTA certification or similar certification preferred
– knowledge of first and second language teaching methods
– knowledge of Vista: Signing Naturally Curriculum and other
appropriate materials
RESPONSIBILITIES:
– teach ASL to students in Deaf and public schools
– teach ASL to staff and community members
– teach aspects of Deaf Culture
– develop syllabus, quizzes and exams
– participate in ASL Teachers’ Meetings
SALARY: competitive salary schedule commensurating with experience
TO APPLY, CONTACT:Â Â Â
Kelly Therieau at : mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org
phone/tty: 802-258-9510Â
fax: 802-258-9574
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position opening
Clinical Therapist
National Deaf Academy
Mt Dora, Florida
National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment
facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well
as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of
Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting,
has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist.
A Master’s degree in counseling, social work and/or a related
field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license
eligible.
This position requires that the candidate have experience working
with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special
needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire.
The candidate will be providing:
– Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility)
– Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings)
– Fluent in American Sign Language required.
Competitive salary and excellent benefit package.
Send resume to:
Director of Human Resources,
National Deaf Academy,
19650 US Hwy 441,
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com
V: 352-735-9500Â Fax 352-735-4939Â Â Â Â Â Â
EOE
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Seeking Applicants For
Assistant Director-Pre College Outreach
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest
technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly
1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States,
as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing
students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking a Director.Â
For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at:
https://mycareer.rit.edu
and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf
for College/Division.
Job Description:
The Assistant Director for Outreach is responsible for providing
coordination, leadership and support to these activities. The Assistant
Director works with the Director of Pre-College Outreach, and the Program
Assistant for Outreach in carrying out these responsibilities. The
Assistant Director has primary responsibility for management of NTID’s
Explore Your Future Program (EYF), which serves 225-275 students annually
Detailed Description:
1. Lead the planning and management of NTID’s Explore Your Future
Program which provides educational activities to 225-275 students
annually. This activity involves the supervision of 40+ professionals
and 40+ student workers over a 4-6 week period each summer.
2. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff leaders involved in
planning and carrying out Outreach activities each year.
3. Provide project leadership to targeted Pre-College Outreach activities
as assigned.
4. Work with the other colleges of RIT to plan for deaf and hard of
hearing student involvement in their Pre-College Outreach activities as
assigned.Â
5. Work with the Outreach teams to facilitate the planning and
coordination of activities designed to meet needs of target audiences
6. Work with Outreach teams to evaluate impact of Pre-College
activities on enrollment pipeline.
7. Independently plan and travel for the purpose of promoting NTID
Pre-College Outreach Programs.
8. Provide periodical performance and data reports as assigned
Job Requirements:
Bachelor degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field
required. Master degree in Education, Business, Human Service or
related field strongly preferred.
Experience:
– Experience in working with target Pre-College populations strongly
preferred
– 3-5 years related administrative experience
Skills:
1. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication and written
communication skills required.
2. Proficiency in American Sign Language required.
3. Strong organization and time management skills required.
4. Highly flexible and able to work effectively in a team oriented
and fast-paced environment
5. Able to function effectively as team member in outcomes-oriented
work
6. Ability to make significant independent programmatic judgments and
decisions as necessary.
Additional Details:
Review of applicants will begin in December.
Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in
meaningful ways to the university’s continuing commitment to cultural
diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make
application.
The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check
and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is
contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources
Salary commensurate with experience
This position is subject to available funding
Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume
and cover letter should be uploaded via this website
http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34613 in order to be considered
for this position
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position opening
Independent Living Advisor
Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc
Salisbury, Maryland
Full/Part Time
Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization
that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the
Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and
provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of
community life.
Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills,
such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting
skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication
resources, medication administration and developing community
relationships.
Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written
English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency
in independent living skills, Valid driver’s license required
and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required.
Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life,
Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit
To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of
references to :Â Â Â Â Â
Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc.
Human Resources Department
806 Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, Maryland 21804
or fax to 410-543-4874.
Position is open until filled
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Three British Sign Language interpreters and two Urdu Sign Language interpreters had to work in concert to make sure everyone was on the same wavelength. If we hear of the old joke - "How many people does it take to change a light bulb" then British taxpayers are not laughing! All in fairness, each sign language requires two interpreters (one for relief every 15-20 minutes). - Saturday November 21st Concerned that Deaf Catholics are not getting attention, the Vatican conducted a 3-day conference to deal with this issue. This conference was encouraged by Pope Benedict XVI (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: For years many doctors have ignored, some of them ending up being sued, our requests for interpreters during medical appointments. The Joint Commission of the American Hospital Association will be starting a new certification group, which should pave the way of interpreters to work with the physicians on our interpreting needs. .. The University of Tennessee Rehabilitation Counseling Program is seeking Master's students to apply for the Deafness Concentration. ****Funding is available in the form of RSA Traineeships.**** Students in the Deafness Concentration will pursue 48-hours of coursework in rehabilitation counseling and are also expected to fulfill the following requirements: 1) Completion of the non-credit Orientation to Deafness (OTD) program offered in summer term by the UT Center on Deafness. 2) Demonstration of American Sign Language (ASL) skills at an Intermediate level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) prior to graduation. 3) Completion of all practicum, internship, external course writing assignments, and independent research in settings or topics related to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Students are admitted to the on-campus program each fall and complete the program in approximately 16 months. Distance Education students are admitted every other year (with the next cohort beginning in August, 2010) and complete the program in two years. The application deadline is April 15. Admission decisions are made by May 15. A number of RSA Traineeships are available to students. Patrick L. Dunn, Ph.D., CRC Associate Professor, Counselor Education Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling Program The University of Tennessee-Knoxville A523 Bailey Education Complex Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: (865) 974-8013 Email: mailto:pdunn4@utk.edu .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. DEAF CHEMISTS ON TDI BOARD In 1979, DeafDigest editor was TDI CEO. He had a board meeting. There were four deaf chemists that served on the board as directors. Did these four deaf chemists talk about chemistry during their free time? No. Why? Because their chemical specialties was so different from each other that they would not understand each other! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deafchemists/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) HAPPY THANKSGIVING IN ASL WITH CAPTIONS http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/?id=1305& TRUE OR NOT TRUE ABOUT SMOKING Someone said that many deaf people give up smoking. Why did they give it up? For health reasons? No. Because it is hard to sign and smoke at the same time, so they gave up smoking! True or false? You decide! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/truefalsesmoking/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A NEW CAR DEALER IN MISSOURI Before economy went bad, we have had many small automobile dealerships. Have any of them been deaf-owned? Sort of! Robert Crouse owned his Crouse Brothers Motors in St Joseph, Missouri for 50 years before selling out in 2004. Robert was somewhat deaf, but with a hearing aid and with lipreading skills, he was able to function as a "hearing" person. He, in fact, was turned down 3 times when he wanted to enlist in the Army during World War II. The Army changed its mind and accepted him on two conditions, that he wear a hearing aid and learn to lipread! CONFESSIONS OF A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER Do we wish to know what is on the minds of a sign language interpreter? If so, do click on: http://uweekly.com/newsmag/11-04-2009/12893 ROCHESTER SCHOOL STUDENTS ISSUE AN APPEAL Deaf people love to travel. This being said, the traveling experience could be traumatic because of lack of visual displays on airplane trips. When the captain or the flight attendant announces something, everyone knows what is all about - except for deaf passengers. And flight attendants, because, they're busy tending to needs of all passengers, may overlook the fact that deaf passengers are clueless. Students at Rochester School for the Deaf is asking that you sign a petition which is at: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/RSDeaf This petition will then be handed over to a representative of JetBlue. If successful, it will then be handed over to another airline and so on. A MUSICAL OBSTACLE FOR HARD OF HEARING PHYSICIANS Hearing people love music. This is fine, but it is a serious issue for hard of hearing physicians that work in the operating room. Surgeons turn on music to help calm their nerves while operating. A hard of hearing physician that relies on hearing aid to communicate may have a hard time filtering out real conversation from music. Said an angry hard of hearing physician: I have had that problem - and have told other surgeons in the operating room to turn down or turn off the music. Of course they listen to me - or they won't get any further referrals! A SERIOUS ISSUE IN UTAH Trying to understand the SSA rules can be traumatic because it is complex. Even hearing people have a hard time understanding these rules. Anyway, there is an issue going on in Utah - that deaf individuals may have asked for an interpreter at the SSA office only to be turned down. Deaf leaders may do something about it, to make sure deaf individuals understand their SSA rights. OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: Deaf History International The web site is at: http://www.sdhs.se/dhi2009/ (does not have a permanent web site; the site rotates from host to host) TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) we were fooling around and the manager was not around, and we made a bet who would make the fastest pizza? I won the bet easily. And I wasn't even the shop pizza maker! If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? part of a newspaper story that said: The person who invented the sign language for the physically challenged section of our community Huh! Are we, the deaf, being physically challenged? The Gallaudet football team recently ended its season with a winning record at 6-4! If the Gallaudet football team was physically challenged, they would not win games at all. .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Deaf Britons that watch "The Silence" being aired on prime time TV will be thrilled to watch deaf actress Genevieve Barr play the lead role. It is a 4 part series, and it is the first role played by the deaf actress. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week How should interpreters and deaf clients work with the court system? Carmel A. Capati, not deaf, manages the Wisconsin Court Interpreter Program, and he has listed ten tips. Do read up on these tips at: http://deafdigest.com/interpretertips (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: football team, Michigan School for the Deaf the school dropped football in 1984 and brought it back in 2009, much to the delight to everyone http://deafdigest.com/newmichiganfootballteam/ .. Question of the week: Q. We have deaf psychologists. Why cannot we have deaf psychiatrists? A. Said a deaf physician: This would be the most difficult specialty for a deaf physician. One must not only hear the responses from the patient, but also be able to detect the tone - which can be all important (editor's note: psychiatrists can prescribe medicine; psychologists cannot) send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that relay fraud has never happened! .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1998 - the deaf students of CSUN has stopped getting involved with the annual New Year's Day Rose Bowl Parade Float. It broke a tradition that began in the early eighties. .. Deaf and the Money: 32,000 Dong (Vietnamese money) for cost of 3 beers, and a plate of fried spring rolls at a cafe owned by a deaf husband and wife couple at Hue, Vietnam 32,000 Dong equals $1.80 in USA currency! .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 1-2 years waiting list if you applied for a hearing ear dog with one agency or 3-5 years waiting list if you applied for a hearing ear dog with another agency .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings Deaf Services Center Glenside, PA Deaf Services Center (DSC) is a dynamic team of behavioral health professionals serving Deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. We take great pride that our program is strongly Deaf centered with about 85% of our staff being Deaf or hard of hearing. Our staff environment is one of incredible teamwork and mutual support. As a result, we are rapidly growing with new programs and expansions of our existing programs. Whether you are a high school graduate, recent college graduate or have many years experience in the field of human services we have a career building position waiting for you! DSC is looking for dedicated, motivated, energetic individuals who are fluent in American Sign Language and knowledgeable about Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community to fill the following positions: - PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COORDINATOR: We are seeking a team player with a proven background working with quality improvement and system integration activities which includes: developing, implementing and monitoring PI initiatives & quality control activities of program regulations such as CARF standards to ensure high standards are being met. Responsible to monitor, collect, input various data into database systems as well as analysis to provide data reports. Qualifications: BA degree in the field of health/human services with 5 years of experience in human services field, preference someone with a strong clinical background, must have excellent time management, writing and organizational skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST: We are seeking a clinical professional with experience in utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis; assessment and evaluation of behavior, and the application of interventions that result in behavior change. Strong interpersonal skills are also essential. The behavior specialist will be working with the treatment team to provide supports to clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and their families. Must have the ability to provide clinical supervision/guidance for staff in providing therapeutic techniques and approaches and assist in treatment planning process and documentation. Qualifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Board Certified Behavior Analyst; Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis or Other Master's Level Mental Health Clinician with documented training in the field of Behavioral Modification techniques. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred, but will consider candidates with an open mindedness to learning about this population. - OFFICE COORDINATOR: We are seeking someone with a human resources background to assist Office Manager with day to day management details. Responsibilities include: Prepare and process human resources files, organize & monitor training activities, maintain training records, compile various reports, memos and minutes, maintain HR database, and complete payroll items. Provide technical assistance with various office equipment and trouble shoot facility/maintenance issues when needed. Assist with providing consultation to supervisory staff on issues surrounding human resources related issues, policies and procedures. Assist in licensure/audit activities for all programs. Assist with supervising & training support staff. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in business administration, human resources management or related field with 6 years of Human Resources/Administrative experience. Must have strong organization, communication, writing and leadership skills. Fluency in American Sign Language preferred. - MEDICAL CLAIM/BILLING SPECIALIST: We are seeking an additional team player with a proven background working with Medicaid, Medicare and multiple insurance companies. The ideal candidate has experience in obtaining insurance authorizations and resolving discrepancies. Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in claims follow up & A/R experience. Skills: Data entry, ability to analyze information, quality focus, productivity, organization, professionalism, attention to detail, financial/documentation/reporting proficiencies and capability of meeting timelines. The responsibilities will include but not limited to the following: ensures payments by verifying accuracy of Medicaid coding; resolves disputed claims by gathering; verifying, and providing additional information; following-up on claims; resolves discrepancies by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps; and prepares monthly reports of Medicaid billing by summarizing billings, adjustments, and revenues received. - RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS: (various positions available) This position provides direct client services including encouraging client independence in areas such as skills in daily living and community integration. The qualified candidate shall possess: HS + 1 year related experience or AA; valid drivers' license; advanced fluency in ASL; minimum of 2 years experience with Deaf Community; demonstrated competency in independent living skills; ability to teach, advise and motivate Deaf Consumers; strong interpersonal skills. Duties: Provide supported living and training to Deaf consumers with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities living in the community; promote consumers' independence and social relationships. Positions open for weekend and evening shifts. Send your letter of intent and resumes to: Linda Claypool Office Manager/HR Deaf Services Center 614 N. Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038 Email: mailto:lclaypool@salisb.com or Fax: 215-884-6301 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- searching for Executive Director New England Homes for the Deaf Danvers, MA New England Homes for the Deaf has been serving the needs of the Deaf and Deaf/Blind community since 1901. We are a three-facility campus: independent living, rest home and SNF. We are currently searching for a new Executive Director who would continue the long tradition of compassionate and progressive care for our residents. This position requires a Nursing Home Administrator License issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In addition, our ideal candidate would have the following qualifications: - Knowledge of ASL/Deaf Culture as it relates to our organizational philosophy - Minimum 5 years experience as Administrator in an LTC facility with good surveys (i.e. no more than 6 deficiencies) - Ability to establish and maintain standards of high-quality care and resident programs - Strong financial management skills, including administration, forecasting and budgeting - In-depth understanding of LTC reimbursement - Able to demonstrate leadership qualities through past achievement - Proven record of meeting growth and development targets Deaf and hard of hearing are encouraged to apply. Email your credentials to mailto:Search.Committee@nehomesdeaf.org prior to December 15, 2009. NEHD is an equal opportunity employer. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 11/30/09) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 11/30/09) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position available Teacher The Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf Mill Neck, NY The Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf provides quality care and educational services to children who are Deaf and/or communicatively impaired. Our mission is to discover and maximize the child's potential. We are seeking bright, energetic professionals to become part of our team. We are an equal opportunity employer. The following position is available: Teacher The successful candidate will possess: - Master's degree in Deaf Education or related area - Certification as a Teacher of the Deaf/Special Education - Previous experience working with deaf students - Excellent communication skills - Fluency in Sign Language - Proven ability to work as part of a team Interested persons should apply to Kathleen Lagalante, Director of Human Resources at 516-922-4100 ext. 224. For further information, please check out our website: http://www.millneck.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Opening Substitute Teachers Scranton School for Deaf and HOH Children Scranton, PA Day-to-Day Substitute teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are needed to replace teachers in the event of illness or absence. PA Teaching Certificate preferred, Bachelors degree req'd. PA Child Abuse, Act 151, and FBI clearances are req'd. Sign Language skills req'd. Letter and resume to: Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment Opportunities Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Pittsburgh, PA At WPSD, "Our kids come first." We are looking for people to join our staff who share this commitment and are willing to work with the goal of providing our students with the best education, residential and support services possible. If you share our commitment to students, please visit our web site at http://www.wpsd.org for descriptions of the following job openings at WPSD - Residential Supervisor, Girls' Dorm - Part Time Parent Infant/Early Intervention Teacher (Central PA Area) Excellent salary and benefit packages available. Sign Language skills, FBI clearance, PA Act 34 and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required for all positions. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swissvale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Outreach Specialist National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking an Outreach Specialist For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: Full time position. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Sprint Distance Learning Initiative Programs. Provide support for all the other Pre-College Outreach Programs. Detailed Description: a. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Spring Distance Learning Initiative Programs. b. Plans and coordinates complex administrative assignments and special projects within and/or across operating departments (i.e. faculty, marketing, development, etc..); gathers, organizes, and assesses information, and develops and prepares recommendations. c. Negotiates terms (for approval by Director of Outreach) with facilities vendors for services, in accordance with budget constraints and University policies and procedures. d. Assist in development of marketing materials e. Assist in corresponding with parties involved in Outreach projects. f. Performs related duties as assigned and required. Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in business, education, human service or related field is required. MS degree in business, education, human service or related field preferred. 1-2 years of event planning experience. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication, and written communication skills. Proficiency with ASL strongly preferred. Possess knowledge about deaf culture. Organizational and time management skills. Ability to consistently meet tight deadlines Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34610 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Alternative Programs Vermont Center for the Deaf & hard-of-Hearing, Inc Brattleboro, VT Time Base: Full time position Qualifications: - Vermont State Administrative license - Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field - Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience - Training/experience in instruction improvement - Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: - Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations - Oversee the supervision and development of all staff - Communicate effectively with all stakeholder - Develop and implement program budget - Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 Please send letter of interest & resume to Kelly Therieau at mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org Or fax # 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- employment opportunity Employment Specialist Deaf Independent Living Association Inc Salisbury, MD Full time Deaf Independent Living Association Inc is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their vocational goals. Works with local agencies and employers to identify potential jobs that make use of integrated and natural supports for deaf and hard of hearing job seekers. Uses networking to market and increase public awareness of the agency's employment program. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service or related field with one year experience in employment services; experience in teaching and/or training others; demonstration of adaptability, problem solving and reliability when supervision is off-site; specific training in supported and non-supported employment techniques; and ability to prepare records and reports. Knowledge of the work world and must be a team player. Fluency in American Sign Language and issues related to hearing loss. Valid driver's license required. Full Time Employee Benefits: 100 % employer contribution to medical, life and disability benefits; 75 % employer contribution to dental; retirement; 13 paid holidays a year; 10 paid annual leave days a year; 2 personal leave days a year; 10 paid sick days a year and more To apply: Send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc attn: Human Resources 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, MD 21804 or email mailto:jdubuque@pkscpa.com Applications can also be completed on line at: http://www.dila.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated November 22nd) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Job Developer/Interpreter-Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Donald Harington, professor of art history, University of Arkansas, who departed us. Deaf at the age of 12 he did not use ASL. When not busy teaching art history, he wrote 13 novels on the life in the Ozarks, centering on Stay More, AK, a fictional town. He used a system of cards to field questions from students in his classes. DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Bernie Fairwood, Illinois, who departed us. During the sixties, he was an all-time Gallaudet football and wrestling great. And he became the first American wrestler to win a Deaflympics gold medal, quickly pinning a Russian Goliath. - Very Hot News What does DeafDigest have to say about the Department of Justice indicting a list of providers and individuals involved with the relay fraud? None of the relay providers that regularly advertise in DeafDigest are involved. None of the individuals indicted have done any advertising business with DeafDigest. And one indicted person wanted to advertise in DeafDigest but was turned down because of bad reputation. DeafDigest screens all potential advertisers; many have been turned down. Yes, DeafDigest is that fussy. If you are in need of a VRS provider, please check those that advertise in DeafDigest. Thank you. .. - Sunday November 15th The Baton Rouge Association of the Deaf is putting their clubhouse for sale. No new members are being accepted. Proceeds from the club house sale will go towards housing for deaf senior citizens. - Monday November 16th 13 separate Rochester-based deaf organizations have announced the joint hosting of a farewell reception for Dr. Alan Hurwitz and his wife Vicki. This event will take place at Rochester School for the Deaf on December 13th. As we all know, Hurwitz will assume the presidency of Gallaudet University. - Tuesday November 17th Outcry over lack of captions with DVDs from Netflix, Blockbuster and Redbox is getting louder and louder. And Disney said lack of captions was a marketing decision! - Wednesday November 18th After steering the Gallaudet football team to a 6-4 record, coach Ed Hottle announced his resignation to take a head coaching assignment with a brand new football program at Stevenson University in Baltimore. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is reaching out with a spanking new Government Affairs Program. Objective is to make federal and state legislators aware of what our interpreters are all about. And also to help state legislators understand these interpreter certification issues. .. Special Job announcement: Shannon's Tea House & Art Gallery Cafe Frederick, Maryland Part-time Position: Server/dining room assistant/dining room cashier Seeking for an individual with strong working ethics and love for tea, the ability to communicate in both spoken english and ASL. Dependable, honest, good customer relations, can work under pressure, can carry out the directions of management and handle numerous and varied tasks, accurate and strong attention to details. Must be assertive with troublesome customers. Responsibilities: * Prepare and set tables for lunch activities. * Take orders and serve food. * Act as expeditor for keeping food service timely and efficient. * Assist with other servers on assigned tasks such as water, coffee and/or tea preparation. * Beverage and soup service areas are kept clean and stocked. * Assist with kitchen/service duties only if needed * Maintain the floor by keeping it clean and debris-free. * Assist with retail sales and customer relations as needed Start in January 2010, trainings and workshops will be provided upon hiring. Wages: $ 4.00 per hour plus tips E-mail to request for the application form. Contact: Shannon Cooley, owner mailto:info@shannonsteahouse.com .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org ................................................................ ................................................................ 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Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ RESIDENTIAL AND BOARDING SCHOOLS When a deaf student sleeps on a school campus, it is called residential school. When a hearing student sleeps on a school campus, it is called boarding school. Residential school and boarding school? What is the difference? Good question! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/residentialboarding/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) IF MONA LISA WAS DEAF? Mona Lisa is a famous art painting. Her smile looks mysterious. A person sits on a chair for a long time during a painting, he will get tired. There is music to prevent the person from getting too tired. It is possible that Mona Lisa did not have music, and her "smile" is because of her tired look. Suppose Mona Lisa was deaf. The artist must have a sign language person that would sign stories all day to prevent Mona Lisa from getting too tired! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/monalisa/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) WATCHING CAPTIONED VIDEOS Interesting sequence of events regarding the captioning of videos. It was announced last week of a web site that would list captioned videos at: http://www.22frames.com/ And now this - Google is working with Youtube to have videos captioned. Past Deaf Internet pioneer Ken Harrenstien is helping out with this project. CAPTIONED EYEGLASSES? Will we be having captioned eyeglasses? Possibly if NEC, a Japanese high tech firm has its way. For more information, click on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8343941.stm A DeafDigest subscriber said: After this comes out, next step should be sign language glasses! A SCULPTOR IN FINLAND W?in? Aaltonen, who passed away in 1966, was a sculptor and artist in Finland. His works have earned him the honor as one of the best in the nation. One of his works is found outside of the Helsinki Stadium. He has a permanent exhibition at the W?in? Aaltonen Museum of Art in Turku He was deaf, lost his hearing as a child. ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com ................................................................ Holiday SALE at UnitedTTY.com is happening right now ! Get between 5 - 25% OFF on everything you order plus FREE SHIPPING....and a BEST PRICE Guarantee ! 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A DEAF WINERY IN FRANCE The French countryside is dotted with wineries, these small mom and pop outfits that sell their wines locally. Any deaf wineries? The French deaf people would say yes, but are vague on specifics (name of town, name of winemakers, etc). DeafDigest learned of a deaf winery - in Pomport, which is a hamlet in the southwestern part of France. The deaf winery is owned by Regis Castaing and his wife Paulette. While deaf tourists are welcome to visit the winery, communication is done via gestures because he does not know the French Sign Language. DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) Counselors with the deaf do not compare student profiles with others, preventing them from learning from each other (end of series) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? being asked: do they understand what you are signing? if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series We have seen that the writing speed of a captioner has very little to do with the couple-second delay in the captions appearing on your television screen, so you may ask: What advantage is there to having a captioner who possesses more speed? People seem to be speaking quicker and quicker all the time. The speeds of the anchors delivering the nightly news have many times been clocked at over 300 words per minute. Realtime captioners try to keep up with these speakers. Although it is not always possible, they attempt to give a verbatim account of what is being said. If the speaker is speaking at 300 words per minute and the captioner's top speed is 225, something has to give. There may be times when it becomes necessary to drop or omit some relatively unimportant word or to paraphrase a thought. One of the most important reasons for captioners to work on developing their speed is that the faster the captioner writes, the closer to verbatim the captioning output will be. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT Making maintaining professional contacts among past associates are much more than making contacts via the internet. These past associates know you whereas internet contacts have never met you in person! (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Is it possible that some of the kids, suffering from dyslexia, are already struggling with hearing losses? This is what researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois, is implying. .. The Deaf and the Law - location Texas - case a deaf man sent a text message that made a terroristic threat against another deaf person - result the police arrested him and bail was set - comment if you are angry at someone, do not send a threatening text message; just cool off .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: Q. Why is ADA regulations so difficult to understand? A. It is the American way of writing up 2,000-3,000 pages of regulations. We have many ADA lawyers that do not agree with each other. We have many judges that do not agree with each other on ADA regulations. Disagreement and dissent is the cherished American way of life! .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: the family dug (dog) ran to the door .... What became of? Michael Filardo - past goalie on gold-medal winning USA Winter Deaflympics hockey team - present property manager & supervisor, Caribbean Consultants, Ltd in Barbados; in his free time, plays roller hockey since country has no ice skating rink mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Marlee Matlin to the rescue is what DCARA has been proclaiming. Faced with a 6-figure debt, the DCARA staged a fund raiser with Marlee Matlin as the featured entertainer. The result - the debt has been wiped out - and DCARA is now enjoying a $35,000 surplus over and above the debt wipe-out. Said Robert Roth, the DCARA Executive Director "It blows the myth that deaf persons will not spend more than a certain amount for a deaf fund raiser. For that event there were more deaf than hearing in attendance. You have to have good food, good entertainment and a good cause." (editor's note: Robert Roth is no longer the executive director) .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: The interpreter strike at Arizona State University has been settled - but hope it is not a harbinger of things to come. If disgruntled interpreters at other colleges get the hint then they could be tempted to stage strikes for better wages. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Are we lucky to be deaf? Well, at one workplace a deaf person was not bothered by a faulty fire alert strobe that flashed for much of one day. Hearing employees were bothered by the continuous blasts from that faulty strobe, that maintenance people struggled to fix all day. .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: The higher ups decide that you will have virtual offices, and as a result, you are allowed to work at home more often .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? We're having a silent auction here at work I was asked---Did you see the butterfingers? But she actually said--Did you see the bird feeders? Scary! What if the deaf person placed a bid on butterfingers? if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job posting Director of Community Relations Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency San Leandro, CA to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/dcarajob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- seeking applicants NTID Director of Student Life Team National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY to read on job description and on application procedures, click on http://deafdigest.com/ntidjob -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening ASL Teacher Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Brattleboro, VT QUALIFICATIONS: - degree in ASL or Deaf Studies preferred or equivalent experience - native ASL User or fluency in ASL - holds ASLTA certification or similar certification preferred - knowledge of first and second language teaching methods - knowledge of Vista: Signing Naturally Curriculum and other appropriate materials RESPONSIBILITIES: - teach ASL to students in Deaf and public schools - teach ASL to staff and community members - teach aspects of Deaf Culture - develop syllabus, quizzes and exams - participate in ASL Teachers' Meetings SALARY: competitive salary schedule commensurating with experience TO APPLY, CONTACT: Kelly Therieau at : mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org phone/tty: 802-258-9510 fax: 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (attention - deadline dates are this week) Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Sub Teacher (3) 565935 11/27/2009 Nurse - Intermittent (1) 565908 11/23/2009 Residential Advisor - Intermittent (1) 565909 11/23/2009 Food Service Sup 5 (1) 565911 11/24/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Assistant Director-Pre College Outreach National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking a Director. For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: The Assistant Director for Outreach is responsible for providing coordination, leadership and support to these activities. The Assistant Director works with the Director of Pre-College Outreach, and the Program Assistant for Outreach in carrying out these responsibilities. The Assistant Director has primary responsibility for management of NTID's Explore Your Future Program (EYF), which serves 225-275 students annually Detailed Description: 1. Lead the planning and management of NTID?s Explore Your Future Program which provides educational activities to 225-275 students annually. This activity involves the supervision of 40+ professionals and 40+ student workers over a 4-6 week period each summer. 2. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff leaders involved in planning and carrying out Outreach activities each year. 3. Provide project leadership to targeted Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 4. Work with the other colleges of RIT to plan for deaf and hard of hearing student involvement in their Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 5. Work with the Outreach teams to facilitate the planning and coordination of activities designed to meet needs of target audiences 6. Work with Outreach teams to evaluate impact of Pre-College activities on enrollment pipeline. 7. Independently plan and travel for the purpose of promoting NTID Pre-College Outreach Programs. 8. Provide periodical performance and data reports as assigned Job Requirements: Bachelor degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field required. Master degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field strongly preferred. Experience: - Experience in working with target Pre-College populations strongly preferred - 3-5 years related administrative experience Skills: 1. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication and written communication skills required. 2. Proficiency in American Sign Language required. 3. Strong organization and time management skills required. 4. Highly flexible and able to work effectively in a team oriented and fast-paced environment 5. Able to function effectively as team member in outcomes-oriented work 6. Ability to make significant independent programmatic judgments and decisions as necessary. Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34613 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Regional Specialist Ohlone College Fremont, CA Under general supervision of the Director of Gallaudet University Regional Center, to develop collaborative relationships with educational programs and professionals in deaf and hard of hearing related fields throughout the Western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), in keeping with the mission of the Regional Center. This position will require extensive travel, night and weekend work. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The College reserves the right to continue or close the recruitment at any time. Ohlone Classified Applications may be obtained by visiting our website at http://www.ohlonejobs.com Submit Applications to the Human Resources Office. The Human Resources Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please Note: Applications/resumes, etc. may be FAXED to (510) 659-6025 or emailed to mailto:recruitment@ohlone.edu EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES: Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (deaf education, rehabilitation or related field preferred,) a Master's degree preferred. Experience: Two years of work experience in deaf education, rehabilitation or related field. For complete details please visit http://www.ohlonejobs.com EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Hot News during the week Northamptonshire Police, in Great Britain, is registering deaf people for a new service - a text number they could use to reach the police in case of incidents or issues they may have. This is a pilot program, and if successful, may be implemented nationwide. - Thursday November 5th Michigan State University is closing its Deaf Education Program, effective in 2012. No new students will be admitted; current students will need to complete their course work by then. This program has combined ASL and bi-bi into their teaching agenda. - Friday November 6th Our deaf dancers! first it was the late Sam Edwards, who performed a dance on a TV program in the seventies, and then Joe Templin, who performed in local Washington, DC dance programs. And now this - Darren Rajbal who was voted #1 most talented dancer in South Africa. He impressed on the TV program titled "Got Talent." How tough was the competition? Darren was one of the 4,000 dance hopefuls competing in these elimination events until only one was remaining. He receives 250,000 South African Rand, which is nearly $34,000 in USA dollars. - Saturday November 7th Gallaudet women's volleyball team is the Eastern College Athletic Conference champions. It is the volleyball team's first post season championship. The team defeated #1 seed DeSales University in the championship finals to take the South Region honors. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Tim Young, a legend in the town of Northampton in Massachusetts, has passed away. While deaf he was quite a character, often chatting away with total strangers and pushing them to attend the town musical events at the Iron Horse, the town's popular gathering. He was always cheerful no matter what was going on. Since Northampton is where Clarke School for the Deaf is located, it is not known if he went there or if the Clarke people knew of him. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. .............................................................. .............................................................. HATE TO READ? Do hearing people hate to read? Well, sometime ago a 3-D movie was shown at the Disney World MGM studios in Orlando, FL. The voice in the movie went dead, but the captions continued. Many hearing people left the movie show, but a group of deaf people stayed to watch the captioned movie. Why? - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/hateread/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE Sign languages all over the world are different. We have International Sign Language, a simple system to help deaf people, from all over the world, to understand each other. A deaf man from Italy visited Gallaudet University some years ago, and walked through the class rooms at Hall Memorial Building. Suddenly, a deaf professor saw him and invited him to come to the class to speak to the students. The students were warned that the visitor does not know ASL and may be difficult to understand. The warning was wrong. The deaf visitor signed so smoothly in International Sign Language, that the class stood up and gave him a big wave applause when he left the room! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/understandisl/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A PROMISING DEAF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER There is a number of magazines on the market that focus on fashions. As far as DeafDigest knows, none of these pictures were taken by a deaf fashion photographer. This may change - hopefully so. Vinny Valdez is deaf and is a resident of Buena Park, near Chicago, and is hoping for a career in fashion photography. He is slowly building up his photography business on the side while holding down a full time job. All the money he has saved is invested into photography equipment. DeafDigest hopes Vinny will succeed. Photography is a very competitive field - but we've have successful deaf photographers. WHAT DEAFNESS IS ALL ABOUT? This is one of the rare great newspaper articles explaining what deafness is all about, in different ways. Do click on: http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20091115/OPINION01/911150358 A LIP READABLE TV PERSONALITY When DeafDigest editor watches a TV program, he reads captions, not lips. But with one TV personality, the lips were not that difficult to read; in fact her lips were much easier to read than any one around. It is the lips of Claire Robinson of the "5 Ingredient Fix" program on the Food Network. A STRANGE ACCUSATION AGAINST INTERPRETERS A newspaper in Zambia ran a headline that said: Interpreters Abusing Sign Language It said that more interpreters have been commercializing sign language and making a profit out of it at the expense of the deaf. It also said the government will need to develop a policy to regulate the conduct of interpreters so that sign language would not be abused. Puzzled, DeafDigest editor asked a long time administrator of an interpreting agency. The administrator was just as equally puzzled as the DeafDigest editor was! DEAF HIRING QUOTA A couple of years ago DeafDigest mentioned Patu Keswani, owner of his Lemon Tree Hotels chain in India, on his desire to hire the deaf. Did he hire the deaf? Yes - he set the quota at 4 percent of the hotel workforce to be deaf. Of his 500 employees, 19 of them are deaf; actually he hired 20 but one dropped out. Keswani wants to go one up - to train the deaf to interact with the hotel guests. DeafDigest wonders why 4 percent? Why not 10 percent? Why not 20 percent. Can't complain as it is a start. OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: Deaf and Hard of Hearing In Government The web site is at: http://www.dhhig.org/ TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) Being 8-months pregnant and delivering pizzas sure earned me $60-100 nightly in tips alone, working only 3-4 hours a night. Awful, I know! If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? part of a newspaper story that said: always been able to communicate with his hands Not quite sure exactly what it means - is that person using ASL or just gesturing, but not really knowing ASL? .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Add Hungary to the world's nations that recognize Sign Language as an official language. The Parliament, earlier in the week, saw to it. What this means is that deaf Hungarians now have the right to request interpreters for public hearings and legal matters. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week Comments from Claudia Pagliaro, regarding Michigan State University closing its Deaf Education program. Click on: http://deafdigest.com/michiganstate (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Darren Rajbal champion South African dancer http://www.sasgottalent.co.za/ .. Question of the week: Q. We have a number of deaf physicians everywhere in the world, but do we have a deaf anesthesiologist? A. Probably not for the simple reason he maintains a critical role during surgeries - to keep the patient alive while under anesthesia; this function requires constant communication with the surgeons and the nurses. A miscommunication and the patient is dead. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that leaders of different groups and different philosophies (ASL, bi-bi, Cued Speech, CI, oral, etc) are willing to listen to each other's viewpoints without verbally attacking them! One does not have to agree with the opposite viewpoint, but one needs to show respect for others. .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1892 - Angeline Stickney passes away; she was the mother of Percival Hall, Gallaudet's second president who served in that office for 35 years; the mother's background probably had a profound influence on Hall as he was compassionate on the needs of the deaf in education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeline_Stickney .. Deaf and the Money: $324,069.13 cost of medical expenses paid by the government of Trinidad & Tobago to have a CI implanted in USA on a suddenly-deafened wife of a government official .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 26 nations deaf people in these 26 nations are not allowed to drive .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment vacancies - School Educator I (closing date 11/17/09) - School Educator I (closing date 11/30/09) - Sch Spch-lang Pathologist (closing date 11/30/09) Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Opening Substitute Teachers Scranton School for Deaf and HOH Children Scranton, PA Day-to-Day Substitute teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are needed to replace teachers in the event of illness or absence. PA Teaching Certificate preferred, Bachelors degree req'd. PA Child Abuse, Act 151, and FBI clearances are req'd. Sign Language skills req'd. Letter and resume to: Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment Openings Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Pittsburgh, PA At WPSD, "Our kids come first." We are looking for people to join our staff who share this commitment and are willing to work with the goal of providing our students with the best education, residential and support services possible. If you share our commitment to students, please visit our web site at http://www.wpsd.org for descriptions of the following job openings at WPSD - Residential Supervisor, Girls' Dorm - Part Time Parent Infant/Early Intervention Teacher Excellent salary and benefit packages available. Sign Language skills, FBI clearance, PA Act 34 and 151 Child Abuse clearances are required for all positions. Send letter and resume to: Director of Human Resources Western PA School for the Deaf 300 East Swiss vale Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Outreach Specialist National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking an Outreach Specialist For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: Full time position. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Sprint Distance Learning Initiative Programs. Provide support for all the other Pre-College Outreach Programs. Detailed Description: a. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Spring Distance Learning Initiative Programs. b. Plans and coordinates complex administrative assignments and special projects within and/or across operating departments (i.e. faculty, marketing, development, etc..); gathers, organizes, and assesses information, and develops and prepares recommendations. c. Negotiates terms (for approval by Director of Outreach) with facilities vendors for services, in accordance with budget constraints and University policies and procedures. d. Assist in development of marketing materials e. Assist in corresponding with parties involved in Outreach projects. f. Performs related duties as assigned and required. Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in business, education, human service or related field is required. MS degree in business, education, human service or related field preferred. 1-2 years of event planning experience. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication, and written communication skills. Proficiency with ASL strongly preferred. Possess knowledge about deaf culture. Organizational and time management skills. Ability to consistently meet tight deadlines Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34610 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Alternative Programs Vermont Center for the Deaf & hard-of-Hearing, Inc Brattleboro, VT Time Base: Full time position Qualifications: - Vermont State Administrative license - Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field - Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience - Training/experience in instruction improvement - Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: - Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations - Oversee the supervision and development of all staff - Communicate effectively with all stakeholder - Develop and implement program budget - Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 Please send letter of interest & resume to Kelly Therieau at mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org Or fax # 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- employment opportunity Employment Specialist Deaf Independent Living Association Inc Salisbury, MD Full time Deaf Independent Living Association Inc is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their vocational goals. Works with local agencies and employers to identify potential jobs that make use of integrated and natural supports for deaf and hard of hearing job seekers. Uses networking to market and increase public awareness of the agency's employment program. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service or related field with one year experience in employment services; experience in teaching and/or training others; demonstration of adaptability, problem solving and reliability when supervision is off-site; specific training in supported and non-supported employment techniques; and ability to prepare records and reports. Knowledge of the work world and must be a team player. Fluency in American Sign Language and issues related to hearing loss. Valid driver's license required. Full Time Employee Benefits: 100 % employer contribution to medical, life and disability benefits; 75 % employer contribution to dental; retirement; 13 paid holidays a year; 10 paid annual leave days a year; 2 personal leave days a year; 10 paid sick days a year and more To apply: Send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc attn: Human Resources 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, MD 21804 or email mailto:jdubuque@pkscpa.com Applications can also be completed on line at: http://www.dila.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Search re-opened Co-Science Directors Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning Gallaudet University Washington, DC for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/science -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Available Director of Student Admissions The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, PA Director of Student Admissions This is a full-time 12-month position. At least a Master's Degree in Psychology or related field. Possess proficiency in sign language. Supervise a full array of clinical student/family support services. Collaborate with LEAs and families regarding enrolment and coordinate the PDE approval process. Coordinate the scheduling and completion of Biannual and Triennial multidisciplinary evaluations ERs, IEPs and standardized school-wide assessment services. Collaborate on the transition to school age process and the ESY/Summer Program. Deadline for submission is December 11, 2009. Send letter of interest and resume/vitae to: Jane Homka Executive Secretary The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 e-mail: mailto:jhomka@psd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated November 15th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 15 November 2009
DeafDigest Blue - November 15, 2009 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/sweetrevenge/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/legalinterpreting/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Save 20% on Equipment at Harris Communications Save 20% on equipment during the Harris Communications Holiday Sale. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Dr. Luther D. Robinson, M.D. who departed us. While not deaf, he pioneered the concept of the mental health services for the deaf, and in fact, administered the program at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Mental Health Service in Washington, DC. Simply put, he was to Deaf Mental Health clinicians what Dr William Stokoe was to Deaf Sign Language linguists! - Very Hot News Are our needs of deaf minors being addressed with the Senate Finance Committee that is overseeing the Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S 1796)? Yes, according to AgBell, which monitors every step of the bill as it weaves through the Congress .. - Sunday November 8th The High Court of India is considering a change in its rules to allow the deaf to drive vehicles. - Monday November 9th For years ADA and The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seemed to be of different wavelengths as far as employment of the disabled, the deaf included, was concerned. Possibly not any more because EEOC has published proposed regulations that relate to the ADA. Hopefully is this is great news for deaf job-seekers that have suffered discrimination. - Tuesday November 10th One day Gallaudet will be admitting a new student that attended the Davila Day School in Chula Vista, California. Davila as in Robert Davila, the current Gallaudet president? Yes! The announcement was made recently. - Wednesday November 11th A spokesperson with the U.S. Census Bureau's Partnership Program is giving a speech at the Sussex County Advisory Committee for the Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities (Delaware). The speech is supposed to focus on issues and programs that may affect the lives of the aging and adults with physical disabilities populations. Are we, the deaf, considered among these physically disabled individuals? DeafDigest does not know. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Not sure if this is applicable to the deaf because of the need to hear precise accents, but the findings of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistic in the Netherlands is interesting. They are saying that those wanting to understand better a language that is not theirs may need to watch subtitled movies in that language. Deaf tourists that speak exceptionally well may struggle with accents that are not theirs. .. Special Job announcement: Shannon's Tea House & Art Gallery Cafe Frederick, Maryland Part-time Position: Server/dining room assistant/dining room cashier Seeking for an individual with strong working ethics and love for tea, the ability to communicate in both spoken english and ASL. Dependable, honest, good customer relations, can work under pressure, can carry out the directions of management and handle numerous and varied tasks, accurate and strong attention to details. Must be assertive with troublesome customers. Responsibilities: * Prepare and set tables for lunch activities. * Take orders and serve food. * Act as expeditor for keeping food service timely and efficient. * Assist with other servers on assigned tasks such as water, coffee and/or tea preparation. * Beverage and soup service areas are kept clean and stocked. * Assist with kitchen/service duties only if needed * Maintain the floor by keeping it clean and debris-free. * Assist with retail sales and customer relations as needed Start in January 2010, trainings and workshops will be provided upon hiring. Wages: $ 4.00 per hour plus tips E-mail to request for the application form. Contact: Shannon Cooley, owner mailto:info@shannonsteahouse.com .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org ................................................................ ................................................................ 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Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ A SWEET REVENGE A young deaf man was from a wealthy family. The family owned a chain of electronic goods stores (like Best Buy). The deaf man wanted to be involved in the business but the father refused. The father felt his son cannot get involved because of his deafness. Instead two other sons took over the business. As a compromise, the deaf man got a monthly income for life from a special investment fund. The deaf man did not like it because he wanted to work at the family business but he had no choice. His revenge? The company went bankrupt and went out of business. This deaf man is still collecting monthly income from the special investment fund! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/sweetrevenge/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) SCARED OF LEGAL INTERPRETING There are some interpreters that are scared to do legal interpreting - in the court room, or in the attorney's office or in the police station. Reasons are that" - a deaf person may not understand legal words - the interpreter may not know how to interpret legal words - if an interpreter makes an error that is overlooked, the deaf person may suffer This is why there are workshops on legal interpreting. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/legalinterpreting/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) WE, THE DEAF OR THEY, THE HEARING The late Gil Eastman, for many years, taught drama at Gallaudet University and tutored a number of students that went on to outstanding careers in the world of drama. He said: It is interesting to see that deaf people can function in the hearing world very well while hearing people cannot function well in a deaf world Very true. REAL EXPENSIVE TO BE DEAF Over the years we have joked among ourselves that it is expensive to be deaf. But there is a twist. Deafness in one individual cost $324,069.13. How? Well, Carolyn Hunt became deaf, requiring a CI. Because she is a resident of Trinidad and Tobago, she had to fly to USA to get implanted. And her trips to USA ran up a big tab. She is the wife of a government official, and so, much public criticism over such an outlay has been directed at him! Critics are saying because she is a celebrity she is getting a government pass to get a CI whereas less fortunate citizens are deprived of these medical privileges. GETTING A DEAF WORD INTO A DICTIONARY We have a number of deaf words. Examples are Coda and audism. Why aren't these accepted by dictionary editors? They count the frequency of new words in newspapers, magazines and on web sites. If the word count is high, it goes in. If the word count is low, well, forget it - at least until next year. We, the deaf use these words Coda and audism pretty much often, but hearing people don't! HIRING THE NON-DISABLED ACTORS INSTEAD OF DISABLED ACTORS It is always the same old story that hearing actors are hired to play deaf roles and able-bodied actors hired to play disabled roles. Why? Attitude among casting directors? Possibly, but there may be other reasons: - fear of lawsuits in that disabled actors may slow down production times - fear of viewers' discomfort - very hard to say no to talented non-disabled actors, but easier to say no to talented deaf and disabled actors - limited pool of 600 characters on sitcoms and dramas on five major TV networks in a season - unwilling to pay added production expenses - ie hiring interpreters - producers not willing to look at deaf and disabled actors - 1980's era of deaf & disabled actors on TV is gone forever ................................................................ 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He was attending a public meeting in Prince Edward Island, Canada regarding a political issue; all public observers must watch from the rear of the room. He wanted to move to the front of the room to lipread the speakers - but was not permitted to do so. He made a big stink out of this incident in the newspapers, much to the embarrassment of the Prince Edward Island public officials. DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) We have plenty of federal guidelines on education of the deaf; we do not have a single federal guideline on counseling of the deaf! (series to continue until it runs out) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? having to wear boring plain clothing and always wondering why teachers wear bright colors and patterns? if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series When talking about the writing speed of captioners, I have been asked questions similar to these: - If our captioner has more speed and is able to write faster, will that eliminate the two-second delay in captioning after a word is said? - If a captioner is really fast, will we be able to see the word immediately as it is said? Unfortunately, the speed of the captioner has very little to do with the delay most people experience in broadcast captioning. That is more a function of the technology involved in the broadcast. When you are watching your evening news in one city, the captioner may be located across the country in another city. When the news anchor says a word, that word must travel over a phone line across the country so that the captioner can then hear the word and write it on his or her steno machine. After the captioner writes the word, the steno machine sends the word to a computer containing software that translates that word into English. That computer then sends that translated word via modem over a phone line to the encoder back at the television station in your home city, where that encoder then merges that word with the video signal being broadcast to your TV set. The fact that this whole process results in only a couple-second delay in seeing the words after they are said still amazes me! ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT I've had many assignments over the years, but I was able to get two of them through my contacts with past associates. I've maintained contacts with them even though I've moved on to other assignments. I just "came back" to my old contacts and these paid off in new jobs. (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Many older people become deaf; we all assume it is an unfortunate part of the aging process - but could a certain gene be the reason? Scientists at University of Wisconsin is saying that a certain gene is the culprit. It is called Bak. .. The Deaf and the Law If you are sitting in the back row and watching a court session involving someone you know, do not flash the ILY sign. Someone did, and the angry judge ordered the person arrested and declared the case a mistrial! .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: Honoring the ADA regulations may be a matter of employer attitude. A deaf executive in one company lost his job because the employer was afraid of high interpreter costs (he was pushed into early retirement with cash settlement). He never asked for interpreters for anything - but the corporate officers panicked and pushed him out. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: good mork (morning), the news is coming up now .... What became of? Paul Swadley - past an overachieving student at Lafayette, HS, Williamsburg, VA and at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA - present first deaf president of the National Cued Speech Association; travels extensively, giving Cued Speech workshops mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Richard Dahill has been rebuffed in his efforts to become a police officer by the Boston Police Department because of his hearing impairment. As a result his attorneys are asking the state Supreme Judicial Court to rule if Dahill is considered handicapped under state law. .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: DeafDigest hopes that the two schools for the deaf in Georgia - Georgia School for the Deaf and the Atlanta Area Day School for the Deaf were not too seriously impacted with less funds received to operate school programs. This refers to former state School Superintendent Linda Schrenko, herself not deaf, who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing over $600,000 in federal education funds. Part of the funds were embarked for computer services at both schools. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: A deaf teacher of a hearing classroom was not able to get an interpreter for himself when communicating with his students. He can get an interpreter, only when one of his students is deaf! The school told him he is not entitled to an interpreter but that the deaf student is entitled to an interpreter! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: The new office that your staff re-located to, turns out to have many more restaurants nearby than the old one, and does include lunch buffets at less than five bucks per person .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? The deaf patient at the doctor's office thought the doctor asked: do you have diarrhea? what the doctor actually said was: do you have gonorrhea? the deaf patient was smart enough to have the word written down because her diarrhea response caused a funny look on the doctor's face, thus raising a red lipreading flag if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening ASL Teacher Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Brattleboro, VT QUALIFICATIONS: - degree in ASL or Deaf Studies preferred or equivalent experience - native ASL User or fluency in ASL - holds ASLTA certification or similar certification preferred - knowledge of first and second language teaching methods - knowledge of Vista: Signing Naturally Curriculum and other appropriate materials RESPONSIBILITIES: - teach ASL to students in Deaf and public schools - teach ASL to staff and community members - teach aspects of Deaf Culture - develop syllabus, quizzes and exams - participate in ASL Teachers' Meetings SALARY: competitive salary schedule commensurating with experience TO APPLY, CONTACT: Kelly Therieau at : mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org phone/tty: 802-258-9510 fax: 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Clinical Therapist National Deaf Academy Mt Dora, Florida National Deaf Academy, a state of the art residential treatment facility serving Deaf children, adolescents and adults as well as hearing children/adolescents and adults with diagnosis of Autism and/or Mental Retardation in a behavioral health setting, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Therapist. A Master's degree in counseling, social work and/or a related field is required. Must be licensed in Florida or license eligible. This position requires that the candidate have experience working with autistic and special needs populations. Some of our special needs residents are hearing with limited verbal repertoire. The candidate will be providing: - Individual, family therapy (group therapy is a possibility) - Develop programs for the residents (acquisition skills trainings) - Fluent in American Sign Language required. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources, National Deaf Academy, 19650 US Hwy 441, Mt. Dora, FL 32757 Email: mailto:btashlein@nda.com V: 352-735-9500 Fax 352-735-4939 EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (11/15/09 updated posting) Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Educational Audiologist 565607 11/19/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Assistant Director-Pre College Outreach National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking a Director. For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: The Assistant Director for Outreach is responsible for providing coordination, leadership and support to these activities. The Assistant Director works with the Director of Pre-College Outreach, and the Program Assistant for Outreach in carrying out these responsibilities. The Assistant Director has primary responsibility for management of NTID's Explore Your Future Program (EYF), which serves 225-275 students annually Detailed Description: 1. Lead the planning and management of NTID?s Explore Your Future Program which provides educational activities to 225-275 students annually. This activity involves the supervision of 40+ professionals and 40+ student workers over a 4-6 week period each summer. 2. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff leaders involved in planning and carrying out Outreach activities each year. 3. Provide project leadership to targeted Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 4. Work with the other colleges of RIT to plan for deaf and hard of hearing student involvement in their Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 5. Work with the Outreach teams to facilitate the planning and coordination of activities designed to meet needs of target audiences 6. Work with Outreach teams to evaluate impact of Pre-College activities on enrollment pipeline. 7. Independently plan and travel for the purpose of promoting NTID Pre-College Outreach Programs. 8. Provide periodical performance and data reports as assigned Job Requirements: Bachelor degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field required. Master degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field strongly preferred. Experience: - Experience in working with target Pre-College populations strongly preferred - 3-5 years related administrative experience Skills: 1. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication and written communication skills required. 2. Proficiency in American Sign Language required. 3. Strong organization and time management skills required. 4. Highly flexible and able to work effectively in a team oriented and fast-paced environment 5. Able to function effectively as team member in outcomes-oriented work 6. Ability to make significant independent programmatic judgments and decisions as necessary. Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34613 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Regional Specialist Ohlone College Fremont, CA Under general supervision of the Director of Gallaudet University Regional Center, to develop collaborative relationships with educational programs and professionals in deaf and hard of hearing related fields throughout the Western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), in keeping with the mission of the Regional Center. This position will require extensive travel, night and weekend work. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The College reserves the right to continue or close the recruitment at any time. Ohlone Classified Applications may be obtained by visiting our website at http://www.ohlonejobs.com Submit Applications to the Human Resources Office. The Human Resources Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please Note: Applications/resumes, etc. may be FAXED to (510) 659-6025 or emailed to mailto:recruitment@ohlone.edu EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES: Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (deaf education, rehabilitation or related field preferred,) a Master's degree preferred. Experience: Two years of work experience in deaf education, rehabilitation or related field. For complete details please visit http://www.ohlonejobs.com EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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DeafDigest Gold - November 8, 2009 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/tobacco/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/uglyincident/ .. Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Offer on U300 Modem at the Deaf Pager Store Get your Internet and email on the go with the new U300 3G/4G USB Modem from Sprint, now available at the Deaf Pager Store. Normally priced at $349.99, it is free after mail-in rebate and 2-year contract. 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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Hot News during the week Because of inbreeding in the third world villages, more and more people have become deaf. The latest "deaf town" is located in Bali, an Indonesian island. Half of the residents in one Bali village is deaf. They joke about their deafness as if one is trying to hear a one-hand clapping! - Thursday November 5th Simon Wilkinson-Blake, not deaf, resigned as the CEO of the British Deaf Association after being on the job just 18 months. There is a feeling of deja vu because of the CEO turnover intermingled with deaf identity issues (the same as what is happening here in USA). - Friday November 6th A Walmart Supercenter within easy walking distance of North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton, is one step towards reality. The City Planning and Zoning Commission rejected pleas from residents to rezone the area to prevent commercialization and traffic in the area - Saturday November 7th Toby Walker has won the Abbeyville Police Department officer of the year for the 3rd time in his 11 years with the force. It is in Louisiana. Toby is deaf and uses a CI. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: We are thrilled that our own Ashley Fiolek is a champion motocross racer. We may see another deaf champion motocross racer. Josh Waterman won the British MXY2 and BYMX Championships, and like with Ashley, he races by feel than by sound. He will be competing against top European motocross racers this coming season. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! 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Of course, nowadays doctors are better with finding reasons for deafness. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/tobacco/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) AN UGLY INCIDENT It often happens that a hearing person gets upset when a deaf person does not respond. The hearing person think he is being ignored, not realizing the deafness. DeafDigest editor never forgot an incident about 10 years ago. A group of college students were selling donuts for their fund raising purposes. The DeafDigest editor passed by them on the sidewalk, and did not want to buy donuts. The hearing student got very angry, thinking he was being ignored and ran after the DeafDigest editor. Luckily, a group of college students grabbed him and pulled him away. It can be scary! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/uglyincident/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE CLUB FOR THE DEAF There was a story in a recent publication of California School for the Deaf at Fremont about the school partnering up with the San Francisco Club for the Deaf. Normally schools for the deaf and the clubs for the deaf do not connect with each other, and so, the Fremont story is interesting. It all got started when the club members made a donation to the school, and it led to students suggesting that their school reach out to them. The school and the club both have joint activities planned in the months to come. A DEAF PERSON IN FRAUD INVESTIGATION FIELD We watch many cop stories on TV, and much of these plots revolve around white collar crime, or in other words - fraud. Do we have any deaf individuals in the fraud investigation field? There was one in Illinois about 10 years ago but he is no longer in that field. It has surfaced this week that we have one in Kentucky. There was a newspaper story written up on Eddie Runyon, who is deaf and is a Special Investigator working on Kentucky Employer's Mutual Insurance. Like with almost all deaf professionals, discrimination and isolation are issues Eddie deals with on a daily basis. COLLEGE EDUCATION IN GAMBIA Gambia is Africa's smallest nation. And there was a newspaper story that said: Gambia College has educated some people with mild hearing problems, with cooperation and collaboration with the St. John's School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Huh! What about the profoundly deaf or even the severely deaf or even of the moderately deaf? Are these groups being neglected in favor of the mildly deaf? Possibly the newspaper reporter did not know what he was writing about! A DEAF-OWNED CAFE IN VIETNAM It seems that when ambitious deaf individuals seek employment and are discriminated against, they go into business for themselves as an alternative. An example would be a cafe in Hue, Vietnam, owned and operated by a deaf family. A hearing newspaper reporter stopped by that cafe for beers and fried spring rolls. The reporter made a very nice comment about that cafe in his newspaper article, but did not mention the name of that place. THE LIPREADING FACTORY WORKERS Years ago when mills were a way of life in the South, a group of employees in one milling factory were expert lipreaders, even though they were not deaf. The noise from the milling machinery was so bad that these employees had to learn lipreading in order to communicate. This is interesting. Why wouldn't they use hand gestures instead of lipreading? Maybe because it is hard to teach a gesture for every single word whereas lipreading was much easier? OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Task Force (American Postal Workers Union) The web site is at: http://www.apwu.org/dhohtf/deafhoh-about.htm TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) in my years of delivering pizzas, I had to deal three times with females opening the door being inappropriately attired! I had to quickly give the pizza to them, take the money quick all while averting my eyes and then getting out of the premises. If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? part of a newspaper story that said: sparks fly between two people, literally without words but with lots of sign language "without words" while signing. C'mon! Signs translate into words that deaf people read with their eyes .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Playing games on the computer is a serious hobby with many people, the deaf included. And there is a growing number of deaf gamers upset with the lack of captions or subtitles in some games. They turn to the web site at http://www.ablegamers.com to review new games for its accessibility features .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week few weeks ago, David Pierce, DeafDigest's Fogey cartoonist, drew a great fogey which labeled different individuals in the "squabbling" Deaf Community. What are these labels? Do click on: http://deafdigest.com/deaflabels (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Departure Lounge http://bslbt.co.uk/drama/departure_lounge It is a British captioned sign language movie that you can watch on your computer. Just bring your soft drinks and popcorn because the showing is 27 minutes long. A great movie and professionally done! And "admission" is free. Signs are in British Sign Language but is captioned and it will be fun comparing our ASL with their BSL word for word. .. Question of the week: Q. Gallaudet has the Office of the Ombuds? Exactly what is it supposed to do? A. tries to resolve issues that surface on the campus, and in the process, create peace. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that counseling services for the deaf, in need, are immediately available anywhere in USA. .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1596 - Richard Carew, not deaf, wrote a letter mentioning two deaf men Bone and Kempe that communicated in sign language that was fascinating to those that were watching them .. Deaf and the Money: $800,000 - allocated by Fresno City College in California for services for disabled students, the deaf included $300,000 - allocated by same college for interpreters above is 38 percent .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 107 nations visited by the late Irwin Bosch, a deaf Californian traveler .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Employment vacancies School Educator I Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Wilson, NC closing date - 11/17/2009 to view these vacancies please visit our website at: http://osp.its.state.nc.us/dhhssearchresults3a.asp?vacancykey=4421 contact person: mailto:cynthia.johnson@ncmail.net -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Outreach Specialist National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking an Outreach Specialist For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: Full time position. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Sprint Distance Learning Initiative Programs. Provide support for all the other Pre-College Outreach Programs. Detailed Description: a. Provide coordination and program implementation for Steps to Success and MathCounts Outreach Programs. Provide coordination and implementation for the Spring Distance Learning Initiative Programs. b. Plans and coordinates complex administrative assignments and special projects within and/or across operating departments (i.e. faculty, marketing, development, etc..); gathers, organizes, and assesses information, and develops and prepares recommendations. c. Negotiates terms (for approval by Director of Outreach) with facilities vendors for services, in accordance with budget constraints and University policies and procedures. d. Assist in development of marketing materials e. Assist in corresponding with parties involved in Outreach projects. f. Performs related duties as assigned and required. Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in business, education, human service or related field is required. MS degree in business, education, human service or related field preferred. 1-2 years of event planning experience. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication, and written communication skills. Proficiency with ASL strongly preferred. Possess knowledge about deaf culture. Organizational and time management skills. Ability to consistently meet tight deadlines Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34610 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Alternative Programs Vermont Center for the Deaf & hard-of-Hearing, Inc Brattleboro, VT Time Base: Full time position Qualifications: - Vermont State Administrative license - Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field - Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience - Training/experience in instruction improvement - Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: - Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations - Oversee the supervision and development of all staff - Communicate effectively with all stakeholder - Develop and implement program budget - Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 Please send letter of interest & resume to Kelly Therieau at mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org Or fax # 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- employment opportunity Employment Specialist Deaf Independent Living Association Inc Salisbury, MD Full time Deaf Independent Living Association Inc is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their vocational goals. Works with local agencies and employers to identify potential jobs that make use of integrated and natural supports for deaf and hard of hearing job seekers. Uses networking to market and increase public awareness of the agency's employment program. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service or related field with one year experience in employment services; experience in teaching and/or training others; demonstration of adaptability, problem solving and reliability when supervision is off-site; specific training in supported and non-supported employment techniques; and ability to prepare records and reports. Knowledge of the work world and must be a team player. Fluency in American Sign Language and issues related to hearing loss. Valid driver's license required. Full Time Employee Benefits: 100 % employer contribution to medical, life and disability benefits; 75 % employer contribution to dental; retirement; 13 paid holidays a year; 10 paid annual leave days a year; 2 personal leave days a year; 10 paid sick days a year and more To apply: Send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc attn: Human Resources 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, MD 21804 or email mailto:jdubuque@pkscpa.com Applications can also be completed on line at: http://www.dila.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Search re-opened Co-Science Directors Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning Gallaudet University Washington, DC for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/science -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Description Director of Employment Services Corliss Institute, Inc Warren, Rhode Island Overall job function: Agency liaison for all client work and business functions. To structure the developing Program into 3 separate services. To oversee Project staffing and performance. To monitor and assess Department activities/goals, and to research additional options. To assure that the Program services and goals result in meaningful work in settings that are not segregated or sheltered. This position reports to the Executive Director. Requirements: M.A. desired, B.A. minimum. Experience with State Rehabilitation agency procedures/policies for Supported Work. Knowledge of deaf adults with developmental disabilities, fluency in ASL required/capacity to gain these skills. PR/networking skills with employers, state and private employment groups and others. Business skills and supervisory experience as well as ability to assess viability in the areas of client need, project viability (revenue, expenses, etc.) and public response. Excellent writing skills, familiarity with Word, Excel and basic programs, and the ability to be productive in team and independent settings. Examples of Job Duties: 1. Works with Executive Director, Senior Team and funders/partners to develop and refine Program. 2. Recruits and interviews needed consultants, staff, interns and volunteers. 3. Develops sales initiatives, customers, jobs and related Program components through research, email, phone/videophone/TTY and attendance at various events. 4. Develops Program promotional materials and events for increasing public and consumer use. 5. Liaison to external entities. 6. Internal and formal Reports other documents to track Program progress and outcomes. 7. Program and expenditure reports, revenue projections and other documents. 8. Other duties as determined by supervisor/agency need. This is a full-time exempt position, and includes full agency fringe and benefits. Salary - high $40's. Limited relocation funds. Position funded for one year; contingent upon generated revenue. Cover letter/resume to: Jean Moniz, Director of HR Corliss Institute, Inc. 290 Main Street Warren, RI 02885 mailto:jmoniz@corliss.org FAX to: 401-245-8023 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Available Director of Student Admissions The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, PA Director of Student Admissions This is a full-time 12-month position. At least a Master's Degree in Psychology or related field. Possess proficiency in sign language. Supervise a full array of clinical student/family support services. Collaborate with LEAs and families regarding enrolment and coordinate the PDE approval process. Coordinate the scheduling and completion of Biannual and Triennial multidisciplinary evaluations ERs, IEPs and standardized school-wide assessment services. Collaborate on the transition to school age process and the ESY/Summer Program. Deadline for submission is December 11, 2009. Send letter of interest and resume/vitae to: Jane Homka Executive Secretary The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 e-mail: mailto:jhomka@psd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated November 8th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA - Independent Subcontractor - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest Blue - November 8, 2009 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/neverheard/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/southafrica/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Entertaining DVDs on Sale at Harris Communications Save 20% on books, multimedia and novelties at the Harris Communications Holiday Sale!* There are many great gift ideas, including DVDs from deaf and CODA entertainers. Some popular DVDs include: - Abababa Alife (DVD307), on sale for $20.00, save $5.00! - You Think DEAF People Have Problems? 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Clifford C. Leach, Greece, NY (in the Rochester area), who departed us at the age of 106. Simply put, he was considered the Pillar in the Deaf Community. DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Larry Fleischer whose untimely passing hit the Deaf Community real hard. Larry wore many hats, all at the same time - Deaf Culture, promoting ASL, Deaf Education, Deaf Sports, Deaf Films, Deaf Issues consultant, and what have you. The last time DeafDigest editor chatted with Larry was at the Deaf Films Festival at Tampa in 2004. A Californian, he flew to Florida at the same time, not only just to attend the Film Festival but to consult with a local law enforcement agency regarding a deaf inmate that was in prison. He rented a car, drove all the way from coast to coast, meaning Florida's east coast to Florida's west coast, just to attend the Festival. He stayed at the Festival for few hours before driving back to the East coast! - Very Hot News DeafDigest congratulates Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) on its 30th anniversary and on the dedication of its' technical training center. It seemed only like yesterday that the late Doug Burke, the SWCID founder, visited the home office of TDI, Inc, where DeafDigest editor served, at that time, as the Executive Director. Burke shared his goals, details, vision and his plans for an all-deaf vocationally oriented junior college. He had to jump through many different political hoops before SWCID became a reality. The Gallaudet football team clinched a winning season, with a 6-4 record by defeating SUNY-Maritime 16-13 on a winning touchdown in the last minute of the game. Not only it made amends for the 27-0 loss last season to the same team, but it knocked them out of the league championship game! And with a beautiful 6-4 winning record as compared to last season's record of 2-8. Over 3,200 fans in New York City watched this epic battle. While the regular season is over, Gallaudet is awaiting word to see if they will be invited to play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Bowl Championship game. Have to hold breaths until November 15th to find out if the invite has been extended Gallaudet to play in the November 21st game. .. - Sunday November 1st Much furor has raged over the Big 4 Banks continuing to refuse relay calls that there is talk of legal action. These Big 4 Banks are Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Let us throw two more banks into the mix - CapitolOne Bank and Wachovia. - Monday November 2nd Much anger by the national Deaf-Blind community have been directed at Abigail Breslin, only 13 years old and neither deaf nor blind for her casting of the Helen Keller role in the upcoming Broadway production of "The Miracle Worker." - Tuesday November 3rd A serious issue has surfaced with deaf children attending 47 School for the Deaf in New York. They cannot ride on school buses because the City Board of Education requires Individualized Education Plans for these children. The irate parents have been bombarding the City Board of Education with their complaints. - Wednesday November 4th Evan Smith, not deaf, has involved Oregon School for the Deaf in his unusual athletic forays. He plays for the deaf school football team in the fall, plays for a different hearing school in basketball, and a third hearing school for track and field! (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Regarding the Fort Hood tragedy, we have read about the civilian police officer Kimberly Munley who shot the killer to stop the carnage. What about it? She was an interpreter for the deaf years ago in North Carolina before she moved to Texas to become a police officer. .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ NEVER HEARD OF GALLAUDET OR NTID! We have many deaf students that attend hearing colleges in Washington, DC, but never heard of Gallaudet! We also have many deaf students that attend hearing colleges in Rochester, NY, but never heard of RIT/NTID! Why? Always a mystery - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/neverheard/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) NO HEARING AID ON AN AIRPLANE TRIP A deaf man, in South Africa, went on an airplane. He was told by the airplane captain that he must take off his hearing aid. If he refused, he would be arrested. The airplane captain thought the hearing aid was an illegal electronic device used for spying. The deaf man had to explain that he is deaf and needed a hearing aid to help him hear better. The captain then gave permission! Very scary! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/southafrica/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) FARIBAULT'S DEAF HOTEL Last week's DeafDigest mentioned GrandStay Residential Suites, a hotel in Faribault, Minnesota, the town where the school for the deaf is located. That hotel claimed to be the first in the nation to have every room installed with flashing strobe lights. Said a staff member at the school: We've had deaf groups use the hotel, and everyone loved this facility A NEWSPAPER BLOOPER DeafDigest editor could not believe his eyes when he read a newspaper story, off a web site. The story said: he was born profoundly deaf in both eyes ................................................................ 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Dan explained: The first thing I do is "sign" to them as if I'm opening my ticket jacket that contains the boarding pass and tickets and other paperwork and that I want to read it. Most everyone understand that pretty quick and they hand over the paperwork which then I read to give me a clue of what they are in need of. I'm pretty successful at it. If it ends up that I can't help them, I'll take them to the specific airline that they come in on or going out on and let the airline take care of it from there. WHAT DID NETFLIX SAY? We are all complaining that Netflix is caption-unfriendly? A DeafDigest subscriber wrote a letter to Netflix. Netflix responded and their comment was: The technologies we use for streaming do not yet adequately support closed captions. We are working on delivering closed captions or optional subtitles in a future technology update, which we hope to deliver to Silverlight clients sometime in 2010. He has switched to Hulu and is happy with it. DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) What we need is guidelines from the government sectors that require school districts to hire counselors that specialize in Deaf Education (series to continue until it runs out) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? being challenged by the coordinator of the event, which booked the services of the interpreter: why are you here? if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series In addition to competing in the National Court Reporters Association' annual speed contest at speeds up to 280 words per minute, court reporters, CART providers, and captioners have competed at even higher speeds. In 2004, Mark Kislingbury, a court reporter and broadcast captioner from Houston, Texas, set a Guinness World Record when he successfully transcribed dictation at 360 words per minute with over 97% accuracy. Over the years, Mark studied how many strokes per second he was able to achieve. He found that by trying to shorten how many strokes he wrote per word and by writing more strokes per second, he was able to write faster than anyone else. When he set the world record at 360 words per minute, he did it by averaging .8 strokes per word and 4.8 strokes per second ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT I have never met a deaf person in my line of work, and I've been in that field for many years (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ Surdus Remodeling LLC is one of Washington, DC and Maryland's premier Deaf Owned remodeling contractors. We have been renovating residential homes in the metro area. Is it safe to hire an unlicensed contractor? We are a licensed home improvement contractor and carry a surety bond and general liability insurance. Ask us why you need a licensed contractor. All of our work carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in our conversation with you. Our remodeling service includes: - Basement - Attic - Kitchen - Bathroom - Addition - Deck - Siding Are you thinking of remodeling your existing bathroom? We will finish your bathroom in one week or we will pay you $100 per day for every day we are late. We believe in making life more comfortable through quality remodels Elijah Gold, deaf owner Surdus, LLC Remodeling Based in Washington, DC http://www.surdusremodeling.com 866-520-8628 VOICE 202-540-8750 VP Licensed, Insured, and Bonded DC #68004119 MHIC #99522 *WE ACCEPT AMEX CREDIT CARD* ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Terry Waters, a resident of Staunton, Virginia, was one of the best wrestling coaches in the state, leading his Fort Defiance HS teams to 13 state championship matches. For his efforts, he was fired - and he filed a lawsuit this week, on basis of racial discrimination, as he is African-American. What about it? He is deaf. .. The Deaf and the Law In Mexico, the notary public officers may give exceptions to its rules and regulations if the person, needing papers to be notarized, is deaf. Those not deaf, need to comply with the rules and regulations. .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: While we've had ADA since the nineties, it constantly evolves. Under the old ADA, the employee's medical condition is being pointed out; if the employee is deaf, it is pointed out Under the new ADA, the employer accommodates the employee's disability in a minimally acceptable way .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: there is a jury (injury) on the football field .... What became of? Tim McCarty - past nationally acclaimed teacher of Drama at Model Secondary School for the Deaf - present president and founder, Quest, Lanham, Maryland mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Walter Payton, a NFL great has departed us. What many of us didn't know was that he once contemplated a career as a teacher of the deaf, even to the point of taking master's degree courses in Education of the Deaf! .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: An issue was raised at one state-level TTY relay service board meeting - that the Video Relay Service, already wildly popular in the deaf community, is bypassing the senior citizens. Why? Because these deafened senior citizens do not know sign language. According to one activist, the ADA regulations need to be adhered to as far as communication accommodations are concerned - and what if a non-signing deafened senior citizen wants a VRS? .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: The NIMBY attitude can be real ugly. NIMBY stands for Not In My Backyard, and it has already impacted on several agencies serving the deaf that want to expand their headquarters. These people forget one thing - these agencies would be there to serve them if and when they lose their hearing because of old age! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: A new holiday has been declared in the state, allowing you to take more vacation time off. .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? said a DeafDigest subscriber: I thought my co-worker had said-- Did you see the pie she had embroidered? But what she actually said was-- Did you see the bag she had embroidered? can be frustrating when you think a person said something that makes completely no sense only to realize you lipread it wrong! if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (11/8/09 updated posting) Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Sub Teacher (4) 565754 11/12/2009 Educational Audiologist 565607 11/19/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Assistant Director-Pre College Outreach National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY NTID, one of the eight colleges of RIT, is the first and largest technical college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Nearly 1,450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the United States, as well as other countries, study and reside at RIT with 16,000 hearing students. The department of Admissions at NTID is seeking a Director. For a detailed job description please visit: RIT Career Zone at: https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter the IRC# or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf for College/Division. Job Description: The Assistant Director for Outreach is responsible for providing coordination, leadership and support to these activities. The Assistant Director works with the Director of Pre-College Outreach, and the Program Assistant for Outreach in carrying out these responsibilities. The Assistant Director has primary responsibility for management of NTID's Explore Your Future Program (EYF), which serves 225-275 students annually Detailed Description: 1. Lead the planning and management of NTID?s Explore Your Future Program which provides educational activities to 225-275 students annually. This activity involves the supervision of 40+ professionals and 40+ student workers over a 4-6 week period each summer. 2. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff leaders involved in planning and carrying out Outreach activities each year. 3. Provide project leadership to targeted Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 4. Work with the other colleges of RIT to plan for deaf and hard of hearing student involvement in their Pre-College Outreach activities as assigned. 5. Work with the Outreach teams to facilitate the planning and coordination of activities designed to meet needs of target audiences 6. Work with Outreach teams to evaluate impact of Pre-College activities on enrollment pipeline. 7. Independently plan and travel for the purpose of promoting NTID Pre-College Outreach Programs. 8. Provide periodical performance and data reports as assigned Job Requirements: Bachelor degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field required. Master degree in Education, Business, Human Service or related field strongly preferred. Experience: - Experience in working with target Pre-College populations strongly preferred - 3-5 years related administrative experience Skills: 1. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication and written communication skills required. 2. Proficiency in American Sign Language required. 3. Strong organization and time management skills required. 4. Highly flexible and able to work effectively in a team oriented and fast-paced environment 5. Able to function effectively as team member in outcomes-oriented work 6. Ability to make significant independent programmatic judgments and decisions as necessary. Additional Details: Review of applicants will begin in December. Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university?s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to make application. The hiring process for this position requires a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources Salary commensurate with experience This position is subject to available funding Your application information and any relevant documentation such as resume and cover letter should be uploaded via this website http://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH:IRC34613 in order to be considered for this position -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Regional Specialist Ohlone College Fremont, CA Under general supervision of the Director of Gallaudet University Regional Center, to develop collaborative relationships with educational programs and professionals in deaf and hard of hearing related fields throughout the Western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), in keeping with the mission of the Regional Center. This position will require extensive travel, night and weekend work. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The College reserves the right to continue or close the recruitment at any time. Ohlone Classified Applications may be obtained by visiting our website at http://www.ohlonejobs.com Submit Applications to the Human Resources Office. The Human Resources Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please Note: Applications/resumes, etc. may be FAXED to (510) 659-6025 or emailed to mailto:recruitment@ohlone.edu EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES: Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (deaf education, rehabilitation or related field preferred,) a Master's degree preferred. Experience: Two years of work experience in deaf education, rehabilitation or related field. For complete details please visit http://www.ohlonejobs.com EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Deaf Services Children's Case Manager Community Counseling Center Westbrook, ME (Portland metropolitan area) Community Counseling Center, a leading nonprofit provider of family services and behavioral health, is seeking a Case Manager for Deaf Services Children's Case Management. The Case Manager will work with children, adolescents and their families in accordance with agency, community, and program needs in the Deaf Services Children's Case Management program. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring service plans that are tailored to individual client needs, as well as support increased client and family functioning, and ensure that each client receives services that are sensitive to his/her cultural needs. The successful candidate will support comprehensive and ongoing coordination of services received from various providers and ensure effective communication and appropriate service delivery. In addition, our case managers advocate for and support clients to ensure access to community services. The Case Manager will effectively utilize the Agency's electronic consumer software system. With roots dating back to 1874, CCC is one of Maine's oldest and most comprehensive private, nonprofit family service agencies, making a difference in the lives of more than 6,000 individuals and families each year. In addition to providing high quality family, individual and group therapies to help children, adults and senior citizens from all incomes and backgrounds, CCC offers a diverse array of programs. CCC is a member of the Alliance for Children and Families, the National Council for Community Behavioral Health, and is a United Way Partner Agency. The agency is accredited by the National Council on Accreditation. The qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a closely related field and a minimum of 1 year experience in either psychology, behavioral health, social work, special education, counseling, rehabilitation, or related field. Candidate must be fluent in American Sign Language. If interested, please apply by Friday November 13, 2009. Please submit letter of interest and resume to: Kimberly Lefebvre Employment Specialist Maine Mental Health Partners 123 Andover Road Westbrook, ME 04092 mailto:recruitment@memhp.org Fax: 207-761-2388 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Instructor in Interpreter Preparation - American Sign Language/English Northwestern CT Community College Winsted, CT 10 Months, Tenure-Track Position SEARCH EXTENDED (IPP01) Starting Date: August 25, 2010 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal faculty candidate holds a Master's degree in Interpreting for the Deaf, ASL, or related field. College teaching experience and NIC/RID certification are preferred. Evidence of understanding learning styles, curriculum development, overall computer literacy, and awareness of pedagogical practices and trends that have an impact on interpreter preparation also are preferred. A demonstrated understanding of the mission of the comprehensive community college and its diverse student population is essential. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons. RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Academic Division Director responsibilities include: teaching a range of interpreting and lower level ASL courses, using various delivery systems, from lecture to hybrid/online; evaluating student learning; providing academic advising; assessing and revising individual and program syllabi, materials, and instructional methods periodically; plus outreach and recruitment for the program. Other responsibilities include maintaining currency in teaching techniques, participation in departmental and college-wide committees, and campus service. MINIMUM SALARY: $46,316 approximate annual, plus excellent medical insurance, retirement and related fringe benefits. TO APPLY TO NCCC, PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: (Only complete application packages will be accepted for consideration) - Letter of Intent - Resume - Typed Employment Application (available at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu/humanresources/fulltime.htm ) - Unofficial Transcripts from each Degree-Granting Institution - Three letters of recommendation relevant to this particular position to: You may email your application package to: mailto:NW-HumanResources@nwcc.commnet.edu Or mail to: Fran Almeida Pistilli Director of Human Resources Northwestern CT Community College Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098 APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application materials must be RECEIVED on or before November 20, 2009 NCCC is an EEO/AA employer, M/F. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit our website at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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DeafDigest – 01 November 2009
DeafDigest Gold - November 1, 2009 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/vrasl/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/schoolmuseums/ .. Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Find the New T-Mobile G1 at Harris-Wireless The T-Mobile G1 with Google features the Android operating system, a big touch screen, a 3.2-MP camera, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and WiFi support. Some say it represents the next generation of mobile devices. It offers one-touch access to Google, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Calendar and Google Talk. 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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Hot News during the week The Internet celebrated its 40th birthday this week; first message was sent on October 29, 1969. The deaf, as usual, fell behind the hearing as far as high tech innovations are concerned; the first such deaf email took place in 1979. HEX, a government-funded project operated by Amateur Radio Research and Development Corporation, allowed a limited number of deaf individuals to send email messages to each other. It was primitive compared to today's Internet, but it was a start. In a limited way, TDI had an advisory role with that project. - Thursday October 29th CI operation being televised? This was the announcement regarding the The Dr. Oz Show for the following day. It said: a deaf woman undergoes a groundbreaking procedure onstage to restore her hearing Ground breaking? Well, CI is about 25 years old! - Friday October 30th Debbie Peterson, of Utah, has become the first Deaf Member at Large on the board of directors of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Additionally, RID has welcomed a new body called Deaf Advisory Council. Who knows - some day a deaf person will become president of RID? It happened at Gallaudet; it happened at NTID; it happened at Agbell. - Saturday October 31st Hard times with the budget cuts have forced schools for the deaf to be creative. An example would be Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind. This school is sharing the same librarian with the Gooding School District. DeafDigest, however, does not know if the librarian knows sign language to communicate with deaf students that want to take out books? (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: It was learned that standards for a Mobile DVT network have been approved by the Advanced Television Systems Committee. What this means is that closed captions will be found when we access our mobile DTV devices. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! 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For the rest of the year, he does not see deaf clients, and he has no daily practice to keep up with his ASL! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/vrasl/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) MUSEUM PROBLEMS AT SOME SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF More schools for the deaf have built their own museums. Many visitors like to tour these deaf school museums. But there are problems. Normally museums require a full time person, and it cost money to pay them. If museums depend on volunteers, it is often that they are not around when visitors come to the locked doors of the museum. And security is strict with schools for the deaf. Visitors must come to the school office to get visitors' passes. One school has shut down is museum because of these problems. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/schoolmuseums/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) TO INVENT WORDS FOR A LANGUAGE There was a story, not related to the deaf, about a language being invented. It is something that some linguists get involved with. Was thinking about ASL interpreters. Very often they "invent" signs for a new word or phrase. Said a veteran interpreter: We really do not plan on inventing new signs, but when the need for a sign comes up, we quickly make it up so that our deaf clients can follow the communication .............................................................. Dr. Steven L. 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Two Full Time Deaf Dentists Proficient in American Sign Language: Dr. Steven Rattner and Dr. Bo Byun * Staff Trained in Sign Language Efficiency If you have any more questions, contact us at mailto:doctorbyun@hotmail.com for Dr. Bo Byun or mailto:SRattner@aol.com for Dr. Steven Rattner. Our dental offices are located in College Park, MD and Rockville/Gaithersburg, MD. Our phone number for TTY is 301-474-8278. Our website is http://www.drrattner.com .............................................................. ABLE PLANET INC'S GOAL Able Planet Inc. is a new business that was established few years ago. One of its objectives is to help professional sports teams that are interested in the deaf. Already this company has two deaf clients - professional snowboarder Lauren Weibert and motocross champion Ashley Fiolek. This business is based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. A DEAF TRAFFIC AIDE IN INDIA While India is notorious for discriminating against the deaf, there are always exceptions. Raju Anath is deaf and he functions as a traffic aide in Ponda, which is a small city. He uses gestures to move people around, thus clearing up congestion on city streets. He's not even an official employee in Ponda; for some reason he started working the traffic on his own; the city traffic officers, noticing him, tolerated his work, and then came to realize he was a blessing! The governor rewarded him with a check of Rs 25,000 which is $530.00 in American money. A SIGN LANGUAGE DETECTIVE Andrea Musick King is a detective with the police department in Highland Village in Texas, near Houston. She knows sign language, having taken it in school as a foreign language credit, and she is taking interpreting training classes at Tarrant County College. STRUGGLING WITH GESTURES Are human gestures so difficult to understand? Do not know, but it may seem to be that way among immigrants in USA. Over the years DeafDigest editor has tried to communicate with non-English speaking immigrants via simple gestures - only to get nowhere. Yes and no via head movements, waving hands to indicate no-no, using a finger to indicate direction - are some gestures that may be so confusing to some immigrants. Makes communication all so much harder. OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: American Sign Language Teachers Association The web site is at: http://www.aslta.org/ TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) I was a Domino job hopper; I've been forever hopping from one Domino site to another, always looking for the area that offers the best tips If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? a newspaper story was titled: An Actor Uses His Second Language: Speech In 2006 deaf actor Darren Fudenske was given a "hearing" role in an off-Broadway play in New York. This role led to the newspaper explaining that ASL was his first language and that speech was his second language. .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! Two universities are posting job announcements for Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Both job announcements require applicants to have experiences as interpreters. This sole requirement discriminates against deaf applicants. Complained an advocate: for the past two years more and more colleges have added this "interpreting experience" requirement .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week A to Z on what we the deaf are and what we can be click on: http://deafdigest.com/az (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Mike Bruning professional beach volleyball player and Deaflympics participant; he is deaf http://usavolleyball.org/news/article/11633 .. Question of the week: Q. I have heard of this organization: National Society of Genetic Counselors Are these counselors accurate with their deaf genetics counseling with deaf couples that wish to start families? A. Good question. There have been hearing babies born of deaf couples, whose deafness generations, on both sides, go as far back as 5-6-7-8 generations. And there have been deaf babies born of hearing couples with no incidence of deafness on both sides of the family tree! Simply put, their guess is as good as yours. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that much tolerance be given to deaf people, whose viewpoints, differ from others. Does not matter what viewpoint it is - CI or not, oral or manual, residential or mainstream, hearing college or deaf college, and so on. This is a free country and it is not a crime to have own viewpoints. .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: During Years 1400 through 1599 - the old Germanic describing deafness was daufi, and over the years this word evolved into an insulting deaf-mute phrase .. Deaf and the Money: - $4,000 for hearing - free for deaf cost of a zero gravity trip where individuals float up and down the room, unable to control their movements $4,000 is cost charged by Northrop Grumman and Zero Gravity Corporation for thrill seekers that want to experience a zero gravity trip free was offered by US Navy way back in 1960's for a group of deaf individuals. The Navy wanted to study effects of weightless experiments on individuals. The selected deaf individuals grew up with balance problems. .. DeafNumbers of the Week: - How many past NTID members of faculty are now members of faculty at Gallaudet? Approximately 7 or 8. - How many past Gallaudet members of faculty are now members of NTID faculty? Approximately 4 or 5 - How many NTID presidents have become Gallaudet presidents? Two (Davila and Hurwitz) - How many Gallaudet presidents were NTID presidents? Two (same as above) .. DeafDigest Sports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com it is not available online, only by email -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job posting Community Health Educator University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA This is a new job posting to work with our deaf-friendly research staff at the UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla, California. We are seeking an individual who is proficient in ASL and has demonstrated experience in filming, video-editing, and clerical work. Additionally, the candidate must have a strong command of the English language. If you are interested in applying for this half-time position with full benefits, please apply on-line on or before November 6, 2009 at: http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=search&sortby=rank&jobnum_in=50003&search=community%20health%20rep -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Director of Alternative Programs Vermont Center for the Deaf & hard-of-Hearing, Inc Brattleboro, VT Time Base: Full time position Qualifications: - Vermont State Administrative license - Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field - Minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience - Training/experience in instruction improvement - Proficiency in American Sign Language Responsibilities: - Direct all aspects of Operation for the William Center and Autism Program in compliance with state and federal regulations - Oversee the supervision and development of all staff - Communicate effectively with all stakeholder - Develop and implement program budget - Work closely with the directors of Special Education, Related Services, and Student Life Target Hire Date: June 2010 Please send letter of interest & resume to Kelly Therieau at mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org Or fax # 802-258-9574 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- employment opportunity Employment Specialist Deaf Independent Living Association Inc Salisbury, MD Full time Deaf Independent Living Association Inc is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their vocational goals. Works with local agencies and employers to identify potential jobs that make use of integrated and natural supports for deaf and hard of hearing job seekers. Uses networking to market and increase public awareness of the agency's employment program. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service or related field with one year experience in employment services; experience in teaching and/or training others; demonstration of adaptability, problem solving and reliability when supervision is off-site; specific training in supported and non-supported employment techniques; and ability to prepare records and reports. Knowledge of the work world and must be a team player. Fluency in American Sign Language and issues related to hearing loss. Valid driver's license required. Full Time Employee Benefits: 100 % employer contribution to medical, life and disability benefits; 75 % employer contribution to dental; retirement; 13 paid holidays a year; 10 paid annual leave days a year; 2 personal leave days a year; 10 paid sick days a year and more To apply: Send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc attn: Human Resources 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, MD 21804 or email mailto:jdubuque@pkscpa.com Applications can also be completed on line at: http://www.dila.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Search re-opened Co-Science Directors Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning Gallaudet University Washington, DC for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/science -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Teacher (High School Math) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/hsmath -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- job announcement Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly) Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/subteach -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Description Director of Employment Services Corliss Institute, Inc Warren, Rhode Island Overall job function: Agency liaison for all client work and business functions. To structure the developing Program into 3 separate services. To oversee Project staffing and performance. To monitor and assess Department activities/goals, and to research additional options. To assure that the Program services and goals result in meaningful work in settings that are not segregated or sheltered. This position reports to the Executive Director. Requirements: M.A. desired, B.A. minimum. Experience with State Rehabilitation agency procedures/policies for Supported Work. Knowledge of deaf adults with developmental disabilities, fluency in ASL required/capacity to gain these skills. PR/networking skills with employers, state and private employment groups and others. Business skills and supervisory experience as well as ability to assess viability in the areas of client need, project viability (revenue, expenses, etc.) and public response. Excellent writing skills, familiarity with Word, Excel and basic programs, and the ability to be productive in team and independent settings. Examples of Job Duties: 1. Works with Executive Director, Senior Team and funders/partners to develop and refine Program. 2. Recruits and interviews needed consultants, staff, interns and volunteers. 3. Develops sales initiatives, customers, jobs and related Program components through research, email, phone/videophone/TTY and attendance at various events. 4. Develops Program promotional materials and events for increasing public and consumer use. 5. Liaison to external entities. 6. Internal and formal Reports other documents to track Program progress and outcomes. 7. Program and expenditure reports, revenue projections and other documents. 8. Other duties as determined by supervisor/agency need. This is a full-time exempt position, and includes full agency fringe and benefits. Salary - high $40's. Limited relocation funds. Position funded for one year; contingent upon generated revenue. Cover letter/resume to: Jean Moniz, Director of HR Corliss Institute, Inc. 290 Main Street Warren, RI 02885 mailto:jmoniz@corliss.org FAX to: 401-245-8023 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Available Director of Student Admissions The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, PA Director of Student Admissions This is a full-time 12-month position. At least a Master's Degree in Psychology or related field. Possess proficiency in sign language. Supervise a full array of clinical student/family support services. Collaborate with LEAs and families regarding enrolment and coordinate the PDE approval process. Coordinate the scheduling and completion of Biannual and Triennial multidisciplinary evaluations ERs, IEPs and standardized school-wide assessment services. Collaborate on the transition to school age process and the ESY/Summer Program. Deadline for submission is December 11, 2009. Send letter of interest and resume/vitae to: Jane Homka Executive Secretary The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 e-mail: mailto:jhomka@psd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated November 1st) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA - HIV Educator (WSR) - Los Angeles, CA - Independent Subcontractor - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 01 November 2009
DeafDigest Blue - November 1, 2009 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-travelmenu/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-aslsigning/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Start Shopping Early and Save! Get ready for the holidays and save 20% on books, multimedia and novelties!* Harris Communications has hundreds of products discounted, including holiday cards, gift bags, and ornaments. We have books and multimedia of interest to children, students, teachers and interpreters. Find gift ideas in all price ranges. 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News Gallaudet defeats Anna Maria College 56-7 today in a football game and is now 5-4 for the season; Gallaudet was 2-8 last season and so, this season is a huge improvement. One game is remaining and it is with SUNY-Maritime next week. .. Jacqui Smith, not deaf, is the Member of Parliament in Great Britain. She invited a group of deaf constituents to a tour of the Parliament, and was told no interpreters were available nor were loops fully installed throughout the touring area. She made a considerable stink about it, which hit the newspapers. - Sunday October 25th A new hotel in Faribault, Minnesota is GrandStay Residential Suites. Faribault is where Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf is located. And this hotel, part of the GrandStay Hospitality chain, has installed flashing strobe lights in all of its rooms, claiming to be the first one in the nation to have this feature. While DeafDigest is not sure of this claim, it is an important feature because big events at the school attracts overnight visitors. - Monday October 26th Microsoft, so concerned about the content of the upcoming variety show by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, backed out of its promise to be the program sponsor. One of the reasons for the pull out was jokes, in poor taste, that mocked the deaf and of deafness. - Tuesday October 27th Cambodia, after years of neglecting the educational needs of the deaf, is playing catch up with establishment of classes for deaf children. It was written up in a newspaper story - Wednesday October 28th What are the needs of the deaf residents of North Dakota? This is what a special team of parents, legislators, community leaders and deaf school alumni is trying to find out. A series of meetings will take place across the state. A newspaper story made an announcement about these plans. (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: There is a Bay Bridge crisis in the San Francisco Bay area. A deaf person watching a program on Channel 5 would know about that emergency immediately after the bridge was closed. Those watching other TV programs may not have known about it immediately. .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org .. Deaf Group Home at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM Deaf Group Home at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM for Deaf Youth - education support services - clinical services - job skills training - employment support - life skills training - school to work transition planning - community involvement - recreational outings & entertainment for more information, email mailto:asl@nm.net or click on: http://www.deafdigest.com/lafamilia.doc ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ SHOP EARLY AND SAVE BIG IN NOVEMBER! With the holidays right around the corner WCI is here to help get your shopping done early! Choose from the wide selection of products in our catalog or from our website. And here's a gift for you too! FREE GROUND SHIPPING for orders over $50.00! (excludes both CapTel 200 and 800i) Call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/onsale.php?utm_source=dd for details. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're now on Facebook! Come visit us! WCI. Providing Solutions for People with Hearing Loss. ................................................................ ................................................................ A WARNING FOR DEAF TOURISTS Many deaf people love to travel anywhere in the world. And there is a warning. Some restaurants do not have a menu. DeafDigest editor went to some restaurants in Rome, Italy that did not have a menu. Without a menu, communications could be difficult between the hearing waiter and the deaf tourist. Just to be play it safe, make sure the restaurant has a menu before you go inside and sit down. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-travelmenu/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) ASL-SIGNING If a deaf person signs very fast, is it ASL- signing? Yes, it is. But if a deaf person signs so slow; so slow that it is easy to put you to sleep, is it ASL? Good question? - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-aslsigning/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) DEAF CULTURE CLASS AT MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Marymount University is a fast growing university in Northern Virginia. For the first time, ASL 101 class was offered on the campus and 22 students signed up for it. A group of deaf individuals, DeafDigest editor, included, was invited to give a talk on Deaf Culture this week. Because Marymount belongs to the same athletic conference with Gallaudet, DeafDigest editor was curious. He asked the class how many of them participate in sports? Approximately six students raised their hands. DeafDigest editor then asked how do they feel playing against Gallaudet, which consists of deaf students. They said it was no big deal - they just want to win, no matter if the opponents were hearing or deaf. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM MARYMOUNT STUDENTS During the class (above) some students volunteered with their comments and questions: - I am a waitress and I've served on deaf patrons; they always point to the food on the menu - this class is a refresher of the ASL class I took in high school that I've forgotten a bit on signs - how do the deaf people wake up in the morning? - I have a family member that is deaf, but I never really got to know that person - what is the difference between ASL and SEE? It was a fun experience for everyone in the classroom. ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com .................................... 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DEAF PERFORMERS IN SOAP OPERAS Last week's DeafDigest mentioned deaf performers in past Soap Opera episodes. Here's some more: - a deaf child in "All My Children" with much arguing over to have a CI or not to have a CI - a young deaf boy in "Days of Our Lives" way back in the 1980's - a deaf boy in "One Day to Live" and parents learned signs to communicate with him A VIDEO GAME WITH AUDIO There is a video game called "Cover Orange." During the game, the orange greets the hearing person with "hi" and if the orange falls off the map, it says "bye". A deaf person playing the game would not know these two words. Is it important? A hearing gamer said no! Still, is there a continuing reason why the games are not captioned? DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) the numbers of deaf children with classroom issues are much higher than their hearing counterparts. And since many families do not know sign language, these deaf children keep their troubles bottled up inside them! (series to continue until it runs out) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? being challenged by the coordinator of the event, which booked the services of the interpreter: who are you? if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Another question that people often ask me when they see me with the steno machine is how fast someone can write with "one of those machines." Most captioners and CART providers start off as court reporters, and so they have passed the same tests that court reporters take in court reporting school. In many states, court reporters must pass a test at 225 words per minute in order to be certified. In order to achieve the Registered Professional Reporter certification offered by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), a court reporter or captioner must pass tests at speeds up to 225 words per minute. To obtain the Registered Merit Reporter certification, one must pass tests at speeds up to 260 words per minute. At the NCRA annual convention, there is a speed contest where contestants compete at speeds up to 280 words per minute. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT the job that I do pays very well, but there is a downside - that layoffs are quick when economy is bad. This is why I'm always relocating to wherever the job is. (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! A survey was taken of deaf patients in Great Britain, and the findings were that: - appointments were missed when deaf patients could not catch their names being called out in the waiting rooms - lack of interpreters have resulted in continuing illnesses, confusion over medications or full information being withheld from the doctors - doctors, nurses and medical technicians do not face the deaf patients when dealing with them .. The Deaf and the Law If you are deaf and work for the federal government, and you are asked to travel, as part of your job, are you entitled to interpreters, assistive devices, etc? Yes. The government calls it: Federal travel of an employee with special needs .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: Q. If a deaf person, not affiliated with a company or an agency, attends a workshop, is he entitled to an interpreter? A. Hard to say; very complicated issue, according to an attorney that specializes in disability-related needs .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: ESPN fired Steve flfrs (Phillips) last night .... What became of? Ron Symansky - past quiet but very hard working offensive tackle with the Gallaudet football team, early eighties - present associate professor, Johnson County Community College in Kansas, interpretive training program & also teaches ASL classes mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Number of Deaf DNAs? The October 1999 issue of the National Geographic magazine has come up with 15 deaf genes as the latest count. Still researching are 85 more suspected deaf genes. .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: What is the cost of placing a quarter page ad in the Washington Post? Do not know the exact costs but it is not cheap. DHHIG, NAD, American Association of People with Disabilities and the SHHH jointly placed an ad in the October 29th edition of the Post. They call it a collaborated ad. The ad was not about the Presidential Election candidates but about hiring more deaf and hard of hearing in the federal government. Timing is interesting because DeafDigest mentioned in a recent edition that hiring of the disabled, and the deaf, in federal government has declined for the past decade. .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Is age helping Evelyn Glennie, the world's best percussionist, change her attitude? In the past she would not learn sign language. Also, in the past, she did not want to be identified as the Deaf Percussionist, but as the Percussionist. Nowadays, at the ripe old age of 40 something, she is learning signs for the the first time in her life! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: Two of your customers are siblings and have the same initials. You send paperwork for one of them to sign for an alarm clock before you pay...you send it to the wrong sibling who, by the way, delivers the form to the correct sibling so that the clock seller can be paid. .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? A deaf employee in a dairy plant that milks cows, misunderstood the foreman. He thought the foreman said hand; he actually said pan. As a result, the deaf employee pulled the wrong switch, thus contaminating the milk! very scary; the deaf employee would have been fired, but the foreman realized the error of lipreading ways and kept him on the payroll. if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (11/1/09 updated posting) Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Spoken English Specialist 565495 11/04/2009 Residential Advisor 565718 11/03/2009 Sub Teacher (4) 565754 11/12/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Regional Specialist Ohlone College Fremont, CA Under general supervision of the Director of Gallaudet University Regional Center, to develop collaborative relationships with educational programs and professionals in deaf and hard of hearing related fields throughout the Western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), in keeping with the mission of the Regional Center. This position will require extensive travel, night and weekend work. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted to the Human Resources Office by 4:00 pm by Friday, November 6, 2009. The College reserves the right to continue or close the recruitment at any time. Ohlone Classified Applications may be obtained by visiting our website at http://www.ohlonejobs.com Submit Applications to the Human Resources Office. The Human Resources Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please Note: Applications/resumes, etc. may be FAXED to (510) 659-6025 or emailed to mailto:recruitment@ohlone.edu EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES: Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (deaf education, rehabilitation or related field preferred,) a Master's degree preferred. Experience: Two years of work experience in deaf education, rehabilitation or related field. For complete details please visit http://www.ohlonejobs.com EOE -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Deaf Services Children's Case Manager Community Counseling Center Westbrook, ME (Portland metropolitan area) Community Counseling Center, a leading nonprofit provider of family services and behavioral health, is seeking a Case Manager for Deaf Services Children's Case Management. The Case Manager will work with children, adolescents and their families in accordance with agency, community, and program needs in the Deaf Services Children's Case Management program. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring service plans that are tailored to individual client needs, as well as support increased client and family functioning, and ensure that each client receives services that are sensitive to his/her cultural needs. The successful candidate will support comprehensive and ongoing coordination of services received from various providers and ensure effective communication and appropriate service delivery. In addition, our case managers advocate for and support clients to ensure access to community services. The Case Manager will effectively utilize the Agency's electronic consumer software system. With roots dating back to 1874, CCC is one of Maine's oldest and most comprehensive private, nonprofit family service agencies, making a difference in the lives of more than 6,000 individuals and families each year. In addition to providing high quality family, individual and group therapies to help children, adults and senior citizens from all incomes and backgrounds, CCC offers a diverse array of programs. CCC is a member of the Alliance for Children and Families, the National Council for Community Behavioral Health, and is a United Way Partner Agency. The agency is accredited by the National Council on Accreditation. The qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a closely related field and a minimum of 1 year experience in either psychology, behavioral health, social work, special education, counseling, rehabilitation, or related field. Candidate must be fluent in American Sign Language. If interested, please apply by Friday November 13, 2009. Please submit letter of interest and resume to: Kimberly Lefebvre Employment Specialist Maine Mental Health Partners 123 Andover Road Westbrook, ME 04092 mailto:recruitment@memhp.org Fax: 207-761-2388 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- announcing an opening Transition Assistant American School for the Deaf West Hartford, CT Part-Time, 25 hr/wk SCOPE OF DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Coordinator of Student Transition Services (STS) for the Career Academy and Transition Services (CATS) Program, this High School position assists in a variety of duties related to building students' work experience in order to exit the school system and enter adult life. PRIMARY DUTIES: (a) Supervises students in the Student Work Group during the school day and in the Student Employment Program from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday. (b) Receives work assignments from STS Coordinator, reviews assignments, plans work accordingly, organizes, maintains and cares for tools and supplies needed to carry out the work assignment. Collaborates with Plant Operations, Custodial and Residential Life staff. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: High School diploma or equivalent certificate. Preference given to those with college related course work. Good judgment, flexibility and dependability. Excellent American Sign Language skills. Some knowledge of career and vocational training. HOW TO APPLY: Visit our website, http://www.asd-1817.org to download an application and review the entire job description. All resumes and letters of application may be submitted to: Human Resources American School for the Deaf 139 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107-1269 FAX (860) 570-1832 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open positions The Learning Center for the Deaf Framingham, Massachusetts The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts is growing and seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: - Middle School Supervising Teacher - Educational Audiologist - Classroom Aides - ASL Specialist - Residential Counselor - Girls Dorm - Child Care Workers - Walden School - Wraparound Family Partner - Walden School - Educational Director - Walden School - Preschool Special Needs Teacher of the Deaf - Randolph Campus For more information about these positions and how to apply please go to our web site at http://www.tlcdeaf.org or send resume, cover letter and 3 written letters of recommendations/references to: Judi Broderick The Learning Center for the Deaf Personnel Office 848 Central Street Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:judi_broderick@tlcdeaf.org The Learning Center for the Deaf's mission is to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing students achieve their full potential in an educational environment where language and communication are keys to building competence, character and community. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Instructor in Interpreter Preparation - American Sign Language/English Northwestern CT Community College Winsted, CT 10 Months, Tenure-Track Position SEARCH EXTENDED (IPP01) Starting Date: August 25, 2010 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal faculty candidate holds a Master's degree in Interpreting for the Deaf, ASL, or related field. College teaching experience and NIC/RID certification are preferred. Evidence of understanding learning styles, curriculum development, overall computer literacy, and awareness of pedagogical practices and trends that have an impact on interpreter preparation also are preferred. A demonstrated understanding of the mission of the comprehensive community college and its diverse student population is essential. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons. RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Academic Division Director responsibilities include: teaching a range of interpreting and lower level ASL courses, using various delivery systems, from lecture to hybrid/online; evaluating student learning; providing academic advising; assessing and revising individual and program syllabi, materials, and instructional methods periodically; plus outreach and recruitment for the program. Other responsibilities include maintaining currency in teaching techniques, participation in departmental and college-wide committees, and campus service. MINIMUM SALARY: $46,316 approximate annual, plus excellent medical insurance, retirement and related fringe benefits. TO APPLY TO NCCC, PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: (Only complete application packages will be accepted for consideration) - Letter of Intent - Resume - Typed Employment Application (available at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu/humanresources/fulltime.htm ) - Unofficial Transcripts from each Degree-Granting Institution - Three letters of recommendation relevant to this particular position to: You may email your application package to: mailto:NW-HumanResources@nwcc.commnet.edu Or mail to: Fran Almeida Pistilli Director of Human Resources Northwestern CT Community College Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098 APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application materials must be RECEIVED on or before November 20, 2009 NCCC is an EEO/AA employer, M/F. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit our website at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open position Computer Integrated Machining Technology (CIMT) Instructional/Support Faculty National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Technical/Industrial Education or related field. Sign language proficiency. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Secondary or post-secondary teaching; industry experience. AA/EOE Review of applications begins: November 13, 2009 This position is subject to available funding For more details and to apply on line please go to: https://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH: IRC#32632 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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DeafDigest – 25 October 2009
DeafDigest Gold - October 25, 2009 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-convention/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/helpdesk/ .. Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Blackberry Devices and Data Plans at $29.99 a Month Save on Blackberry Smartphones at the Deaf Pager Store. The Blackberry Tour 9630 Smartphone is a fast and powerful international smartphone featuring 3G technology that keeps you connected in over 185 countries. 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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Hot News during the week In France, sign language was suggested as the best way to communicate, to avoid human touching of bodies, to prevent the worsening Swine Flu epidemic! - Thursday October 22nd a corporate sponsorship flap is going on in Fuji. The Fiji Rugby Union (hearing) has a sponsorship deal with Digice. This organization agreed to fund the national deaf rugby team's trip for games with deaf teams from Australia and New Zealand. But the deaf team agreed to a sponsorship deal with Vodafone, a bitter corporate rival of Digice. As a result, the Fiji Rugby Union pulled out their funding of the deaf team's trip! - Friday October 23rd The Jefferson County (Colorado) school board approved application by the Rocky Mountain Deaf School to establish a charter high school - Saturday October 24th A story ran in a Dublin newspaper of the Merlin Motor Group, which operates car rentals, car auctions, new car dealership and a small factory. Two brothers operate the business, and one of them, Patrick O'Reilly, is deaf and has Usher Syndrome. He is responsible for the business computer operations. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Krishneer Sen, a deaf native of Fuji, but a resident of New Zealand, and a leader in the Deaf Community, has won a scholarship to attend Gallaudet University. He had to move to New Zealand because opportunities for the deaf were limited in Fuji. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. FALL SAVINGS AT WCI 10% OFF GENTEX SMOKE DETECTORS Safeguard your home with a Gentex Smoke Detector and save 10% off the price in October. Choose from either hardwired or portable units. Each one offers a reliable, early warning to the presence of smoke. For more details and to order, call us now 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us online at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/specials.html?utm_source=dd (Use code WCID1009). For a copy of our new catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com WCI. Your Single Source for Assistive Technology .............................................................. .............................................................. A RECENT DEAF CONVENTION A deaf convention took place recently. There were no laptops, no paging devices, no computers. Many deaf people spent time in the lobby chatting with each other. No laptops, no paging devices, no computers? Are we talking about 1940 or 1950? No. The power was out at the hotel. So instead of using computers, laptops and pagers, deaf people just chatted with each other. Which is better? 1950 without electronic devices, but making face to face friends or 2010 with electronic devices but not making face to face friends? You decide! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-convention/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A GOVERNMENT AGENCY HELPDESK A deaf person worked at the HelpDesk of his government agency. Deafness was not a problem; he used the computer chat to deal with the clients to help solve their problems. That deaf person wanted to transfer to another HelpDesk job at a different government agency. They told him they could not hire him because of his deafness! Huh. One government agency telling him deafness is fine at a HelpDesk while another government agency telling him a deaf person cannot work at a HelpDesk? - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/helpdesk/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THE BORING LECTURE AND THE INTERPRETER All interpreters are stuck with boring lectures that put most of the audience into sleep, be it the deaf or the hearing listeners. There is a twist, however. The lecture was so boring to a hearing neighbor of DeafDigest editor. She does not know ASL but said that instead of listening to the boring lecture she watched the interpreter and found the signs fascinating! PARTYING IT UP IN BOTSWANA It does not matter where in the world, many people like to party, especially in Botswana, a nation in Africa. A popular nightclub in Gaborone West, Botswana's largest city is Grand West. Making sure order is maintained among the revelers is bouncer Moffat Setume. He is deaf. Been bouncing ill-behaved revelers at the club for eight years. A PROTEST IN SIERRA LEONE It is almost always that members of an organization do not like the officers. The most common way to deal with these officers is to vote them out of the office. Maybe it is different in Sierra Leone. Members of the Sierra Leone Association for the Deaf felt that the officers were corrupt and needed to be replaced. Instead of asking for a special election, the members marched up and down the streets of Freetown, a city in Sierra Leone, demanding ousters of these officers! A COMPLAINT IN KLANG VALLEY Klang Valley is a region in Malaysia. And there is a complaint among the deaf residents in the region. Signs at public transportation facilities (buses and trains) are so dim that it is hard to read from afar. This is important because the deaf cannot hear these Public Announcement messages and must rely on displays. This form of compliance is actually a non-compliance as far as the deaf are concerned! ECONOMICS AND THE DEAF For fun reading among non-economics (or even among economics, for that matter) is the book - Freakonomics. The authors have come up with a new book that has hit the bookstore shelves - SuperFreakonomics. DeafDigest editor cannot help but wonder if a Deaf Economist could come up with a book titled Deafonomics? Would be interesting reading? It could deal with such questions like: - why is it expensive to be deaf? - value of hearing aid vs value of a cI - value of Gallaudet & NTID versus hearing colleges - monetary breakdowns: residential versus mainstreamed programs and so on OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses The web site is at: http://www.amphl.org/ TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) I've made several pizza runs to a hotel near a major airport and these customers were air pilots and flight attendants that get together and have a great time (between flights) If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? a newspaper story said: she is married to a fellow sign-language user Hey! Does not say if the fellow sign-language user is deaf or is a Coda with sign language skills or an interpreter or a hearing person that picked up sign language. .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! A scandal is going on in Dallas, Texas. The police have, over a 3-year span, ticketed 39 drivers for not speaking English. While it is not deaf-related, it could might be. Were any of these drivers, deaf and ASL-speaking, which may not be considered English by the police? .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week DeafDigest editor saw this article off a web posting, on how the disabled, the deaf included, try to deal with the college life, this one at University of Texas. This article was written by Israel Perez, of the Daily Texan to read this article, click on http://deafdigest.com/texas (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: football ASL? http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=71004 #13 is saying shoulder #17 is saying out #14 is saying "I threaten you physically" Of course, ASL purists would not agree! .. Question of the week: Q. I love to watch the soap operas. Have there been any soap plots involving the deaf? A. During the seventies, "Search for Tomorrow" involved a deaf character (Linda Bove) who fell in love with her doctor, and they "lived happily forever." The other one was "Guiding Light" where the leading character fell in love with Abby, a deaf Amish woman (Amy Ecklund). There may be others. DeafDigest is not sure. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that some newspaper reporters stop saying that we, the deaf, are "not normal." A newspaper, in Fuji, said: These are not normal people that we are dealing with. We have to treat them specially .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1576 - Thomas Filsby, a deaf man, married Ursula Russel, a hearing woman, in a church ceremony in Leicester, England. This marriage was duly recorded in the church books, and is known to be one of the earliest known church weddings involving the deaf, .. Deaf and the Money: Deaf athletic groups need to take notice of the lesson learned by the national deaf Fuji rugby team. If the team is being funded for an overseas trip by the national hearing rugby governing body, then all other offers for corporate sponsorships may need to be turned down - to avoid corporate conflicts. .. DeafNumbers of the Week: A deaf activist, who has requested anonymity with himself and with the location of his residence, loves junk food but was constantly frustrated with the hassles of being able to order food from the comfort of his car. Over a period of time he went to thirty different fast food outlets in a mid-sized American city, to see if he is able to get his orders through from his car. the results are: 13 - successful orders from his car 12 - unsuccessful orders from his car for reasons of his own, he did not want to involve the area advocacy organizations of the deaf .. 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To structure the developing Program into 3 separate services. To oversee Project staffing and performance. To monitor and assess Department activities/goals, and to research additional options. To assure that the Program services and goals result in meaningful work in settings that are not segregated or sheltered. This position reports to the Executive Director. Requirements: M.A. desired, B.A. minimum. Experience with State Rehabilitation agency procedures/policies for Supported Work. Knowledge of deaf adults with developmental disabilities, fluency in ASL required/capacity to gain these skills. PR/networking skills with employers, state and private employment groups and others. Business skills and supervisory experience as well as ability to assess viability in the areas of client need, project viability (revenue, expenses, etc.) and public response. Excellent writing skills, familiarity with Word, Excel and basic programs, and the ability to be productive in team and independent settings. Examples of Job Duties: 1. Works with Executive Director, Senior Team and funders/partners to develop and refine Program. 2. Recruits and interviews needed consultants, staff, interns and volunteers. 3. Develops sales initiatives, customers, jobs and related Program components through research, email, phone/videophone/TTY and attendance at various events. 4. Develops Program promotional materials and events for increasing public and consumer use. 5. Liaison to external entities. 6. Internal and formal Reports other documents to track Program progress and outcomes. 7. Program and expenditure reports, revenue projections and other documents. 8. Other duties as determined by supervisor/agency need. This is a full-time exempt position, and includes full agency fringe and benefits. Salary - high $40's. Limited relocation funds. Position funded for one year; contingent upon generated revenue. Cover letter/resume to: Jean Moniz, Director of HR Corliss Institute, Inc. 290 Main Street Warren, RI 02885 mailto:jmoniz@corliss.org FAX to: 401-245-8023 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Available Director of Student Admissions The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, PA Director of Student Admissions This is a full-time 12-month position. At least a Master's Degree in Psychology or related field. Possess proficiency in sign language. Supervise a full array of clinical student/family support services. Collaborate with LEAs and families regarding enrolment and coordinate the PDE approval process. Coordinate the scheduling and completion of Biannual and Triennial multidisciplinary evaluations ERs, IEPs and standardized school-wide assessment services. Collaborate on the transition to school age process and the ESY/Summer Program. Deadline for submission is December 11, 2009. Send letter of interest and resume/vitae to: Jane Homka Executive Secretary The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 e-mail: mailto:jhomka@psd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings substitute teachers Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures please click on: - Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly) http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated October 25th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA - HIV Educator (WSR) - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 25 October 2009
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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Today's homecoming day game Gallaudet 37 Becker College 0 Gallaudet is now 4-4 for the season with two games remaining! - Very Hot News Linda Bove represented the deaf, at the The Hollywood Disabilities Forum that took place today. The issue, among the disabled, the deaf, included is why Hollywood is not hiring them for all jobs in the entertainment industry. - Sunday October 18th T. Alan Hurwitz was announced as the next president of Gallaudet University. - Monday October 19th Replacing Hurwitz, for the time being, will be James J. DeCaro. He was appointed as the interim president of NTID. It is not a new experience for him, for he has twice served in that capacity. He begins interim work on December 1st. Said a source who requested anonymity: He's a good choice for the interim as he knows how the system works - Tuesday October 20th A cochlear implant for every deaf child in Ontario. And that the Ontario government should pay for these implants. These were the requests that the VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children, an advocacy group, have made. - Wednesday October 21st Gallaudet's mission has been completed. Up next is the National Association of the Deaf. This organization will be searching for the next CEO to replace the retiring Nancy Bloch. A search committee has been formed, headed by Kirsten Poston with Melissa Draganac-Hawk assisting her. Filling out the search group are six other individuals. NTID will come up next as they will need someone to replace T. Alan Hurwitz (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Sign Stage is lucky. It was reported in DeafDigest a couple of weeks ago that an insider embezzled funds from the deaf theatrical group. The embezzler's family paid back the funds. Said the Cleveland-base Sign Stage officials: The total was significant to the modestly funded for-profit theater company .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org and http://www.dycc.org ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FALL SAVINGS AT WCI 10% OFF GENTEX SMOKE DETECTORS Safeguard your home with a Gentex Smoke Detector and save 10% off the price in October. Choose from either hardwired or portable units. Each one offers a reliable, early warning to the presence of smoke. For more details and to order, call us now 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us online at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/specials.html?utm_source=dd (Use code WCID1009). For a copy of our new catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com WCI. Your Single Source for Assistive Technology ................................................................ ................................................................ A MYSTERY ASL ON A TV PROGRAM Few years ago, a leading character used ASL for a short time on a TV program. Puzzled, DeafDigest editor researched the TV show on the web site to find out why was the actor using ASL. There was no real reason for it; there were no deaf characters on the show; there was no deaf plot on the show; nothing at all related to deafness. Why ASL? Sometimes scriptwriters would put it in the show for no reason at all! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-mystery/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-important/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) SAYING SOMETHING IMPORTANT OR NOT IMPORTANT A deaf person drove his car to the car inspection station. After the inspections were done, the inspector said something that was impossible to understand. The deaf person was concerned. He only wanted his car to pass inspection. Was the inspector saying something? The deaf person was going to hand him a pen and pad to ask him to write out what he was saying. But just before he gave him the pen and pad, he read the inspection report. It said: passed The deaf person immediately drove away, glad that his car passed the inspection, but at the same time was wondering if the inspector was really saying something important? - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/important (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THE POWER TO HIRE In many workplaces, we may need to know who has the power to hire - the manager or the human resources person? The manager normally has the power to hire, but the one that screens out the application forms is the human resources person. This being said, the human resources person would often toss out applications from deaf job seekers that the manager may probably want to hire. Happens everywhere. The classic example was a deaf engineer who was rejected by the human resources person. But the manager, whose son was deaf, found out about it - and immediately hired the deaf engineer! RELIGION AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAF Deaf historians Outsa Toura and Anu Savolainen, both of Finland, researched the history of Deaf Education in the late 19th century and came to an interesting conclusion. It was that educators' goal was to teach deaf language so that they could understand religion. Keep in mind the 1880 Milan Convention where educators of deaf voted to endorse oral education at the expense of sign language education. Adding both together the hope was for deaf children to learn language orally in order to understand religion! ................................................................ 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Still, this leads to another question, is Dr Bressler, the only deaf doctor in Canada? Again, do not know! THE DEAF IN NEWSPAPER WRITING FIELD Do we have newspaper writers that are deaf? Right now, yes, there is a few. DeafDigest found out about a deaf man writing for the Lodi News Sentinel newspaper in California. There is a twist. There were a few other deaf individuals that wrote articles for newspapers. They did not major in journalism, nor did they aspire to careers in the newspaper field. They were printers. But because the newspapers have been laying off people left and right, the few surviving printers were asked to write articles. This is not a joke. DeafDigest editor personally knows of at least two of them. DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) Just because numbers of deaf students are low compared to students of other disabilities, does not mean we do not need more counselors that know and understand the needs of the deaf (series to continue until it runs out) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? hearing this remark: I guess you really learn a lot for interpreting this session! if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series When I have worked at different events as a court reporter, CART provider, or captioner, oftentimes people have approached me who have never seen a steno machine up close. One of the first comments many people make when they see the machine for the first time is that there are no letters on the keys. The tops of the keys are blank. They wonder how we know which keys are which. People who use the steno machine must memorize what all the keys are. There are 22 keys on the machine. We use combinations of letters to make other letters. We don't depress one key at a time like you would on a typewriter or computer keyboard, but we stroke multiple keys at once, much like chords on a piano. Writing whole words and phrases in a single stroke is a very important factor in being able to reach the high speeds necessary to be court reporters, CART providers, and captioners ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT There is no reason why a qualified deaf person could become the project director - either at the field or at the project headquarters. Yes, there is discrimination, but some workplaces are less discriminatory than others! (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Rusty Wales' Wine of the Month Salute! Here's the link to our latest edition: http://www.deafwalrus.com/newsletter/deaf-grapevine-2009-10.htm As always, your comments regarding this newsletter or wine are welcome. Enjoy! Rusty .. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! An issue surfaced on one of these interpreters' yahoogroups was to how to deal with the Facebook. The big question is: How does the personal use of this social media tool impact your professional relationships with deaf/hard of hearing consumers? .. The Deaf and the Law If you are deaf and are poor and cannot afford an attorney, could one be found? Depends. 1. Miranda Rights - only for criminal cases 2. Legal Aid - provided for civil and criminal cases; may reject clients because of case overload or underfunding issues 3. New California Law (first one in USA) - the courts will grant you an attorney in civil cases Of course - getting an interpreter is another issue .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: If an informal meeting is scheduled on the Capitol Hill to address ADA amendments, and if only few congressmen show up, it is not a big concern. These meetings are to iron out issues before worse ones surface down the road. .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: we are having a big game to die (today) .... What became of? T. Alan Hurwitz - past member of deaf softball team in St Louis as a young man - present president-select, Gallaudet University mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: A metro transit stop just a short walk away from Gallaudet? A pipe dream? No, if developers have their way. A committee named "Save New York Avenue" has been formed with one goal in mind - to erect a Metro stop at the New York Avenue/Florida Avenue intersection. That would be five blocks away from the Gallaudet University campus. (this project has reached reality; one can easily take the Metro and a breezy 15 minute walk, one is already on the Gallaudet campus) .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: For years we thought Dick Tracy's Wrist Radio was pure fantasy. Not so any more, and we are now reading about Swatch teaming up with Microsoft to come up with Wrist Wireless Data Watches. Before we will know it, we will come up with Deaf Wrist Paging Devices. Yes, the keyboard will be tiny, but in the era of miniaturization, who cares! (Deaf Wristwatch Pagers have not yet, if it would, reached reality) .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: there have been cases of deaf parents refusing to place their deaf children in classrooms taught by deaf teachers. Yet, some of these deaf children end up as teachers of the deaf when they grow up! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: One of your customers turns out to eventually grow to become a famous person, and even delivers the commencement address at your alma mater! .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? Mom or Bob can get pretty confusing at a family gathering when mom is standing in one side of the room and Bob is standing on the other side! (these names look the same when you try to lipread) if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Spoken English Specialist 565495 11/04/2009 Food Service Supervisor 565667 10/30/2009 Educational Audiologist 565607 10/27/2009 Residential Advisor 565718 11/03/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. 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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: High School diploma or equivalent certificate. Preference given to those with college related course work. Good judgment, flexibility and dependability. Excellent American Sign Language skills. Some knowledge of career and vocational training. HOW TO APPLY: Visit our website, http://www.asd-1817.org to download an application and review the entire job description. All resumes and letters of application may be submitted to: Human Resources American School for the Deaf 139 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107-1269 FAX (860) 570-1832 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open positions The Learning Center for the Deaf Framingham, Massachusetts The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts is growing and seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: - Middle School Supervising Teacher - Educational Audiologist - Classroom Aides - ASL Specialist - Residential Counselor - Girls Dorm - Child Care Workers - Walden School - Wraparound Family Partner - Walden School - Educational Director - Walden School - Preschool Special Needs Teacher of the Deaf - Randolph Campus For more information about these positions and how to apply please go to our web site at http://www.tlcdeaf.org or send resume, cover letter and 3 written letters of recommendations/references to: Judi Broderick The Learning Center for the Deaf Personnel Office 848 Central Street Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:judi_broderick@tlcdeaf.org The Learning Center for the Deaf's mission is to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing students achieve their full potential in an educational environment where language and communication are keys to building competence, character and community. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Instructor in Interpreter Preparation - American Sign Language/English Northwestern CT Community College Winsted, CT 10 Months, Tenure-Track Position SEARCH EXTENDED (IPP01) Starting Date: August 25, 2010 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal faculty candidate holds a Master's degree in Interpreting for the Deaf, ASL, or related field. College teaching experience and NIC/RID certification are preferred. Evidence of understanding learning styles, curriculum development, overall computer literacy, and awareness of pedagogical practices and trends that have an impact on interpreter preparation also are preferred. A demonstrated understanding of the mission of the comprehensive community college and its diverse student population is essential. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons. RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Academic Division Director responsibilities include: teaching a range of interpreting and lower level ASL courses, using various delivery systems, from lecture to hybrid/online; evaluating student learning; providing academic advising; assessing and revising individual and program syllabi, materials, and instructional methods periodically; plus outreach and recruitment for the program. Other responsibilities include maintaining currency in teaching techniques, participation in departmental and college-wide committees, and campus service. MINIMUM SALARY: $46,316 approximate annual, plus excellent medical insurance, retirement and related fringe benefits. TO APPLY TO NCCC, PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: (Only complete application packages will be accepted for consideration) - Letter of Intent - Resume - Typed Employment Application (available at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu/humanresources/fulltime.htm ) - Unofficial Transcripts from each Degree-Granting Institution - Three letters of recommendation relevant to this particular position to: You may email your application package to: mailto:NW-HumanResources@nwcc.commnet.edu Or mail to: Fran Almeida Pistilli Director of Human Resources Northwestern CT Community College Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098 APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application materials must be RECEIVED on or before November 20, 2009 NCCC is an EEO/AA employer, M/F. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit our website at http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open position Computer Integrated Machining Technology (CIMT) Instructional/Support Faculty National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Technical/Industrial Education or related field. Sign language proficiency. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Secondary or post-secondary teaching; industry experience. AA/EOE Review of applications begins: November 13, 2009 This position is subject to available funding For more details and to apply on line please go to: https://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH: IRC#32632 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: today! Dr T. Alan Hurwitz becomes the 10th president of Gallaudet University. DeafDigest extends congratulations to Alan .. Gallaudet University Trustees Name T. Alan Hurwitz President Washington, D.C. - Dr. Benjamin Soukup, chair of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, today announced the appointment of Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz as the university's tenth president. Gallaudet, established in 1864 by an act of Congress, is the world's only liberal arts university for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students Hurwitz, who is deaf, currently serves as president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and vice president and dean of RIT. He has worked at NTID/RIT since 1970, first as an instructor in RIT's College of Engineering and subsequently, as an NTID professor, department chair, dean, and the college's president. Throughout his career he has been active in a variety of professional organizations, including serving as president of both the National Association of the Deaf and the World Organization of Jewish Deaf. In Dr. Alan Hurwitz the Board of Trustees has chosen a leader for Gallaudet who possesses an extensive and distinguished track record in the field of higher education for deaf and hard of hearing persons. This expertise, along with his commitment to Gallaudet's unique mission and strategic plan, ensures that he is the right person to lead the university as it seeks to attract and educate students from a variety of educational and communication backgrounds, Soukup said. The announcement of Hurwitz's appointment follows a year-long search process that was the object of intense scrutiny due to past protests related to two presidential appointments. The trustees and the presidential search committee took extraordinary steps to ensure and demonstrate that this search was in every way inclusive, fair and transparent. Hurwitz, who will take office in January, succeeds Dr. Robert Davila, the university's president since 2007. .. Also, the link from NTID public relations office: http://www.ntid.rit.edu/media/full_text.php?article_id=1060 .. Said NBC News today: No Protests Expected With Latest Gallaudet President-Select Thank goodness! .. - Thursday October 15th Former Australia prime minister John Howard said on a TV news program that he struggled with his life long hearing loss - Friday October 16th The judge in South Dakota, in response to the lawsuit five parents have filed with respect to reduction of services at South Dakota School for the Deaf, said it may be out of Federal court's turf. The plaintiff's attorney does not agree and will fight on. - Saturday October 17th A new book, "The Deaf Doctor" has been published in Great Britain by author Marian Eason, not deaf. It is about her father Ted Eason, a physician. He became late-deafened and could not continue in the medical profession. Instead he became a farmer, specializing in centipedes, and eventually became Great Britain's best myriapodologist (those that study centipedes) (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: Megan Jack, who is deaf, is a medical school student at the University of Manitoba medical school. DeafDigest is not sure if she will be the first deaf Canadian to become a physician or if there are other deaf Canadian physicians before her. .. The nation of Maldives conducted their cabinet meeting ..under water. How did the cabinet members communicate? Yes, via sign language. It is the first cabinet meeting of any country where members used signs to communicate with each other! .............................................................. 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Your Single Source for Assistive Technology .............................................................. .............................................................. CODA'S HIDDEN HEARING LOSS This is a true story. A Coda grew up, making many friends with with hearing people. He would talk with them a lot on voice telephone every day. He graduated from college and applied for a job. He was required to take a hearing exam before the job could be offered him. After the hearing exam, the examiner told the Coda that he has a serious hearing loss. It was a shock to him because in his years being with his hearing friends, he never realized he had a hearing loss. True or false? You decide! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-codahearingloss/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A NERVOUS AIRLINE CLERK Another true story. Few years ago, many deaf people were at the airport in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, waiting to get on an airplane. The ticket clerk saw all these deaf people, signing to each other, and she panicked. She used her microphone, requesting that all deaf people to report to her. Of course, deaf people cannot hear and would not know about the public announcement. Fortunately, an interpreter heard the announcement and told all deaf people to line up to report to the ticket counter clerk. Why would a hearing person think that a deaf person can hear? Always a mystery. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-airportclerk/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) BEING GLOBALLY INVOLVED WITH THE DEAF Cheryl L. Dickson, not deaf, is everywhere. There was a press release of her being elected as the president-elect of The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. Huh? We've always known of AgBell as the The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. But the one with Listening and Spoken Language? Yes, the latter is a subsidiary of AgBell. Now back to Dickson. She owns a private practice in Sydney, Australia. She also serves as clinical director for The Hearing House in Auckland, New Zealand. And now this - president-elect of an American organization. Three nations. Three different groups. Three different English accents. Whew! HEARING HUSH-HUSH, DEAF HUSH-HUSH A few weeks ago an interesting story was published in the Washington Post regarding hush-hush at the Capitol Hill committee meetings. Legislative aides, wishing to discuss matters of importance, must whisper without giving themselves away. And, yes, ears are everywhere, ever so curiously. Deaf hush-hush? Yes, let us take the Gallaudet board of trustees meetings as an example. Deaf trustees try to hide their signs or to sign in codes when discussing something sensitive with their fellow trustees. Yes, eyes are everywhere, ever so curiously! A TEXT MESSAGING PIONEER The Wikipedia says that David Jackson, a deaf Briton, became the first deaf person to send a text message. That was in 1995. The link is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging DeafDigest disagrees. The first deaf person was Nan Sanders, Vienna, VA. She and her hearing husband were attending a big conference of radio hams in Ohio in the early eighties. Thousands of radio hams were at the conference and it is so easy to get lost. Her husband, an electronics expert, crafted a pocket TTY device to a talkie-rig. When he wanted to contact his wife, a buzzer would tell her a message was forthcoming. She would turn on the device. to read the message. This device created a sensation among these admiring hearing radio hams and electronics hobbyists in Northern Virginia. HYBRID CARS PERFECT FOR DEAF DRIVERS Many people complain that cars are too noisy. An example was the mention last week in DeafDigest of convertibles making drivers deaf! But there is a twist to these hybrid cars. People are complaining...not that these cars create noise...but that there is a lack of noise. Noise in cars is a comfort zone for hearing drivers. They want to know that a car is passing them by from behind, that the engine is running smoothly, that the brakes are working properly, etc. Not a problem with us, the deaf drivers. DISABILITY SERVICES IN COLLEGES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS There was a story published in a newspaper in Wyoming. The title was: Disability Services undermanned and overworked What this means is that when states are broke, then disability services in state colleges may not receive enough funding. And when this happens, the ability to serve the deaf with interpreters, CART services and note takers. may be compromised. A perfect solution? Yes - just attend either Gallaudet or NTID/RIT! OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING We have many, many organizations, both national and local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people. One such organization is: National Counselors of the Deaf Association The web site is at: http://www.ncdacounselors.org/index.html TALES FROM FORMER DEAF PIZZA DRIVERS (series to be run on a weekly basis until list of tales run out) On my last run of the day, I made a delivery to a house where a drunk customer opened the door. He gave me a fifty dollar bill. I told him I didn't have change for it; He said never mind and to keep the change! If you are a former Deaf Pizza Driver and have an interesting tale, please share it with: mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? famous percussionist Eve Glennie was described as profoundly deaf, which is to say she's not entirely deaf is it the same as saying a person wears eye glasses which is to say he's not entirely blind? .............................................................. .............................................................. 31st World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2010 Signing Greeting Cards ASL and Interpreting DVDs We had over 600 at the last silent weekend, including the President of RID, Cheryl Moose. The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000 participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice, beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours of seminars to choose from. The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower next year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! Students and professionals seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes for just $89 per person! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national conferences offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - A DVD "When 'Duck' is not Enough" to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run for deaf babies is finished. This was the world's longest group motorcycle benefit run. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705315218,00.html for an article from a newspaper. See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The deaf of New Zealand are upset over the New Zealand Film Commission standards which require English subtitles for films in any other language than English. Deaf New Zealanders wishing to watch English-language movies are simply out of luck. .. DeafLibrary Page of the Week Communication Accessibility Brings Its Own Problems by Mary E Wambach, Executive Director, The Corliss Institute, Warren, RI. It is a social service agency that provides services to the deaf in the state of Rhode Island. She also serves on the Board of Trustees at Rhode Island School for the Deaf. Anyway, the article focuses on funding scams that prey on the Deaf Community Do click on http://deafdigest.com/wambach (on a rotating basis, a different DeafLibrary Page topic will be featured every week) .. Deaf Picture of the Week: Jill Bianco deaf female baseball player (baseball, not softball, two completely different sports) http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/oct/11/baseball-sense-keeps-deaf-player-in-game/ .. Question of the week: Q. Does Hollywood hire deaf consultants for movies that involve dead characters? A. Yes and no, but in many cases Hollywood producers pretty much disregard the advice of deaf consultants. This is regrettable; hearing actors that play deaf roles do not play it very well and the deaf patrons immediately spot this sort of phoniness. And sign language, at best, is bad. send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com the most interesting questions may be answered in future DeafDigest editions. Thank you. .. Wish List of the Week: that we all will work with incoming president Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz to make Gallaudet a success .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1892 - Albert Ballin, who was deaf, was hired by the Democratic Party of New York as a full time election staffer. His job was to rally votes for Democratic Party candidates .. Deaf and the Money: Money talks? $500,000 donated by Rush Limbaugh to House Ear Institute. The NFL does not want him but House Ear Institute loves him. .. DeafNumbers of the Week: 20 + number of applications for Gallaudet presidency in 2007 and number of applications for Gallaudet presidency in 2009 .. DeafDigest Sports to read weekly summary on deafsports, click on: http://deafdigest.com/deafsports DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com there are no web page postings with DeafDigest Sports; you have to subscribe to keep up with deafsports in depth! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Available Director of Student Admissions The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, PA Director of Student Admissions This is a full-time 12-month position. At least a Master's Degree in Psychology or related field. Possess proficiency in sign language. Supervise a full array of clinical student/family support services. Collaborate with LEAs and families regarding enrolment and coordinate the PDE approval process. Coordinate the scheduling and completion of Biannual and Triennial multidisciplinary evaluations ERs, IEPs and standardized school-wide assessment services. Collaborate on the transition to school age process and the ESY/Summer Program. Deadline for submission is December 11, 2009. Send letter of interest and resume/vitae to: Jane Homka Executive Secretary The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 e-mail: mailto:jhomka@psd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Faculty, American Sign Language Job #0909001 Austin Community College Austin, Texas Closing Date: 01/08/2010 To apply go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/apply For information contact Haydeana Gaviria at: mailto:hgaviria@austincc.edu Serves as full time faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program. Responsible for teaching American Sign Language I-VI. Participates in ongoing curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Responsibilities include advising students, maintaining office hours, serving on program and College committees, maintaining professional competence, and participating in professional development activities. Seeking candidates who can demonstrate creativity, innovation in the field, and service in the profession and/or the community. Qualifications: Three years work experience in Deaf Services. Candidates must demonstrate effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Candidates must have effective planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be able to assist and assess student learning; be punctual for classes and office hours and be able to maintain an established schedule, including possible evenings and weekends. Candidate must possess intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office and be able to learn specialized software. Education: Candidates must have Master's degree or above in American Sign Language; or Master's degree or above and 18 hours in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies/Linguistic-related coursework. Preferred: PhD in American Sign Language; ASLTA Certified -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position opening Full-Time Staff Assistant (Project Coordinator) Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA FULL-TIME STAFF ASSISTANT (PROJECT COORDINATOR): Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College: (Twelve-month, MCCC unit position.) This position is grant funded on an annual basis by Gallaudet University's College of Professional Studies and Outreach. Gallaudet University Regional Center serves the Northeast states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. As necessary on a periodic basis, the individual appointed to this position will be expected to work during evening and/or weekends to accommodate the requirements of the work area. Anticipated start date: November, 2009 Responsibilities: In collaboration with Gallaudet University's College of Professional Studies and Outreach, the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center and other Gallaudet University departments, initiate, plan, organize and implement projects across the region in support of Gallaudet University's strategic plan, including conferences, training, and courses to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, and professionals who serve them. Coordinate identified projects through a complete development cycle from project definition to development, dissemination, and evaluation. Coordinate the process for determining project goals, budgets, and timelines, in collaboration with other stakeholders. Prepare project communications including regular status updates. Remain abreast of current trends and issues in education, rehabilitation, culture, and linguistics as they relate to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Develop professional networks across the region. Actively pursue collaborative opportunities, identify and respond to training needs and requests throughout the region. Be proactive in creating new opportunities for Gallaudet University to have an impact in the region. Handle multiple projects simultaneously. Support the GURC's public relations role, representing Gallaudet University and providing information about the academic, service and support programs at the University as well as all training, publications, outreach, partnership, enrollment, and recruitment initiatives. Assist with other GURC activities as assigned, including the Regional Academic Bowl and Shared Reading initiatives. Minimum qualifications: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (deaf education, rehabilitation or related field) required. Master's degree in related field preferred. Two years of work experience in deaf education, rehabilitation or related field, Fluency in sign language required. Demonstrated ability to form partnerships and working collaborations with a diverse group of people including teachers, educational professionals, parents, and members of the deaf community. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively across great distances through a variety of media. Demonstrated ability to work independently, self-motivate and initiate and manage programs. Communicate clearly and concisely, in writing. Computer skills sufficient to manage workload efficiently, produce professional materials, and manage data. Ability to be flexible with work schedule. Willing to travel extensively throughout the region. Possession of a valid driver?s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle. To apply: http://www.necc.mass.edu/hr/employment.php Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and background. The approximate salary range for this position is $36,560 - $43,000 with full fringe benefits. Deadline: October 30, 2009 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- call for nominations Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer Lexington School and Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, NY The Board of Trustees of the Lexington School and Center for the Deaf seeks an experienced and proven innovative administrator to join us and lead as Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lexington has served the Deaf and hard of hearing community of the New York Metropolitan area since 1864, as a leading educational, advocacy, vocational and social service agency. The Lexington Board of Trustees is seeking a leader for this multi-faceted agency consisting of the following: 1. The Lexington School for the Deaf which is a privately run school funded mainly by the state of New York with a 140+ year history of educational excellence and innovation. The school's enrollment of approximately 340 students, infants through 21 years, makes it the largest school for the Deaf in the state of New York. 2. The Lexington Center for Mental Health Services which includes an outpatient clinic and specializes in infant, child, adult and family services. 3. The Lexington Vocational Services Center which offers supported employment and independent living skills to Deaf and hard of hearing adults throughout the metropolitan area. 4. The Lexington Hearing & Speech Center, which provides audiological and speech services to the community including an Early Intervention Program for families with young children who are Deaf or hard of hearing. 5. The Lexington Child Care Center which operates a Universal Pre-K program for children in the local community. 6. The Lexington School for the Deaf Foundation, which serves as the fundraising arm of Lexington Center. Scope of Duties: 1. The Superintendent/CEO reports to the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the orderly management and supervision of all aspects of the operation of the Lexington School and Center for the Deaf. 2. The Superintendent/CEO is responsible for the strategic planning, financial management, development and evaluation of all programs. 3. The Superintendent/CEO is responsible for establishing and cultivating relationships between and among all stakeholders including employees, families, inter-affiliate relations, government agencies and the public. 4. The Superintendent/CEO is responsible for developing and managing fundraising strategies to maintain and expand revenues from government and private sectors. Qualifications: 1. Experienced and proven Senior Executive capable of providing strong leadership and managing/supervising multiple functions (finance, information technology, operations, educational instruction, development, and outreach, etc.), with responsibility for 10 direct reports and a total staff of approximately 350. 2. Certified or eligible for certification as a New York State School Administrator. 3. Experience preferred, but not required, in the field of education and social services programs for individuals with hearing disabilities. The ability to identify, evaluate and initiate a wide range of contemporary services for the Deaf and hard of hearing individuals is also preferred. 4. Fluent in American Sign Language. Qualified candidates should submit resume with salary requirements by U.S. Postal mail to: Claudia Gordon, Esq., Chairperson, Search Committee Lexington School and Center for the Deaf 30th Ave. & 75th Street Jackson Heights, NY 11370 Or via email to mailto:CEO-SuperintendentSearch@lexnyc.org Call For Nominations will close November 30, 2009 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position openings substitute teachers Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, GA for position description and application procedures please click on: - Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly) http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated October 18th) - EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! - - Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima, CA - Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go to our website: http://www.gladinc.org If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to: Jeff Fetterman Human Resources Specialist Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 V/TDD: (323) 550-4207 Fax #: (323) 550-4204 E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2009 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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DeafDigest – 18 October 2009
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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Very Hot News The next president of Gallaudet will be introduced on Sunday October 18th at 1 pm. DeafDigest prays that the announcement will be accepted by everyone. We cannot afford a third mass protest. - Sunday October 11th Deaf pro golfer Sung Lee, South Korea, lost his chance to win the 1.25 million dollar Indian Open by losing in the first extra hole in the playoffs. He won his only other pro tournament in 2007 - Monday October 12th Because of budgetary concerns, the Washington, DC police may drop its Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit. Instead, police officers interested in interacting with the deaf and the hard of hearing may volunteer for special training in order to respond to incidents in the deaf/hard of hearing community - Tuesday October 13th The New York Deaf theatrical community has protested the casting of a hearing actor in the play "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" where the main character is a deaf person. The play producers have refused to budge from their casting decision. - Wednesday October 14th The Gallaudet presidential search committee said that the new president will be announced on Sunday October 18th (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: a year ago in DeafDigest News of the Week - Gallaudet board of trustees has formed the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. It will be headed by Jim Macfadden, with Cynthia Ashby, Nancy Kelly-Jones, and Frank Wu serving as committee members. Additional members will be added later on. Sole mission is - find a good person to serve as the next Gallaudet president. This good person shall have these qualities: - leadership skills - understanding of deaf/hard of hearing communities - other characteristics The buzzword right now is: PSAC ! This is the name of the newly minted committee. .. Kristine Hall, who is deaf, will be featured on The Price is Right TV game show. They are saying she may be the first deaf contestant to reach the finals. DeafDigest is not sure of that claim, but much research must be done to determine if Kristine has become the first deaf finalist in any TV game show. .. Signing Gospel Concert 2009! Friday, October 30, 2009; 7:30 pm Evangel Cathedral 13901 Central Ave., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 For more info: email mailto:signsofworship@gmail.com .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FALL SAVINGS AT WCI 10% OFF GENTEX SMOKE DETECTORS Safeguard your home with a Gentex Smoke Detector and save 10% off the price in October. Choose from either hardwired or portable units. Each one offers a reliable, early warning to the presence of smoke. For more details and to order, call us now 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us online at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/specials.html?utm_source=dd (Use code WCID1009). For a copy of our new catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com WCI. Your Single Source for Assistive Technology ................................................................ ................................................................ A REQUEST FOR AN INTERPRETER This is a true story. A deaf person was arrested in Cleveland few years ago. The police station did not know where to get an interpreter for him. The police chief had to call several interpreting agencies to ask for cost of an interpreter. This took almost all day! If we request an interpreter, and the interpreter shows up in one hour, we are lucky! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-waitingforinterpreter/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) A DEAF PILOT AND A MILITARY PLANE We have about 200 deaf and hard of hearing pilots all over the world. Almost all of them cannot use the radio to communicate with the tower because of their deafness. What happens if a military plane flies to the deaf pilot's airplane? Not a problem because all deaf pilots know that if a military plane is on the right side of the airplane, it is a signal to land at the nearest airport. - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-pilots/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THE DEAF IN AUSTRALIA Australia has approximately 150,000 deaf people. Historians know that England, in the 18th century, sent their prisoners to Australia to live there for good. Were there any deaf people among the prisoners sent to Australia? Yes, some of them were, according to Breda Carty and Darlene Thornton, Australian Deaf historians. GALLAUDET LOOK-ALIKES IN WASHINGTON, DC Do we have Gallaudet "copycats" in Washington, DC? Can't be since there is only one Gallaudet University in the District of Columbia. Take a look at the Bison, the mascot and the nickname of all Gallaudet athletic teams. Howard University uses the same Bison nickname as Gallaudet. Indeed way back when there were Gallaudet-Howard athletic contests in baseball, basketball and football, it was the Bison against the Bison. And now this - Buff and Blue is Gallaudet's colors. George Washington University has this same Buff and Blue colors that they tout as theirs! And speaking of the logos, the George Washington University logo may be confused as Gallaudet's logo if one looks at it from afar. ................................................................ Meet and chat with deaf singles and friends worldwide on the largest deaf network on the internet ! * Find out why Deaf Match International works....since 2001 * Sign up and list your profile for FREE * The most Deaf and Hard of Hearing singles online - thousands of members ! Visit: www.DeafMatchInternational.com .................................... 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Looking to upgrade or buy a replacement phone or pager?....Check out www.UnitedTTYWireless.com for the best deals ! Problems hearing your cell phone or pager ring?.....Check out the new Uni-Max Cell Phone/Pager Ring Tone Amplifier at UnitedTTY.com ! Free Catalog Available---"Resources and Equipment for People with Hearing Loss"---sign up for one now at UnitedTTY.com ! Discount TTY Repair/Cleaning at the UTSS Service Center ! Most orders shipped out within 24 hours....Toll-Free Customer Service/Order Line (1-866-889-4872) open until Midnight 7 Days a Week ! For more information....contact: United TTY Sales and Service (UTSS) TOLL FREE: 1-866-TTY-4USA (1-866-889-4872) (Voice or TTY) In MD, DC and VA --- Call: (301) 926-2365 (Voice or TTY) FAX: (301) 963-0785 VP: (866) 536-6781 E-Mail: info@unitedtty.com Web: http://www.unitedtty.com/ Live Online Support --- AIM: UnitedTTY ................................................................ NFL'S FIRST DEAF OWNER? The owners of the teams in the National Football League are hearing. We've never had a deaf owner. If Rush Limbaugh stayed with the group that wants to buy the St Louis Rams, he would have been the first deaf owner of NFL. He uses the CI to function as a hearing person since he lost his hearing as he got older. He was quickly dumped by the prospective ownership group when too many people complained about him. A DEAF UPHOLSTERER IN TEXAS Upholstery may be a dying profession in the Deaf Community. We had a good number of deaf upholsterers in the past, but not too many, if any, nowadays. There is one in Texas, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. DeafDigest editor spotted the ad while surfing the internet. DEAF ISSUES (short series; based on comments by educators and deaf service professionals) While we have 2,000 deaf education programs in USA, only a tiny fraction have counselors that know the deaf and are qualified to advise the deaf (series to continue until it runs out) WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? being asked: are you a family member of the client? screamed the interpreter: I'm a PROFESSIONAL ! if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please mailto:barry@deafdigest.com COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Although the basic keyboard layout of a steno machine has not changed in this new digital age, there are many features about newer steno machines that have changed. Just as we have gone from manual to electric typewriters to computer keyboards, there also have been changes in the stroke depth, tension adjustments, and keyboard pressure for steno machines. With older steno machines, the keys had to be depressed hard enough and deep enough so that the keys would make contact with a ribbon that would leave an ink imprint on the steno paper. Now there are new steno machines where keys can barely be touched, and they still will make contact to record the steno strokes. The touch of a steno keyboard is still a very personal preference. Some court reporters and captioners prefer longer, deeper strokes, while others like a very light touch. Some steno machines are highly adjustable and can adapt to both long and short strokes, while others have now eliminated much of the up and down movement of the keys and require very little pressure on the keyboard. When purchasing a new steno machine, one of the main things that court reporters or captioners consider is how the touch feels to them. ................................................................ ................................................................ weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday ................................................................ ................................................................ A DEAF SCIENTIST FUNCTIONING IN ALL-HEARING ENVIRONMENT there is no such a thing as ADA in where I work, but it all depends on who you are with - some groups have positive attitudes towards the deaf whereas others do not; you just deal with whatever you're faced with! (series to continue for a number of weeks) ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of the Gold section ................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.healthbridges.info announcement HEALTH AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION FOR PERSON WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING: Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing are grossly underserved by both the physical health and the behavioral health care system. In many cases, the patient as well as the health care provider who may provide service to them, is unaware of laws that mandate the provision of accommodations in the health care setting so that all persons have equal access to health related information. A new web site called http://www.healthbridges.info was created by people who are Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing. Each month the topics discussed will change. Please visit the site and let us know about topics that you want to learn more about. http://www.healthbridges.info ................................................................ ................................................................ Hot DeafNews boring, but important! The USA Today ran a piece on deaf prisoners, saying that their lives are being made more miserable behind the prison walls .. The Deaf and the Law Suppose it is a rural setting and a police officer stops a deaf person on a traffic violation and an interpreter is requested. What is the officer going to do? The rule of thumb is to wait for a reasonable amount of time - and if the interpreter is not available (rural area), then the police officer is obligated to use pad and pen. This is not a hard and fast rule, though. .. DeafADA Issue of the Week: What are you going to do if ADA regulations are being followed but the way it is being followed is weak? Examples are: - garbled captions on a TV program - shoddy interpreting - feeble flashing signalers .. The Captioning Blunder of the Week: the ghey (key) factor is that we need to..... .... What became of? Donald Moore - past student, Gallaudet University - present Information Technology officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and "present" details .. News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Doug Pravda, a 2nd year student at Harvard Law School, has made the Harvard Law Review - it is understood that he is the first deaf person to achieve this honor at Harvard. .. News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Sign language less important than Sotho and Venda, both spoken languages in South Africa? There are more deaf people using South African Sign Language as opposed to those that speak Sotho and Venda. Despite these stats the government refuses to recognize the South African Sign Language as an official language. South Africa already has 11 official languages. What is one more language to this nation? Deaf leaders are spearheading the movement to win government recognition of Sign Language. (editor's note: sign language has since then won recognition in South Africa) .... Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Why is it that when something goes wrong, the deaf person is blamed for it? It may not matter that he may not have been within 500 feet of whatever happened! Examples are: - dented wall in the apartment hallway - a broken vase in a workplace desk - a dent in the door of a parked car - a trampled-on plant in a garden The angry hearing person, upon discovering the mishap, will immediately point his finger at the deaf person! .. A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's great news: Your customers allow you to reschedule them so you can attend your health benefits open enrollment meeting ..something you were not aware about until the week before .. A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say? said a DeafDigest subscriber: I went to a hospital for a doctor's appointment. At the registration counter, I was asked for my mailing address, but I thought she said billing address. I couldn't lipread the difference between mailing and billing (these names look the same when you try to lipread) if you have lipreading tales, please share these with mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Announcements Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis, IN The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings for the following positions: Job Posting # Closing Date Spoken English Specialist 565495 11/04/2009 Food Service Supervisor 565667 10/30/2009 Educational Audiologist 565607 10/27/2009 (#) = number of job available for that position. Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana State Personnel website at www.in.gov/jobs If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail: cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us Website: http://www.deafhoosiers.com/ Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Position Openings The Learning Center for the Deaf & Walden School Framingham, MA -Middle School Supervising Teacher The Learning Center for the Deaf - Education Director Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf. Competitive salary, full range of benefits. For more information on the positions listed above visit our web site at http://www.tlcdeaf.org Please send resume, cover letter and 3 references to: Lynn Marshall The Learning Center for the Deaf 848 Central Street Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org Fax: 508/875-9203 http://www.tlcdeaf.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Family Partner Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf Framingham, MA Definition: The Family Partner works in the community support Wraparound program. She/he is responsible for support and advocacy to parents/caregivers, providing some direct services and helping families identify strengths, needs and access community resources. Requirements: The candidate should have experience providing supportive services to families or to individuals with emotional or behavioral disturbance, preferably as a caregiver. ASL skills and bicultural competency are required. Bachelor's degree preferred but not necessary. The Family Partner must be able to work collaboratively with a team and possess effective interpersonal and communication skills. Time flexibility and some availability during evening/weekend hours is required as is a valid Massachusetts drivers' license. Send Resume, cover letter and references to: Lynn Marshall The Learning Center for the Deaf 8484 Central Street Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Opportunity Residential Counselor for Girls Dorm The Learning Center for the Deaf Framingham, MA Residential Counselor for Girls Dorm Residential Counselor will provide leadership to residential students to develop, implement and monitor all residential activities, which support residential students' social, physical, intellectual, communication and emotional development. Requirements: BA/BS degree in Human Services or equivalent preferred. High School diploma with 2 years of experience in residential setting or supervisory level may be equivalent. Fluent in American Sign Language. Ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a team. Knowledge of issues and priorities important to the students' needs in residential program preferred. Competency in Microsoft Office software programs. Willingness to work a varied schedule. MA Driver License must be secured and in good standings. Experience and skill in developing, implementing and/or planning activities for residential students. Reports to Peter Bailey, Director of Student Life. Send Resume, cover letter and references to: Lynn Marshall The Learning Center for the Deaf 8484 Central Street Framingham, MA 01701 mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open positions Austine School for the Deaf/ Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing various locations in Vermont - Education Interpreter - 2 positions available, separate locations; Bennington VT & Brattleboro VT Fluency in ASL required RID certification preferred. Successful completion of Interpreter training Program preferred - Client Support Specialist For ACCESS Access is a community based employment program for Deaf & Hard of Hearing individuals. Two openings for this part time position - 10 hrs a week-short term to cover maternity leave. Anticipated for 3 months starting in December 2009. Brattleboro, VT H S diploma required Experience with deafness & Deaf Culture Valid driver's license & personal car required. Must be flexible-some evening work may be required - Director of Alternative Programs Full time in Brattleboro VT VT State Adm. License Masters Degree of Deaf Education or related field Minimum of 5 yrs. Of teaching & Adm. Experience Proficiency in ASL Please send letter of interest & resume to Kelly Therieau at mailto:ktherieau@vcdhh.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- announcing an opening for Elementary School Teacher - temporary The American School for the Deaf West Hartford, CT The American School for the Deaf (ASD) is located on a 54 acre campus in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is a residential and day program operating as a state-aided private school. It was established in 1817 as the first permanent school for the deaf in America. PRIMARY DUTIES (a) Instructs deaf/hearing-impaired students in academic/life skills. (b) Evaluates student performance, provides feedback as needed (c) Prepares reports, IEP's, parent letters, lesson plans and other reports as needed. (d) Maintains appropriate classroom management and environment (e) Participates in departmental, school-wide committee work, curriculum work. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Master's Degree in Education of the Deaf, appropriate State of CT Teacher Certification. SCPI Level of Intermediate Plus. Good judgment. Ability to work in a collaborative team setting. Ability to work flexible hours when needed. Bachelor's Degree in Deaf Education or Special Education will be considered. HOW TO APPLY: Send resume and letter of application to: Human Resources Office American School for the Deaf 139 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107-1269 FAX (860) 570-1832 The American School for the Deaf is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/V/H/D. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- employment opportunity - available now Elementary Teacher Las Vegas Charter School of the Deaf Las Vegas, NV Required credentials: Send an application, current resume, letters of recommendation and copies of transcripts Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree, preferably Master's Degree in Deaf Education - Experience teaching and working with Deaf and hard of hearing students - Proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) at the advanced skill level Major duties and responsibilities: - Performs work associated with standards-based student instruction; prepares lesson plans and develops input for the Individualized Education Plan (IEP). - Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the areas of assessments, progress monitoring, behavior management, and curriculum development. - Participates in activities related to staff development and training/workshops. To obtain information: Please contact Cathy Bennett, Director at mailto:cbennett@lvcsd.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- open position Computer Integrated Machining Technology (CIMT) Instructional/Support Faculty National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Technical/Industrial Education or related field. Sign language proficiency. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Secondary or post-secondary teaching; industry experience. AA/EOE Review of applications begins: November 13, 2009 This position is subject to available funding For more details and to apply on line please go to: https://mycareer.rit.edu KEYWORD SEARCH: IRC#32632 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Seeking Applicants For Full-time Web Developer Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester, NY (professional staff position) The RIT/NTID Marketing Communications department seeks a full-time Web developer to create online marketing content and applications Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, new media or related field - Two to three years experience in Web design and development - Strong PHP programming skills - Experience building database-driven websites with semantic, standards-based XHTML and CSS For a detailed job description and to apply, visit the RIT Career Zone at https://mycareer.rit.edu and enter IRC31727 or select National Technical Institute for the Deaf in the College/Division section. Review of applicants will continue until position is filled. All applicants must apply online. We are seeking individuals who are committed to contributing to RIT's core values, honor code and statement of diversity. People who are deaf or hard of hearing are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about RIT/NTID, visit http?//www.rit.edu/ntid -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job Announcement Job Title: Executive Director Employer: Southwest Washington Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (SWCDHH) Vancouver, Washington Job Description: These responsibilities include management of personnel and services: implementation of Board policies; communication with the public, Board and community; program development; fundraising; data collection and fulfilling state reporting requirements; and direct client services to provide mentoring, advocacy, community access, and information and referral. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Knowledge and Abilities Desired: - Thorough familiarity with the American Deaf culture and issues facing Deaf and Deaf-Blind consumers is required. - Full knowledge of the special needs and issues of those who are Hard of Hearing. - An understanding of the current issues related to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing consumers accessing public and social services, in addition to familiarity with laws and regulations pertaining to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing consumers. - Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting concepts and practices, knowledge of personnel management practices and knowledge of the social service delivery system. - Proven ability/skills with grant writing. Minimum Qualifications/Required Skills: - A Bachelor's degree in Social Services, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred - Experience in providing social services to the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing (3 years) with supervisory experience (1 year) - Fluency in American Sign Language - Good communication skills including presentations and report writing. Salary and benefits based upon qualifications and experience. SWCDHH is an equal opportunity employer; people with disabilities and minorities are encouraged to apply. TO APPLY: Please submit cover letter, resume, and list of 3 professional references by regular mail or email. Deadline: October 15, 2009 Mail: ATTN: Search Committee - Executive Committee % SWCDHH PO Box 871268 Vancouver, WA 98687 Email: mailto:stromberg@swcdhh.org For more information, contact John Burke (Board Chairman) at mailto:johnsign13@yahoo.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Independent Living Advisor Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc Salisbury, Maryland Full/Part Time Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. is a growing organization that promotes access to services and resources for residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides opportunities for full participation in all aspects of community life. Responsibilities: Provide training in independent living skills, such as: teaching personal and household management, budgeting skills, TTY training, accessing and utilizing communication resources, medication administration and developing community relationships. Requirements: Fluency in American Sign Language and written English, High School degree required. Demonstrates competency in independent living skills, Valid driver's license required and good driving record. Flexibility in working hours required. Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Pension, Life, Vacation, sick and personal leave, Healthy Lifestyle Benefit To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume and three letters of references to : Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Human Resources Department 806 Snow Hill Road Salisbury, Maryland 21804 or fax to 410-543-4874. Position is open until filled -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special notes: (located at the bottom of the Gold section) http://deafdigest.com
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DeafDigest Blue - October 11, 2009 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 13th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-jobcoach/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-blackberry/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- October Savings on Smoke Alarms Save on smoke and carbon monoxide detectors during Fire Safety Month. Harris Communications has smoke and carbon monoxide detectors/alarms on sale for 20% off during the whole month of October! 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This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Sunday October 4th In Ontario, Canada leaders of a political party are thinking of thwarting a deaf attorney from running for public office. The story did not mention the name of the deaf attorney, nor the name of the political party - Monday October 5th ground will be broken on the campus of Ohio School for the Deaf this coming spring for construction of new buildings with completion slated in summer of 2011 - Tuesday October 6th IDEAS (Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase), during its conference, stressed the need for more assistive devices to help the deaf. This group tries to enforce compliance with the sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. - Wednesday October 7th A new statue of Helen Keller has been unveiled at the National Statuary Hall Collection on the Capitol (Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: India is notorious for discriminating against the deaf; there is much more to it than calling all the deaf people as deaf and dumb or even deaf-mute. Anyway Maniram Sharma, who is deaf, wanted to work in the Indian Administrative Service, which is the equivalent to our civil service. He was not able to do so because of his deafness. It did not matter that he holds a doctorate in Political Science. He would not give up and after 15 years of fighting, he was finally hired by the Indian Administrative Service! .. Signing Gospel Concert 2009! Friday, October 30, 2009; 7:30 pm Evangel Cathedral 13901 Central Ave., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 For more info: email mailto:signsofworship@gmail.com .. The-First-Of-Its-Kind-Camp The camp is designed for only forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds African-American, Latino, Asian, and (Native) American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial Sponsored by National Deaf People of Color Council June 13-27, 2010 Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon to see the flyer, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccflyer.pdf for more information and camper application form, click on: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccinformation1.pdf to apply as a staff member: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication1.pdf http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccstaffapplication2.pdf to apply as a camp worker: http://deafdigest.com/uploads/dyccworkopportunities.pdf For more information, contact: mailto:dycc2010@gmail.com or http://www.deafpeopleofcolor.org ................................................................ ................................................................ For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) ................................................................ ................................................................ FALL SAVINGS AT WCI 10% OFF GENTEX SMOKE DETECTORS Safeguard your home with a Gentex Smoke Detector and save 10% off the price in October. Choose from either hardwired or portable units. Each one offers a reliable, early warning to the presence of smoke. For more details and to order, call us now 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us online at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/specials.html?utm_source=dd (Use code WCID1009). For a copy of our new catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com WCI. Your Single Source for Assistive Technology ................................................................ ................................................................ JOB COACHES AT AGENCIES SERVING THE DEAF Many service agencies serving the deaf have job coaches. Why a job coach? To help the deaf person learn at hearing workplace? Yes, but a more important reason is that hearing employers refuse to hire the deaf, afraid of too many problems with them This is why we have job coaches - to help the deaf and also to help the hearing! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-jobcoach/ (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) ................................................................ Wanna Earn 3.7 CEU's at one location? Come to TERPexpo! We are offering at least 2.5 CEU's or up to 3.7 CEU's at our TERPexpo locations. Announcing PETER COOK, our newest team member at TERPexpo! He will be presenting "Narrative Development of Personal Storytelling in ASL". Other topics presented at TERPexpo: "Interpreting and SSP'ing with Deaf Blind Consumers", "The Caller says What? VRS Interpreting", & " Giving Regards to Broadway". TERPexpo will have a TRI-Lingual Track sponsored by GraciasVRS There's over 30 various topics available at TERPexpo for you to earn the maximum of 3.7 CEU's possible at our locations. You can find them all on http://www.terpexpo.com It is our goal to provide QUALITY workshops, exhibit hall and a very enjoyable evening experience at a truly affordable cost http://www.terpexpo.com ................................................................ IMPORTANT HEARING PERSON IN MISSOURI About 10 years ago Missouri was broke. The state government employees were told they could not get Blackberry pagers. There was just one exception - the director of Deaf Services for the Department of Mental Health was allowed to have a Blackberry pager! Why? So, deaf patients that need counseling could email the director! - for ASL News version, p