DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, November 24, 2015
-- an instrument that made a deaf woman famous
Evelyn Glennie, a deaf British woman, is the world's
best percussionist, very popular and always in demand
at musical halls. Exactly what is percussion?
It is a very different kind of musical instrument.
Hard to explain but a picture would give an idea:
http://deafdigest.com/an-unusual-musical-instrument/
-- a Coda that is comfortable with the deaf
There was a big story of Kaleb Pedersen, a Coda and
the only hearing member of an all-deaf family.
All of his cousins, aunts, uncles, etc are deaf.
What is interesting is that Kaleb feels at home
with them, even to the point of saying that he
would rather be deaf. Most Codas do not feel
that way - while they are proud to have deaf
parents and many do sign very well, they mingle
with the hearing during their free time. Not
Kaleb, that makes him a rarity.
-- Microsoft and the deaf
Microsoft manufactures Xbox, which is a popular
video game set. For years game manufacturers have
bypassed the needs of the deaf that like to play
video games. This time the Microsoft people is
asking for input from deaf people that use
Xbox, especially those not being able to hear
these beeps and sounds.
Latest deaf jobs:
http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ or click on "jobs"
past Mid-Week & morning editions:
http://deafdigest.com/category/mid-week-news/
11/22/15 Blue and Gold editions at:
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