DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, April 23, 2014
-- a judge insults a deaf psychologist in email
Minnesota judge Terrence Walters is in big trouble
with the state Board on Judicial Standards for many
reasons. One big reason was that he sent an email,
which insulted a deaf psychologist that was appointed
to evaluate a deaf client. He accused the deaf
psychologist of not honestly evaluating the deaf client.
This psychologist was so angry about that accusation
that she withdrew from the case and told the state
about the judge's misconduct. As a result, the judge
could be fired.
-- a deaf actor in a popular TV drama thriller
Russell Harvard is a promising young deaf actor
with a growing list of acting credits (TV, movie,
stage) to his portfolio. He appeared on a TV drama
- the Rooster Prince, as the Mr. Wrench character
working with Mr. Numbers on a TV plot. This segment
is "The Rooster Prince" which in the Fargo program
that is shown Tuesday nights on the FX cable TV
network. Because of Mr. Wrench's deafness,
Mr. Numbers had to be an interpreter throughout the
TV plot. People said this program was weird.
-- April 30th is most important day for our captions
April 30th is the day when the TV industry must follow
new and strict FCC rules on captions. The captions
must be accurate, arrive at the same time with each
new voice dialogue, must be complete (no censorship)
and shall not block the graphics. The TV industry
will not like it but they have no choice because
of possible big fines for violations.
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