DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, June 24, 2016
-- a bear on deaf school campus
Bears are everywhere, and not just always in the
woods. One such bear strayed on the campus of
the Kentucky School for the Deaf. Danville people
were alarmed. Fortunately, the bear went back
to the woods. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife
said the bear was just looking for "free food" and
finding none, went back "home"! A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/bear-on-deaf-school-campus/
-- Deaf British Brexit Fear
The Brits voted for Brexit. What is the Deaf
British Brexit Fear? That the new European
Accessibility Act will not apply to them.
This act promises full sign language rights
for the European deaf. What will the
British government do with it? Will
the government ignore it or support it?
We will not know for the next 2-3 years
until the British government makes up its
mind!
-- Bad, bad Chicago law
Chicago had a law that banned disabled people
from walking on the city streets. This
law also included the deaf. A joke? No,
in 1881, alderman James Peevey proposed
this law and it passed. For 93 years this
law continued on the books - until it
was repealed in 1974! Did the cops
really enforce the law to block the
deaf from using the sidewalks? No.
At least one less law insulting the
deaf has been removed.
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- Bell vs Edison
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
06/19/16 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
