DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, September 19, 2014
-- a Regal meeting in Rochester
Since Regal is worried about the deaf rally in
Rochester for captions-on-demand, Randy Smith,
the vice president flew down to Rochester to
meet with the deaf community. Is Randy insensitive
to the needs of the deaf, inasmuch as his son
is deaf? Well, he explained that the deaf
patrons have three choices - caption glass, neck
loops and seat-based devices. They just cannot
have captions upon request. DeafDigest wonders
why cannot Smith offer a win-win compromise?
-- a company says Australian Sign Language is not English
Miranda Reardon, a young deaf woman, with qualifications
in food preparation, wanted a job as a caterer in Darwin,
in Australia. She was not allowed to apply because she
"does not know English." The caterer said Australian
Sign Language is not English! The Anti-Discrimination
Commission is now handling this case. Two interesting
things about it was that the caterer had a deaf employee
that worked in isolation without communications. And
a hearing French man, who didn't know too much
English, worked at that company for a while!
-- a deaf woman in the world of the Flamenco
If one eats at a certain Spanish restaurant he would see
Flamenco dancing. This type of dancing is popular in south
Spain, and is becoming more popular worldwide. Ángeles Narváez,
who is deaf, is a Flamenco dancer but with a twist - she
mixes sign language with her dances. She owns her own
flamenco company and has danced at big Spanish festivals
as well as in events in France. Right now there is a movie
being made of her dances and performances.
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