DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, July 21, 2015 morning
-- a deaf woman taught how to scream
Deaf people tend to speak loud because they
can't hear their own voices and have problems
controlling the tones. Well, Emma Meesseman,
who is deaf (but functions as a hearing person)
is a member of the Washington Mystics professional
women's team. As the tallest player on the team,
she is responsible for shouting out defensive
signals. Her teammates were complaining that
she didn't shout loud enough. One of her
teammates had to teach her in private how
to scream so that everyone on the
floor could hear her!
-- a crisis among captioners
There is a crisis in the captioning field that
many of us do not know about. The National Court
Reporters Association (which involves captioners)
is saying that many captioners are retiring
from the field and that there are not enough
new captioners to replace them! This association
also says it is a perfect field for high school
graduates that can type very fast.
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7/19/15 Blue and Gold editions at:
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