DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, March 11, 2016
-- a restaurant changes procedures for a deaf chef
Rohit Manek is a deaf chef with a restaurant in
Dubai. He started out at the bottom in 2010
before being moving up to his chef position.
The restaurant has changed its kitchen
procedures to make sure he knows what
is going on - gestures, body language
movements and tasks written on the board
iinstead of being shouted out. And when
Rohit sees something that is not right,
the staff immediately knows it. A picture
of this deaf chef is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-chef-in-dubai/
-- a police study report says deaf at risk
The Ruderman Family Foundation of Boston
issued a special report which says that the
disabled, and the deaf, are at higher risk
of getting into trouble with the police.
The report says:
Deaf people are also at risk because if
they can't see a police officer speaking to
them, they can't possibly respond. Police
officers don't realize the person is deaf;
they just assume he is ignoring a direct
command.
Scary? Yes, especially when dealing with
hot-tempered, impatient police officers!
-- watching a movie and blinking your eye
If a deaf person watches a movie and blinks
his eye then it is a risk. There was a movie
scene in "Copenhagen" where a leading
character, on an escape run, asked a senior
citizen for directions. The senior citizen
pointed to his ear to indicate his deafness.
This scene lasted maybe just two seconds.
So if you watched that movie and blinked your
eye, you may have missed the whole thing!
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