Posts published in May 2009

DeafDigest Blue - May 31, 2009

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The DeafDigest is divided into Blue and Gold sections, both
ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the
Blue section.

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News of the Week:

   DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Marcella Meyer,
who departed us this week.
   She served GLAD as CEO for 24 years before retiring.
It was not just the Los Angeles deaf community that she
served but also of the statewide deaf community. Since
California is divided into 8 regions, with a deaf
social service agency serving each region, she was
instrumental in getting the state legislators continue
with money to fund these deaf agencies.
   She was so well known among these legislators in
Sacramento that they warmly embraced her each time
she stepped foot in their quarters!
   GLAD has posted a photograph in her memory on the
web site. It is at:

http://www.gladinc.org/

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   We all know that Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been
nominated by President Obama to be the next Supreme
Court Justice.
   Does she have any deaf-related links in her past?
Sort of, but perhaps not really.
   She ruled against a deaf attorney in an appeals
case.
   And while she sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Second Circuit, there was a deaf clerk on
that court, but not under her but for a different
judge. That deaf clerk used the CART and so, Judge
Sotomayor may have noticed it on a frequent basis.
   What does the losing deaf attorney have to say
about her appointment?
   He said:

I'm not aware of any significant disability rights
opinions good or bad that she's written, so I can't
comment on any predictions in that regard.  That being
said, she does have a strong record on civil rights
in general.   Usually, if a nominee is strong on civil
rights, they are strong on disability rights as well

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   A Purple Heart, 66 years later has been awarded
John Gale, age 93, Haverhill, MA, for deafness he
suffered during combat duty in World War II.
   Why 66 years? He said:

I didn't want to bother

   He does not remember exactly what happened during
the War that caused him to go deaf.

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National Deaf Academy and Gallaudet Southeast Regional
Center present a conference on deafness and mental health:

CONNECTIONS: CULTURE, COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY

Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Illness

June 11-12 --- International Plaza Resort and Spa
--- Orlando, FL

Keynote Presenters:
*         Liz Hill, National Association of the Deaf
-          Chair of the Committee on Mental Health

*         Neil Glickman, Ph.D., Westborough State Hospital
*         Robert Pollard, Ph.D.,  University of Rochester

Continuing Education Units will be requested from:
*         American Psychological Association
*         National Association of Social Workers
*         National Board of Certified Counselors
*         Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

For registration and additional information visit:
http://www.nda.com

Questions??  Contact Anne Wiechec at
mailto:anne.wiechec@psysolutions.com

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GARBAGE IS MONEY
   Garbage smells awful, but it is money for some deaf schools
and some deaf service agencies.
   At some big events (Indianapolis 500, Kentucky Derby,
Talladega 500, etc), deaf groups come to clean up garbage.
Money from the garbage goes to deaf groups.
   So, when hearing people complain that garbage smells
bad, it smells sweet for the deaf!

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/video-garbage/

(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)

AN INTERNET RELAY NIGHTMARE
   This is a nightmare. You have problems with cable
internet service. You contact the cable company through
internet relay to ask for assistance.
   The service representative advises you to disconnect
the router and then to reconnect it and to let him know
if it works.
   It is hard to explain to the customer service
representative that if you disconnect the router, the
relay call is disconnected. You explain this to him - and
he does not believe you because he thinks you are using
the TTY machine to contact him through the relay!
   This is a nightmare.

- for ASL News version, please click on:
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of each DeafDigest edition)

BEING A DEAF NIGHTCLUB HOSTESS IN TOKYO
   Rie Saito is a deaf woman who lives in Tokyo and
her job is a night club hostess.
   She does not speak at all. Instead she uses her
pen and pad to communicate with patrons that enter
the night club.
   She does not want to make it her lifetime job.
She wants to go back to school to find a job
working with disabled people.

DEAFNESS IN A 10-GENERATION ALL-HEARING FAMILY TREE
   Let us take a typical 10-generation, all-hearing
family tree, consisting of hundreds and hundreds
of family members, past and present.
   Will we find deaf members? Good question. Maybe
yes, maybe no.
   The stats are saying that 1-2 percent of people
are deaf. If we have 200 members in a family tree,
will we find maybe 2 or 4 of them that are deaf?

NO ACCESSIBILITY AT INDOOR FOOTBALL GAME
   Indoor professional football is becoming popular in USA.
DeafDigest editor watched an indoor football game between
DC Armor and Reading Express (American Indoor Football
Association).
   Program books, containing numbers of the players,
were handed out to all fans. The listed uniform numbers
were wrong. There was no way for a deaf fan to follow
the announcements by the public address announcer.
   And the scoreboard only showed the game score and
the time remaining.
   Hearing fans, listening to the announcer, would know
who the players were on the field. Not so with the
deaf fans!
   Inaccessible? Yes. Violation of ADA regulations?
Just let this be handled by the attorneys if such a
lawsuit takes place.

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HEARING PEOPLE IN THE MINORITY?
   Are the hearing people in the minority?
This was the issue raised by a newspaper in the
Philippines.
   At first glance, this question looks ridiculous.
But when we stop and think about it, more and more
older people lose their hearing - and while they
continue to function as hearing, they are
theoretically becoming deaf.
   Hence, this Filipino statement in a newspaper
article.

MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE A LINK WITH THE DEAF

- Renee Zellweger, famous movie star 

her real life connection is not known; her on-screen connection
was a scene in the movie "Jerry Maguire" where she catches a
deaf couple signing to each other, and actor Tom Cruise, playing
as Jerry Maguire, was puzzled. She explained to him that she knew
signs because of deaf member in her family.

WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?

complained an interpreter:

a team member coming into our interpreting assignment
unprepared. I do my homework and get myself prepared
for the assignment, but the other interpreter is lazy

if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series

Many captioning companies require that their realtime
captioners pass tests with at least a 98% accuracy rate in
order to go on the air.  Many of the excellent realtime
captioners working today strive for accuracy rates of 99%
or better. 

However, more and more captioners are coming into the field
who are captioning with much lower rates.  Some newer
technologies are being used where the accuracy may only be
85% to 90%.  

It may sound like that is a pretty good percentage, but if
you think about it, that would be 10 to 15 wrong words in
every 100 words.  With that accuracy rate, the captioning
can almost be not understandable.   

If you see error rates that are more than one or two errors
for every 100 words, please let people know about it. 

Don't assume that someone else will complain about it.  In
order to maintain excellent captioning, we have to let the
people who are paying for the captioning know that there are
people watching the captions who care about the quality.

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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A MAINSTREAMED PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT?

Director of Communicative Disorders Division

(in many school districts we would expect a principal,
or a director or a coordinator or a supervisor or someone
with an appropriate title that would direct their mainstreamed
programs; some districts are different and this reflects in
a startling title above. Be surprised or shocked every week
until series run out)

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Crash course on the Digital Television Transition

This is a continuation of our weekly educational column on
addressing concerns about the analog TV shutoff and the final
transition to digital TV which is scheduled to occur on or
before June 12, 2009.

Question this week:
I use an indoor TV antenna and it works great during the day. It
goes bad at night. What's going on?

Answer:
It sounds like you're using a low gain antenna (rabbit ears)
which is susceptible to noise caused by CFL light bulbs. It
seems that when you turn these bulbs on at night, it causes
interference for the antenna. Household appliances, computers,
and video displays can also cause interference. You would need
an antenna with an amplifier which will make it strong enough
to fight the interference. Another option is to use a large
outdoor antenna. For information about various antennas,
check this link:

http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/

More Questions? Email them to DeafDigest at mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

For more information on digital television, visit http://www.dtv.gov

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

   A would-be hard of hearing firefighter has filed
a $1.0 mil lawsuit against the Newport Beach, California
municipal government.
   He was offered a job as a firefighter but the offer
was rescinded when the local government officials learned
he was hard of hearing.
   This is the basis of the lawsuit.

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The Deaf and the Law

   IDEA is a law; it is spelled out as Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. It deals with how states and public
agencies that offer a variety of services to disabled, the
deaf included, children.
   Why is this law reauthorized from time to time? Because
it was PL 94-142, a separate law of several parts. And the
Congress will change their spending priorities from time to
time - hence the need to reauthorize to make sure funds stop
going to old programs and go to newer programs.
   Complicated? Yes!

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DeafADA Issue of the Week:

   Obama has nominated Sotomayor to be the next
Supreme Court Justice.
   How does she stand on ADA issues? Consensus is that
she leans towards needs of the disabled. Sotomayor,
whether she admits it or not, is disabled - has diabetes,
incurred during her childhood years.

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The Captioning Blunder of the Week:

we might have a morning shoir (shower)

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What became of?

Jerry Lee, not deaf

- Past

President, Gallaudet University

- Present

chancellor of the National University (NU) System

mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and
"present" details

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News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:

   We have deaf farmers and we also have deaf cowboys.
What about deaf ranchers?
   There was a story in the long-ago Deaf American about
Charles Clifford Griffin, a Gallaudet graduate who made
ranching his life long career. He worked the ranches in
Arizona before passing away in 1943.

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News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:

   Many small movie houses, unable to withstand competition from
these huge multi-screen movie "stadiums", go out of business.
One such movie house, The Palace, in Seguin, TX did - but this
closing may benefit the Deaf Community in the San Antonio,
Austin and San Marcos areas!
   The Palace owner has consented to letting David Pierce, of
Davideo Productions, use the theater, already outfitted with 35mm
projectors, for captioned films, Deaf films, subtitled foreign
movies and silent classics from time to time.

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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:

   A deaf man was arrested; an interpreter was immediately
called in to help him communicate with the arresting
police officers.
   This same deaf man, hauled into the court, was denied
by the judge when he asked for an interpreter.

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A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's pet peeve:

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Job Openings
The Learning Center for the Deaf and Walden School
Framingham MA

- Speech Language Pathologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Educational Audiologist
- Director of Clinical Services - Walden School
- Wraparound Family Partner - Walden School
- Child Care Workers - Residential and Overnight - Walden School            

Please visit our web site at http://www.tlcdeaf.org
for more information on these positions.

To apply, send resume, cover letter and references to:

Judi Broderick
The Learning Center for the Deaf
848 Central Street
Framingham, MA 01701

mailto:judi_broderick@tlcdeaf.org
FAX: 508.875.9203

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job announcement
Program Manager - Bridgeman Home
San Diego Youth Services
San Diego, California

to read the job description and application procedures,
please click on:

http://www.sdyouthservices.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PM_52609

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2009-2010 School Year Vacancy
Teacher of the Deaf
Nashua School District
Nashua, New Hampshire

Please visit our web-site at http://www.nashua.edu
for an employment application.

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(updated 5/31/09)

Employment vacancies
Interpreter For Deaf I (2 positions)
Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf,
Wilson, NC

closing date - 06/11/09

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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open positions
Austine School for the Deaf
Brattleboro & Bennington, Vermont

The Austine School for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing is a state
approved pre-k through 12th grade comprehensive educational program
promoting excellence and life-long learning.  

Due to expanding programs, we are looking for quality people with
the abilities to serve our students with compassion and energy.  

- Teacher of the Deaf - Brattleboro, VT
Full-time (40 hours/week) with benefits
10-month position
Proficiency in American Sign Language and English
Master Degree in Deaf Education

Vermont License in Special Ed or Deaf Ed within one year of
employment

Apply knowledge of child development, special needs, curriculum,
assessment, classroom management and discipline techniques, utilize
technology in instruction

Position available in several subjects

- Educational Interpreter - Bennington, VT
Full-time
Fluency in ASL required
NAD/RID certification, preferred

Successful completion of Interpreter Training Program, preferred

Educational Interpreter - Brattleboro, VT
Part-time, full-time
Fluency in ASL required
NAD/RID certification, preferred

Successful completion of Interpreter Training Program, preferred

- Austine Green Mountain Lions Summer Camp
.
2 Camp Team Leaders
7 Camp Counselors
Weekend Overnight Advisor
1:1 aides

Terms of employment: July 1, 2009 through August 8, 2009

to apply for any of the above positions, please contact:

Kari Caldwell
Vermont Center for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing, Inc.
209 Austine Drive
Brattleboro, VT 05301

or email mailto:kcaldwell@vcdhh.org

or

(802) 258-9510 v/tty

or

Fax: (802) 258-9574

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Open Employment Opportunities
Scranton School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children
Scranton, PA

We are looking for people to join our staff at the Scranton
School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children which is a
program of the Western PA School for the Deaf.  

Applicants must be 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 the
WPSD website at http://www.wpsd.org for position descriptions
for the following openings at the Scranton School:

- Dean of Students
- Teachers of the Deaf
- Teacher Aides
- Residential Supervisor
- Administrative Assistant
- Secretary
- Nurse
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Director of Parent Infant Program
- Physical Education Teacher
- Interpreter
- School Counselor

Excellent salary and benefit packages available.  Sign Language
skills, FBI, 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 Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469

Fax:  412-244-4211
Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org

EOE

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Iowa Vacancy for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Teacher
Decorah Community Schools
Decorah, Iowa (Northeast Iowa)

The Decorah Community Schools, a very high-achieving public school
district located in scenic Northeast Iowa and home of Luther
College, seeks:

Position:           Classroom Teacher
Subject Area:       Special Education
Certificate:        Spec Ed- Deaf/Hard of Hearing (K-12)
Deadline:           May 26, 2009

Job Description:
We are seeking a Teacher for the Resource Program in an Elementary
School.  Must have or be eligible for Iowa teaching certification
in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.   Prefer dual licensure that includes
elementary K-6.  Proficient in Sign Language.

Send Letter of Application, Resume, and Copy of license to:

Decorah Community Schools
Rick C. Varney, Elementary Principal
510 Winnebago
Decorah, Iowa 52101

563-382-3125 or 382-4451

mailto:rvarney@decorah.k12.ia.us

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seeking applicants
Assistant Network Administrator
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for ASSISTANT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR.  

Associates degree or equivalent, previous networking experience
and fluency in American Sign Language required. 

Thorough understanding of LAN/WAN theory and implementations;
working knowledge of Netware 6.5, GroupWise 7 and Windows
2003/2007; working knowledge of IBM compatible and Macintosh
computers and repair and maintenance in a networked
environment; understanding of network electronics (hubs, switches,
routers) and topologies; understanding of voice, video,
teleconferencing equipment and data in a LAN/WAN environment;
experience in the operation and maintenance of TV production and
sound equipment; planning and decision making skills; ability to
produce instructional and promotional videotapes.  

Must complete and pass pre-employment physical test and criminal
background check.

Responsible for the day to day performance of the SWCID Information
Network.  Responsible for building servers and installing network
operating systems and network resident applications in a mixed
Novell, Windows, and Macintosh environment and providing technical
support and services to SWCID as needed. 

Areas of support include: PC and MAC support, Network Support,
training, media, and distance learning support. 

Excellent benefits.  

Please visit our website at: http://www.howardcollege.edu
for application and complete position notice.

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seeking applicants
PE Faculty & Coach
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for PE FACULTY and COACH. 

9 month position beginning August 1, 2009.  

Bachelor degree in Physical Education or in related field and
college/university teaching experience required. 

Master degree preferred.  

Candidates who can also teach courses in physical fitness & sport,
drug abuse prevention, first aid, recreation, personal and community
health will be given preference.   

Must demonstrate sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of
community college students, including those with physical and/or
learning disabilities; expertise in at least one of the following
physical education areas: (1) circuit training/fitness assessments,
(2) team or individual sports, or (3) aquatics or aerobics/dance;
proficiency in all phases of coaching both women's and men's sport
programs; ability to utilize effective American Sign Language
communication skills. 

Primary responsibility will be to teach community college courses in
physical education activities and to coach extramural sports. 

Courses in Psychology of Sport, Motor Learning & Control, and
Biomechanics, etc. may be assigned based on qualifications of
instructor.  

Must serve as an academic advisor of majors and participate in
curriculum development and assessment.  Responsible for recruiting
area athletes; department budget; conducting physical fitness
assessments; campus committee participation; and coaching.

Excellent benefits.  

Please visit our website at http://www.howardcollege.edu
for application and complete position notice.

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list of employment openings
DCARA
various locations in Northern California

all positions open until filled

- Job Developer & Interpreter for EDD
San Francisco
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/jobdev_SF.pdf

- Client Support Specialist (full time)
Fremont
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/CSSFOG20090515.pdf

E-Mail All Applications to mailto:hr@dcara.org

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News of the Week:
    The National ADA vs Texas ADA, or more properly
known as the Texans With Disabilities Act?
    The Texas bill passed the house and it is now
in the hands of the Texas Senate.
    When there is a Federal law and a state law
on the same issue, the state law is generally
the stronger one.

...

    For a sad reason, the dates of October 30th
through November 9th should be considered as
non-historic!
    Deaf vacationers will have this last chance
to tour the world - with interpreters provided
by a cruise ship. The Royal Caribbean will no
longer provide interpreters after these cruise
dates.
    They will, however, provide interpreters,
just to comply with ADA regulations, if the
tour starts or ends on the American turf -
but not if these are on overseas turf.

...

    For some reason Austin, a major city in Texas,
is unique as far as deafness is concerned - and
it has nothing to do with Texas School for the Deaf.
    Last week's DeafDigest mentioned a street
performer in Austin that is deaf.
    And now this - Crepe Crazy, a deaf owned business,
just celebrated its grand opening. The husband-wife
deaf team serve ups crepes in a downtown Austin
location.

...

National Deaf Academy and Gallaudet Southeast Regional
Center present a conference on deafness and mental health:

CONNECTIONS: CULTURE, COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY

Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Illness

June 11-12 --- International Plaza Resort and Spa
--- Orlando, FL

Keynote Presenters:
*         Liz Hill, National Association of the Deaf
-          Chair of the Committee on Mental Health

*         Neil Glickman, Ph.D., Westborough State Hospital
*         Robert Pollard, Ph.D.,  University of Rochester

Continuing Education Units will be requested from:
*         American Psychological Association
*         National Association of Social Workers
*         National Board of Certified Counselors
*         Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

For registration and additional information visit:
http://www.nda.com

Questions??  Contact Anne Wiechec at
mailto:anne.wiechec@psysolutions.com

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A COLLEGE WITHOUT INTERPRETERS
    Could deaf people attend college (not Gallaudet or
NTID) without interpreters and without CART?
    Yes! But how? More and more colleges offer on-line
programs that offers college degrees.
    Worth it? Well, there is no social life; there is
no chance to make friends with classmates.

- for ASL News version, please click on:
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(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)

LIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
    It is not always easy for the deaf to mingle with
the hearing in a neighborhood of family houses.
    In the past DeafDigest editor lived in a nice
Annapolis, MD neighborhood. He would walk the dog
and wave to neighbors with a smile on his face.
    He did not realize, until years later that one
neighbor was a former Washington Redskins football
player, another neighbor was a former Washington
Wizards basketball coach, another neighbor was a
former athletic director of the US Naval Academy
and a fourth neighbor was a famous horse
racing jockey!
    A hearing person who loves sports would know
immediately. A deaf person who loves sports would
not know!

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(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
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DEAF VENDORS IN THAILAND
    In Thailand, many deaf individuals are employed
as street vendors at tourist sites - selling same
wares that hearing vendors sell.
    Why that many deaf vendors? They cannot
speak or read English, but are great with hand
gestures. It is easier for tourists to communicate
with them (price haggling) via hand gestures!

BEST WAY TO PRESERVE HISTORY
    How could Deaf History be preserved? Paper
does may not last too long; pictures may
fade; digital documents may also fade away.
    One such piece that does not fade away but
is not easily found, nor understood easily.
    It is the clay tablets in caves. Did some of
these deaf dwellers in caves use clay tablets
to communicate their thoughts.
    Hard to say. Would be exciting to learn of
Deaf Life in the caves.

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A LURE OF A METRO AREA
    When a deaf person relocates from one locale to
another locale, it is for a reason - new job,
new friends, better weather, better facilities,
change of pace, family, etc.
    And there may be another reason - better deaf
social services! When a deaf social services is
lousy in one area, the word gets around. The
same goes for better social services.

REQUESTING AN INTERPRETER - SIMPLE OR COMPLICATED?
    When the courts put in a request for an ASL interpreter,
it is supposed to be a routine request.
    Or is it the world's most complicated request? Do click on:

http://www.tmcec.com/coursemats/FY05judges/charts/Interpreters6.pdf

    This link was run in DeafDigest in the past, and the
DeafDigest editor decided to run it again, as an amusing
reminder.

MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE A LINK WITH THE DEAF

- Ralph Nader, world's most famous consumer advocate

his link with deafness is actually a non-link, for while
he has advocated on thousands and thousands of issues,
he has never advocated on our behalf on our own
issues, be it more captions, ADA rights, interpreting
rights, better educational needs, better employment
opportunities, better social services, etc.

WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?

complained an interpreter:

an interpreter, on my team, that earns a higher salary, would
not serve as my spotter, while I am on the hot seat. That
interpreter would spend off-duty moments reading a book,
checking voice messages, leaving me alone and vulnerable
at times.

if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series

In order to be able to tell good realtime captioning from bad
realtime captioning, there are a few things we must understand. 

First of all, if a program is being captioned live, there are
bound to be some mistakes because the captioners are only human,
and they do make mistakes.  When they are captioning a program
live, there is no time to fix the mistakes.

However, you need to educate yourself about what is an acceptable
amount of errors.  There are times when the captioning may be
absolutely terrible with error after error, and we must not just
settle for poor captioning.  We must let the people in charge of
providing the captioning know about this lack of quality. 

There are people who say that they know how to do realtime
captioning who really aren't able to provide quality
captioning, and they are being hired in these tough economic times
because they may charge less than the good realtime captioners.  

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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A MAINSTREAMED PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT?

a hearing specialist

(in many school districts we would expect a principal,
or a director or a coordinator or a supervisor or someone
with an appropriate title that would direct their mainstreamed
programs; some districts are different and this reflects in
a startling title above. Be surprised or shocked every week
until series run out)

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Crash course on the Digital Television Transition

This is a continuation of our weekly educational column on
addressing concerns about the analog TV shutoff and the final
transition to digital TV which is scheduled to occur on or
before June 12, 2009.

Question this week:
I use an indoor TV antenna and it works great during the day. It
goes bad at night. What's going on?

Answer:
It sounds like you're using a low gain antenna (rabbit ears)
which is susceptible to noise caused by CFL light bulbs. It
seems that when you turn these bulbs on at night, it causes
interference for the antenna. Household appliances, computers,
and video displays can also cause interference. You would need
an antenna with an amplifier which will make it strong enough
to fight the interference. Another option is to use a large
outdoor antenna. For information about various antennas,
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...

Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
    The ASHA Leader ran a piece on Otoprotective
drugs that prevents deafness or treats hearing
losses.
    What does Otoprotective mean? Good question
because it would require an intensive google
search to come up with such a definition!
    Anyway these drugs are supposed to suppress
deafness.

...

The Deaf and the Law

Q. Do doctors have the right to turn down deaf
patients?

A. Yes and no.

Yes, if the doctor, who may be picky, also rejects
hearing patients for whatever reasons.

No, if the doctor routinely accepts hearing patients.

Said a deaf attorney

A blanket rule that the doctor is too busy and is not accepting new
patients (deaf or hearing) is fine.  That's not a discriminatory
practice.  The doctor only gets in trouble when he refuses to accept a
deaf person that he would otherwise have taken on as a patient but
instead rejected the patient because he's deaf.

If a doctor argues that he loses money by charging a deaf patient
$80.00 for a visit but pays an interpreter $100.00, then he could,
according to a judge, raise his medical fees across the board
(meaning hearing patients) to offset the money-losing deaf
patient visit!

...

DeafADA Issue of the Week:

Winning a ADA-related lawsuit is one thing. Seeing the
results of that ADA lawsuit win is another thing!

We must ask ourselves 2 or 3 years later these questions:

1) has anything really been achieved?
2) are there still issues nowadays?
3) any room for improvement

...

The Captioning Blunder of the Week:

give us this (tus) date

.....

What became of?

Heather Suhr

- Past

#1 deaf female golfer in USA in the late nineties
and early 2000's; 3-time state Wisconsin high school
champion, Big 10 golfer (University of Iowa &
Purdue)

- Present

Teacher, Deaf Teen Quest (DTQ) ministry,
Cincinnati, Ohio; she is no longer in golf

mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and
"present" details

...

News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:

    "I am not going to be part of that kind of child abuse,"
Dr. David Bruton, North Carolina secretary of Health and Human
Services, was quoted. He felt that the deaf German children
supposedly speak better English as opposed to deaf
Americans that rely on sign language.
    Not surprisingly the deaf community in North Carolina is
in an uproar.

...

News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:

    Veteran actor and performer Bernard Bragg produces
his first deaf film at the Tampa Deaf International
Deaf Film Festival.
    The film "Two Worlds Apart" stood out as one of the
best deaf films ever!
    It portrays a director of an agency serving the
deaf, fluent in ASL but pretending to be deaf. A
deaf blackmailer tried to expose him but was killed
in an automobile accident before he had a chance
to reveal the secret.

.....

Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:

Is it a loan or a donation? A deaf person has a bad
reputation for not repaying his loans, according to
deaf friends that loaned him money. This same
deaf person has claimed that the money he received
were donations, and not loans.

.....

A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's pet peeve:

The air cards you are issued for your laptop to do
your paperwork anywhere were said to work anywhere
but they do not work in remote outposts you have to go!

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2009-2010 School Year Vacancy
Teacher of the Deaf
Nashua School District
Nashua, New Hampshire

Please visit our web-site at http://www.nashua.edu
for an employment application.

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open positions
Austine School for the Deaf
Brattleboro & Bennington, Vermont

The Austine School for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing is a state
approved pre-k through 12th grade comprehensive educational program
promoting excellence and life-long learning.

Due to expanding programs, we are looking for quality people with
the abilities to serve our students with compassion and energy.

- Teacher of the Deaf - Brattleboro, VT
Full-time (40 hours/week) with benefits
10-month position
Proficiency in American Sign Language and English
Master Degree in Deaf Education

Vermont License in Special Ed or Deaf Ed within one year of
employment

Apply knowledge of child development, special needs, curriculum,
assessment, classroom management and discipline techniques, utilize
technology in instruction

Position available in several subjects

- Educational Interpreter - Bennington, VT
Full-time
Fluency in ASL required
NAD/RID certification, preferred

Successful completion of Interpreter Training Program, preferred

Educational Interpreter - Brattleboro, VT
Part-time, full-time
Fluency in ASL required
NAD/RID certification, preferred

Successful completion of Interpreter Training Program, preferred

- Austine Green Mountain Lions Summer Camp
.
2 Camp Team Leaders
7 Camp Counselors
Weekend Overnight Advisor
1:1 aides

Terms of employment: July 1, 2009 through August 8, 2009

to apply for any of the above positions, please contact:

Kari Caldwell
Vermont Center for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing, Inc.
209 Austine Drive
Brattleboro, VT 05301

or email mailto:kcaldwell@vcdhh.org

or

(802) 258-9510 v/tty

or

Fax: (802) 258-9574

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Open Employment Opportunities
Scranton School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children
Scranton, PA

We are looking for people to join our staff at the Scranton
School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children which is a
program of the Western PA School for the Deaf.

Applicants must be 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 the
WPSD website at http://www.wpsd.org for position descriptions
for the following openings at the Scranton School:

- Dean of Students
- Teachers of the Deaf
- Teacher Aides
- Residential Supervisor
- Administrative Assistant
- Secretary
- Nurse
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Director of Parent Infant Program
- Physical Education Teacher
- Interpreter
- School Counselor

Excellent salary and benefit packages available.  Sign Language
skills, FBI, 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 Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469

Fax:  412-244-4211
Email: mailto:hshirey@wpsd.org

EOE

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Iowa Vacancy for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Teacher
Decorah Community Schools
Decorah, Iowa (Northeast Iowa)

The Decorah Community Schools, a very high-achieving public school
district located in scenic Northeast Iowa and home of Luther
College, seeks:

Position:           Classroom Teacher
Subject Area:       Special Education
Certificate:        Spec Ed- Deaf/Hard of Hearing (K-12)
Deadline:           May 26, 2009

Job Description:
We are seeking a Teacher for the Resource Program in an Elementary
School.  Must have or be eligible for Iowa teaching certification
in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.   Prefer dual licensure that includes
elementary K-6.  Proficient in Sign Language.

Send Letter of Application, Resume, and Copy of license to:

Decorah Community Schools
Rick C. Varney, Elementary Principal
510 Winnebago
Decorah, Iowa 52101

563-382-3125 or 382-4451

mailto:rvarney@decorah.k12.ia.us

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seeking applicants
Assistant Network Administrator
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for ASSISTANT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR.

Associates degree or equivalent, previous networking experience
and fluency in American Sign Language required.

Thorough understanding of LAN/WAN theory and implementations;
working knowledge of Netware 6.5, GroupWise 7 and Windows
2003/2007; working knowledge of IBM compatible and Macintosh
computers and repair and maintenance in a networked
environment; understanding of network electronics (hubs, switches,
routers) and topologies; understanding of voice, video,
teleconferencing equipment and data in a LAN/WAN environment;
experience in the operation and maintenance of TV production and
sound equipment; planning and decision making skills; ability to
produce instructional and promotional videotapes.

Must complete and pass pre-employment physical test and criminal
background check.

Responsible for the day to day performance of the SWCID Information
Network.  Responsible for building servers and installing network
operating systems and network resident applications in a mixed
Novell, Windows, and Macintosh environment and providing technical
support and services to SWCID as needed.

Areas of support include: PC and MAC support, Network Support,
training, media, and distance learning support.

Excellent benefits.

Please visit our website at: http://www.howardcollege.edu
for application and complete position notice.

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seeking applicants
PE Faculty & Coach
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for PE FACULTY and COACH.

9 month position beginning August 1, 2009.

Bachelor degree in Physical Education or in related field and
college/university teaching experience required.

Master degree preferred.

Candidates who can also teach courses in physical fitness & sport,
drug abuse prevention, first aid, recreation, personal and community
health will be given preference.

Must demonstrate sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of
community college students, including those with physical and/or
learning disabilities; expertise in at least one of the following
physical education areas: (1) circuit training/fitness assessments,
(2) team or individual sports, or (3) aquatics or aerobics/dance;
proficiency in all phases of coaching both women's and men's sport
programs; ability to utilize effective American Sign Language
communication skills.

Primary responsibility will be to teach community college courses in
physical education activities and to coach extramural sports.

Courses in Psychology of Sport, Motor Learning & Control, and
Biomechanics, etc. may be assigned based on qualifications of
instructor.

Must serve as an academic advisor of majors and participate in
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area athletes; department budget; conducting physical fitness
assessments; campus committee participation; and coaching.

Excellent benefits.

Please visit our website at http://www.howardcollege.edu
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position opening
American Sign Language (ASL) Specialist
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs, CO

The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), located in
Colorado Springs at the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains,
invites you to consider our employment opportunities.

Interested persons are invited to visit CSDB's website at
http://www.csdb.org where the official job announcement for ASL
Specialist may be found in its entirety, including major
duties/responsibilities, under non-classified employment.

Position is open until filled.  Excellent benefits.  Salary based
on appropriate education and experience.

BROAD SCOPE OF POSITION
This position reports to the Director of Special Education and is
responsible for providing support to students who are Deaf /
hard-of-hearing, teaching staff, support staff, and parents in areas
related to classroom instruction, program development, staff
development, parent education, etc., in an effort to improve students'
linguistic ability.

Please send a letter of interest, current resume, completed Employment
Application (including salary history and references), recent letters
of recommendation, copies of transcripts, and a copy of current special
services certification to:

ATTN:  Chelle Lutz, Human Resources Office
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO  80903

(719) 578-2114 (phone);  (719) 578-2239 (fax)
E-mail:  mailto:clutz@csdb.org

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(updated 5/24/09)

list of employment openings
DCARA
various locations in Northern California

all positions open until filled

- Job Developer & Interpreter for EDD
San Francisco
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/jobdev_SF.pdf

- Client Support Specialist (full time)
Fremont
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/CSSFOG20090515.pdf

E-Mail All Applications to mailto:hr@dcara.org

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News of the Week:
   Whats' the update on the Gallaudet presidential
search?
   No update, really - just that PSAC said:

The PSAC is satisfied with the pool of candidates and is
comfortable announcing an application deadline of
June 1, 2009

   As usual, stay tuned!

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   Street performers such as dancers, musicians, poem recitals,
artists - are a strong part of the city culture, be it in
New York, San Francisco, Paris, Rome .....and Austin, Texas!
   These street performers are hearing. But it is in Austin
where we have a deaf street performer.
   The deaf person is Cruz Lane, who gives street dances,
mixing ASL with music.
   A story on him was written up in a newspaper article.

..

   At the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
(SWCID), students take vocational classes for careers in
automotive maintenance, construction, dental labs,
computers, etc. For the first time, these vocational
students are able to take classes on the SWCID campus
instead of having to travel to the main campus at
Howard College.
   Other students are also able to earn academic credits
for transfers to 4-year colleges.
   To get an idea of what SWCID is all about, do click
on deaf provost Mark Myers' vlog at:

http://www.swcidvlog.net/vlog02.html

   What about sports? Mark, who was a bruising enforcer
underneath the basket, as the center on the Gallaudet
basketball teams of the seventies,  said:

I am now working on attempting to hire a high qualified PE
instructor/coach in order to establish a new athletic
program under SWCID next year.

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National Deaf Academy and Gallaudet Southeast Regional
Center present a conference on deafness and mental health:

CONNECTIONS: CULTURE, COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY

Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Illness

June 11-12 --- International Plaza Resort and Spa
--- Orlando, FL

Keynote Presenters:
*         Liz Hill, National Association of the Deaf
-          Chair of the Committee on Mental Health

*         Neil Glickman, Ph.D., Westborough State Hospital
*         Robert Pollard, Ph.D.,  University of Rochester

Continuing Education Units will be requested from:
*         American Psychological Association
*         National Association of Social Workers
*         National Board of Certified Counselors
*         Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

For registration and additional information visit:
http://www.nda.com

Questions??  Contact Anne Wiechec at
mailto:anne.wiechec@psysolutions.com

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AN EMBARRASSMENT AT ART GALLERY
   Many years ago in Mexico, Carlos Merida, himself
deaf, was a famous artist.
   He went to an art show at a gallery. A few of his
drawings were shown at the event.
   He was alone, by himself, without an interpreter.
Two women did not like one of his drawings and
told him that his drawing was bad.
   Carlos, without an interpreter and not able to
read lips, thought these women were praising his
work. He then kissed the hands of both women.
Everyone that watched it were very shocked!

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of each DeafDigest edition)

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A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BEFORE THE TTY
   The first TTY was manufactured in 1964, but the
TTY network did not grow until the early 1970's.
   We, the deaf, had a good communications device,
but it was not too popular. The high cost of leasing
the device prevented many deaf people from using it.
   The device was the Electrowriter. It was almost
like a TTY, except that the caller would write out
his message on an electronic pad with his electronic
pen. The Electrowriter on the other end of the telephone
line would copy the handwritten message. And
communications would go on back and forth.
   Yes, if the writer had a lousy penmanship, it
would be hard to read the message!
   Gallaudet University used this Electrowriter
network in a few offices on the campus.
   The popularity of the TTY immediately killed
the Electrowriter.
   An Electrowriter picture is at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/a/5/1/doc/a51462.shtml

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AN ANGRY DEAF DOCTOR
   Frank Hochman is a deaf physician with his own
practice in Fremont, California.
   He recalls an incident many years ago at a clinic
where he was serving his residency.
   A nurse came up to him, telling him that his
"death" patient is ready. Only the nurse would not
stop calling the deaf patient as death.
   Tired of it all, Frank told the nurse that if
the patient is in death, it is too late for him to
help that patient!

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ACTORS' BAD ASL
   Years ago Marlee Matlin, in a speech at an event
that was honoring her, said that Hollywood actors are
capable of playing any role.
   This is the reason why we see some scenes where
actors sign out ASL as part of a short dialogue.
   Does it matter to these producers that the
actors' ASL signing is pretty much bad.
   No, it does not matter to them. Said a
Hollywood spokesperson:

Learning skills for a role is hardly rare in Hollywood

   Why not just hire a deaf actor for a scene that requires
some ASL signing?

AVOIDING A 999 EMERGENCY CALL
   A deaf person, living in London, witnessed an accident.
And while he had his text pager with him, he avoided making
a 999 emergency call (same as 911 in USA). Instead he had
to run and look for a hearing person and requested that
an emergency call be placed.
   Why did he refuse? He said:

I was too much of a hassle to explain to the 999 operator
that an accident took place

   The British authorities are trying to find a way
to allow the deaf to dial 999 without facing hassles.

A PUZZLING NEWSPAPER STORY
   Some time ago there was a newspaper story that
said a deaf man, in West Virginia, was unable to go
to college because of his deafness.
   This is puzzling. Gallaudet and RIT have been
in existence for years.
   And as for hearing colleges, which may or may
not have support services, determined deaf individuals
have made do on their own.
   So, for a newspaper story to say deafness prevented
a person from attending college, is, indeed, puzzling!
   Possibly, there is more to the story than what was
being written.

MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE A LINK WITH THE DEAF

- Darth Vader, famous fictional character in Star Wars
(continued from last week)

it was learned that the Darth Vader character, played by David
Prowse, is a citizen of Great Britain and is known for defending
the rights of the deaf. He was in Omaha, Nebraska on a trip
and visited Nebraska School for the Deaf. Because he was
big and tall and strong, he gave a powerlifting demonstration
which excited the kids at the school. The newspapers gave
the school a lot of ink as a result of the visit. (this
school has since then closed its doors)

David Prose does not know sign language but loved the
deaf just the same.

WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?

complained an interpreter:

my team interpreter is absent with no advance notice, leaving
me to interpret the entire proceedings all by myself

if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series

In order to become advocates for quality captioning, we must
understand the differences between good and bad captioning.  

Some people may think that some captioners are very bad
spellers.  However, occasionally the problem is the result
of a technical glitch rather than the captioner inputting
the wrong words.  

If the captions have many missing or wrong letters or have
many nonsense symbols, it could be a poor video signal or
some sort of transmission or reception problem that is
causing the problem with the captions.

If you have a problem with garbled captions on a particular
show, try viewing the captions on a different television in
your home.  You could ask a neighbor to check the captions
in their home.  If the neighbor is having the same problem,
you should notify the station and your cable or satellite
provider. 

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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A MAINSTREAMED PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT?

a pathologist

(in many school districts we would expect a principal,
or a director or a coordinator or a supervisor or someone
with an appropriate title would direct their mainstreaming
programs; some districts are different and this reflects in
a startling title above. Be surprised or shocked every week
until series run out)

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Crash course on the Digital Television Transition

This is a continuation of our weekly educational column on
addressing concerns about the analog TV shutoff and the final
transition to digital TV which is scheduled to occur on or
before June 12, 2009.

Question this week:

I just bought a new digital TV and I love it. Is there any use for
my old analog TV? It's not that old at it works good. It has a
lot of life left in it.

Answer:

Answer: Although TV stations are switching to digital, there are
still many uses for your analog TV that are not related to
broadcasting. Some ideas are to use your VCR or DVD player
on it in rooms where you don't normally watch over-the-air
broadcast television. You can also use it for videogames or even
your videophone for VRS or VP calls. Don't throw it away. There's
plenty of use left in it.

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To the faithful Deaf Grapevine Subscribers:

As DSA 2009 in Las Vegas draws near, we would like to offer you
convention attendees this pre-sale ticket to a wine tasting to take
place after the workshops on Tuesday.  Check the attached flyer
(in ppt format as well as Word format) for more information.

Many Deaf wine enthusiasts have come to me with an interest to buy my
wine; however the supply has never been enough to meet the demand.  I
resolved this dilemmas by making an extra case (12 bottles) of New
Zealand Merlot (rare), expressively for the convention-goers.  You
will be the first to check out the sample of this Merlot as well as a
few other types of the Deaf winemakers' variety.

I have been asked (with a little arm twisting) to give a
wine-experience workshop during the convention and I have agreed to
do so.  However, it is not possible to offer wine tasting during the
actual workshop.  What is possible will be a  small wine tasting
party in a private suite room on Tuesday June 23 after day
workshops.  Unfortunately, the number of people is limited to 24 due
to the size of the suite. This is your chance to buy a pre-sale
ticket for this wine tasting party with light refreshments.  Do not
delay lest tickets may be sold out.

If interested, please reply on or before May 26 with a cashier check
or money order, payable to my name (Rusty Wales), in mail at this address:
4548 NW Rae CT
Camas, WA 98607

Tickets are limited to yourself and your spouse or significant other
in this ticket order.  Please include your name, return address and
your email address in your ticket order in mail, not email.  You will
be notified about whether your ticket has been purchased or not.  And
if your order has been successfully processed, you can pick up the
tickets immediately following Rusty's first workshop on Tuesday.  (If
a personal check is used, it will be considered last in the waiting
order, just in case it does not clear the bank.)

Please do not forward this email to any other non-subscribers.  I
have many interested people already but they have to wait for you
very special people to have this first opportunity.  This is my way
to thank you for your dedication in subscribing to Deaf Grapevine.

Thank you again...merci!  Drink wine to your health!

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

   As far as the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is
concerned, maintaining electronic medical records is
an issue when dealing with primary care doctors!
   It was learned that in a sampling of 100 patients
that came to the clinic to seek hearing tests, most
of their hearing losses were ignored by their
primary care doctors.
   Why? Old methods in clash with new methods.   

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The Deaf and the Law

location:
Illinois

case:
deaf umpire was not allowed to work youth league
games because of his deafness

result:
case pending

comment:
why is it that long time deaf baseball umpire
Maurice Potter never faced discrimination while
umpiring high level baseball games in Minnesota
for nearly 50 years? And discrimination surfaces
in low level baseball games in a different
state?

Different state, different attitudes!

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DeafADA Issue of the Week:

   To get ADA written up into a law, 300 different cases
of discrimination had to be profiled as examples

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Shirley Glassman's Captioning Blooper of the Week:

the music teacher inspires a teen stunt (student)

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What became of?

City of Houston (Texas)

- past
started a recruiting drive in 1998 to hire deaf and hard of hearing
individuals for its police force

- present

still no deaf and hard of hearing police officers
in Houston (11 years later)

mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with "past" and
"present" details

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News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:

   Ronald E. Sutcliffe, Chairperson, Gallaudet
School of Management, is walking on Cloud 9.
The Association of Collegiate Business Schools
and Programs gave Sutcliffe's department the
accreditation he was waiting for.

(editor's note: Sutcliffe has since then retired)

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News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:

   Engineers are not addressing the needs of the deaf in
elevators during high-rise emergencies.
   The American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted a
3-day workshop recently in Atlanta to discuss ways
elevators could be used by emergency personnel and building
occupants in case of disasters.
   Not a single mention of deaf occupants was addressed at
the workshop.
   Elevators, you know, are just like cars. They break down
and what if deaf occupants are stranded?

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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:

In Texas, deaf people struggle, trying to reach 211 line which is used
to request general assistance (food, shelter, rent payments,
utility payments, etc).

The state Department of Public Safety has a web site that gives advice
and tips for the deaf that need assistance. 

This web site is doing exactly what 211 is supposed to do.

Yet, not too many deaf people know about this valuable resource!

Why?

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A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's pet peeve:

You are invited to a case conference at a school.   Unfortunately
its about a seventh  grade student, its becoming obvious he will
not be eligible til his junior year and you had to wait two hours
to expose that fact.

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Iowa Vacancy for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Teacher
Decorah Community Schools
Decorah, Iowa (Northeast Iowa)

The Decorah Community Schools, a very high-achieving public school
district located in scenic Northeast Iowa and home of Luther
College, seeks:

Position:           Classroom Teacher
Subject Area:       Special Education
Certificate:        Spec Ed- Deaf/Hard of Hearing (K-12)
Deadline:           May 26, 2009

Job Description:
We are seeking a Teacher for the Resource Program in an Elementary
School.  Must have or be eligible for Iowa teaching certification
in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.   Prefer dual licensure that includes
elementary K-6.  Proficient in American Sign Language.

Send Letter of Application, Resume, and Copy of license to:

Decorah Community Schools
Rick C. Varney, Elementary Principal
510 Winnebago
Decorah, Iowa 52101

563-382-3125 or 382-4451

mailto:rvarney@decorah.k12.ia.us

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seeking applicants
Assistant Network Administrator
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for ASSISTANT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR.  

Associates degree or equivalent, previous networking experience
and fluency in American Sign Language required. 

Thorough understanding of LAN/WAN theory and implementations;
working knowledge of Netware 6.5, GroupWise 7 and Windows
2003/2007; working knowledge of IBM compatible and Macintosh
computers and repair and maintenance in a networked
environment; understanding of network electronics (hubs, switches,
routers) and topologies; understanding of voice, video,
teleconferencing equipment and data in a LAN/WAN environment;
experience in the operation and maintenance of TV production and
sound equipment; planning and decision making skills; ability to
produce instructional and promotional videotapes.  

Must complete and pass pre-employment physical test and criminal
background check.

Responsible for the day to day performance of the SWCID Information
Network.  Responsible for building servers and installing network
operating systems and network resident applications in a mixed
Novell, Windows, and Macintosh environment and providing technical
support and services to SWCID as needed. 

Areas of support include: PC and MAC support, Network Support,
training, media, and distance learning support. 

Excellent benefits.  

Please visit our website at: http://www.howardcollege.edu
for application and complete position notice.

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seeking applicants
PE Faculty & Coach
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring, Texas

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is seeking
applicants for PE FACULTY and COACH. 

9 month position beginning August 1, 2009.  

Bachelor degree in Physical Education or in related field and
college/university teaching experience required. 

Master degree preferred.  

Candidates who can also teach courses in physical fitness & sport,
drug abuse prevention, first aid, recreation, personal and community
health will be given preference.   

Must demonstrate sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of
community college students, including those with physical and/or
learning disabilities; expertise in at least one of the following
physical education areas: (1) circuit training/fitness assessments,
(2) team or individual sports, or (3) aquatics or aerobics/dance;
proficiency in all phases of coaching both women's and men's sport
programs; ability to utilize effective American Sign Language
communication skills. 

Primary responsibility will be to teach community college courses in
physical education activities and to coach extramural sports. 

Courses in Psychology of Sport, Motor Learning & Control, and
Biomechanics, etc. may be assigned based on qualifications of
instructor.  

Must serve as an academic advisor of majors and participate in
curriculum development and assessment.  Responsible for recruiting
area athletes; department budget; conducting physical fitness
assessments; campus committee participation; and coaching.

Excellent benefits.  

Please visit our website at http://www.howardcollege.edu
for application and complete position notice.

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position opening
American Sign Language (ASL) Specialist
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs, CO

The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), located in
Colorado Springs at the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains,
invites you to consider our employment opportunities.   

Interested persons are invited to visit CSDB's website at
http://www.csdb.org where the official job announcement for ASL
Specialist may be found in its entirety, including major
duties/responsibilities, under non-classified employment.  

Position is open until filled.  Excellent benefits.  Salary based
on appropriate education and experience.

BROAD SCOPE OF POSITION
This position reports to the Director of Special Education and is
responsible for providing support to students who are Deaf /
hard-of-hearing, teaching staff, support staff, and parents in areas
related to classroom instruction, program development, staff
development, parent education, etc., in an effort to improve students'
linguistic ability.  

Please send a letter of interest, current resume, completed Employment
Application (including salary history and references), recent letters
of recommendation, copies of transcripts, and a copy of current special
services certification to:

ATTN:  Chelle Lutz, Human Resources Office
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO  80903

(719) 578-2114 (phone);  (719) 578-2239 (fax)
E-mail:  mailto:clutz@csdb.org

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position opening
Director
Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Snowmass, Colorado

for job description  & application procedures, please click at:
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position opening
Customer Care Manager
Purple Communications
Rocklin, CA

for job description  & application procedures, please click at:
http://deafdigest.com/job-position-customer-care-manager/

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(updated 5/17/09)

list of employment openings
DCARA
various locations in Northern California

all positions open until filled

- Job Developer & Interpreter for EDD
San Francisco
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/jobdev_SF.pdf

- Client Support Specialist (full time)
Fremont
http://www.dcara.org/images/stories/jobs/CSSFOG20090515.pdf

E-Mail All Applications to mailto:hr@dcara.org

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News of the Week:

   DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Dorothy Polakoff,
a Coda, who departed us this week.
   She founded the Department of Social Work at
Gallaudet, and trained many students to become
social workers for the deaf.
   If you bump into a deaf social worker that is a
Gallaudet graduate anywhere in USA, the chances are
that it is a Polakoff-trained social worker.
   Thank you, Dorothy for improving the lives of the
deaf in need.

..

   It is official. Scranton State School for the Deaf
will not close, but oversight of that school will be
assumed by the Western Pennsylvania School for the
Deaf (WPSD).
   Agreement was made on a three-year plan to convert
the school into a day K-8 program. The school property may
be leased to a third party, possibly Marywood University.
If the university opts not to lease the land, then WPSD
will be the option.
   In the long run, Scranton SSD will change into a new
WPSD satellite program.
   This is the second such development this year involving
schools for the deaf. Two charter programs for the deaf
in St Paul, Minnesota merged into a single charter
program.
   We probably will be seeing more such significant
developments down the road as schools for the deaf
adapt to the changing times.

..

   Will we be seeing a Sign Language Commission at any
time in the near future?
   This is what Robyn Hunt, New Zealand Human Rights
Commission, is proposing.
   DeafDigest is not sure a Sign Language Commission
would work in USA - the deaf population is too diverse -
ASL, oral, CI, late deafened, Cued Speech, etc. Such
a commission would serve just a portion of the deaf
population.

..

   If legislators in Texas have their way, then there will
be a new law titled "Texans with Disabilities Act."
   It would be similar to our ADA except that the provisions
in the state would be much stronger.
   The enemy is time. Legislators meet every two years and
if this bill does not pass this year, the proponents will
need to wait two years later.

..

  Will we, the deaf, get a tax break on hearing aid
purchases?
   There is a piece of legislation - Hearing Aid Assistance
Tax Credit Act - that is bring brought up on the Hill,
   For information, do click on:

http://www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org/

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National Deaf Academy and Gallaudet Southeast Regional
Center present a conference on deafness and mental health:

CONNECTIONS: CULTURE, COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY

Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Illness

June 11-12 --- International Plaza Resort and Spa
--- Orlando, FL

Keynote Presenters:
*         Liz Hill, National Association of the Deaf
-          Chair of the Committee on Mental Health

*         Neil Glickman, Ph.D., Westborough State Hospital
*         Robert Pollard, Ph.D.,  University of Rochester

Continuing Education Units will be requested from:
*         American Psychological Association
*         National Association of Social Workers
*         National Board of Certified Counselors
*         Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

For registration and additional information visit:
http://www.nda.com

Questions??  Contact Anne Wiechec at
mailto:anne.wiechec@psysolutions.com

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DEAFNESS AS AN ACCIDENT?

   A city in Vietnam conducted a survey on dangerous workplace
conditions. It said that there is a sharp increase in injuries
as a result of workplace accidents.
   The report header said:

Deafness tops list as workplace accidents rise

   DeafDigest is not sure if it means there are more accidents
among deaf workers as compared to hearing workers. Or if it is
saying that deafness is the leading result of workplace
accidents (noisy factories)?

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PRESIDENT'S CONFIDANT
   Every American president (and every corporate CEO)
has someone they could rely on for feedback and advice,
These people are called confidants.
   Of course, Obama has his confidants. But have we ever
had a deaf person who became US president's confidant?
   Yes. It was Bernard Baruch. Hit on the head by a baseball
bat during a fight in a college baseball game, he became
deaf.
   Deafness did not prevent him from becoming a successful
stock market broker and owned his seat on the New York
Stock Exchange.
   In later years he became the confidant of President
Wilson and President Roosevelt.
   Unfortunately for all of us, he did not advise these
presidents on deafness-related issues.

A DEAF CHEF AND KSE
   Deaf cook Siau Lioe, an immigrant of Thailand, is
a cook at the Democracy Grille restaurant in Bethesda,
Maryland.
   He became the cook after starting out as a dish washer
and the quality of his work in the kitchen has been
praised.
   It did not always start out that way. Because of
communication issues, orders were messed up.
Fortunately the kitchen chef and Siau came up with
a set of signs which became the KSE. Examples are:

- hand rubbed against stomach means slab of ribs
- arm flapping means chicken wings
- fingers tickling the open palm means crab cakes

  KSE? Yes, Kitchen Sign Language

SECRET TO MARLEE MATLIN'S SUCCESS
   Why is it that Marlee Matlin never seems to run out
of scripts and movie offers whereas our other deaf actors
struggle?
   It probably may have nothing to do with talent, though
it cannot hurt.
   It has a lot to do with a production company she
started with her interpreter, who eventually became her
business partner.
   They work at it daily, finding out what the new scripts
are about, when and where the casting calls take place.
And also convincing writers to incorporate her into
non-deaf scripts and so on.
   Peter Wolf told DeafDigest editor many years ago"

In Hollywood, deaf actors must hustle for roles

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LOBBYING AND THE DEAF
   Lobbying for funds is one way for deaf groups
to get funding.
   Lobbying is expensive, and success is not
always guaranteed.
   Take a look at Deer Park, a town of 3,200
people in Illinois. The town budget is $3,500,000
which is approximately equal to the budgets of
some of our schools for the deaf and some of our
bigger Deaf Service agencies.
   In an effort to get 1.5 million in funding,
the town will be paying $60,000 for lobbying
efforts.
   Not that easy for a deaf group to decide to
spend that much on lobbyists.

ALWAYS A NEW PHRASE
   DeafDigest editor was reading some emails when
the phrase "non-forensic services" came up in the
message.
   We all know what forensics means by watching all
these crime shows on TV.
   But non-forensics services in the field of deafness?
Googling up this phrase gives the impression that
it has a lot to do with how professionals deal with
issues in a human way, and at all nothing to do with
science.
   At any rate, brace yourself - we will be seeing this
phrase become the buzzword in the near future.

MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE A LINK WITH THE DEAF

- Darth Vader, famous fictional character in Star Wars

He became deaf after being battered by Obi Wan Kenobi
in their final battle together!

WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?

complained one interpreter:

seeing that my team interpreter is late for an assignment
with me

if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series

One of the most important things that people who use closed
captioning can do is to become advocates for good
closed captioning.  

Since the FCC does not currently have guidelines with regard
to the quality of closed captioning, some people are just trying
to get by with the cheapest method possible without regard for
the quality of the services.

If you see TV shows that have poor captioning, you need to let
people know.  Don't just turn the channel and assume someone
else will fix the situation.  Please take steps to complain to
the FCC, the television station, and the producers of the show. 

Also, if you see shows that have excellent captioning, it would
be good to let people know that they're doing a good job.  In
the current job climate, many very good captioners are losing
their jobs to people who are not qualified.

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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A MAINSTREAMED PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT?

- a classroom teacher

(in many school districts we would expect a principal,
or a director or a coordinator or a supervisor or someone
with an appropriate title would direct their mainstreaming
programs; some districts are different and this reflects in
a startling title above. Be surprised or shocked every week
until series run out)

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Crash course on the Digital Television Transition

This is a continuation of our weekly educational column on
addressing concerns about the analog TV shutoff and the final
transition to digital TV which is scheduled to occur on or
before June 12, 2009.

Question this week:

I live in a small town in the mountains. I learned that my TV station
will not go digital by the June 12 deadline. I thought all TV stations
had to be digital by that date. What's going on?

Answer:

Only "full-power" TV stations have to be digital by June 12. It does
not apply to "low-power" TV stations which are exempt from the rule.
There are over 2,100 low-power TV stations that operate in
mountainous areas and in small towns like yours. These stations
mostly serve areas that are unable to get over-the-air full-power
signals because they are too far away from the full-power TV station
to receive the signal. The low-power TV station helps bring that
signal to the area affected by this problem. The FCC has not yet set
a deadline for these TV stations so they will continue to broadcast
in analog. For more details, read this link:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/DTVandLPTV.html

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

   Jonathan Adelstein, a pro-deaf commissioner with the
FCC, will be replaced by President Obama. His choice is
Mignon Clyburn.
   Will Clyburn be as pro-deaf as Adelstein was? Good
question.

..

The Deaf and the Law

location:
Arizona

case:
a school was sued by the deaf student and his parents for providing
inadequate education

result:
case was dismissed

comment:
a school can only provide so much with classroom instruction;
the remainder of the education was up to the student
(outside of classroom walls)

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DeafADA Issue of the Week:

ADA markups took place in 5 different congressional committees
before ADA became a law; language wars took place in every
committee - making the whole thing a drawn out process

..

Shirley Glassman's Captioning Blooper of the Week:

Americans across the condition (country) are angry

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What became of?

Pono Tokioka

- past
as a former PONY baseball player, he successfully
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- present
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Hawai'i State Junior Golf Association 14 and Under
Junior Tour Series

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"present" details

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News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:

   Changes in Minnesota. Out is the old name
"Minnesota Foundation for Better Hearing." In
is the new name "Doorways."

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News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:

   Baseball legend Dummy Hoy has been elected to a hall of fame. Not the
real one in Cooperstown but the Baseball Reliquary Hall of Fame.
   He is being inducted in a ceremony, taking place on July 18th at the
Donald R. Wright Auditorium, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California.

http://www.baseballreliquary.org

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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:

   This is happening in a city where a residential school for
the deaf is located. A school, where a mainstreamed program is
located, is closing up. The board cannot decide which replacement
school would be the better one for these mainstreamed kids.
   DeafDigest wonders what is so wrong about sending these
mainstreamed kids to the residential school, as day students?
   Politics? Money? Educational oversight? Whatever - the
board won't consider the residential school as the option! 

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A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor's pet peeve:

Your client brings up what you did at the school for the deaf
30 years earlier even though it is none of her business.

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positions open
Managers (2 positions)
NTID Department of Access Services
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY 

Description:
- Supervise, provide direction and guide non-exempt professional
and general staff, temporary staff, student employees and
Coordinators of Interpreting. Responsibilities include
hiring, termination, performance appraisal, professional
development, determination of wage/salary merit increments,
establishment of annual POWs, and providing consultation
regarding health and safety issues. Skillfully manage the
administration and resolution of all HR and employee relations
activities such as performance management, disciplinary
actions, Worker's Comp and injury reports,
time & attendance and payroll.

Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree preferred.

- Certification, professional license or credential: Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).

- 5 years of expert/master skill level interpreting experience,
3 years service coordination and supervisory experience.

- Organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and sign communication skills.
- Management skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Computer skills.

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an EO/AA employer.

For detailed description and to apply on line please go to:
http://mycareer.rit.edu 

- For College of Liberal Arts position use KEYWORD SEARCH IRC#29517

- For College of Science and Kate Gleason College of Engineering
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list of employment openings
DCARA
various locations in Northern California

all positions open until filled

- Job Developer & Interpreter for EDD
San Francisco

please click on:
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and click on Job Developer & Interpreter, San Francisco

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position openings
Child Care Workers - Overnight and Residential
Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA

Walden School, a residential therapeutic program located on
our Framingham campus, provides services to emotionally,
behaviorally and psychiatrically disabled Deaf youth.

Minimum high school diploma, some college course work
preferred.  

Must be mature and dependable with strong interpersonal
skills.  

Experience working with children a must.  

ASL fluency required.
NOTE: Overnight child care workers without knowledge of ASL
must be willing to learn.  

Send Resume, cover letter and references to:
Judi Broderick
The Learning Center for the Deaf
848 Central Street
Framingham, MA 01701

mailto:judi_broderick@tlcdeaf.org
(508) 879-5110 extension 306
http://www.tlcdeaf.org

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position opening
Wraparound Family Partner
Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA

The Family Partner works as part of a team in the Walden School
Wraparound Program, a strength-based family centered program
serving families in their communities.  

The Family Partner is responsible for support and advocacy to
parents/caregivers, providing some direct services and
helping families identify and access community resources.  

The right candidate should have experience providing supportive
services to families or to individuals with emotional or behavioral
disturbance, preferably as a caregiver.  

ASL fluency and bicultural competency are required.  

Bachelor's degree preferred.  

Must be able to work collaboratively with a team and posses effective
interpersonal and communication skills.  

Time flexibility and some availability during evening/weekend hours
is required as is a valid Massachusetts drivers license.

Walden School, a residential therapeutic treatment program located
on our Framingham campus, provides comprehensive services to
emotionally, behaviorally, and psychiatrically disabled Deaf youth

Send Resume, Cover Letter and references to:

Lynn Marshall
The Learning Center for the Deaf
848 Central Street
Framingham MA 01701

mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org
http://www.tlcdeaf.org

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News of the Week:
It is a rule in the business world that every web site
needs to get a facelift every 2-3 years just to keep things
interesting.
DeafDigest is pleased to announce its facelift,
which is so completely different from the old web site
that many of you have gotten used to.
It contains many new features. Please jump to:

http://deafdigest.com

Happy surfing, all of you!

..

Swine flu is very scary. We, the deaf, need to know
more about what it is. A video is available. Do click on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5t1r7yG7rM&feature=featured

Just make sure to turn on the captions; the icon that
turns on captions is an arrow that points upwards and is
located at the bottom right corner of the youtube screen.
Just click on it to make sure captions are turned on.

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Peter Seiler, a veteran educator and administrator,
will be wearing a new hat, come July 1st.
He will be retiring from Kansas School for the Deaf
and move to Nebraska to start a new position as executive
director of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing.
This is not his first foray into the state of
Nebraska. He formerly served as an administrator at
the now-closed Nebraska School for the Deaf.
This time, he will be working out of an office in
Lincoln, not in Omaha.

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David Souter, the Supreme Court justice, is retiring.
How and to what extent would his replacement impact on
the ADA regulations (interpret it strictly according
to the language or interpret it loosely?
A deaf attorney put it this way:

Souter was only moderately liberal. He came down the
wrong way on a few ADA cases, If Obama replaces
him with someone who is really liberal, then it could
potentially impact the court.

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National Deaf Academy and Gallaudet Southeast Regional
Center resent a conference on deafness and mental health:

CONNECTIONS: CULTURE, COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY

Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Illness

June 11-12 — International Plaza Resort and Spa
— Orlando, FL

Keynote Presenters:
* Liz Hill, National Association of the Deaf
– Chair of the Committee on Mental Health

* Neil Glickman, Ph.D., Westborough State Hospital
* Robert Pollard, Ph.D., University of Rochester

Continuing Education Units will be requested from:
* American Psychological Association
* National Association of Social Workers
* National Board of Certified Counselors
* Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

For registration and additional information visit:
http://www.nda.com

Questions?? Contact Anne Wiechec at
mailto:anne.wiechec@psysolutions.com

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– note: it takes place Sunday night, May 3rd –

The DeafYoga Foundation (DYF) presents the world’s first-ever
DeafYoga Day on Sunday, May 3rd. It marks the day that people
around the globe will come together to help open the door
for the deaf community to gain equal access to yoga.

This ground-breaking event is for all of you who have wanted
to learn more about yoga or simply believe in equal access
for the Deaf community.

We will have city-wide yoga classes in New York City and an
evening Fundraiser & Celebration Gala that will be streamed
live over the internet. Meet Hollywood actor Tyrone
Giordano and listen to lectures by senior Yogis and DYF founder
Lila Lolling.

There will also be amazing food, yoga lectures, Indian dancers and
a silent auction.

If you have ever been curious about yoga Sunday, May 3rd evening
is your night!!

Don’t live in NYC? NO PROBLEM! Our evening Gala will be an
internet live-streamed event where you can view people sharing
their yoga stories and watch our entire Gala online.

Visit http://www.deafyoga.org/DYday for more information.

– note: it takes place Sunday night, May 3rd –

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A HEARING AID BRIBE
Almost all bribes involve money. But a hearing aid
bribe?
Yes, it took place in Florida three years ago.
A political group wanted state legislators to pass
a bill for them.
This political group bribed state legislators
with free hearing aids. It did not matter if legislators
were hearing or deaf.
125 legislators accepted hearing aids. Two “honest”
legislators turned it down.
It is not fair; poor deaf people in Florida cannot
afford hearing aids; rich hearing legislators that
do not need hearing aids still accept it as a bribe!

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(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)

A CAR ACCIDENT
What is a half hit-run accident. It is when a
hearing driver has an automobile accident with a
deaf driver.
The hearing driver got out of the car and
said something to the deaf driver.
The deaf driver told the hearing driver that he
is deaf and to please write down on a pad.
The panicked hearing driver got back into the
car and drove away!
DeafDigest editor hopes the surprised deaf
driver copied the license number of the
half hit-run hearing driver!

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12th Biennial Deaf Women United Conference
July 22-26, 2009
Portland, Oregon

Come to the City of Roses for the national Deaf Women
United (DWU) conference! It’s not too late to register!
Go to http:www.dwu.org or http://www.dwow.org to find
the conference registration form. We accept payments by
check, pay pal or credit card. This will be a great
opportunity to together with deaf, deaf-blind and hard
of hearing women from all over the USA and Canada.
Registration includes meals, entertainment, workshops
and exhibits. The DWU conference is hosted by the Deaf
Women of Oregon and SW Washington in partnership with
DWU. Here are some great events offered at the conference:

Keynote Speaker:
Miriam Richards, famed deaf high point
climber, and author of The High Point of Persistence: The
Miriam Richards Story, will be our keynote presenter. You
will be inspired by her story of overcoming Multiple
Scleroses while conquering mountains in the USA.

Entertainment:
The DWU Conference has great entertainment lined up with
Pinky Aiello, Ruthie Jordan and the Deaf Women Pioneer
Troupe. A lunch cruise is planned on the beautiful
Columbia River and you can sign up for tours at Mt. St.
Helens, Multnomah Falls and OMSI or go to Portland’s
famous Saturday Market.

Workshops:
A wide variety of workshops are offered including
“Staying Optimistic in a Volatile Market” by Stephanie
Summers, “Adoption” by Maureen Behrens and Lisa
Peters, “Lessons Learned about Interpersonal Violence:
Importance of Collaboration” by Deirdre Schlehofer, Vicki
T. Hurwitz, Sharon Haynes, and Mary Mowl and many more
workshops focusing on eating healthy, parenting styles,
going green and finding your leadership style. More
information about this can be found at the http://www.dwu.org
or http://www.dwow.org website.

Sponsors/Exhibits:
Our sponsors include Sprint, OTRS, Purple Communications,
Viable, Sorenson, CSDVRS, Gallaudet and NTID. We also
have exhibitors including Creative Memories, Pure
Romance, Scensy Wickless Candles, Chestnut Lane, a
massage table offered by Washington Licensed Massage
Therapist Tish Randolph, just to name a few! You can
still be a sponsor, exhibitor or place a program book for
a very low price.

Hotel
The conference will take place at the Red Lion in the
Jantzen Beach area of Portland. The hotel is situated
right on the Columbia River! In fact, the lunch cruise
will dock at the hotel and tour the river for 2 hours.
Those of you who are reserving a hotel room, please do so
by May 22nd (extended deadline) to take advantage of the
special conference rate. You can contact the hotel at
calling 503-283-4466 or 1-800-Red-Lion. Please give the
hotel the conference code DEAF WOMEN UNITED. If you are
looking for a roommate at the conference go to
http://dwuconferenceroommates.messageforums.net/ , register
your login and then post on the DWU conference roommate
forum.

For more information on registration, sponsorships, or
program book ads, contact mailto:DWU2009@aol.com or go
to the DWU and DWOW web sites. We hope to see you in July!

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DEAFNESS FOR NO REASON
Many of us were born deaf and do not know why we
became deaf; this is true of a deaf child of hearing
parents, with no deaf members on both sides of the
family tree.
Also, there have been cases of young people becoming
deaf for no reason, not being exposed to noise pollution
or sickness or something. This may be called Sudden
Deafness Syndrome.
There is another name for Sudden Deafness Syndrome;
it is called Asymptomatic Deafness. The word
asymptomatic means “without symptoms.”

PICTURE PHONE NOW AND THEN
We, the deaf, use videos to communicate with
each other in the past.
This is not a new innovation. In fact, it is an
old innovation.
The old innovation was the TV phone, introduced
by the AT&T several times, taken off the market
and then re-introduced only to be pulled out again.
Why did it flop? Several reasons, but the biggest
reason was cost of use. It would cost the user $16.00
per 3-minute units at TV phone public booths.
We should consider ourselves so lucky these days!

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BUGS BUNNY LOVING US
The famous cartoon “The Big Snooze” showed Bugs Bunny,
the lovable rabbit character, using ILY to tell us that
he loves us.
When a cartoon character flashes this ILY sign, it is
no longer a big deal. Famous people do that all the
time – but this cartoon was produced in 1946!
The ILY sign was not universally used until
the early seventies, or even of the late sixties.
Did the cartoonist know something that we didn’t
or if it was a coincidence?
Always a mystery.

A SCHOOL FOUNDER
A month ago, Edgar A. Smith Jr, a Texan, passed away
and the newspapers ran a piece on him, citing his long
list of accomplishment.
One such accomplishment was founding a school for
the deaf.
The newspaper did not say which school it was.
A google search failed to come up with that school.
A genuine claim or a bogus claim, no one knows?

MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE A LINK WITH THE DEAF

– Al Pacino, famous actor

His biggest professional regret was not being able to play
opposite Marlee Matlin in the movie “Children of a Lesser God”
because two of his aunts were deaf.

WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?

a question asked of many, many interpreters:

what is your full-time and real job?

if you have these “hate” or “horror” stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR – continuing series

People who use closed captioning need to be aware of what is
good and bad captioning. There are producers of programs and
television stations that are trying to save money without
regard to the quality of captioning that they are providing.

In order to tell if captioning is good or bad, first of all,
we need to understand the difference between realtime
and post-production captioning.

If a program has been pre-recorded, then the captioning should
be done ahead of time. The captioning for a pre-recorded
program should be nearly 100% perfect.

If a program is occurring live, then realtime captioning is
used. The captioner will instantaneously create the captions
while hearing the broadcast as it is occurring. Because
it is being done live, some mistakes will occur.

In order to save money, some producers are using realtime
captioning for pre-recorded programs. This means that
there will be errors in the captioning that should not be
there. In order to have quality captions, the captioning
for pre-recorded programs should be done in advance.

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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A MAINSTREAMED PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT?

– in one district, it is the clinician!

(not sure what does the clinician specialize in)

(in many school districts we would expect a principal,
or a director or a coordinator or a supervisor or someone
with an appropriate title would direct their mainstreaming
programs; some districts are different and this reflects in
a startling title above. Be surprised or shocked every week
until series run out)

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Crash course on the Digital Television Transition

This is a continuation of our weekly educational column on
addressing concerns about the analog TV shutoff and the final
transition to digital TV which is scheduled to occur on or
before June 12, 2009.

Question this week:

I’ve been having captioning problems on my new HDTV. I’ve written
the FCC and wondering if they are going to do anything about it?”

Answer:

Good news! The FCC knows about all these problems happening
everywhere and they just announced the establishment of a DTV
captioning work group to study these problems. It is made up of
both consumer and industry representatives.

Their first meeting is on May 18th.

For more details, read this document:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-995A1.txt

More Questions? Email them to DeafDigest at mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

Theories as to why we, the deaf, have become deaf,
may possibly have been thrown out of the window, thanks
to findings of a team of scientists from Stanford, University
of Wisconsin, and Oregon Health and Science University.
In the past they thought something in the inner ear
was causing deafness. Now they are saying it is all wrong!
And they still have not identified precisely where inside
the ear is causing deafness but it definitely is not
in where they thought it was!

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The Deaf and the Law

location:
Australia

case:
a group of deaf travelers were not allowed to board an
airline unless a hearing person accompanies them.

result:
while the airline spokesperson apologized, the group has
filed a formal complaint with the Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission under the Disability Discrimination
Act.

comment:
this is puzzling because deaf Australians have traveled
alone everywhere in the world and especially in
Australia with no problems.

..

DeafADA Issue of the Week:

making ADA a law in USA was not easy. It was a
marathon process, consisting of 14 congressional
hearings, 63 field hearings by the special ADA
task force before the bill was written up for
review by both sides of the Congress

..

Shirley Glassman’s Captioning Blooper of the Week:

as the family perhaps (prepares) her funeral

….

What became of?

Jon Green, hard of hearing

– past
superintendent, 10 years, South Dakota School for the Deaf

– present
research professor, Sanford U.S.D. Medical Center in Sioux Falls
and is currently one of 3 finalists for the Tea, SD Area
Superintendent (hearing district)

mailto:barry@deafdigest.com with “past” and
“present” details

..

News of the Week – Looking Back 10 Years Ago:

Deafness may cause dyslexia! This is what a group of
scientists from the University of California at San
Francisco have reported at a conference of the
National Academy of Sciences.
They said a group of adults, in a test study, had
problems identifying different sounds while relating to
the printed words.

..

News of the Week – Looking Back 5 Years Ago:

Newspaper stories could be utterly misleading. One recent story
ran a piece titled “Did sign language increase deaf population?”
Huh! Meaning more people are becoming deaf because of their
growing use of sign language?
It would be much more accurate to just say that sign language
has helped deafness-in-denial individuals acknowledge their own
hearing loss.

….

Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:

At your workplace there is a fellow that you have
never communicated, in any which way possible – lipreading,
note writing, gesturing, etc.
There was no actual reason to communicate because your
work chores are different from his, and there was no reason
to cross paths professionally.
One day you need to communicate with him and he
overreacts with a weird series of gestures that you do not
understand!

..

A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor’s pet peeve:

The interpreters working as a team spend time talking
to each other during a conference instead of the job at
hand.

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position opening
Service Coordinator/ Deaf Medicaid
Center for Disability Rights, Inc
Rochester, NY

for job description & application procedures, please click at:
http://www.deafdigest.com/uploads/deafmedicaid.doc

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positions open
Managers (2 positions)
NTID Department of Access Services
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY

Description:
– Supervise, provide direction and guide non-exempt professional
and general staff, temporary staff, student employees and
Coordinators of Interpreting. Responsibilities include
hiring, termination, performance appraisal, professional
development, determination of wage/salary merit increments,
establishment of annual POWs, and providing consultation
regarding health and safety issues. Skillfully manage the
administration and resolution of all HR and employee relations
activities such as performance management, disciplinary
actions, Worker’s Comp and injury reports,
time & attendance and payroll.

Job Requirements:
– Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.

– Certification, professional license or credential: Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).

– 5 years of expert/master skill level interpreting experience,
3 years service coordination and supervisory experience.

– Organizational skills.
– Excellent verbal, written, and sign communication skills.
– Management skills.
– Leadership skills.
– Computer skills.

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an EO/AA employer.

For detailed description and to apply on line please go to:
http://mycareer.rit.edu

– For College of Liberal Arts position use KEYWORD SEARCH IRC#29517

– For College of Science and Kate Gleason College of Engineering
position use KEYWORD SEARCH IRC#29503

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(updated 5/03/09)

list of employment openings
DCARA
various locations in Northern California

all positions open until filled

– Job Developer & Interpreter for EDD
San Francisco

please click on:
http://www.dcara.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=51

and click on Job Developer & Interpreter, San Francisco

E-Mail All Applications to mailto:hr@dcara.org

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(updated 5/03/09)

Employment vacancies
Spanish Trans/interpreter
Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf,
Wilson, NC

closing date – 05/07/2009

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

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position openings
Child Care Workers – Overnight and Residential
Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA

Walden School, a residential therapeutic program located on
our Framingham campus, provides services to emotionally,
behaviorally and psychiatrically disabled Deaf youth.

Minimum high school diploma, some college course work
preferred.

Must be mature and dependable with strong interpersonal
skills.

Experience working with children a must.

ASL fluency required.
NOTE: Overnight child care workers without knowledge of ASL
must be willing to learn.

Send Resume, cover letter and references to:
Judi Broderick
The Learning Center for the Deaf
848 Central Street
Framingham, MA 01701

mailto:judi_broderick@tlcdeaf.org
(508) 879-5110 extension 306
http://www.tlcdeaf.org

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position opening
Wraparound Family Partner
Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA

The Family Partner works as part of a team in the Walden School
Wraparound Program, a strength-based family centered program
serving families in their communities.

The Family Partner is responsible for support and advocacy to
parents/caregivers, providing some direct services and
helping families identify and access community resources.

The right candidate should have experience providing supportive
services to families or to individuals with emotional or behavioral
disturbance, preferably as a caregiver.

ASL fluency and bicultural competency are required.

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Must be able to work collaboratively with a team and posses effective
interpersonal and communication skills.

Time flexibility and some availability during evening/weekend hours
is required as is a valid Massachusetts drivers license.

Walden School, a residential therapeutic treatment program located
on our Framingham campus, provides comprehensive services to
emotionally, behaviorally, and psychiatrically disabled Deaf youth

Send Resume, Cover Letter and references to:

Lynn Marshall
The Learning Center for the Deaf
848 Central Street
Framingham MA 01701

mailto:lynn_marshall@tlcdeaf.org
http://www.tlcdeaf.org

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position opening
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY
Front Range Community College
Westminster, Colorado

Front Range Community College is now accepting applications for
a full time ASL Faculty member to start Fall 2009.

This position teaches a full range of ASL and Deaf Culture
courses as a part of the Interpreter Preparation Program.

Masters degree in ASL, Deaf Studies Education or related
field.

For a complete position description and to apply, please visit:
http://www.frontrange.edu/employment

EOE

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position opening
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE/INTERPRETER PREP.
PROGRAM CAMPUS LAB COORDINATOR II
Front Range Community College
Westminster, Colorado

This position works directly with students to reinforce classroom
instruction. Coordinates and assists ASL/IPP faculty, staff and
students with lab assignments and develops activities to support
instruction.

Native fluency in American Sign Language with competency in
written English required.

For complete job announcement and to apply please visit:
http://www.frontrange.edu/employment

EOE

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position opening
Smoky Mountain Center
Clinical Counselor
Central Region/ Morganton, NC

Clinical counselor is part of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
that provides behavioral health assessment, clinical treatment,
case management and advocacy services to deaf and hard of hearing
persons in a 27-county service area.

Clients served will be children, adolescents and adults with a
broad range of diagnoses of hearing. Clients will be referred from
throughout the 27-county catchment area by any of a wide array of
organizations and agencies that have identified the need for the
specialized services delivered by this program.

Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work or an
appropriate human services field and must have a professional
license or be license eligible.

Due to the population served by this position, applicants must be
proficient in American Sign Language.

Prefer experience working with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Grade/Step to be determined by qualifications and classification
of applicant

Position is 100% FTE with comprehensive benefits. This is a non –
exempt position

Open until filled

Send a NC State Application to:
Smoky Mountain Center,
Department of Human Resources,
44 Bonnie Lane,
Sylva, NC 28779.

to get the NC State application form, click on:
http://www.smokymountaincenter.com/employment.asp

and click again on:
Microsoft Word Application Extension

Smoky Mountain Center is an EO, AA employer.

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