DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, March 12, 2014
-- a hearing aid taken away from a deaf person
Richard Norris, Jacksonville, FL, functions as a hearing person
but wears hearing aids because of his deafness in both ears.
He had a problem with the hearing aid so went to the dealer
to get it fixed. Instead of fixing it, the dealer seized
the hearing aid, saying it was not authorized by Medicaid,
because of a change in policy. The Medicaid people said
there were no changes in policy! In the meantime, Norris
is lost without his hearing aid. DeafDigest hopes he will
get his hearing aid back.
-- a TV program about Coda kids and deaf parents
Ben, age 11 and Amy Kendall, age 8, both Codas, are the stars of a
new TV program that will feature their deaf parents. The program
is My Life: Signing Off, shown in the CBBC network in United
Kingdom. This documentary will feature seven parts. They have
been signing all their life to be able to communicate with everyone,
including their older siblings.
-- voted as the most unpopular senator in USA
Sen. John McCain was voted as the most unpopular senator according
to a poll taken by the Public Policy Polling. What does this
have to do with the deaf or of Gallaudet University? He served
on the Gallaudet Board of Trustees during the Deaf President Now
student protest. Could he have helped negotiate with the student
leaders since he has a lot of political expertise? No, he simply
walked away and quit!
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