DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, August 5, 2016
-- refusing restaurant reservation for deaf group
In the Japanese suburb of Kyoto, a big city, a deaf
person sent a fax to a restaurant, requesting a group
reservation for himself and his deaf friends. The
restaurant manager refused to make the reservation.
He said that no one on his staff can use sign language
and that it is not possible pass notes back and
forth. He suggested the group bring its own
interpreter. The very angry deaf man filed a formal
complaint with the area restaurant association.
A couple of days later the restaurant manager
apologized, but still refused to allow the
deaf group to come in. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-being-refused-restaurant-reservation/
-- father of deaf listening to deaf community
We have elected public officials that have family
members that are deaf - children or parents or
siblings, or grandparents, etc. Most of these
public officials do not really listen to the
deaf - but one did - Rep. BrianDaniels,
R-Faribault (Minnesota). His son is deaf and
the family moved to Faribault to have him
enrolled at the Minnesota State Academy
for the Deaf. The deaf community wanted
captions in medical facilities waiting
rooms. The law is made stronger with
the language that says if a hearing
person turns off the captions, the
medical staff member must turn it on!
-- 211 is a joke in Connecticut
As we all know, the Connecticut governor
Dannel P. Malloy laid off 30 interpreters
for the deaf. The state has a 211 number,
in which anyone can dial it to get
information on state services. If a deaf
person dials 211, then no one knows
what is is all about. Connecticut
discrmination against the deaf goes
one step up.
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- deaf astronomer, accomplished despite no formal training
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
08/01/16 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
