Posts published in March 2018
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 30, 2018
— priority treatments in the emergency room
When patients come to the emergency room,
treatments are not given on first come, first
served basis. It is based on priority of
treatments. Those close to death will get the
top priority. Those that need just routine
treatment get lowest priority. It is
doctors and nurses that decide the priority
of patients. With the deaf patients, it is
the fear that if they demand interpreters
and no VRI communications, they may be
placed last on the priority list. It
sometimes takes hours for an interpreter
to show up even if the deaf patient may
be dying! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/emergency-room-priority/
— meeting adjourned for reasons of being hard of hearing
Something strange is going on in one South African
city. The city council members were arguing with
each other. The angry council leader said:
For those who are hard of hearing, the speaker may
adjourn the meeting
The meeting was adjourned after that comment.
The meeting re-started 20 minutes later but
it fell apart again. Not sure if the leader
meant that council members were too deaf to
be able to reason – or if he was making
a comment that made no sense?
— TV with captions or with no captions
A closed captioning advocate made this remark:
Blocked captions equals no TV picture
Trying to figure it out. Placement of
captions are always tricky. Captions at the
bottom would block streaming. Captions
in the middle would block full screen
picture. Captions on the top would
block scores and time remaining of
athletic events.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— interpreter brutality
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/25/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 29, 2018
— using mime to teach the public on road safety
A group of 10 deaf men used mime to teach the public
on road safety (wearing helmets, stopping at
red light signals, no texting while driving,
no drunk driving, obeying road rules, etc).
It took place in five locations in Coimbatore,
a major metropolitian city in India of over
2 million people. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/road-safety-taught-in-mime/
— crisis among Big 8 deaf agencies in California
California is unique in that Big 8 agencies serve
the deaf in the metro and rural areas in
the state. The state, for the most part,
fund the agencies’ operations. The state
is proposing a budget cut, and if this
happens, it may cause a number of services
to be either reduced or abolished. A
meeting with members of the state assembly
is taking place on April 11th.
— representing the deaf at a White House event
The White House Egg Roll is taking place on
Monday. One of the eggs ia a Deaf Egg,
designed by Benny Shirley, a student at
the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— only deaf passenger at Titanic
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 28, 2018
— small town hires deaf woman as police officer
Erica Trevino, who is deaf, was hired as police
officer in Dalhart, a small Texas town of some
8,000 people. She told an interviewer that she
is ASL-fluent. How qualified is she? She graduated
third in her class at the Police Academy.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-female-police-officer/
— deaf walkers and joggers at disadvantage
Do deaf people have to hear to walk on the
sidewalk or to do street jogging? No,
but a deaf walker complained that there is
no way to tell others of their deafness.
Very often there are cyclists that whiz
by them, missing them by inches. The
cyclists probably yelled at them to look
out. Should deaf people wear colored vssts
with the words “I am deaf” on the back?
No, because it may be an invitation to
robbery or mugging.
— deaf person as sound engineer
A sound engineer works in studieos to
make good music, speech and sounds.
A job for a deaf person? Yes, according
to a movie titled “Rangasthalam”
produced in India. Unfortunately for
the deaf in the movie audience, this
role is being played by a fake-deaf
actor.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— oral talking machine
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/25/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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Are you at Doctor’s office and need an interpreter
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We work together to make behavioral and physical health care more
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 27, 2018
— Deaf as the Super Deaf Hero
Deaf people are in the media (TV, movies, newspapers,
web postings, etc). Great? No, according to an angry
activist that said stories about the deaf and of
deafness are inaccurate! He claims that deaf people
are made to look like “Super Deaf Hero” while in
real life they lead regular and productive lives!
In other words, being deaf is no big deal; they
function the same as the hearing. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/super-deaf-hero/
— app to purchase rapid transit and bus tickets
A big city deaf passenger said:
using the app to buy bus tickets has made it
much easier for me
Yes, it means no communication hassles with the
ticket-buying windows at bus terminals.
Yet, if there is a glitch with the app, and
if the bus driver would not allow the deaf person
to get on – then the hassle continues!
— surprising fact about sign language at Martha’s Vineyard
Deaf historians pretty much know about sign language (not
ASL) that were used by deaf and hearing residents of
Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. This use of
sign language faded away when fewer deaf people
lived in the colony (during the 1950’s). What
is surprising is the discovery – that hearing people
used sign language at home – even though they had no
deaf relatives at all!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf woman in cosmetics
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 26, 2018
— arrested for probably being ashamed of a deaf daughter
Jerimahah Cory Martin, not deaf, was arrested on charges
of child deprivation and neglect in South Carolina. What
did he do? He would not allow his 8-year old deaf daughter
to wear her hearing aid! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/ashamed-of-child-being-deaf/
— no way the director said he would cast a fake-deaf actress
John Krasinski, who was producing a movie – A Quiet
Place, said in an interview that it was no way he would
cast a fake-deaf actress. How many producers would
say the same thing? Sad to say, not too many!
— suddenly remembering sign language
A deaf man became violent after getting drunk,
threatening a crowd of hearing people with a
weapon. A police officer came over, realized
the drunk man was deaf. She learned sign language
years ago but had not used it since then. Quickly
remembering the signs she learned, she came
to the deaf man, signing to him, asking him
to just calm down, leave the scene and just
go home. He did, and no one got hurt.
How many police officers would quickly
remember the signs that were not used for
a long time?
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— big mistake to bully a deaf child
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 23, 2018
— Ministry of Health thinks deaf cannot become doctors
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said
that the deaf might possibly cannot become doctors.
They felt that a hearing doctor understands a hearing
patient better than a deaf doctor. Also, they felt
deaf doctors cannot write right presciptions! This
is the reason why some deaf, interested in medical
careers, are being blocked from enrolling at
medical schools in India. In USA, we have the Association
of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses, and there
is a convention taking place next year in Baltimore.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/something-for-deaf-doctors/
— art at public bus stops in a major city
The Central Ohio Transit Authority bus stops in Columbus, Ohio
now show pieces of art that reflect the city’s culture.
Some of the art work was done by Rose Larson. She is deaf.
— fireman helps the deaf in an unusual way
A deaf man walked to the Sandhills, Florida fire house
needing assistance. It was not a fire emergency or a
medical emergency. His car broke down and needed to be
towed. It was quite a lengthy voice telephone call hassle
because his insurance company had to give permission
first before the car could be towed. Many firemen would
not deal with non-fire or non-emergency issues but
one fireman did. And keep in mind if there was a fire
call, then the fireman would have to abandon the telephone
call. Fortunately it didn’t.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— oral school, remembering good old (or bad) days
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 22, 2018
— low use of Text to 911 in one state
Hawaii has had this Text to 911 network for two years.
It is not being heavily used – just an average of one
such text per day according to the Hawaii Police Department
dispatch office. Why? Maybe because it is much slower
than voice? Maybe the deaf community is not aware of
this such system! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/911-text-popular-or-unpopular/
— yes, there were emergency weather messages but but but
The four local news stations covering the greater Washington,
DC area showed emergency weather messages yet with a
big but! On three of these news stations, the captions
completely blocked the messages. Captions had to be turned
off in order to watch these messages. The only local
TV station that moved captions to the middle of the screen,
allowing us to watch the messages was the NBC local
affiliate! DeafDigest is not very happy about it.
— deaf reporter mystery in a novel
Author Will Dean is continuing with the popular
Tuva Moodyson stories. There is a mystery with that
fictional character. It says she is a deaf reporter
but in one book, she “received” an important
telephone call concerning disappearance of her
best friend. If Tuva is deaf, how was she able
to get a phone call if there was no mention of
a TDD or a flashing signaler or even an
amplifier compatible with a hearing aid. It doesn’t
even say if she wears a hearing aid or a CI at all!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf designer of greeting cards
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 21, 2018
— deaf helped astronauts yet none of them are deaf
The NASA has given big credit to a pioneering group of
11 young deaf men who went through a series of
anti-gravity tests in the early sixties. The NASA
wanted to know why the deaf, those with spinal meningitis,
were able to “survive” during these tests whereas
able-bodied men couldn’t without modifications.
How many deaf astronauts did we have over the years? None.
We have texts, videos and captions – these deaf-modfications
that could help deaf astronauts. Just food for thought.
A picture is at:
http://35.182.75.222/space-sign-language-necessary/
— deaf juror’s experience
A deaf person who served on jury said the big issues
are vocabulary and understanding a subject new to
them. The juror served in a trial involving financial
fraud and had to try to understand these monetary
dealings first. He said it is the same problem hearing
jurors deal with.
— hiring only the deaf
Peter Cipollone, not deaf, was a career educator in
Deaf Education. Now retired, he became a restoration
specialist working with a landmark building that
was in bad condition, and in need of repairs. The
repair job took almost two years. For this project
he hired 12 carpenters and home improvement people.
All of them were deaf!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— wording in PL 94-142 is a joke
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/18/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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Are you at Doctor’s office and need an interpreter
Download a card to explain your rights and communication needs from
Healthbridges
http://healthbridges.info/?page_id=36
Healthbridges is a website for deaf and hard of hearing persons and for
providers who serve them.
Like us on Facebook today! https://www.facebook.com/healthbridges
We work together to make behavioral and physical health care more
accessible for everyone
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 20, 2018
— Human Rights Watch shows interest in interpreters’ pain issues
All sign language interpreters dread one thing – the Carpal
Tunnel syndrome. And for the first time, Human Rights Watch,
an international organization, wants to learn how interpreters
deal with pain and if they are being properly treated for it.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/the-interpreter-and-the-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/
— interpreter shows no head
An interpreter was signing on TV; but the head of the interpreter
was not shown; just the signing hands. The “headless” interpreter
was shown on British TV. The signing event was to celebrate
the Sign Language Week. Many deaf people in Great Britain
weren’t too happy about it.
— The Hollywood Disability Toolkit involves the deaf
The Hollywood Disability Toolkit is a new organization;
the goal is obvious – to include deaf and disabled
actors in more roles; in other words no more fake-deaf
and fake-disabled actors. One of the leaders in that
movement is Nyle DiMarco.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf optometrist
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/18/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 19, 2018
— lawsuit against “self-captioning”
More people are into “self-captioning” and this may not
be good news. The Fan-Made captioning web site lost
its appeal of copyright infringement lawsuit. This
means deaf people are not supposed to watch “illegal”
captions! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/watching-illegal-captions/
— hearing employer wants to help deaf but does not involve them
A big bank is being sued because its web site is not
fully accessible to the deaf – even though the bank
wanted so badly to help the deaf! In a way this is
not so surprising – the bank did not ask the deaf
for advice and tips even though the bank wanted to
help the deaf!
— all talk and no action
A deaf actress said:
Hollywood says they want to include the deaf but
do not focus on their acting talents and skills
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— traffic stop at night
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/18/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 16, 2018
— woman with TV weather news is deaf
Sarah Spivey is deaf (but functions as a hearing person).
She talks about the weather with the KSAT-TV in
San Antonio, TX. In an interview, she said:
had trouble hearing since childhood
While she functioned as a hearing person, she recently
purchased a new hearing aid. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-handling-tv-weather-news/
— Nyle is angry
Nyle is angry, for a good reason. Someone in
social media made a comment that doubted
Nyle’s deafness, thinking he was a hearing
person that was faking his deafness! Nyle
responded with a sarcastic comment:
so happy i don’t look deaf
— boxer not allowed because of deafness
It is shocking that in some nations, deaf boxers are
not allowed to box because of their deafness. It is
happening in Burma (Myanmar). Nyaung Khar Shay, a
21-year old deaf man, wanted to become a professional
boxer. The national boxing federation told him no
because of his deafness! They said he must hear
referee’s commands and must hear the bell.
These boxing officials are ignorant.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— tale of two deaf female astronomers
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/11/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 15, 2018
— agency that refused to pay interpreters’ fees
Jim Cromwell, an interpreter, is angry and in a
web posting, said that he is owed $993.00 by
an agency for his interpreting assignments.
The rate was agreed on advance but after he
completed his assignments, the agency refused
to pay him. Ahd when he followed up, the
agency “shut down” its web site! A picture
is at:
http://deafdigest.com/wont-pay-interpreter-fees/
— Hawking’s death and the deaf
Stephen Hawking is one of the world’s most famous
scientists. He is disabled and passed away this week.
Some people are angry that the newspapers said that
Hawking is a “wow” person that succeeded despite
his disability. DeafDigest is always angry at
many daily newspaper stories that successful
deaf are “wow” – that they “overcame” their
deafness. Do keep in mind that deaf people can
do anything except to hear. Wow? No way!
— Deaf Bollywood vs Deaf Hollywood
Bollywood is the same as Hollywood, except that it is
in India. Anyway, Hollywood is becomeing more and more
sensitive to the issue of these fake-deaf actors,
and they know if they cast a hearing actor in a deaf
role they will get plenty of criticism. Bollywood?
They probably just don’t care and will praise a
“perfect” hearing actor for playing a “perfect”
deaf role! The most recent example is hearing actor
Nara Rohith who was praised by the media in India
for playing a great deaf role. Keep in mind
India still calls the deaf as deaf-mutes.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— comic book mystery
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/11/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 14, 2018
— deaf eyes: fact or a joke
A deaf woman told a newspaper reporter that she can see
from the back of her head plus catching facial expressions
of people behind her. Fact or fiction? Was she just making
a joke with with the newspaper reporter and he took her seriously?
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/back-of-head/
— passing the survival training exam
A deaf man applied for a job in the offshore oil
industry. A Catch-22 situation came up. He had
to get the survival training certificate but
was not allowed to take such classes without
approval from the industry. This oil industry
would not allow deaf people to get offshore
jobs. He went to one oil company and convinced
them that even though he couldn’t hear alarms
and helicopters, team members would alert him
to these dangers. The company waived the
requirement and he was able to take the training
classes.
— small town dealing with cost of web updating
Alpena, Michigan is a small town of some 9,000 people.
The town board agreed to have its web site updated
to make it ADA-compliant. Cost would be nearly $5,000.
The town supervisor said:
It’s an expenditure that we’re going to have to face
no matter what
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— visual displays not always perfect
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 13, 2018
— giving delivery to a baby
Sian Preddy, who is deaf, is said to be Wales’ first
deaf midwife. How is she able to deliver babies if
she must hear heartbeats to make sure the birth
is doing fine? She uses a combination of a CI and
a special amplified stethoscope. She needs to convince
would-be-mothers that a deaf midwife can deliver
babies just as good as hearing midwives. A picture
is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-woman-delivering-babies/
— a twist with the deaf in a restaurant
Yesterday’s DeafDigest featured a deaf waitress
at a restaurant in Virgnia. There is a twist
with the deaf and hearing in another restaurant.
Hearing patrons come to a restaurant in Regina,
Saskatchewan. The restuarant menu shows different
signs for differerent dishes – and the deaf waiters
encourage hearing patrons to sign out their choices
instead of pointing at the menu! This was a project
of by deaf students of Thom Collegiate’s Deaf & Hard
of Hearing program and the Deaf Crows (Native-American
tribe)
— a state moves bill to require open captions
In Hawaii, the state legislative body approved a
bill to require open captions at larger theaters.
If it eventually passes and if the governor
signs it, then Hawaii will become the first
state to require open captions. The idea for
the bill was started few years ago by a
legislator whose son is deaf.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— EEOC priority with the deaf
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/11/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 12, 2018
— a deaf waitress in a metro area restaurant
Sierra Campbell, who is deaf, and a graduate of
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, is a
waitress at the Orexi Greek and Mediterranean
restaurant in Midlothian, VA (metro Richmond
area). The restaurant owners made changes in
the menu to allow diners to communicate their
orders by finger-pointing at ther meal
choices. To prevent surprises, when new
diners comes in, the owner explains that the
waitress is deaf and all they need to do
is to point at the menu. Regular diners
know the drill. So far it has been a success.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-waitress-taking-orders/
— interpreter’s comment
An interpreter made this comment:
As an interpreter, I am a guest in the lives of
deaf people. I am with them during some of their
most private moments – medical offices just as
one example. I have to keep everything confidential.
— United Talent Agency and the deaf
The United Talent Agency is one of the world’s
largest and most important talenet agencies
in the world. It just signed deaf actress
Shoshannah Stern to a contract. Lets’ hope this
agency will get her more important acting roles.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— interpreter broke the rule of interpreting
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 9, 2018
— did not report discrimination to the company management
A deaf person had part of his lawsuit thrown out by the
judge. While the deaf person claimed the company discriminated
against him, he failed to report it to the management.
This was the reason for the lawsuit being weakened.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/not-reporting-discrimination/
— the size of Mozzeria
Mozzeria is a deaf-owned pizzeria in San Francisco.
It has received plenty of attention in newspapers
and magazines. Exactly how big is Mozzeria?
It employs 15 deaf people. In fact, all employees
in Mozzeria are deaf. Biggest deaf-owned company
in USA? Don’t know.
— what to do during traffic stop at night
If a cop stops you on a traffic stop at night, what
should the deaf driver do? If possible, stop under
a street lamp and turn on the lights inside the car.
That way, the cop can see you, and you can see the cop!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— 400 lightbulbs
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/04/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 8, 2018
— captions in the clouds
Cloud captioning? This is a new technology that very
few people understand exactly what it is. The FCC
has demanded quicker captions of anthing that
shows up on TV, as well as on the web. This
was the story in today’s news. An individual who
spent his career with captions, said:
The industry had changed so much. The technology was
becoming more complicated. I did not have the energy to
fight any more with manufacturers and broadcasters on the
problems facing HDTV captioning.
As a result, he walked away and is now enjoying his
retirement years.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/captions-in-the-clouds/
— times have changed
Times have changed.
During the 1970’s, many deaf people were not aware of
their rights through Section 503 and Section 504 and
also of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
There was no ADA as this law was not passed until
1990.
Nowadays, deaf people know ADA and are aggressive
with their ADA rights.
— “Gallaudet” football player “getting” Super Bowl ring
A Gallaudet football player finally getting his
Super Bowl ring? No way, and this is correct.
In 2000, a movie – The Replacements – was based
on the Washington Redskins football team during
the 1987 NFL strike. The team, named in the
movie as Washington Sentinels, “had” a deaf
player from Gallaudet, named Brian Murphy.
The Replacements team won three games, and
when the strike ended, the Redskins took over
and won the Super Bowl. Today the Washington
Redskins said they would give Super Bowl rings
to these real Replacement players. What if
this Super Bowl ring fantasy became a true
story? Anyway, hearing actor David Denman
played this fake-deaf player Brian Murphy.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— http://deafdigest.com/gallaudet-football-tight-end-in-movie/
03/04/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 7, 2018
— role switched from hearing to deaf
How many TV and movie roles have been switched
from hearing to deaf? The directors of the TV
“The Magicians” series switched the role
in the episode “Six Short Stories About Magic”
because of Marlee Matlin! They felt she would
perform much better as a deaf character than
someone as a hearing character. This is
not a first. The 1994 movie “The River Wild” had
a hearing character switched to a deaf character
(the late Victor Galloway). It was because of
the need to have sign language used in one of
these action scenes. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/river-wild-scene/
— Baltimore restaurants accommodating or not
There was a story in a newspaper about Baltimore
restaurants working with an agency serving the deaf
and the hard of hearing on how to accommodate those
with hearing losses. DeafDigest is bothered by the
story because it hardly mentions how to serve
the profoundly deaf; it focused on serving those
with hearing losses (hearing aids and CI’s).
Deaf people point at dishes on the menu. What
if the waiter forgets his reading glasses?
What if the waiter needs to explain the side
dish options and says “never mind”? What
if there are specials that the waiter does not
bother to explain to the deaf? And other
such restaurant horror stories!
— the deaf and the comic book
There is a short Netflix movie – She Makes Comics.
It is about women involved with illustrations,
comic books and these comic book conventions.
What about the deaf? We have deaf illustrators
but comic book executives do not hire them.
As a result they freelance on their own and
post their illustrations on the web. There
was a deaf partnership of one deaf-theme comic
book venture years ago but did not last too long.
So, why not a new movie – Deaf Makes Comics!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— businessman and leader
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/04/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 6, 2018
— slow texting versus fast voicing
A deaf person has an emergency. Which is the fastest
way to reach the first responders? Voice
(which is faster) or texting (which is slower)?
This is the issue a small town activist raised,
wishing for a better way to reach first responders.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/slow-texting/
— Democrats want to stop “free apartments”
There was a story today of House Democrats wanting
to stop members of the Congress using their
Capitol offices as their own “free” apartments.
Years ago, there was a problem with one deaf
CEO of a national deaf organization. That
CEO was using the walk-in closet of the
organization office as a “free” apartment!
The board ordered the CEO to find outside
apartment that is not free.
— Thirty years ago today
Thirty years ago today – the Gallaudet board
of trustees, not listening to demands by students,
selected Elisabeth Zinser, not deaf, as the
new president. Gallaudet and Deaf Culture was
never the same since then! For the record,
she only served about three days and
stepped down, failing to try to operate the
Gallaudet administration from her downtown
DC hotel room. The protesters would not allow
her to use the president’s office as her own!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— listing of deaf movies
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/04/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 5, 2018
— big USA Today story today
A big USA Today story today said that deaf (and disabled)
people are being hired – by employers that would normally
not hire them in past years. And that the pay is at least
$10.00 per hour for these entry level jobs. Good news,
yes – just as long as these deaf people are able to advance
with promotions instead of being stuck in lifetime dead
end jobs! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-opportunities/
— police academy teaching the deaf
Many deaf people hate the police. The Springfield Citizens
Police Academy (MA) is hoping to change all that. The
academy is accepting students for a 10-week course.
They learn what police officers face and deal with
on a daily basis, even to the point of putting their
lives in danger. Several deaf students, with
interpreters have taken the class, along with the
hearing students.
— Oscars show the value of learning extra language
Rachel Shenton, just six years old, signed her
Oscar acceptance in British Sign Language. A
newspaper columnist said learning extra languages
has a big value. He is correct. A fact we didn’t know
is that she is from a 4-generation deaf family!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— discrimination complaints, federal agencies
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
03/04/18 Blue and Gold editions & sub changes at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 2, 2018
— these movies
In the past three years, these movies were shown –
Wonderstruck, Hush, Shut In, Creed and Medeas.
These leading characters were played by Julianne Moore,
Kate Siegel, Jacob Tremblay, Tessa Thompson and
Catalina Sandino Moreno. All of them are hearing,
playing these fake-deaf roles. This was the issue
raised by an angry deaf activist, saying Hollywood
is all talk, but no action when saying they
support diversity. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/hearing-in-deaf-character-roles/
— police wanting to be friends with the deaf
The police of Staffordshire, a city in Great
Britain, population, approximately 1,100,000
people, wish to know more about the deaf.
They are planning to visit several deaf
events, hosted by deaf organizations.
This police department has a “deaf-specialist”
officer that works with the deaf. This is
just a hint for the police and the deaf
everywhere in USA.
— hearing people turn on captions for a reason
Many hearing people hate captions, but some of them
turn it on for a reason. A TV critic said voice
quality of some hearing actors are that bad –
they mumble their words. Difficult for hearing
people to catch when they mumble. So, whether
they like it or not, they turn on the captions!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— repeatedly-elected deaf delegate
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
02/25/18 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 1, 2018
— deaf actors need one important thing
Deaf actors need one important thing – get a
good agent! Deaf actors trying to go alone
without an agent may not have too much luck
in getting roles. This is what one casting
director said. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/agents-that-multitask/
— to forget something is not funny
A deaf person who functions as a hearing
person, with help of his hearing aid,
forgot something during an important
morning appointment. He forgot to
bring his hearing aid – and his appointment
was ruined because he functioned as a
deaf person instead of as a hearing person.
Not funny.
— a bad freebie
A popular singer has some deaf people in his
family. He came bsck to his hometown to
perform in a concert and got several free
tickets for the deaf family member. One
thing went wrong – he never bothered to
line up stage interpreter for them!
These freebie tickets useless for these
deaf people.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— casting directors and the deaf
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
02/25/18 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/