DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, December 12, 2014
— last minute air flights impossible for some deaf people
Last minute air flights are not impossible, depending on
vacant seats. But for some deaf people, it may be
impossible at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
This airport requires 48 hours advance notice for
deaf people with CI or with hearing aids. The reason
is screening by x-ray and the security people do not
want last minute problems. But for deaf people without
CI or hearing aids, they are OK for last minute tickets.
— a hospital cruel to the deaf
Sally Doering, who is deaf, was not feeling well so
went to a hospital. She requested an interpreter.
The doctors found out that she was critically ill
with a lung infection, so placed her in the ICU
– without an interpreter – for eight days! She
repeatedly asked the nurses and the medical
staff for an interpreter and was ignored each time.
ADA? Why not? Because it was the Perth Royal
Infirmary – in Australia! The Equality and Human
Rights Commission has begun legal action against
the hospital. Did the hospital apologize? No, but
promised it would not happen again in the future!
— a Deaf Stuff sold out
Several times in DeafDigest, it was mentioned
that the Grace Coolidge coin had a big irony.
She taught at Clarke School for the Deaf before
she married and became the First Presidential
Lady. Yet the coin had this U-S-A fingerspelled.
Clarke School has never permitted the use of
sign language nor of the fingerspelling. Anyway
this coin, open for public sale, was sold out.
Most coin sales last for some time, but this
Coolidge coin was quickly gone! This information
was provided by deaf coin collector Kenneth S.
Rothschild. Again, for a look at this coin:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-coolidge-gold-coin/
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