DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - May 24, 2017
-- new law: Deaf or deaf or d/Deaf
Louisiana legislator Rep. Pat Smith, D-Baton Rouge,
has introduced a House Resolution urging that
deaf people be identified by either deaf or
Deaf or d/Deaf. Right now it has been forwarded
to state Senate for their consideration. Good
idea? Don't know - it may lead to confusion,
and confusion is not what deaf people want!
A picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/rep-pat-smith/
-- possible no more SSDI
The new federal budget has less money for
social services and social programs. What
this means - SSDI may be at risk.
Mick Mulvaney, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget said:
if you're on SSDI and you're not truly disabled,
we need you to go back to work
DeafDigest is awaiting full details on Mulvaney's
plans.
-- a deaf chef's big comment
Omar Zamir is a deaf chef with the The Courthouse
Restaurant in Blackburn (United Kingdom). In a
newspaper interview with an interpreter he said
he loves working in restaurants for one reason -
no one shouts at the deaf chef! Yes, they may
gesture over menu orders, and yes, they may
shout at hearing chefs, but never at him.
Latest deaf jobs
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- family feud over ordinary deaf woman
http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/
5/28/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/
