DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, March 20, 2015
-- while waiting for interpreter to show up
In Cheshire, a county in Great Britain, when the police arrest
the deaf and request and interpreter, what do they do while
waiting? They show the deaf a video that has been produced
by the Cheshire Deafness Support Network. It explains in
British Sign Language what their rights are during arrests.
When the interpreter arrives, the police will then
proceed with the arrest procedures.
-- know nothing about the noise
The New York Times ran an article about a company hiring
the deaf for the first time. These hearing employees
realize one thing - that the deaf know nothing about
the noise they make! Examples are burping, sneezing,
coughing, yawning, moaning, sighing, keyboard tapping,
screeching office chair, pencil tapping, paper
shuffling, etc. If such noises bother the hearing
in a quiet office, what are they going to do about it?
The suggestion is to be tactful in explaining to the deaf!
-- secrets of a professional deaf dancer
Harriet Gould, who is deaf, is a professional dancer,
performing at nightclubs across Europe. How is she able
to dance so well? She said she wears stage costumes to
attract attention and to establish own beats, forcing the
musicians to adapt to her, instead of her adapting to them!
Her bag of tricks is the reason for her success on stage.
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