DeafDigest Blue - January 16, 2011
Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor
http://www.deafdigest.com - updated every Monday
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Last week's ASL Videos:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/notsilent/
http://deafdigest.com/videos/futureconvention/
This week's ASL Videos: http://deafdigest.com/videos/hearingchat/
http://deafdigest.com/videos/badpsychology/
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"Express yourself" as part of Sorenson Communications second annual "Express Yourself" Video Contest! Sorenson is encouraging the creation of videos that contain sign language, are deaf-related or contain representations of deaf culture.
There are three categories for entrants:
* Youth (under 18 years of age)
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* Employees of Sorenson Communications
The winner of the Youth category will receive $1,000. Winners of the other
two categories will receive $1,500 each. Deadline for submissions is April
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Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is one of the leading plaintiffs' litigation
law firms in America. The firm has played leading roles in national
and local litigations involving defective medicines and medical
devices. Our law firm is expanding its litigation against Advanced
Bionics related to defective cochlear implants implanted in young
children and adults.
Some of the firm's clients have suffered multiple implant surgeries
due to a defective implant being surgically removed and replaced with a second defective implant that later failed.
If you or your child has been implanted with a defective cochlear
implant, we encourage you to contact Weitz & Luxenberg - we have a Deaf attorney and VP available. To find out more, please click on:
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The DeafDigest is divided into Blue and Gold sections, both
ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the
Blue section.
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- Dedication
DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Gabe Zimmerman,
who was killed in a tragic shootout in Tucson last
week. While she was not deaf, she was aide to
Rep Giffords and she attended a panel discussion
hosted by the Community Outreach Program for the Deaf
in the past.
- What the best stories are saying about the deaf?
Ed Ziegler, who was deaf but functioned as a hearing person,
is a resident of North Baltimore, Ohio, a town of 3,400 people.
He served on the town council and with the North Baltimore Fire Department for over 45 years. He was inducted into the
athletic hall of fame at North Baltimore HS, honoring him for
his exploits in track and field during the early sixties.
He does not know ASL.
FCC deaf attorney Greg Hlibok was written up in The
National Law Journal. As a 9-year old kid he told
people he wanted to be an attorney only to be told
to look elsewhere for a different career. Had he
listened, the FCC would have had a different attorney!
- Very Hot News
Deaf pilots cannot work on a commercial airplane because
of tower radio communications. Josh Mech, a Wisconsin deaf man outfitted with a double CI, was given OK by the Federal Aviation Administration on his career plan to become a
commercial pilot.
While he is deaf without his double CI, he functions as a hearing person with his CIs.
- Sunday January 9th
A survey in Scotland of shops that claim to have induction loops revealed that 25 percent of these shop owners are not telling the truth!
- Monday January 10th
Becky Clark, a former Deaflympics participant,
with her own practice in Sports Psychology,
has collaborated with other authors on a book
titled "Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport
Psychology." Her piece focused on deaf athletes
as well as with blind athletes.
- Tuesday January 11th
Schools for the deaf, faced with dwindling enrollment
numbers, need to be creative to stay in business.
St Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati, Ohio, is
one of these schools. This school has started a new program for apraxic children. The children are hearing but are not able to use speech because of a speech disorder.
- Wednesday January 12th
In Warrington, a borough in United Kingdom, the
council is taking over the operations of services
for the deaf. What this may mean is that there is
no service agency in the area that serves the deaf?
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(Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition)
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Deaf Miscellaneous stuff:
We have read all about the terrible flood in Australia.
And it just surfaced this week that this wicked flood has
knocked out the Australian Deaf Relay Service!
The relay staff is working hard to restore these services.
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ACC and Gallaudet University Open Center to Serve Deaf Community
press release is at:
http://deafdigest.com/gallaudetaustin/
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National Writing Contest for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing High School Students
Deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students in 10th and 11th grade can enter the fifth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes, including a summer camp scholarship.
Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize. EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample different careers as well as college life.
Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContest
The deadline to enter is March 15, 2011, and an awards program will be held at RIT in the summer.
For more information, contact mailto:WritingContest@ntid.rit.edu or call 585-475-7695 (voice/TTY.)
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WATCHING A HEARING CONVERSATION
You watch a hearing conversation for a minute
or two and you are amazed.
They do not move their lips and they have a
long conversation, back and forth with each other.
Do they speak through their teeth or through
their closed mouths or through their tongues?
No matter - it is always amazing - but impossible
for a deaf person to lipread!
- for ASL News version, please click on the arrow at:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/hearingchat/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
BAD PSYCHOLOGY AT AGE OF 60
Many hearing people read newspapers and magazines
that tell them they will become deaf at the age of 60.
This is bad psychology. Many of these hearing people
have perfect hearing at age of 59. And when they become
60 years old they think they are already deaf - because
they believe they would be deaf at that age.
This is not a joke.
- for ASL News version, please click on the arrow at:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/badpsychology/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
DOCTORS NEVER SEEING A DEAF PERSON
Many doctors have never seen or met a deaf person
in all of their years of medical practice.
This is unfortunate because they may give wrong
advice to the parents of the first deaf patient
(more likely a deaf child) that came to them.
One doctor gave this advice:
in a hospital where I work, when a patient comes in
with a rare disease (like one in a million), all
the doctors are called in to observe in the watching
room so they can get an idea of what this is all about
This being said, do doctors call other doctors
when they see a deaf patient for the first time in
their lives?
Probably not.
COMMENTS ABOUT THE NAD'S BOY SCOUT LAWSUIT
Last week, DeafDigest announced that the NAD filed
a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts over their refusal to
provide interpreters for a deaf boy scout in a hearing
troop.
A father of Coda sons that are boy scouts said that
in his small town the scouting leaders (Boy Scouts and
the Cub Scouts) would email him on updates and vital
information.
Another comment said that the Scout troops do not make
money and cannot afford interpreters because all leaders
are volunteers.
Another comment was that the deaf boy scout only spent
15 minutes in meetings but that the minimum number of hours
interpreters must be paid is two hours - a losing proposition
for the Boy Scouts.
All of these comments are from deaf individuals that do not
agree with the NAD lawsuit!
And as a matter of speaking, Charlie McQuitty, who is deaf,
has just become an Eagle Scout in a troop in California. It is
not known, however, if he had an interpreter with him.
GOVERNMENT RECALL AND THE CI INDUSTRY
Regulations are a way of life in the federal government.
There are regulations on top of regulations. And attorneys
are hired in the private industry, whose sole job is to look
for loopholes in the regulations.
A Food and Drug Administration recall on Advanced Bionics
HiRes 90K has resulted in one thing - 150 Advanced Bionics
employees being laid off.
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DIGITAL TV PANIC PAST AND NOW
In the past there was "panic" in the Deaf Community regarding
the anxiously anticipated conversion to digital TV. The panic,
however, proved needless, as the conversion went smoothly in
most places.
Right now there is panic - in the United Kingdom. They are
asking questions, exactly the same we were asking:
- What does the digital TV switchover mean to you?
- Do you need a new aerial?
- How much does a set-top box cost?
- Is there any financial help available to buy the necessary equipment?
American panic. British panic. Same thing!
WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?
being asked:
do you read Braille?
if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series
I have sometimes been asked the question:
When did captioning start on TV?
The captioning that we are now accustomed to on television is what is
called closed captioning. Closed captioning is not visible unless it
is turned on and a decoder is used.
There is also what is known as open captioning. This is captioning
that anyone viewing a broadcast will be able to see, and it cannot be
turned off or hidden from view.
Open captioning is rarely used on television anymore, but the first
program to be captioned was open captioned. On August 5, 1972,
Julia Child, "The French Chef," made history when she taught
viewers how to make a chicken recipe. This was the first time
Americans could view captions on a television show, and it was a very
significant breakthrough for deaf and hard-of-hearing television
viewers.
NO ONE WANTING DEAF FIRE ALARMS IN INDIANA?
After three months of persuasion, there is still 500 deaf fire
alarms available, according to Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office.
These Deaf Fire Alarms are free, just for the asking. Yet,
low income deaf households are not taking these up.
Why?
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DEAF POLITICAL AWARENESS
Q. Some sheriffs are elected public officials. Have we
ever had an elected deaf sheriff?
A. Yes. Glenn Shelton, who was hard of hearing but went to
Tennessee School for the Deaf, was elected as Constable
in Unicol & Erwin counties in the state during the early
eighties. He won several terms.
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introducing a new book
My Yesterdays
In A Changing World of the Deaf
by Mervin D. Garretson
A lifestory of a totally deaf educator and advocate about growing up
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For more details, go to http://www.DeafCruise.com/alaska and see our pre-land
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(updated posting)
Deaf Remodeling Company serves only in Northern Virginia, DC, and
Maryland.
The choice of your home remodeling contractor is one of the most
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Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., a leading plaintiffs' litigation law firm, is expanding litigation against Advanced Bionics related to defective
cochlear implants. If you believe that you may have received an
"Important Notification" letter from Advanced Bionics about your
HiRes90k or Clarion II cochlear implant in either 2004 or 2006, we urge
you to contact us to receive important legal information - even if you
CI is working. Many of our clients' cochlear implants stopped working
prematurely as described in the letter. We have a Deaf attorney and VP
available.
To find out more, please click here and follow instructions
on the screen or go to:
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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
The Federal Signal Corporation reached a settlement with over a thousand
fire fighters in a class action suit. These firefighters claimed
hearing loss due to deafening siren blasts.
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The Deaf and the Law:
- location
California
- case
state government would not provide interpreters for its
deaf and hard of hearing state employees during staff
meetings
- result
still pending; court system is always slow
- comment
California tends to plead poverty, always blaming
"Arnie" for their woes
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News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:
Could we use the word "Deaflympics" to describe our Deaf
World Games? This is what the CISS is asking the IOC. In the
past the IOC has said no since Olympics is a trademarked name.
Yet IOC has permitted the use of the word "Paralympics" but
saying no to "Deaflympics."
(editor's note: since then we've been given permission to
use the name "Deaflympics")
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News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:
Lloyd Robie, who was hard of hearing and was never
part of the Deaf Community, passed away at the age
of 87 in Hooksett, N.H.
Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, And Robie's
fame was the phrase "Jimmy who?", a direct reference
to our one-term president Jimmy Carter.
He uttered the phrase when someone told him about
Jimmy Carter. Because Robie could not catch what was
being said, he replied ""Jimmy who?". This phrase
spread like wildfire.
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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:
Last week's DeafDigest mentioned a deaf person with a blind
person during an interview, making communications impossible.
Here is another one, from a subscriber:
I experienced something similar at the IRS customer service office.
I wanted to get the tax forms. The sole IRS person on duty
was blind. He was able to get forms for customers via voice
and Braille. But when it was my turn, I had no choice to try
to talk to him; he tried talking to me, obviously unintelligibly.
It was an awkward situation until people in the line behind
me informed him that I was deaf. He then picked up the phone
and asked for a co-worker to come and help me.
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A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say?
You are discussing a work matter with your boss
The boss said "class"
You thought the boss said "ask"
if you have lipreading tales, please share these with
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
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DeafBook of the Week
Changing the Rules
by Frank Bowe
1986
TJ Publishers
struggle by one man against the challenges of profound deafness
DeafDigest editor has many deaf-related book in his
private home library. Some books are still in print;
some books are out of print. Some books are old;
some books are recent.
Happy reading !
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY POSITIONS
Washington, DC
Positions contingent on funding
Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions.
TENURE-TRACK OR PRE-TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS
To be considered for tenure at Gallaudet University, a candidate must possess a Ph.D./terminal degree in their field. Applicants without a terminal degree may be granted up to three years in a pre-tenure track position to work toward such terminal degree prior to being awarded a tenure-track position.
The following departments are accepting applications for one or more faculty positions:
- Department of ASL and Deaf Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences
- Department of Psychology
For detailed job descriptions, specifications and information on application procedures, go to: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml
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position opening
Job Title/Rank: Instructional/Support Faculty
Rochester Institute of Technology,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY
PC#: 0211 IRC42856
and
position opening
Job Title/Rank: Instructional/Support Faculty
Rochester Institute of Technology,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY
PC#: 0375 IRC42875
for job descriptions and application procedures, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/ntidaslfacultyjobs/
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Open positions
The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA
Residential Counselor (Female Dorm)
Classroom Teacher, Walden School
Classroom Teacher
Child Care Worker - Day and Residential Wraparound Family Partner (Part-Time)
Overnight Residential Counselor (Female Dorm)
Educational Audiologist
For all of above positions, for descriptions & application procedures, go to:
http://deafdigest.com/tlcjobs/
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- EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! -
* Community Interpreter - Los Angeles
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Crenshaw
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Santa Ana
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim
* Outreach Coordinator - Bakersfield
* EDD Program Manager - Location to be determined
To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go
to our website:
http://www.gladinc.org
If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume
and application to:
Jeff Fetterman
Human Resources Manager
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
V/TDD: (323) 550-4207
Fax #: (323) 550-4204
E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org
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position opening
Director, Public Safety
Gallaudet University
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http://deafdigest.com/videos/badpsychology/
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"Express yourself" as part of Sorenson Communications second annual "Express Yourself" Video Contest! Sorenson is encouraging the creation of videos that contain sign language, are deaf-related or contain representations of deaf culture.
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The winner of the Youth category will receive $1,000. Winners of the other
two categories will receive $1,500 each. Deadline for submissions is April
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Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is one of the leading plaintiffs' litigation
law firms in America. The firm has played leading roles in national
and local litigations involving defective medicines and medical
devices. Our law firm is expanding its litigation against Advanced
Bionics related to defective cochlear implants implanted in young
children and adults.
Some of the firm's clients have suffered multiple implant surgeries
due to a defective implant being surgically removed and replaced with a second defective implant that later failed.
If you or your child has been implanted with a defective cochlear
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Blue section.
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- Dedication
DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Gabe Zimmerman,
who was killed in a tragic shootout in Tucson last
week. While she was not deaf, she was aide to
Rep Giffords and she attended a panel discussion
hosted by the Community Outreach Program for the Deaf
in the past.
- What the best stories are saying about the deaf?
Ed Ziegler, who was deaf but functioned as a hearing person,
is a resident of North Baltimore, Ohio, a town of 3,400 people.
He served on the town council and with the North Baltimore Fire Department for over 45 years. He was inducted into the
athletic hall of fame at North Baltimore HS, honoring him for
his exploits in track and field during the early sixties.
He does not know ASL.
FCC deaf attorney Greg Hlibok was written up in The
National Law Journal. As a 9-year old kid he told
people he wanted to be an attorney only to be told
to look elsewhere for a different career. Had he
listened, the FCC would have had a different attorney!
- Very Hot News
Deaf pilots cannot work on a commercial airplane because
of tower radio communications. Josh Mech, a Wisconsin deaf man outfitted with a double CI, was given OK by the Federal Aviation Administration on his career plan to become a
commercial pilot.
While he is deaf without his double CI, he functions as a hearing person with his CIs.
- Sunday January 9th
A survey in Scotland of shops that claim to have induction loops revealed that 25 percent of these shop owners are not telling the truth!
- Monday January 10th
Becky Clark, a former Deaflympics participant,
with her own practice in Sports Psychology,
has collaborated with other authors on a book
titled "Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport
Psychology." Her piece focused on deaf athletes
as well as with blind athletes.
- Tuesday January 11th
Schools for the deaf, faced with dwindling enrollment
numbers, need to be creative to stay in business.
St Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati, Ohio, is
one of these schools. This school has started a new program for apraxic children. The children are hearing but are not able to use speech because of a speech disorder.
- Wednesday January 12th
In Warrington, a borough in United Kingdom, the
council is taking over the operations of services
for the deaf. What this may mean is that there is
no service agency in the area that serves the deaf?
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(Thursday-Saturday Hot Deaf News will be in the Gold edition)
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Deaf Miscellaneous stuff:
We have read all about the terrible flood in Australia.
And it just surfaced this week that this wicked flood has
knocked out the Australian Deaf Relay Service!
The relay staff is working hard to restore these services.
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ACC and Gallaudet University Open Center to Serve Deaf Community
press release is at:
http://deafdigest.com/gallaudetaustin/
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National Writing Contest for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing High School Students
Deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students in 10th and 11th grade can enter the fifth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes, including a summer camp scholarship.
Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize. EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample different careers as well as college life.
Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContest
The deadline to enter is March 15, 2011, and an awards program will be held at RIT in the summer.
For more information, contact mailto:WritingContest@ntid.rit.edu or call 585-475-7695 (voice/TTY.)
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WATCHING A HEARING CONVERSATION
You watch a hearing conversation for a minute
or two and you are amazed.
They do not move their lips and they have a
long conversation, back and forth with each other.
Do they speak through their teeth or through
their closed mouths or through their tongues?
No matter - it is always amazing - but impossible
for a deaf person to lipread!
- for ASL News version, please click on the arrow at:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/hearingchat/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
BAD PSYCHOLOGY AT AGE OF 60
Many hearing people read newspapers and magazines
that tell them they will become deaf at the age of 60.
This is bad psychology. Many of these hearing people
have perfect hearing at age of 59. And when they become
60 years old they think they are already deaf - because
they believe they would be deaf at that age.
This is not a joke.
- for ASL News version, please click on the arrow at:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/badpsychology/
(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)
DOCTORS NEVER SEEING A DEAF PERSON
Many doctors have never seen or met a deaf person
in all of their years of medical practice.
This is unfortunate because they may give wrong
advice to the parents of the first deaf patient
(more likely a deaf child) that came to them.
One doctor gave this advice:
in a hospital where I work, when a patient comes in
with a rare disease (like one in a million), all
the doctors are called in to observe in the watching
room so they can get an idea of what this is all about
This being said, do doctors call other doctors
when they see a deaf patient for the first time in
their lives?
Probably not.
COMMENTS ABOUT THE NAD'S BOY SCOUT LAWSUIT
Last week, DeafDigest announced that the NAD filed
a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts over their refusal to
provide interpreters for a deaf boy scout in a hearing
troop.
A father of Coda sons that are boy scouts said that
in his small town the scouting leaders (Boy Scouts and
the Cub Scouts) would email him on updates and vital
information.
Another comment said that the Scout troops do not make
money and cannot afford interpreters because all leaders
are volunteers.
Another comment was that the deaf boy scout only spent
15 minutes in meetings but that the minimum number of hours
interpreters must be paid is two hours - a losing proposition
for the Boy Scouts.
All of these comments are from deaf individuals that do not
agree with the NAD lawsuit!
And as a matter of speaking, Charlie McQuitty, who is deaf,
has just become an Eagle Scout in a troop in California. It is
not known, however, if he had an interpreter with him.
GOVERNMENT RECALL AND THE CI INDUSTRY
Regulations are a way of life in the federal government.
There are regulations on top of regulations. And attorneys
are hired in the private industry, whose sole job is to look
for loopholes in the regulations.
A Food and Drug Administration recall on Advanced Bionics
HiRes 90K has resulted in one thing - 150 Advanced Bionics
employees being laid off.
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DIGITAL TV PANIC PAST AND NOW
In the past there was "panic" in the Deaf Community regarding
the anxiously anticipated conversion to digital TV. The panic,
however, proved needless, as the conversion went smoothly in
most places.
Right now there is panic - in the United Kingdom. They are
asking questions, exactly the same we were asking:
- What does the digital TV switchover mean to you?
- Do you need a new aerial?
- How much does a set-top box cost?
- Is there any financial help available to buy the necessary equipment?
American panic. British panic. Same thing!
WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE?
being asked:
do you read Braille?
if you have these "hate" or "horror" stories, please
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series
I have sometimes been asked the question:
When did captioning start on TV?
The captioning that we are now accustomed to on television is what is
called closed captioning. Closed captioning is not visible unless it
is turned on and a decoder is used.
There is also what is known as open captioning. This is captioning
that anyone viewing a broadcast will be able to see, and it cannot be
turned off or hidden from view.
Open captioning is rarely used on television anymore, but the first
program to be captioned was open captioned. On August 5, 1972,
Julia Child, "The French Chef," made history when she taught
viewers how to make a chicken recipe. This was the first time
Americans could view captions on a television show, and it was a very
significant breakthrough for deaf and hard-of-hearing television
viewers.
NO ONE WANTING DEAF FIRE ALARMS IN INDIANA?
After three months of persuasion, there is still 500 deaf fire
alarms available, according to Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office.
These Deaf Fire Alarms are free, just for the asking. Yet,
low income deaf households are not taking these up.
Why?
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DEAF POLITICAL AWARENESS
Q. Some sheriffs are elected public officials. Have we
ever had an elected deaf sheriff?
A. Yes. Glenn Shelton, who was hard of hearing but went to
Tennessee School for the Deaf, was elected as Constable
in Unicol & Erwin counties in the state during the early
eighties. He won several terms.
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Tour Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia & Hungary
September 24 - October 12, 2011
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introducing a new book
My Yesterdays
In A Changing World of the Deaf
by Mervin D. Garretson
A lifestory of a totally deaf educator and advocate about growing up
in an anti-sign world dominated by oralists and professional
audists. Includes bits of deaf history, commentaries on ASL, deaf
culture, presidents of Gallaudet University, and other notable people
in the field. Available from Xlibris Marketing Service, 1663
Liberty Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403, Toll-free phone 888-795-4274
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- flash - latest announcement on Alaska Wilderness Vacation cruise
"Alaska Wilderness Vacation" Cruise-tour May 27 - June 11, 2011 Great
8 days of land tour (May 27-June 4) plus 7 additional cruising days
(June 4-11) for a full 15 days of explorations is already SOLD OUT
except only for one more left for a non-smoking male to room with another
male. After the land tour, we offer a separate 7 days cruise from
near Anchorage, AK to Vancouver, BC which still has plentiful rooms
left.
For more details, go to http://www.DeafCruise.com/alaska and see our pre-land
tour and post cruise tour for you to experience your extra pioneering
spirit! Why go there with only a short plan? Go for as many days as
you can until few years later which we will offer it again. It will
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year, and for Alaska, it may be next 3 years or so, meaning take
advantage now and give yourself a full shot with as many days as you
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(updated posting)
Deaf Remodeling Company serves only in Northern Virginia, DC, and
Maryland.
The choice of your home remodeling contractor is one of the most
crucial choices you will ever make. If you choose the right
contractor, your chances of being satisfied are 100%. All of our work
carries one year warranty. We will be happy to explain the details in
our conversation with you. We believe in making life more comfortable
through quality remodels.
Our remodeling service includes Kitchen, Attic, Basement, Bathroom,
New Addition, Deck, Siding and many more.
Do you need a home improvement loan? We have a network of lenders
that will provide unsecured home improvement loans. Month to month
payment loans, installation loans, and same as cash loans are
available. Home Improvement Loan amounts can be as high as $75,000
and the applicant FICO can have a credit score as low as 580. Contact
us for more information.
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Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., a leading plaintiffs' litigation law firm, is expanding litigation against Advanced Bionics related to defective
cochlear implants. If you believe that you may have received an
"Important Notification" letter from Advanced Bionics about your
HiRes90k or Clarion II cochlear implant in either 2004 or 2006, we urge
you to contact us to receive important legal information - even if you
CI is working. Many of our clients' cochlear implants stopped working
prematurely as described in the letter. We have a Deaf attorney and VP
available.
To find out more, please click here and follow instructions
on the screen or go to:
http://www.weitzlux.com/failed-cochlear-implants_1937570.html
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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
The Federal Signal Corporation reached a settlement with over a thousand
fire fighters in a class action suit. These firefighters claimed
hearing loss due to deafening siren blasts.
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The Deaf and the Law:
- location
California
- case
state government would not provide interpreters for its
deaf and hard of hearing state employees during staff
meetings
- result
still pending; court system is always slow
- comment
California tends to plead poverty, always blaming
"Arnie" for their woes
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News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago:
Could we use the word "Deaflympics" to describe our Deaf
World Games? This is what the CISS is asking the IOC. In the
past the IOC has said no since Olympics is a trademarked name.
Yet IOC has permitted the use of the word "Paralympics" but
saying no to "Deaflympics."
(editor's note: since then we've been given permission to
use the name "Deaflympics")
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News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago:
Lloyd Robie, who was hard of hearing and was never
part of the Deaf Community, passed away at the age
of 87 in Hooksett, N.H.
Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, And Robie's
fame was the phrase "Jimmy who?", a direct reference
to our one-term president Jimmy Carter.
He uttered the phrase when someone told him about
Jimmy Carter. Because Robie could not catch what was
being said, he replied ""Jimmy who?". This phrase
spread like wildfire.
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Deaf Apocalypse of the Week:
Last week's DeafDigest mentioned a deaf person with a blind
person during an interview, making communications impossible.
Here is another one, from a subscriber:
I experienced something similar at the IRS customer service office.
I wanted to get the tax forms. The sole IRS person on duty
was blind. He was able to get forms for customers via voice
and Braille. But when it was my turn, I had no choice to try
to talk to him; he tried talking to me, obviously unintelligibly.
It was an awkward situation until people in the line behind
me informed him that I was deaf. He then picked up the phone
and asked for a co-worker to come and help me.
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A Lipreading Problem: What did that person say?
You are discussing a work matter with your boss
The boss said "class"
You thought the boss said "ask"
if you have lipreading tales, please share these with
mailto:barry@deafdigest.com
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DeafBook of the Week
Changing the Rules
by Frank Bowe
1986
TJ Publishers
struggle by one man against the challenges of profound deafness
DeafDigest editor has many deaf-related book in his
private home library. Some books are still in print;
some books are out of print. Some books are old;
some books are recent.
Happy reading !
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY POSITIONS
Washington, DC
Positions contingent on funding
Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions.
TENURE-TRACK OR PRE-TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS
To be considered for tenure at Gallaudet University, a candidate must possess a Ph.D./terminal degree in their field. Applicants without a terminal degree may be granted up to three years in a pre-tenure track position to work toward such terminal degree prior to being awarded a tenure-track position.
The following departments are accepting applications for one or more faculty positions:
- Department of ASL and Deaf Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences
- Department of Psychology
For detailed job descriptions, specifications and information on application procedures, go to: http://gallaudet.edu/af/hrs_employment.xml
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position opening
Job Title/Rank: Instructional/Support Faculty
Rochester Institute of Technology,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY
PC#: 0211 IRC42856
and
position opening
Job Title/Rank: Instructional/Support Faculty
Rochester Institute of Technology,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, NY
PC#: 0375 IRC42875
for job descriptions and application procedures, click on:
http://deafdigest.com/ntidaslfacultyjobs/
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Open positions
The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA
Residential Counselor (Female Dorm)
Classroom Teacher, Walden School
Classroom Teacher
Child Care Worker - Day and Residential Wraparound Family Partner (Part-Time)
Overnight Residential Counselor (Female Dorm)
Educational Audiologist
For all of above positions, for descriptions & application procedures, go to:
http://deafdigest.com/tlcjobs/
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- EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! -
* Community Interpreter - Los Angeles
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Pacoima
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Crenshaw
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Santa Ana
* Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim
* Outreach Coordinator - Bakersfield
* EDD Program Manager - Location to be determined
To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go
to our website:
http://www.gladinc.org
If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume
and application to:
Jeff Fetterman
Human Resources Manager
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
V/TDD: (323) 550-4207
Fax #: (323) 550-4204
E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org
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position opening
Director, Public Safety
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
for descriptions & application
procedures, go to:
http://deafdigest.com/publicsafety/
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