DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, August 21, 2014
-- group of cops mocking the deaf near Ferguson, MO
Some years back, a deaf woman was given summons for not
taking trash out of her backyard. She was fined $150.00
in the court. Watching the whole thing and then laughing
very hard behind her back was a group of police officers.
This took place in Bel-Ridge, Missouri, which happens to
be less than four miles from Ferguson! Cops showing
lack of respect for the deaf and for people of other
races?
-- A deaf-blind attorney filing a lawsuit
DeafDigest has mentioned Haben Girma, who is deaf-blind,
a Harvard graduate and also an attorney. She has filed
a lawsuit against Scribd, which is a digital library
service. She is saying this company discriminates against
the deaf-blind as well as with the blind because they
cannot access material on-line.
-- reasons for Rochester deaf's fight for captions
A group of deaf people from Rochester, NY have been fighting
for captions at the Regal Henrietta Stadium 18 theater. Why
did they fight for captions? Several reasons. Difficulty in
using the special captioning glasses. Much discomfort while
wearing these glasses. And the theater did not have enough
of these glasses if too many deaf people show up! Why
not just turn on the captions button? The theater refuses
to do so.
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