DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, June 2, 2016
-- jumping from one side of fence to another side
It was learned that FCC has lost Deaf Community's best
friend in Greg Hlibok. He has accepted a new position
with a relay provider. This is interesting - FCC has
reduced, on an annual basis, the payouts to these
relay providers - pushing a few out of business.
Now Greg is with a relay provider that is urging
FCC to raise, not reduce the rates. Will he succeed?
He did the impossible - orchestrating the Deaf
President Now rally that forced a stubborn hearing
educator out of her Gallaudet presidency. Another
miracle up in Greg's sleeve? Hope so! A picture at:
http://deafdigest.com/historic-deaf-picture/
-- a shocking finish to a TV program that will close
According to Hollywood spies, Switched at Birth, in
its last season of showing, will have a finish that
is shocking and unforgettable. What is it? Don't know,
but it is still shocking, anyway!
-- a most amazing deaf person
Faye Frez-Albrecht, who will be a Gallaudet junior
this coming fall, is a member of Galladuet women's
swimming team. She just performed an amazing
feat - finishing in third place in her age
group at nation's biggest Two-mile open water
swimming race in Virginia. Why is it amazing?
She is deaf-blind. To get ready for that big
meet, she trained with two Gallaudet swimming
coaches, and they swam together as a group
in that race. Unlike races in a swimming
pool, open water races are rough and physical.
Yet she survived and finished third in her
age category.
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-- deaf cocktail drink
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
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