DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, April 21, 2016
-- orange poster at Safeway
Kirsten Ward, who is deaf, is a check-out cashier
at two Safeway supermarkets in Vernon, British
Columbia. When she applied for the job, the
Safeway people did not know what to do with her,
and asked her many questions. Eventually she was
hired. Her biggest problem is not dealing with
hearing shoppers; her problem is the same as
with other hearing cashiers - memorizing all these
cash register codes! Orange poster? It is mounted
next to her cash register, telling the shoppers
of her deafness. Do shoppers actually read the
poster? No, she says! A picture of her is at:
http://deafdigest.com/orange-safeway-poster/
-- a 4-word knowledge of sign language
Chief Justice Roberts was written up in the newspapers
saying he used sign language to greet the 12 deaf
attorneys as new members of the Supreme Court bar.
The extent of his sign language knowledge
was just four words -
Your motion is granted
It was not as if Roberts was fluent with sign
language. It is the same as a hearing person
learning to say in French - good morning, good
afternoon, hello, goodbye - and people say he
is "fluent" in French!
-- a famous woman did not make it
There was a drive to have deaf-blind Helen Keller's
face on a $20.00 bill. The Department of Treasury
did not select her - chose to select Harriet
Tubman's picture.
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- cowboy-type posse member
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
04/17/16 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
