DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, February 1, 2012
- A new national organization of deaf truck drivers?
Possible good news for deaf individuals that want to become
truck drivers. The Department of Transportation will allow
deaf individuals to apply for Class A and B Commercial
Drivers Licenses and to drive across state lines. There
is a Facebook group for Deaf Truck drivers. Just go into
Facebook and look for it.
-- Some deaf Egyptians earn full pay checks for not going to work!
Egypt requires businesses with over 50 employees to set aside
5 percent of jobs for the deaf and the disabled. Many employers
hate that law but "hire" the deaf to prove that they obey it.
They tell the deaf to stay home and not come to work! Why?
Egyptians look down on the deaf and the disabled. They don't
want to be seen being with the deaf. Very sad.
-- 16 percent of state without E-911 emergency relay services for the deaf
Missouri has 114 counties and one independent city. How many
of these counties lack E-911 emergency relay services for the
deaf? There are 18 counties without E-911 service. It is 16
percent of Missouri not accessible to the deaf!
-- A hearing person arrested for yelling at a deaf person
When a hearing person yells at us, we hate it. We often
don't know why he is yelling. Well, a hearing ex-boyfriend
yelled at his deaf ex-girl friend. He yelled when she tried
to use her computer several times to contact the police
to ask for protection. He shut down her computer without
touching her. But it scared the deaf woman. The police came
and arrested him, charging him of assault and intimidation.
The assault was because he put her in fear. The police told
her to get a restraining order.
-- Sign language more popular than English in South Africa
South Africa has 11 official languages plus other 20-25 unofficial
languages. Sign language is not an official South African language,
yet it is the nation's 9th most popular language, higher than
English! Thandile Sunduza, chairperson of the National Assembly's
Arts and Culture committee, said:
Sign language is used more than English
