DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, December 15, 2014
-- a secret deaf survey with doctors' offices
A secret "deaf person" contacted nearly 15 doctors'
offices, asking if interpreters are provided for
deaf patients. The doctors' offices either hung
up on the phone or said no interpreter is available
or did not know where to find an interpreter, etc.
This secret survey took place in a small British
town! Not surprised if this could also happen in
small American towns where many doctors have
never had a deaf patient in their lives!
-- sign language gestures that are insulting
The Washington Post ran a story of sign language
gestures, some of which are really insulting.
Giving examples of these insulting sign languages
was Gallaudet employee Melissa Malzkuhn. The
story will make you laugh if some of these signs
do not bother you. But if you feel easily insulted,
do not read the story.
-- historic deaf event
North Korea, which isolates itself from the rest of
the world, just sent its national deaf soccer team
to Australia to play against their national deaf
team. The Australians were great hosts; over 3,000
fans watched the Australian Deaf-North Korean deaf
soccer game. Australia Deaf won 4-1. Will this mean
North Korea will send their deaf athletes to various
deaf international events? We will wait and see.
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