DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, May 1, 2014
-- a deaf swimming cap
A special swimming cap for the deaf? Yes, for those with
a CI, who don't want the device to get wet while swimming.
Jonathan Riggs, not deaf, came up with a special invention -
assembling the cap with latex and rubber pockets sewn together.
It works and the deaf swimmer can hear while swimming. What
is so special with Jonathan? He is just 12-years old and
his younger brother is deaf. They both wanted to swim
and communicate together. They live in South Allegheny,
Pennsylvania.
-- Sorenson gets out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy
There was an announcement today that Sorenson has gotten out
of Chapter 11 bankruptcy with stronger balance sheet and
with debt wiped out. The press release was brief, lacking
additional details. If, as Sorenson said, debt was wiped
out, it may mean one thing - that management given up some
control of the company to the creditors. Is it good or
bad? Sorenson cares about the deaf; the creditors may not
care about the deaf; they only care about money. Normally
Chapter 11 proceedings are long, but this one was quick,
and which is unusual.
-- NAD board member on VP with a congressional candidate
David O. Reynolds, a NAD board member, was on VP recently
with George Cicotte, a Republican from the state of Washington
state, who is campaigning for the House of Representatives
vacant seat. Cicotte has received some support from deaf
individuals. He is not deaf but fingerspells very well.
Cicotte has promised to support the Congressional Deaf
Caucus, if elected. And he paid for interpreting fees out
of his pockets at two events - at Yakima Valley Association
of the Deaf and a Rally by Volunteers. The campaign will
be tough - Cicotte, a Republican, faces 9 other Republicans
as well as with 6 Democrats and 2 Independents. If Cicotte
wins, we hope that he will work together with the deaf -
both on the state and on the national levels.
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