DeafDigest - 07 September 2021

DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - September 7, 2021 -- hearing aid specialist says most deaf are lipreaders Many of DeafDigest editor's friends do not lipread that well. A hearing aid specialist told a newspaper reporter that most deaf are lipreaders. Actually if lips are easy to read, it is great; if lips cannot be read then deaf people do get by through different ways.   -- intelligent deaf person sent to school for mentally disabled An intelligent deaf person, himself a Gallaudet graduate was sent, years before PL 94-23 came into being, was sent to a program for mentally disabled students! Fortunately the school district discovered the error of their ways and had him transferred to a regular school program for the deaf. Shocking? Yes!   -- sign language kiosks Railroad stations are coming up with new kiosks for the benefit of the deaf that use sign languages. These are avatars, not real live human beings. Will this work? Yes and no. There are deaf travelers may use sign language that is not in the avatar programming. Plus not every deaf person knows sign language.   Deaf jobs - latest update http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ 09/05/21 Blue and Gold editions & sub options at: http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/

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