DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, August 15, 2016
-- big supermarket chain says no to deaf hiring
James Blake, a British deaf teenager, applied for a
part time job at Asda. It is one of the biggest
supermarket chains in Great Britain. A question
on the job application form asked to fill out
all disabilities. He filled out the word - deaf.
When he arrived at the job interview, he was told
that Asda does not hire deaf people. This story
hit the newspapers and the web sites, thus
embarrassing Asda. They told him to come back
for another interiew. Instead, James applied
for a job at Sainsbury, which is Asda's chief
competitor, and was hired! James is still
angry with Asda, and may file a formal
complaint. A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/big-supermarket/
-- police helping the deaf
Police departments, unfortunately, are not
popular in many communities. And many deaf
people feel police is hostile to them.
Well, a deaf man walked to the sheriff's
office in Okeechobee County (Florida)
needing assistance. He thought someone
stole his social security check. The
sheriff communicted with him via written
notes. It was a long story but to make it
short, the police helped the man solve
this missing check problem. No interpreter?
Apparently the deaf man didn't ask for it.
-- frustrated British interpreters
Interpreters are frustrated in Great
Britain. They want to help the deaf
but cannot. An example is a government
social service agency telling the deaf
client he cannot get an apartment
because he didn't qualify. Another
is telling the deaf client that the
interpreting assignment has ended
(because of time limits). This story
was written up in a British newspaper.
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- deaf-friendly factory
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
08/14/16 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
