DeafDigest Blue - January 10, 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/a-big-talker-in-deaf-community/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-drivers-are-safe-drivers/ This week's ASL Videos: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-club-members-help-deaf/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/captions-and-subtitles/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Try Products for Free at Harris Communications Are you wondering about that new signaling device and whether or not it is the best one for you? Order it from Harris Communications and receive free shipping if you live in the contiguous United States. 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Start shopping now at: http://bit.ly/HarrisComm_DDB011016 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 tricks by a deaf waitress http://deafdigest.com/tricks-by-deaf-waitress/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dedication DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Judy Sheerer, a past Ohio legislator, who was not deaf. As the legislator, she sponsored bills to establish TTY stations at legislative offices. She wanted the deaf to reach the legislators to discuss issues. DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Allen Sussman, a long time Gallaudet psychologist, that departed us. He had been in ill health for quite some time. This just in - With the administration of Gallaudet's new president Bobbi Cordano, just few days old, a top ranking official has resigned. Ed Bosso, Vice President of the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (which oversees MSSD and KDES), will be leaving Gallaudet in middle of next month. He has accepted a new position as Executive Director of Educational Programs/Superintendent of Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Top stories about the deaf: There was a big editorial in United Kingdom about many deaf people not able to find employment. The editorial said that it has cost the nation a fortune not to hire the deaf and give them opportunities. Being planned in Wakayama-shi, western Japan is a new residential facility for deaf senior citizens. It would be the 10th such facility for the deaf in Japan. Stethoscope and the deaf physician? Well, many people believe the deaf cannot become physicians only because they can't hear the heart beats from the stethoscope. Well, technology has created electronic stethoscopes. And there was a recent newspaper story saying that stethoscopes are becoming obsolete because of computers that can "hear" the heart beats! The  D.C. Public Library is celebrating the King Week and Black History Month 2016. A main exhibit is the ""Social Justice Sneakers: Walk in Someone Else's Shoes."  These sneakers (48 pairs) have been designed by Gallaudet students as part of their ethics class. A deaf employee filed a lawsuit against a non-profit agency, serving the disabled, on basis of job discrimination - and lost. Reason was lack of documentation alleging such incidents. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DEAF LOOKING FOR JOBS In the past, deaf clubs were very important for one reason - club members helped their deaf friends find jobs. Deaf clubs are dying today. One less opportunity for the deaf to find jobs. This is sad. http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-club-members-help-deaf/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Nordhaus named to RIT/NTID faculty http://deafdigest.com/nordhaus-named-to-ritntid-faculty/ with picture -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- NETFLIX: CLOSED CAPTIONS VS SUBTITLES Many deaf people love to watch movies on Netflix. They must make sure they are not missing any conversations. You see the actor talk, but no captions show up. You need to check the captions box - sometimes closed captions are turned off, but subtitles turned on - or the other way around. Just have to be careful on both options. http://deafdigest.com/videos/captions-and-subtitles/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? complained a director of an agency serving the deaf: Sometimes I think clients think we are an Interpreter Dispatch, just like a Taxi Dispatch. Picture a line-up of Interpreters, waiting for a call to be dispatched, just like taxis. It would be a funny cartoon. COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series Some people think that all broadcast captioners and CART captioners use the same "code" when they write on their steno machines. However, that is not true. Every captioner writes somewhat differently. Even though there are some similarities to all styles of writing on a steno machine, each captioner modifies his or her own steno theory. There are a number of steno theories that have been taught by the different court reporting/captioning schools. As the captioner is taught steno theory, he or she is taught the basic location of the keys on the keyboard and what combinations of letters to use to make other letters. For example, in most steno theories, the letters "TPH" when depressed with the left hand will be used to represent the sound of the letter "N" at the beginning of a word. After the captioner learns the basic theory, he or she will continue to tweak their writing throughout their entire career. Even someone who has been in the business for many years will find new ways to write certain sounds, words, or phrases. You can find forums on the Internet where court reporters and captioners share information about how they write, and new ideas and concepts can be incorporated in all steno theories. A PET PEEVE OF BEING DEAF hearing people that "over-mouth" their words, thinking it would help the deaf to lipread them better! (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 After being successful with law requiring public facilities to always turn on TV captions, the Portland City Council (Oregon) is now going after making 911 text calls friendly for the deaf. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: If we are saying that Rick Macomber, a professional standardbred driver, is a million-dollar driver, then it is not an exaggeration. He closed out the 2005 standardbred racing season with purse winnings of $1,205,159, with 156 wins, 154 seconds and 147 thirds in 1275 races. If one also says that Gallaudet University does not produce professional athletes, then that comment is wrong because making money as a standardbred driver makes the person a pro. editor's note: Rick is still actively competing -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Public health authorities in China have been warning everyone that inappropriate use of the antibiotic streptomycin have led to deafness in over a million children. Many Chinese have a supply of this drug and administer these to the children without advice of their doctors! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Many people assume that real time captioners know everything about the subject, including vocabulary, that they are captioning. It is not true. No one knows everything about subjects they are not familiar with! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest Copyright 2016 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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