DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, October 17, 2012
-- more on Netflix
Netflix has promised to caption all videos by 2014.
They said 80 percent of their videos have been captioned.
Why 2014 if they only have 20 percent remaining? They
could complete the task in 2013. A new book, Netflixed,
said that the Netflix CEO Reed Hastings makes many
bad business decisions because he does not understand
the video market. This also means he does not understand
the importance of captions with us.
-- a "country club" prison for a new deaf inmate
A deaf man, sentenced to a prison term because of involvement
in video relay fraud, may have "easy life." The judge agreed
to allow him to pick his own cell room, to have captions
turned on all the time, easy access to TTY phone, easy access
to interpreters for anything; visual alarms in his cell room;
easy access to email; board and markers in his cell room.
We have many deaf prisoners and they do not have these easy
privileges! Unfair? Yes!
-- a fake hard of hearing attorney
This is a sad story. A hard of hearing man, faking as an attorney,
cheated a deaf woman of her money. He told her she was in trouble
with the government and needed his "legal" assistance. Scared,
she gave him a lot of money, which was her life savings. She
never questioned him on his attorney credentials nor proof of
being in trouble with the government. The cops have arrested him,
and he is awaiting trial. That woman was never in trouble with
the government.
-- these surprise deafness announcements
From time to time we read of athletes - Tamika Catchings, pro
women's basketball, Paul Rabil, one of the world's best lacrosse
players, and top marathon runner Patrick Rizzo. For many years
we thought they were hearing. Later as they get older, they
reveal their deafness. Are there other more famous athletes
that won't reveal their deafness until they get older?
-- a danger for deaf people looking for jobs
Many deaf people have a hard time finding jobs. Discrimination?
Yes. And more employers use a a 50-question "personality test"! A
deaf woman, applying for a job at a Kroger supermarket, failed
the personality test and was not hired. What was this test?
Questions about personality, friendly or not friendly, communicate
well or not communicate at all, etc. Many hearing people score
high and get hired. Deaf people score low and don't get hired.
This is why this deaf woman is filing a lawsuit, saying the
exam discriminates against the deaf.
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