DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, January 7, 2016
-- a Grand Slam deaf tennis player
In tennis, Australian Open is part of the
Grand Slam (French Open, Wimbledon and
US Open). Never in the past has a deaf
tennis player competed in a Grand Slam
tournament, let alone competing in any of
these big weekly tournaments. South
Korean tennis player Duckhee Lee is
deaf and is just 17 years old. He will
be competing at the Australian Open,
competing against the world's best tennis
players. Lee's picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-tennis-player-at-australian-open/
-- a refusal to write leads to a lawsuit
A deaf person applied for a job in Texas. Because
there was no interpreter with him, he asked
the company person to write down instructions.
The company person refused. As a result, the deaf
person filed a discrimination lawsuit. DeafDigest
wonders if it is possible that the hearing person
was illiterate, thus avoiding writing notes?
-- deaf rescuer wins an award
It has been in the news all week that
Steven Peterson, a deaf resident of Duluth,
Minnesota, rescued a deer, stuck in an
icy river. He was driving and suddenly saw
a deer struggling to get out of the ice.
He risked his life to get the deer out of
the ice. Yesterday PETA (People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals) honored him
with a "Compassionate Action Award."
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