DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, August 1, 2012
-- A lucky deaf woman and a hearing plumber
A deaf British woman had a water leak in her home.
She contacted several hearing plumbers and they tried
to overcharge her. She felt they took advantage of her
deafness. Angry, she explained the pricing problem with
the newspaper consumer editor. It was mentioned in the
newspaper the next day. A plumber read the story and
came to the deaf woman, offering her $100 for the job
that others were charging $400. Why the lower price?
The plumber's girlfriend is deaf and he felt bad about
the deaf woman having a hard time with other plumbers.
-- insurance company cheating a deaf woman
A deaf woman has an insurance policy that covers
accidental damage to her hearing aid. She accidentally
damaged the hearing aid - but the insurance company
refused to pay for it. Why? The insurance company
said the hearing aid was broken because of wear
and tear and not due to accidental damage! Is this
insurance company honest? Not in her case!
-- A witness telling the court he went to an oral school
An old joke? Well, in the book "Disorder in the American
Courts" there was a story -
Attorney asked: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What
school did you go to?
Witness said: Oral
Is it oral school for the deaf or oral school for the
hearing???????
-- The ADA and the hearing person
A newspaper story said:
Most hearing employer are aware of ADA, but are not trained
how to deal with the needs of their deaf employees
ADA a joke? In some cases, probably!
-- Police refused to help deaf victim in a fight?
In Houston, Texas, a hearing man punched a deaf man in
the face. Police was called. The deaf man asked for an
interpreter to discuss this incident with the police -
but was refused! The police discussed this matter with
the hearing man but ignored the deaf man. As a result,
the deaf man is filing a lawsuit, accusing the Harris
County police department of discrimination.
