DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, February 16, 2011

- promises of healing of deafness

In East London (England) Pastor Christopher Daniel
Bridger, not deaf, promised that deaf people can be
healed of their deafness during a three-day healing
crusade that he hosted.

A deaf person came up, hoping to be healed. He was not
healed, and accused the pastor of faking everything.
The pastor said he was not faking! But he ran away
and shut down the event after the 2nd day.

- must be a hearing person to play golf?

Golf teachers say most golfers use vision, sound
and feel. Deaf golfers have vision and feel.
But deaf golfers cannot hear. Is sound important
for deaf golfers? Well, hearing golfers listen
to the sound of their clubs hitting the balls
to know if the club is good or bad. Deaf golfers
cannot hear, but can use the feel to know if the
club is good or bad.

We have two deaf golfers that play pro golf - Kevin
Hall and Sung Lee.

- a terrible suggestion by Australian business people
that could hurt the deaf

Australia had devastating floods in Brisbane some
time ago. The Australian business people want the
government to reduce the pensions of the deaf and
the disabled so that money could be used to fix
the flood damages. This was reported on ABC News in
Australia. Hope this never happens

- the truth behind the cancelled Winter Deaflympics

the truth behind the cancelled Winter Deaflympics may
be that Jaromir Ruda, the Slovakia organizing committee
chairperson, was accused of stealing 1.7 million Euros
that were earmarked for the event. This is what newspapers
in Europe and Asia are implying.

- a Frederick, MD newspaper runs a story on Johnston Grindstaff

Johnston Grindstaff is an associate professor of photography and
digital media at Gallaudet University. Deaf all his life, he
grew up falling in love with photography, graphic arts and printing.
He has been at Gallaudet for about 20 years, as student, as
graduate student and now as associate professor.  His works
have been shown in US and in some parts of the world, inlcuding
India. He was profiled today in a newspaper in Frederick, MD.