DeafDigest - 25 February 2021

DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - February 25, 2021 -- Gallaudet becomes a leader in local Covid-19 testing Gallaudet is establishing a new lab site on campus to test Covid-19 samples, not just from people at Gallaudet but also of Marymount University, American University and Catholic University PLUS public schools in Baltimore! Quite a huge honor for Gallaudet to serve as a leader in the fight against Covid-19.   -- an apology and rematch requested Yesterday's DeafDigest ran a story of a deaf wrestler in Nebraska high school state championship finals - who lost because the referee would not clearly communicate with him, which cost him an all-important point. The family has demanded an apology from Nebraska State High School Athletic Association plus a championship rematch with the hearing winner. DeafDigest hates to say it but a rematch more likely is not going to happen. Referees decisions are always final in all sports even when they have made apologies for their own wrong decisions!   -- a fake-blind actor There was a TV re-run on "In the Heat of the Night" in which a fully-sighted actor became blind because of violence. For the remainder of the program, his eyes were blindfolded, and he struggled while moving around. Should we call it a "fake-blind" actor even when he previously was a sighted person per the script? Always such issues with fake-deaf actors playing deaf roles.   Deaf jobs - latest update http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ 02/21/21 Blue and Gold editions & sub options at: http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/

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