DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, May 2, 2012
-- the future CI will be different from today's CI
Today's CI has microphone and other equipment outside the
user's ear. The future CI will be invisible - hidden inside
the user's middle ear. This is what a group of engineers
from Utah and Ohio is working on. A big reason is that
today's CI is too visible, and attracts attention. The
future CI is a secret!
-- A 3rd deaf player in NFL?
Two deaf players played in the NFL - Bonnie Sloan (1973)
and Kenny Walker (1991- 1992). Who will be the 3rd deaf
player? Will it be Derrick Coleman? He was not drafted
but signed a free agent contract with Minnesota Vikings.
At UCLA he was mostly a sub running back. He does not
know ASL and not fingerspelling, and depends on lipreading.
Hopefully he will make it with the Vikings, but it won't
be easy. Most free agents do not make it in the NFL.
-- A famous hearing model using sign language in TV commercial
Saskia De Brauw, not deaf, is a famous Dutch model, with the
Chanel nail polishes. Recently she used sign language to show
her "Magic Fingers" in a recent TV commercial. DeafDigest
did not see the commercial and does not know if she signed
smoothly or sloppy like Johnny Depp! Also, does not know
if it was ASL or Dutch Sign Language.
-- no experience necessary for deaf agency chief position
A deaf agency wants to hire a deputy chief executive.
The employment ad says past experience working with the
deaf is not required. Also that knowledge of sign
language not required. The ad also said new chief
will learn sign language and on how to deal with the
deaf. Where in USA is that crazy deaf agency? No, it is
in the United Kingdom!
-- desperately needing a professional lipreader!
A newspaper reporter wanted to hire a deaf lipreader.
He wanted to know what the baseball announcer
said about the baseball fan that grabbed the ball
and kept it, refusing to give it to a crying child that
was sitting next to him. The announcer said something
bad about that selfish fan, making the reporter curious.
This lipreading request was advertised in a deaf
e-newsletter! Do not know if this last minute
request was successful.
4/29/12 Blue edition at:
http://35.182.75.222/category/newsletter/newsletter-blue-newsletter/
4/29/12 Gold edition at:
http://35.182.75.222/category/newsletter/newsletter-gold-newsletter/
