DeafDigest Blue - March 27, 2016 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; subscription at no cost to you Serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 20th year -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- subscription changes, go to deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow the screen weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com/ (updated every Monday) Employment ads web site is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Last week's ASL Videos: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-hate-bumper-to-bumper-traffic/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-hearing-tax/ This week's ASL Videos: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-oral-hand-gestures/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-diet-bet/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update) http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- "The Deaf Heart" on Sale at Harris Communications The year in the life of Dempsey "Max" McCall, a Deaf biomedical photography resident, is chronicled in the new book, "The Deaf Heart", now available at Harris Communications. Told through a series of quirky, irreverent short stories and letters home during the early 1980s, the book tells how Max strives to become certified as a Registered Biological Photographer. The stories, some humorous, some  poignant, reveal Max's struggles and triumphs as he attempts to succeed in the hearing world while at the same time navigating the multicultural and linguistic diversity within the Deaf world. For a limited time only, save 10% on "The Deaf Heart". Normally $19.95, now only $17.95 with free ground shipping for orders within the contiguous US. Sale ends April 1, 2016. For more information, go to: http://bit.ly/HarrisComm_DDB032716 Contact us at: mailto:info@harriscomm.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest welcomes unique deafnews tips; mailto:barry@deafdigest.com sources of unique deafnews are never revealed; always confidential -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Saturday's Deaf Picture for your surprise http://deafdigest.com/deaf-entertainer/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dedication DeafDigeest dedicates this edition to Andrew S. Grove, a deaf man, who always kept his deafness a secret in the cut-throat corporate world. He was the CEP of the Intel Corp, a huge player in the computer world. Why did he keep his deafness a secret? We may never know! Top stories about the deaf: Barbara Kelley has been Named Executive Director of The Hearing Loss Association of America. NTID researchers Matthew Dye and Peter Hauser both won a $450K grant to analyze vision in deaf children. Deaf runners at the upcoming Boston Marathon will have medical interpreters, upon need of medical emergencies. Australia's Deaf Services Queensland have merged with Hearing Impaired Children's Therapy Inc. to provide early intervention services. While Switched at Birth is being cancelled after Season 5, the starting date for that final season is 2017, so there is a little breathing room. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates Deaf Dentist; College Park. MD & Gaithersburg, MD (near Washington, DC & Frederick, MD & also Metro Washington) Complete Dental Services; assistants either know ASL or are deaf more information: http://www.drrattner.com/our-team/meet-our-team/ to contact Dr. Steven L. Rattner, P.A. & Associates: http://www.drrattner.com/contact/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- READ WHAT THEY SAY Unlock the phone with CapTel® Captioned Telephone! CapTel shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says over the phone, letting you read everything that they say - Like captions on TV - for the phone! Captions are provided by a free service, no monthly fees or contracts required. For more information or to order call 1-800-233-9130 V/TTY or visit http://www.weitbrecht.com/captel.html For more info about CapTel or any of the many assistive listening devices we offer, email: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! CapTel® Captioned Telephone See What Everyone is Talking About! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- HAND GESTURES VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL DEAF There are some oral deaf that do not understand simple gestures. There was a report from University of Chicago that said hand gestures help oral children learn better English. Is Hand Gestures same as Sign Language? - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-oral-hand-gestures/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Providing cyber security training and job opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students http://deafdigest.com/class-for-deaf-anti-hackers/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- A BAD DIET BET MISUNDERSTANDING At a hearing college many years ago a deaf student was very fat. His hearing friends begged him to go on diet and to watch what he eats. He refused. They made a bet with him, a lot of money, that he has to lose weight to win the bet. The hearing students told him he must lose 50 pounds. The deaf student, lipread the words and thought it was 15 pounds. There was almost a big fight because the deaf student refused to pay off the bet over a misunderstood word! - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-diet-bet/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- WHAT DO INTERPRETERS HATE? a question like this - can your client read lips? COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR - continuing series When the captioning is placed over important information on the television screen, it may be tempting to just turn off the captioning and view the broadcast without the aid of the captioning, or you may simply turn off the television. However, many people do not realize that there are rules and regulations that broadcasters are supposed to follow with regard to captions being properly placed. As the Federal Communications Commission states on its website, the FCC has "adopted captioning quality standards and technical compliance rules to ensure that video programming is fully accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing through the provision of closed captioning." The rules state that "captions should not block other important visual content on the screen including, but not limited to, character faces, featured text (e.g., weather or other news updates, graphics and credits), and other information that is essential to understanding a program's content when the closed captioning feature is activated." If you find that broadcasts you are watching are not in compliance with these guidelines with regard to caption placement, you may contact the broadcasters who are responsible for providing the captioning. If you do not receive an adequate response from them, you may want to consider filing a complaint with the FCC. A PET PEEVE OF BEING DEAF hearing people laugh at something that we don't know what it is all about (are they laughing at us?) (Every deaf person, no matter if it is ASL, oral, Cued Speech, late-deafened, hearing aid user, CI user, etc, share these pet peeves. You may laugh or cry) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, go to the bottom of the Gold section -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafLaw There is no federal law that prohibits landlords from banning renters, based on political affiliation. This being said, anti-ASL renters can be banned from renting an apartment from pro-ASL landlords, or the other way around! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 10 Years Ago: Do social clubs of the deaf generate more noise than hearing social clubs? A deaf social club in the Sims Close, Romford in United Kingdom is facing fierce opposition in application for drink and music license. Opponents are saying it would lead to excessive noise and drunkenness among its members. Question is - would a hearing club in this same location face same opposition? Or are deaf club goers being discriminated on the grounds that they cannot hear (and curb) noise because they are deaf? -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- News of the Week - Looking Back 5 Years Ago: How effective is newborn hearing screenings? Not 100 percent effective if the research by the Children's Memorial Hospital is valid. They are saying there have been babies that fell through the cracks and that their deafness would have gone undetected until they got a bit older! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Deaf Apocalypse of the Week: Not always a guarantee that a police officer would realize that the driver is deaf, especially when he carefully indicates his deafness. DeafDigest editor has known of several cases of deaf drivers being beat up even when they told the officers of deafness. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- DeafDigest Copyright 2016 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. DeafDigest conditions and terms http://deafdigest.com/deaf-digest-conditions-and-terms/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Attention: the employment ads section is at: http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ All new jobs will be immediately posted in that section