DeafDigest Blue - December 3, 2017 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; subscription at no cost to you Serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 21st year -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- subscription changes, go to deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow the screen weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com/ (updated every Monday) Employment ads web site is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Last week's ASL Videos in youtube http://deafdigest.com/videos/doctor-specializing-in-deaf-tinnitus/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/loud-applause-for-interpreter-not-deaf/ This week's ASL videos in youtube http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-doctors-afraid-of-surgical-mask/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/electrowriter-was-deaf-communication-device/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest welcomes unique deafnews tips; mailto:barry@deafdigest.com sources of unique deafnews are never revealed; always confidential -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update) -- longtime deaf upholsterer http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Saturday's Deaf Picture for your surprise http://deafdigest.com/cheshire-deaf-centre/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Top stories about the deaf: Hearing-owned businesses in Jacksonville, Illinois were involved in a panel with the deaf community to learn on how to best serve their needs. Because a long time ASL teacher retired, leaving University of Illinois shorthanded, the university is revising its ASL curriculum, not admitting any more new ASL students but finishing up the courses with upperclass students. In a rush to beat the Brexit, there is a push to have British Sign Language recognized as an official minority language. Minnesota has a Somali deaf community yet there is only one interpreter that serves them, according to a newspaper story. The city of Miami (Florida) reached agreement with the United States District Court to have all of its videos captioned on the city web site. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- READ WHAT THEY SAY Unlock the phone with CapTel® Captioned Telephone! CapTel shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says over the phone, letting you read everything that they say. Like captions on TV – for the phone! Captions are provided by a free service, no monthly fees or contracts required. For more information or to order call 1-800-233-9130 V/TTY or visit http://www.weitbrecht.com/captel.html . For more info about CapTel or any of the many assistive listening devices we offer, email: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! CapTel® Captioned Telephone – See What Everyone is Talking About! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates Deaf Dentist; College Park. MD & Gaithersburg, MD (near Washington, DC & Frederick, MD & also Metro Washington) Complete Dental Services; assistants either know ASL or are deaf more information: http://www.drrattner.com/our-team/meet-our-team/ to contact Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates: http://www.drrattner.com/contact/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This week's ASL video in youtube THE DOCTOR'S MASK We have a few deaf physicians. All of them are afraid of the masks that surgeons use while in the operating room. It is impossible for a deaf doctor to lipread other doctors if masks hide their lips. For one deaf doctor, he was surprised when other doctors told him that in the operating room they don't talk about the operation itself, but talk about sports, dogs, weather, politics, etc! - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-doctors-afraid-of-surgical-mask/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Lip reading tale A deaf man was chatting with a hearing man The deaf man thought hearing man said: I took my Bill this morning The hearing man actually said: I took my pill this morning -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This week's ASL video in youtube A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BEFORE THE TTY The first TTY was manufactured in 1964, but the TTY network did not grow until the early 1970's. We, the deaf, had a good communications device, but it was not too popular. The high cost of leasing the device prevented many deaf people from using it. The device was the Electrowriter. It was almost like a TTY, except that the caller would write out his message on an electronic pad with his electronic pen. The Electrowriter on the other end of the telephone line would copy the handwritten message. And communications would go on back and forth. Yes, if the writer had a lousy penmanship, it would be hard to read the message! Gallaudet University used this Electrowriter network in a few offices on the campus. The popularity of the TTY immediately killed the Electrowriter. - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/electrowriter-was-deaf-communication-device/ a picture of electrowriter is at: http://deafdigest.com/pre-tty-electrical-deaf-communications-device/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Can someone work as a court reporter and a realtime captioner at the same time? This is a question that I have been asked a number of times. Most realtime captioners actually started their careers as court reporters and have transitioned to their new professions. Some do it gradually by working in both jobs at the same time. Some just decide they are going to change jobs and make a quick change. Even though court reporters and captioners use the same basic skills, there is a very different mindset that one must have in each position. For court reporters, the main objective is to make a verbatim record. The reporter must focus on getting something phonetic for every single word that is said. For realtime captioners, the main objective is communication access. The captioner can’t just write words phonetically and prepare a transcript later. The words must translate so that the people reading the screens can understand what is being said. Some court reporters can successfully work as realtime captioners at the same time, but it takes a lot of skill and concentration to focus on what to write in certain circumstances. For example, if the name of the fictional character "Stephen Dedalus" were to be said and it was not already loaded in a computer dictionary, a court reporter would just write the name phonetically, and it might come up as "dead lust." A captioner would either have to fingerspell the name or find another way to communicate to the audience what was said. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Jane K. Fernandes, whose selection by the trustees as the new Gallaudet president caused so much unrest on the campus last year, has been recommended for a new position. University of North Carolina at Asheville chancellor Anne Ponder has chosen Fernandes for the provost position. This appointment is subject to approval by the university board of trustees. UNC-Asheville is a public university with 3,400 students under the sprawling University of North Carolina system, Any deaf students there? Possibly a handful, and their needs are the same as those at Gallaudet - meaning interpreters and captions. A small private university for the deaf; a bigger public university. Two different landscapes. Two different campus cultures; two different sets of challenges. note: she has since, then moved on the presidency of Guilford College, again in North Carolina -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: What happens if a person's inner ear implant has a dead battery? Just pull it out, throw out the old battery and put in a new battery and then put the implant back in the inner ear? No way! A Stanford University team of surgeons, neuroscientists and electrical engineers, worked together on a self-charging implant. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- subscription changes, go to deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow the screen weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com/ (updated every Monday) Employment ads web site is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest Copyright 2017 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. DeafDigest conditions and terms http://deafdigest.com/deaf-digest-conditions-and-terms/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Attention: the employment ads section is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ All new jobs will be immediately posted in that section