DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, August 23, 2016
-- a deaf first in Japan
Kawakami Kei, a deaf Japanese woman, has
achieved a first in Japan. She has become
the first Deaf Certified Interpreter (CDI)
in her nation! Coming from a deaf family
Japanese Sign Language is her primary
language. She went to Gallaudet and
earned a degree in Deaf Studies and
Interpreting. She then obtained her
CDI certificate from RID. A picture of
her is at:
http://deafdigest.com/first-cdi-in-japan/
-- deaf-hate crime in California
Doug Vigil, who is deaf, is one of the candidates for
the seat on Stockton Unified Board of Education.
Apparently there are people in Stockton that hate
the deaf because they sprayed anti-deaf comments
on the sidewalk in front of his house. The police
is investigating.
-- perfect deaf speech not worth it
A deaf man has speech that is so perfect
that all hearing people understand him.
Is it worth it to have perfet speech?
A deaf man in Great Britain was not able
to get disability income. The social
service agency felt this man was faking
his deafness because of his perfect
speech!
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- wrong name on fund-raising letter
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
08/21/16 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
