DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, March 1, 2016
-- deaf actress to perform on NBC Show "Good Place"
Jameela Jamil, a young British actress, will be one of the
co-stars on the new TV program - Good Place, along with
Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. She plays the "Tessa" role,
a party girl and loving attention. She was born deaf,
but grew up as a functionally hearing; hint - another
Katie Leclerc! A picture of her is at:
http://deafdigest.com/functionally-deaf-actress/
-- impossible customer service in Australia
Melissa Lowrie, a deaf woman, moved to a new place
and contacted Telstra, Australian's largest internet
provider, about it. The customer service reps
would not accept her calls and told her to use
voice instead. Even when her hearing 8 year old
son explained that his mother was deaf, his
explanation was ignored. This went on for six
months until the Telestra CEO apologized to her.
Said a leading deaf advocate:
it was the worst example of discrimination
-- Toyota plant president signs in ASL
Jim Bolte, not deaf, is the president of the
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama in
Birmingham. This factory has many deaf
employees. He would often walk through
the factory floor to chat in ASL with
them! He is not a Coda. He was dating
a hearing girl friend (now his wife)
who was taking ASL classes in college.
He learned ASL to keep up with her,
and it came to great use when he became
the factory president!
Latest deaf jobs:
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