DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, April 6, 2015
-- three Indiana judges in trouble over ADA
A deaf man wanted to attend the court session because
his hearing mother was a criminal defendant. He
asked for an interpreter. The first judge turned
him down; same as with the second and third
judge. They all said he is only in the court to
be with his mother. He then filed a lawsuit,
accusing the judges of not honoring ADA regulations.
The federal court agreed and these judges will
face a trial to see if they illegally discrimnated
against the deaf man.
-- the World ASL Series of Poker
Many deaf people love to play poker and there have been
deaf poker tournaments over the years. The new such
tournament is the World ASL Series of Poker. This
tournament circuit, to be rotated from city to city
is owned by three deaf men of Texas- Jay Levine,
Matt Erickson and Dan Stoddard. The first tournament
will take place at a Mississippi casino in June.
-- lipreading or sign language
Do we want to lipread or do we want to use sign language?
Well, in Tennessee, there is a new school - called
Lip Reading Academy. The owner is David Harrison, and
he said lipreading is best if one wants to function
in the hearing world.
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