DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, September 19, 2013
-- deaf person angry at FCC
The FCC allows public comments to be posted on its web site.
An angry deaf person made a comment that he wished FCC
to stop picking on VRS providers. He used the VRS to
ask for medical assistance for a family member that needed
attention. He was afraid that if more VRS providers shut
down then it makes harder for the deaf to get emergency
assistance (police, fire, medical).
-- the cops that laugh at a deaf man
A deaf man was arrested for something he didn't
know why. He asked for an interpreter and wanted
to know the reason for the arrest. The cops refused
to provide him with an interpreter and in fact,
laughed at him! The cops roughed him up when he
repeatedly asked for the interpreter. Even the
judge was puzzled why there was no interpreter
for him. For that reason, he has filed a lawsuit.
-- a magazine says deafness is a problem in sports
The Biology of Sport magazine said that deafness may
prevent athletes from developing their skills to become
elite performers. True? No. Curtis Pride played
major league baseball. Jim Kyte played major league
hockey. Lance Allred played major league basketball
and right now, we have a new major league football
player in Derrick Coleman. We've had past Olympic
champions that were deaf.
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