DeafDigest Blue - January 3, 2016 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; 20th 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: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-sign-language-at-starbucks/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-good-and-bad-attitude/ This week's ASL Videos: http://deafdigest.com/videos/a-big-talker-in-deaf-community/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-drivers-are-safe-drivers/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Happy New Year from Harris Communications With the start of the New Year, we think it is a perfect time to say a big "Thank You" to all of our customers. Thank you for your patronage. Thank you for helping to make Harris Communications the company it is today. We want to remind you to contact us if you are having problems locating a product, or have any issues with a product you purchased from us. Our goal is to help our customers find the products they need and to be 100% satisfied with their purchases. Harris Communications wants to wish all our customers a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Go to: http://bit.ly/HarrisComm_DDB010316 Contact us at: mailto:info@harriscomm.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest welcomes unique deafnews tips; mailto:barry@deafdigest.com sources of unique deafnews are never revealed; always confidential -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Saturday's Deaf Picture for your surprise A CI deaf comic book http://deafdigest.com/ci-deaf-comic-book/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- A correction Last week's DeafDigest said that George Stailey was coming back to Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) where he formerly served as the superintendent, and that he would be the CEO. The job title is not correct. He will be the COO (Director of Operations), serving under the current superintendent. Why the error? DeafDigest editor read the announcement which said the position is CEO. An inquiry was made and it was learned it is the COO position. Thank you for bearing with DeafDigest. Dedication DeafDigest Sports dedicates this edition to Patrick Sweeney that departed us (during last week of December 2015). He was deaf and was a long time football and basketball coach and teacher at St Rita School for the Deaf. Top stories about the deaf: An internal government report in Scotland said that the police do not know how to communicate with the deaf. Zamir Dhale, a deaf-blind activist from India, was written up in a newspaper story, saying he is the nation's #1 authority on disability laws, as applicable to the deaf and of the deaf-blind. According to a web posting, the 1998 on copyright protection, may prevent future inventors to improve on the CI. A deaf woman in San Bernardino, CA, suffered a heart attack but was able to text 911 for assistance. They came and saved her. One of the new laws in Texas is to allow the deaf to order special "deaf" license plates. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- A BIG DEAF TALKER Years ago there was a popular deaf man in a Deaf Community. He was a big talker and always had easy answers for complicated Deaf Issues. He was asked to serve on an important committee with the National Association of the Deaf. He accepted. Did he help much with the committee? No, he was quiet and silent all the time! - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/a-big-talker-in-deaf-community/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Did you know that ..........? http://deafdigest.com/audree-norton-deaf-pioneering-tv-model/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- WHO IS BETTER DRIVER - DEAF OR HEARING? Many hearing people think deaf people cannot drive. We are successful drivers because we use our eyes. Many hearing drivers talk on cell phones, drive too fast, break too many traffic laws, etc, etc. - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-drivers-are-safe-drivers/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? Being constantly asked this question: How long did it take you to learn sign language? Sarcastically remarked the interpreter: I've been studying sign language for 15 years. When people ask me that question, I just smile at them and reply "Hmmm, I don't know. I'll let you know when I'm finished." COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Over the holiday season, many TV stations have featured special holiday-themed programming. We have seen special sports and entertainment shows. Now, as the holiday season comes to an end, we will find many TV shows beginning their new seasons. Personally, I have seen a number of shows over this holiday season where the captioning has been absolutely fabulous, but I have also seen instances where the captioning was very poor or totally overlooked. Unfortunately, there are people out there who do not think that captioning is important. They may try to pay as little as possible, so if that means poor quality captioning or no captioning, that may be what they will try to do. They may feel that no one is watching the captioning, so it doesn't matter. As caption viewers, we should also be advocates for captioning. If we see a show where the captioning is horrible, we need to let the cable companies, television stations, and captioning companies know this. If the television stations are using people who are unqualified just because they don't charge very much, we have to communicate to them that that is not acceptable. We must let them know that someone is watching the captioning. A PET PEEVE OF BEING DEAF being accused of lying when the deaf person tells a hearing person he cannot lipread everything with 100 percent accuracy (Every deaf person, no matter if it is ASL, oral, Cued Speech, late-deafened, hearing aid user, CI user, etc, share these pet peeves. You may laugh or cry) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, go to the bottom of the Gold section -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafLaw The EEOC was said to focus highly on deafness as a barrier to hiring. A spokesperson said: Said an EEOC attorney: People with deafness have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Providing equal employment opportunities to all deaf job applicants is not just the law, it is good for our economy and our workplaces -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: A deaf man in Waukesha, Wisconsin lost his case in which he claimed that he could not use sign language since he was handcuffed in the courtroom. The judge said he failed to prove he was hindered in his ability to communicate with his attorneys or interpreters while being handcuffed. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Famous British TV star Rita Simons (EastEnders series) has a deaf daughter, a fact that surprised the fans that have loved watching her act as the Roxy character. Until recently she did not want people to know about her deaf daughter.  Now, she is proud of her deaf daughter -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Few years ago we had a Deaf Relay scandal, in which the federal government was bilked out of millions of dollars in bogus relay calls. Is this happening again? FCC fined one relay provider recently for the same reason. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest Copyright 2015 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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