DeafDigest - 17 June 2021

DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - June 17, 2021 -- a state rated #1 in nation in interpreter access New Mexico's courts was rated #1 in the nation by the National Center for Access to Justice for language access services, that included access to interpreters. In second place is Connecticut.   -- a deaf candidate and her residency issues Vivian Song Maritz who is deaf, is running for the Seattle School Board. It is a controversial matter due to her residency issues. She has been accused of living in a different district than the district she is campaigning as a School Board candidate. She functions as a hearing person.   -- medical fellow said CI has inaccurate performance rates Matthew Shew, not deaf, has been awarded a Dean's Scholar at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This honor will allow him to do research on why there is no accurate way of figuring out cochlear implant success/failure rates. Yes, there are CI success stories, and also CI failure stories - but why? This is what Shew is working on.   Deaf jobs - latest update http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ 06/13/21 Blue and Gold editions & sub options at: http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/

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