DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, November 20, 2014
-- a deaf club broke because of a sad reason
A burglar broke into a deaf club, stole everything
from the safe. As a result, the deaf club is now
broke, and is in danger of closing up for good.
It took place at the Clapham Deaf Club, located
in South London (Great Britain). This club,
90 years old, is the social center of the local
deaf community. Police is still looking for the
burglar.
-- most unusual supermarket employee in USA
A deaf man works as a checkout bagger at a
Wisconsin supermarket. In the past, he worked
for the federal government on bankruptcy
paperwork, taught ASL to a chimp, advised
dormitory students on life skills, served as
dean of students, taught ASL at a big
university, school athletic department fund
raiser, etc, etc. That person is Vaughn
Hallada, of Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Why is he a bagger? He is retired, and
working in a supermarket is the best way
to stay in touch with the public, with his
easy-to-understand gestures. A story was run
on him in today's Wisconsin newspapers.
-- a feud among interpreting students
Gallaudet University offers a major for hearing
students that want to become interpreters. A feud
broke out among some interpreting students. It
had something to do with one group speaking to
each other in public without using signs, whereas
the other group insisted on using signs if they
are speaking. Several Gallaudet students, seeing
the whole thing, asked that these speaking
students use signs. They refused!
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