Posts published in June 2018
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 29, 2018
— some of NTID’s interesting alumni members
NTID is 50 years old. As with all universities,
some of alumni members hold down interesting
jobs. One such interesting job is U.S. Customs
and Border Protection agriculture specialist.
Some people entering USA try to sneak in food and
plants which are illegal and which may require
noses of dogs to sniff these out. To get an
idea of what this job requires, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/blocking-illegal-plants/
— an agreement with Netflix many of us didn’t know
From time to time the Deaf Community has a beef
with Netflix over captioning issues. The latest one
is Queer Eye. Actor Karamo Brown has complained that
what he said on the screen is being messed up by
Netflix. Yet, many of us remember that Netflix
has agreed to caption all of their videos.
What many of us do not remember was the Netflix
agreement made in 2012 to caption exactly word
for word would expire in 2016, after four
years. What this means is that Netflix will
continue to caption, but will not promise
word-for-word captions.
— NFL agreement is disappointing
The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fined Jerry Richardson
$2.75 million because of workplace abuses. Richardson
has been forced to sell his Carolinas Panthers franchise
and to get out of football. The agreement was to distribute
$2.75 million to these three agencies – Beauty for Ashes
Ministry, Inc, Black Women’s Blueprint and Women of Color
Network, Inc. These agencies are deserving of these
funds – but what about deaf agencies that deal with
domestic abuses? Zero dollars. So disappointing!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— auctions without interpreters
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/24/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 28, 2018
— Deaf could have been involved in World Cup
Is World Cup involving the deaf in any way?
Probably not unless African soccer balls
are being used. There is only one soccer balls
manufacturer in Africa, and it is in Zambia.
That factory has 150 employees and 60 of
them are deaf! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/soccer-balls-factory/
— Alaska State Troopers TV program
Alaska State Troopers is a TV program.
Three episodes were of interest to the
deaf. Car with stuck horn, owned by a
hearing man; police warning of a K-9
dog; police warning of being tasered.
The deaf cannot hear all of them.
And Alaska, being a huge state, only
has few interpreters.
— legal to throw a person out of restaurant
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, of the White House
staff, was kicked out of the Red Hen restaurant
in Lexington, VA. People involved with the law
said it is legal to kick her out because of her
political views. Well, what if a deaf person owns
a restaurant, and another deaf person comes
in, he can be legally kicked out, if both of
them have political views opposite of each
other (ASL vs oral; CI vs no-CI; Deaf
Culture vs anti-Deaf Culture, and so on).
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf-published comic book
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/24/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 27, 2018
— reason stage performers hate interpreters
We have heard stories of stage performers (actors,
comedians, singers) hating interpreters. Even
some of them have physically pushed the interpreters
off the stage. Why? Many perfomers have huge
egos and want audience attention on them, and
not on interpreters. This is what one comedian,
himself that welcomes interpreters, said! A
picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/interpreters-and-rock-stars/
— a police-warning device
Do we need police-warning device? There was a
National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo
that took place recently. One of the proposed
inventions was a police-warning device. It is
a bracelet that blinks lights when a police
officer is nearby. This is a puzzle. If we are
doing nothing wrong, then why would a nearby
police officer scare us?
— a deaf child separated from his hearing mother
There are horror stories of migrant children separated
from their parents. One such story involves a
deaf child taken away from his hearing mother.
An attorney working with the hearing mother said:
Her son is deaf, so they can’t communicate.
That means a short voice telephone call is
impossible.
Very sad!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— accidential actor
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/24/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
— Check out the new post about how trauma can change you
on HealthBridges
http://healthbridges.info/?p=1825
HealthBridges is a website to learn about behavioral health
and social service resources for Deaf, DeafBlind and
Hard of Hearing People
Happy Summer 🙂
The HealthBridges Team
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 26, 2018
— reading skills important in restaurant kitchens
Deaf people face discrimination when they want to
work in restaurant kitchens. A restaurant boss said:
Many restaurants don’t hire the deaf and I don’t
understand why. As long as kitchen cooks can
read the notes, they can work. Doesn’t matter if
they are deaf or hearing?
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/important-non-communications-in-kitchen/
— four railroad derailments in two months
A railyard yard manager, not deaf, complained that
that his railroad company had four derailed
trains in two months. It was not on the
railroad tracks, but in the railroad repair
yard. Asked if these hearing employees follow
procedures to get trains moved from one track
to another track, the manager said:
they have eyes and they just don’t see!
Deaf people have eyes and they see because
they cannot hear. Hearing people have
ears and they often don’t use it.
— Mercedes Benz and the deaf
Mercedes Benz is one of the best automobiles
in the world. Their mechanics are so important
that this automaker hires full time recruiters
to look for skilled mechanics everywhere.
Could deaf mechanics work on Mercedes Benz
cars? There was a story of four deaf
mechanics working on a Mercedes Benz
Sprinter Van. They work together, using
hand signals and gestures because they
cannot shout out instructions!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— first deaf public protest
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/24/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 25, 2018
— Legoland tells deaf children to go away
A group of deaf children wanted to enter the
Legoland playground but were not permitted
to do so – because of their deafness. It took
place in Tokyo. The Legoland headquarters said
they made a mistake and has given an apology.
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/refusing-to-allow-deaf-children/
— Dummy Hoy wins an interesting honor
The Society for American Baseball Research voted Dummy Hoy
as the Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend for this year.
The strong hint that society says is that Hoy definitely
belongs to the Hall of Fame but isn’t. He is not the only
deaf ball player with that Overlooked honor. The first one
was Pete Browning in 2009!
— interpreters are sometimes attorneys!
Do interpreters function as attorneys? No,
because they do not have legal degrees –
but there are situations that interpreters
worry about – medical, mental health, VRS,
VRI, working with Deaf/Blind, courtroom,
confidentality issues, etc. This was the
issue raised in a workshop for interpreters
wanting to know these dangerous legal
issues!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— trapped hearing burglar
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/24/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 22, 2018
— hearing aid, yes; deaf, no!
A child was given hearing aids at the age
of five without parents knowing the reason
for it. The parents did not realize that
deaf people may need hearing aids to be
able to hear better. They thought hearing
aids were for something else. How so very
shocking! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/hearing-aid-confusion/
— our confused members of the Congress
Do members of the Congress know what ADA is all
about? It is assumed that they do – yet nearly
105 members of the Congress have asked
Attorney General Jeff Sessions to clarify
what ADA is all about with these web sites.
Deaf people require web sites to be captioned,
so why are these people in Congress so confused
about?
— Deaf Remote vs Hearing Remote
Deaf people use thumb on their remote to change
channels on Cable TV. Hearing people use voice
on their Amazon Fire TV Cube to change channels.
Amazon discriminating against the deaf?
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— captioning devices vs captioning glasses
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/17/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 21, 2018
— AMC and the deaf moviegoer
AMC is now offering $20 monthly subscription to
compete with MoviePass. Worth it or not?
Worth it if AMC offers open captions. Not
worth it if AMC only offers captioning
devices. Your choice! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/amc-offering/
— The deaf and Dept of Education & Dept of Labor
The White House wants to merge the Department of
Education and the Department of Labor. They say
Education is the responsbility of the states.
If this happens, there are issues – mainstreaming,
residential schools, IEP, Gallaudet, NTID and so on.
People with Department of Labor may not care.
— deaf hating it
When mingling with the hearing (at school,
or at work, or at parties or at events)
there is one thing all deaf people hate.
It is faking everything with nodding
and smiling and even laughing when
hearing people say something that deaf
people don’t understand. This is what
a young deaf adult wrote in a web posting.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— challenges for interpreters
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/17/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 20, 2018
— ADA says it is OK to text
Is texting the same as instant messaging?
AOL’s once-popular IM has been shut down,
but when one texts from iPhone to another
iPhone then ADA says it is OK. This is in
reference to training at a place of
employment without interpreters, without
captions, without written notes. ADA
says texting (as instant messaging) is
a reasonable accommodation. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/ada-says-workplace-texting-is-ok/
— reasons some deaf don’t want Deaf ID card
In some states there is a Deaf ID card (driver’s
license is an example). There are always some
deaf people that don’t want to be identified as
deaf on these ID cards. A big reason is unwanted
sympathy. Another reason is feeling vulnerable if
hearing people find out their deafness and try to
take advantage.
— mostly deaf-run dairy factory
Masaka Creamery Ltd is a factory where
milk and yogurt and other dairy products
are made. This creamery has nearly
20 deaf employees (ten other employees
are not deaf). It was the idea of Jon Porter,
not deaf, who made it a point to hire the
deaf. This company has been in business for
two years and is located in Kigali, Rwanda.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— strangest deaf hire
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/17/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
— Check out the new post about how trauma can change you
on HealthBridges
http://healthbridges.info/?p=1825
HealthBridges is a website to learn about behavioral health
and social service resources for Deaf, DeafBlind and
Hard of Hearing People
Happy Summer 🙂
The HealthBridges Team
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 19, 2018
— vague drone law about the deaf
Drone is officially called “Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems” by the Federal Aviation Administration.
People just call it the drone. If one wishes to use
the drone for business purposes, then the FAA says:
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English
(exceptions may be made if the person is unable to
meet one of these requirements for a medical reason,
such as hearing impairment)
Is FAA saying that if a deaf person cannot read
or speak or write or understand English, then
he may be given a license to operate a drone?
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-and-the-drone/
— Marlee Matlin, the producer
Marlee Matlin, the actress. Now Marlee Matlin, the
producer. She is coming up with a new deaf
documentary, aired by A&E on September 5th.
The title is “Deaf Out Loud” and it features
three deaf families trying to raise their
deaf children in a hearing world.
— deaf and hearing and deaf and hearing, back and forth
DeafDigest has mentioned video character Hawkeye
as deaf. Actually he is back and forth – deaf and
hearing, deaf and hearing, deaf and hearing, and
so on.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— professor, honest or insulting
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/17/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 18, 2018
— hearing authors avoid print books
An avid deaf reader of serious novels complained
that more authors avoid print books, prefering
their stories to be told in audio. They are
actually discriminating against their deaf
readers – unless these audios are captioned!
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/book-about-deaf-in-audio/
— app to help the deaf with doctors
Two medical students are developing an
app that is supposed to help the deaf
when they visit doctors or hospitals.
This app has many features – interpreted
and captioned videos explaining different
medical issues; deaf patients explaining
to doctors about their pain and illnesses.
Also explaining about different types of
medicines.
— story on deaf students at a major state university
Are deaf students happy while attending a major state
university? Many are not. Reasons are – feeling
left out, feeling ignored, professors forgetting to
turn on captions in classroom videos, lack of
campus understanding of deafness, interpreters
whose signs are difficult to understand, curious
hearing students not willing to learn ASL, and so on.
It was the focus of long newspaper story about that
big state public university.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— Titanic’s deaf connection
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/17/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 15, 2018
— learning ASL one image at a time
Chad Krohn, Rochester, NY has a deaf mother and
a father who is ASL interpreter. He has come up
with an idea to teach ASL – by showing students
one SnapChat image at a time. Hope it is
successful. Years ago a hearing employee
asked DeafDigest editor to teach her ASL.
The editor sent her one sign language web image
link per day. This went on for a few days
until the hearing woman lost interest! Maybe
the Snapchat approach is better. A picture
is at:
http://deafdigest.com/learning-asl/
— sickening movie plot
A new movie has been made. The plot is that a deaf
businessman fell in love with a hearing woman. He
does not want the hearing woman to know of his
deafness. While trying to ask the hearing woman
for a date, he plays games with her to make her
unaware of his deafness. The movie name is
“Kattu Kathe” and it has been filmed in – India!
People in India laugh at these sick deaf plots while
Americans think it is not funny at all.
— hope it never happens at Lowe’s
Lowe’s, the national hardware chain, has stopped
the policy of checking all customers’ receipts.
That means all customers walk out the store
after making their purchases (or possibly not
making these purchases, just looking around).
The scary part is that if the security officer
thinks a deaf person is shoplifting if he
walks outs with no purchase, he may yellÂ
“stop.” Deaf person may not respond, andÂ
security officer then gets physical with him!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— no deaf in Wheel of Fortune
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/10/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 14, 2018
— sharing personal story of deafness with an enemy
This is a Quantico: “The Heavens Fall” scoop that
will be shown on Friday, June 15th. Late deafened
agent Jocelyn (played by Marlee Matlin) shares
her personal story of deafness with an enemy
that blew up a bomb that cost her hearing years
back. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/scene-involving-marlee-matlin/
— a confused grandfather with a confused child
A mother asked her father to pick up her 6-year old
son at the kindergarten to bring him to a hospital
for a flu shot. The grandfather arrived and
picked up the child. One thing went wrong –
it was not his actual grandchild but another
6-year old child. The mother, upon realizing
her son was missing, was frantic and sought
public help. Four hours later the child
was located and returned to his mother.
The wrong child picked up was deaf. He knew
something was wrong but was not able to
communicate. It took place in China,
and the grandfather was confused for two
reasons – both boys looked almost the same,
and even their last names looked the
same (Xiao Hongyu and Xiao Hongrui).
— AT&T and the deaf
AT&T is in the news because of its merger with
Time Warner. How is it going to affect the deaf?
Maybe too early so best to wait and see. Many
deaf people use iPhones that are marketed by
AT&T. And also there are deaf subscribers to the
Time Warner captioned cable TV programs. Six
years ago, the Federal Fair Trade Commission
sued AT&T on charges of ignoring credit
card fraud with the deaf relay system.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— Australia refuses to allow visit by deaf traveler
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/10/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 13, 2018
— mysterious Hong Kong deaf stats
A newspaper story said that 80 percent of
150,000 deaf people in Hong Kong are senior
citizens (age 60 and above). True or not
true? Do statistics lie? Or is it possible
that young deaf people, while growing up
in Hong Kong, move away to other nations?
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/hong-kong-deaf/
— worst Deaf Advertising
Yesterday DeafDigest mentioned that “The Quiet
Man” is a half-movie, half-game that involves a
character that is deaf. A movie/game critic
said this trailer was the worst ever. A
trailer is important because it advertises
a product – and if the deaf trailer is bad,
would hearing people try out this half-movie,
half-game?
— Deaf Art to be displayed at the Capitol in Washington, DC
Anna Wright, who is deaf and from Louisiana, is a talented
artist. One of her works, titled “theme of isolation”
will be displayed at the Capitol in Washington, DC some
time later this month. If you are in Washington, DC
at that time, it may be a good time to view the painting.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— Deaf Arrests on Friday, the Thirteenth
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/10/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
— Check out the new post about how trauma can change you
on HealthBridges
http://healthbridges.info/?p=1825
HealthBridges is a website to learn about behavioral health
and social service resources for Deaf, DeafBlind and
Hard of Hearing People
Happy Summer 🙂
The HealthBridges Team
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 12, 2018
— first deaf-owned brewery pub in Washington, DC area
Streetcar 82 Brewing Co, owned by Mark Burke and Jon Cetrano,
and located in Hyattsville, Maryland (an easy driving
distance from Washington, DC) is becoming the area’s
first deaf-owned brewery pub. It was supposed to open
in February but is opening up in July. It, however,
is not USA’s first deaf-owned brewery pub. There is one
in Mesa, Arizona, another one in Fort Myers, Florida
and another one in Portland, Oregon. Why Streetcar 82?
It is named after an old streetcar #82 which ran a bus
route through Hyattsville. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/streetcar-82/
— The Quiet Man is deaf
The Quiet Man is a half-movie, half-game that people
can play on PlayStation 4 and Steam. The leading
character is deaf, and he is always defeating
hearing characters.
— seven members of dive team look for lost CI
A 16-year old deaf girl in Iowa lost her CI while
she was swimming in a lake. She just forgot to attach
the chain to her ear to hold the CI in case it slips
out. It took seven members of a small town dive
team to look for that lost CI – and it was found.
And the 16-year old deaf girl has learned her lesson!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf advocacy efforts backfired
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/10/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 11, 2018
— fans urging hearing actor to play a deaf role!
Deaf people want deaf actors to play deaf roles.
Hearing people do not feel that way; it does not
matter to them if a hearing actor plays a deaf role.
Clint Barton, who is not deaf, plays the Hawkeye
role. But in future Hawkeye movies, there have been
hearing fans that ask him to play a deaf role!
It is often that deaf people and hearing people
think differently. Sad, but true. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/struggling-to-fingerspell/
— Prince Philip’s mocking of the deaf
Prince Philip has always been notorious for
mocking people with jokes that he thinks is
funny but in which it actually is not. He
made one deaf joke about a group of them
standing in front of a loud musical band
and saying “no wonder you are deaf.” Anyway
DeafDigest wonders if he has made many more
anti-deaf jokes over the years that were not
reported in the newspapers? Very possibly so!
— deaf people at political rallies
Political rallies (and marches) are supposed
to be interpreted for the deaf in USA. A
deaf activist said:
Deaf people face difficulties at marches that focus on speakers
This activist is correct
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf delegate in state House of Delegates
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/10/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 8, 2018
— deaf in Antiques Roadshow cable TV program
it was learned that Antiques Roadshow will feature
the works of the late Florence Attwood, a deaf
toymaker who made toys for several toymaking
companies. Rosie Benn, who is deaf, will be
on the program, showing the toymaker’s works.
It is also understood that one can watch the
program through Facebook. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/creation-of-deaf-toymaker/
— list of horrors at holding cell
A deaf woman was arrested because of public
intoxication. At the police station holding
cell, the guard would not turn face to allow
her to lipread; the guard ignored her request
to go to the bathroom; ignored her pleas for
easier communications; was roughed up by the
guards; placed a bag over her face preventing
her from seeing through it; told her to
relieve herself, while sitting on the holding
cell bench instead of going to bathroom; she
was allowed one telephone call and she called
her mother, but asked for voice interpreter
and was turned down. As a result, she has
filed a lawsuit. Why not an interpreter?
She does not use sign language. It took
place in Travis County in Texas.
— very deaf-unfriendly device
Amazon has announced a new hands-free
Alexa device for streaming TV programs.
Hearing users can shout – to turn on TV
or to change channels – or to look for a
certain program. What about the deaf
with no speech skills? Out of luck.
Product discrimination? Very much so yes!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— students unaware of teacher’s deafness
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/03/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 7, 2018
— a rare deaf-owned business in Brazil
Breno Oliveira is deaf and was frustrated, not being
able to find employment opportunities in Brazil.
Instead he went out and established his own
gelato ice cream business in Aracaju, a city
of some 600,000 people. Most of his employees
are deaf. He established this business a year
ago and it is still going on strong. Something
in the picture is rather unusual:
http://deafdigest.com/unusual-picture-of-deaf-ice-cream-vendor/
— deaf employees getting or not getting raises
A newspaper story today was headlined:
Everyone asks for raises, but white men are most likely
to get them, a new study suggests
Are deaf employees discriminated against when asking
for pay raises? DeafDigest is wondering!
— racist word in news captions
A major captioning company was fired because one of the
captioners keyed in a word that was racist even though
the voiced word was not racist! The captioning company
apologized for keying in the wrong word, but damage
was done.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— physician, deaf and frustrated
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/03/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
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PRESERVING DEAF TELEVISION AND FILM HISTORY
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television network, which started in 1979, has been hard at work on its
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Join and support this major historical undertaking!
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 6, 2018
— finally, about time, says past pageant winner
Emma Faye Rudkin, who is deaf, is a two-time winner
of the Miss San Antonio (TX) in 2015 and 2017.
In an interview she was asked about Miss America
Organization eliminating the swimswuit competition.
She said that it was about time for judges to look
at contestants that have great skills, despite their
deafness and other disabilities. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/past-two-time-local-pageant-winner/
— bad deaf incident at KFC
A deaf woman stopped at a KFC restaurant in Byram, Mississippi
hoping to order some food before it closed up for the day
(at 9 PM). The doors were locked so she drove around to the
window. She explained to the window person of her deafness
and that she wanted to order. The window woman immediately
covered her mouth and said something. She would not remove
her hand at all despite pleas to do so. The KFC’s corporate
headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky said they were
“investigating” this incident.
— easier for deaf to become volunteer firefighters
We have a list of deaf volunteer firefighters but
the list could get longer and longer. There was a
story today of shortage of willing young people
to become (small town) volunteer firefighters.
What this could mean – these fire departments
may be more willing to recruit young deaf people
to become volunteers – instead of pushing them
away!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— notes or interpreters
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/03/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 5, 2018
— deaf woman nominated to be the DC Superior Court judge
Melissa Felder Zappala, who is deaf, has been nominated
to be the Associate Judge of the DC Superior Court.
It does not mean she will be the judge; her nomination
must go through the US Senate. The President was supposed
to make a nomination but didn’t. The DC Judicial Nomination
Commission then nominated her. The US Senate will need to
approve her. If approved, she will rely on CART to function
in a courtroom setting. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/nominated-to-be-judge/
— speed dating/marriage, India style
Geeta, the deaf woman who accidentally crossed the border
to Pakistan as a teenager, was held for 12 years before
she was returned to India. Even though she could not
locate her original family, she has no shortage of
young men that want marry her. She has whittled the
long list of young men to 14. She is being set up
for some kind of a speed dating/marriage session
where she would pick the man of her preference
as her husband. Are these men deaf or hearing?
It was not mentioned in a newspaper story.
— reason internet accessibility is difficult to enforce
Does ADA law apply to internet accessibility (captions
for the deaf)? Obvious answer is yes. Yet, difficult to
argue in these ADA cases because of different
factors – ADA Title III does not cover the internet;
different ways businesses can accommodate the deaf
without using the internet. Plus the Department
of Justice has not set up rules on web site access.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— list of deaf judges
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/03/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 4, 2018
— to be Super Deaf
A speech was given at College of Engineering
at Boston University. It was about creating
better apps to help human beings function
better in life. The only reference to deafness
is helping hearing aids get better – but the
hint was there – to help the deaf live better
lives (captions, interpreting, removing
discrimination, etc). A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/super-apps-for-deaf/
— deaf can’t work
Why many employers won’t hire the deaf? Because
they think the deaf just can’t do the job. This
was the focus of a TV program about the need to
hire the deaf. Sad that some hearing employers
think that way.
— fingerspelling is old fashioned, not used any more
A magazine said:
old –fashioned finger alphabet is now unknowr
It was the June 1907 issue of Scientific American magazine,
101 years ago!
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— deaf people, true or false
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/03/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – June 1, 2018
— most deaf-friendly airline
Which airline is the most deaf-friendly? According to a
travel blogger, Virgin Airlines is. This is interesting
inasmuch as owner Richard Branson, not deaf, is one of
the world’s most controversial businessmen! A picture
is at:
http://deafdigest.com/owner-of-deaf-friendly-airline/
— a Deaf Room
American School for the Deaf (CT) has opened
a Deaf Room, formally known as the Rockwell’s
Visual Communications Center. This room has
the following:
16 foot screen in front of the room that shows
everything
several smaller screens that show captions
video production equipment for hands-on use
special loudspeaker that vibrates
FM system that hooks up hearing aids, CI’s with the
wireless microphone
The whole thing was the dream of deaf Executive
Director Jeff Bravin, which was five years
in the making.
— first time ever from a deaf candidate
We have many deaf candidates for public offices,
most don’t win, but some do. Hearing candidates
insult other candidates, in hopes of swaying
votes their way. Deaf candidates are more
polite – but there may be a first! Deaf candidate
Connell Crooms, hoping to win the election as
mayor of Jacksonville (FL) insulted his
opponent – saying he is a racist bully.
For the record, Crooms in an independent,
representing no political party.
Deaf jobs – latest update
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry’s collections of past articles (with today’s update)
— hearing aid bribe
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
05/27/18 Blue and Gold editions & options at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/