DeafDigest Blue - January 22, 2017 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; subscription at no cost to you Serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 21st year -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- subscription changes, go to deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow the screen weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com/ (updated every Monday) Employment ads web site is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Last week's ASL Videos in youtube http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-ada-lawsuits-california/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-strangers-with-other-deaf-strangers/ This week's ASL videos in youtube http://deafdigest.com/videos/new-teller-not-know-deaf/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-hearing-talk-confusion/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update) -- discrimination against deaf diplomat http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Try products from Harris Communications risk free for 30 days! 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Shop now: http://bit.ly/HarrisCommDDB16 Contact us at: mailto:info@harriscomm.com if you have questions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Deaflympics media opportunities Deaflympics Summer Games Samsun, Turkey July 18-30, 2017 Seeking TV media/production crew members for upcoming daily SportsDeaf TV news coverage of Deaflympics Summer Games. We are seeking writers, signers and video team members with passion and experience in media, writing, and preferably knowledgeable in deaf sports for pre/during/post production: Producer - Coordinate crew and all SportsDeaf coverage during Deaflympics. Field Producer - Assistant to producer, coordinates crews at venues. interviewing people, and responsible for social media. Sports Writer(s) - Research, compile, write stories, attend events, conduct interviews, write caption transcripts and social media photography. Videographer/Editor(s) - Videography, edit all video contents, video permissions, captioning, social media photography and social media contents. Video Technician/Production Support - Technical troubleshooting, merge transcripts in final caption formats, provide technical support, works both in studio and remote locations and social media photography. Art Director - Create show look - logo, animation, presentation, promotional videos. Signer/Field Reporter(s) - Interviews and presents news stories in International Sign. Stipends or Internship Starting dates varies by position, producer and writer(s) start advance planning and research work. Costs of travel to Turkey, shared accommodations and per diems will be arranged. We are open to paid stipends or academic/community service arrangements. Positions on the team will be filled on ongoing basis. For more information, send cover letter, resume and sample of works to: Deaflympics@h3world.tv -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest welcomes unique deafnews tips; mailto:barry@deafdigest.com sources of unique deafnews are never revealed; always confidential -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Saturday's Deaf Picture for your surprise http://deafdigest.com/deaf-clerk-with-hearing-customer/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Top stories about the deaf: 911 text access in Canada has improved - except for those living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Advocates are already pushing for that service in that province. Could the cost of training dogs to become hearing ear dogs be tax deductible? Yes, according to a tax advisor. A new technological breakthrough or just another nw mousetrap? Financing has been secured in Italy to develop speech recognition on telephones to help the deaf use the phone. Jollibee Dagupan, a fast food chain in the Philippines, has committed to set aside a percentage of deaf people as new employees. The Mississippi Department of Education is working on increasing a weighted percentage of funds to help education of the deaf and of the deaf-blind. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS A COUNSELOR WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CLIENTS? Are you a bright and motivated student who wants a M.S. degree? Would a scholarship help make this dream come true?* Western Oregon University’s Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (RMHC) program prepares Master’s level counselors to work with Deaf and hard of hearing clients.  The need for qualified rehabilitation counselors is at an all time high.  Graduates from this program find employment in such professional areas as state vocational rehabilitation, community mental health, and other partnering agencies.  The nationwide employment rate for recent graduates is 96 – 100% within six months of graduation. A Bachelor’s (B.S. or B.A.) degree is required to apply, as well as proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL). Individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind, or members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are being accepted now for the Fall 2017 school year. Deadline is Feb 15, 2017 or until the slots are filled.  Face-to-Face interview on March 3rd, 2017 or during March on Videophone if unable to attend the March 3rd face to face interview due to geography distance. *Substantial scholarship support is available to qualified students contingent upon continued federal funding.* Note: Applicants who are residents of WICHE states will be charged tuition at Oregon resident student rates.  Those states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For more information and application materials visit http://www.wou.edu/graduate/ms-rehabilitation-mental-health-counseling/ You may contact me to request for informal informational meeting on Videophone/Skype/FaceTime to learn more about our Deaf track and the RMHC program, and the application process. Denise Thew Hackett, PhD, MSCI (Deaf and ASL fluent) Deaf Track Advisor Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR 97361 thewd@wou.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates Deaf Dentist; College Park. MD & Gaithersburg, MD (near Washington, DC & Frederick, MD & also Metro Washington) Complete Dental Services; assistants either know ASL or are deaf more information: http://www.drrattner.com/our-team/meet-our-team/ to contact Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates: http://www.drrattner.com/contact/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- READ WHAT THEY SAY Unlock the phone with CapTel® Captioned Telephone! CapTel shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says over the phone, letting you read everything that they say. Like captions on TV – for the phone! Captions are provided by a free service, no monthly fees or contracts required. For more information or to order call 1-800-233-9130 V/TTY or visit http://www.weitbrecht.com/captel.html For more info about CapTel or any of the many assistive listening devices we offer, email: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! CapTel® Captioned Telephone – See What Everyone is Talking About! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This week's ASL video in youtube BANK TELLER WHISPERING TO ANOTHER TELLER You go to the same bank every week to deposit your money. You go to the same teller that knows you are deaf. But this week, the same teller is busy with another customer so you go to a different teller window. The new teller does not know you, and says something. Suddenly the old teller sees you and runs to the new teller, whispering in his ear "he is deaf." Is this polite or is this rude? - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/new-teller-not-know-deaf/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Lip reading tale A deaf person was talking with a hearing person who was somewhat biased. The deaf person thought the hearing person said: I don't like the new employee because he's intelligent The biased hearing person actually said: I don't like the new employee because he's an intellectual -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This week's ASL video in youtube TALKING TO THE DEAF PERSON OR PERSON BEHIND DEAF PERSON? We always hate it when you think a hearing person is talking to you. He really wasn't talking to you but talking to a hearing person behind you. You respond to the hearing person, and it can get all very confusing at the same time! This week's ASL video in youtube http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-hearing-talk-confusion/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series What many people may not realize is that realtime captioners must continually stay abreast of stories in the news and update their computer dictionaries with names and terminology. As a new administration takes the helm in Washington, many changes will take place. Approximately 4,000 politically appointed positions will be filled, including more than 1,000 jobs that require Senate confirmation. New names and faces will be in the news every day, and captioners must be diligent to add the proper spellings of these names to their dictionaries. Preparation is the key to good captioning. Captioners can begin by visiting websites with information about the new Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees. Captioners must decide how they will write names and terminology on their steno machine and then enter the steno and matching English. Over the next few months, the leadership of our country will be changing, and realtime captioners will be preparing to provide access to the important information that will be conveyed to the people who rely on their captioning services. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, go to the bottom of the Gold section -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Settlement has been reached in that Starbucks Canada will: - design a "request interpreter" forms - provide ASL interpreters upon need by deaf employees - furnish a TTY machine for each deaf employee - provide ASL interpreters at Starbucks job fairs - compensate Barbara Burdick, who filed the lawsuit - accommodate deaf employees that need shift replacements -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: Canada, for some reason, is getting more and more strict with their immigration guidelines as far as deaf immigrants are concerned. It is so bad that the Federal Court of Canada is looking into this issue. A hearing engineer from Philippines originally given a temporary worker visa, wanted to bring his wife and family along. One of the children is deaf and this was the reason for Canada saying no. He filed a lawsuit. Canada was afraid that disabled immigrants would impose a burden on the national welfare system! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- subscription changes, go to deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow the screen weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com/ (updated every Monday) Employment ads web site is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest Copyright 2017 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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