DeafDigest - 30 August 2017

DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - August 30, 2017   -- these hated questions With good humor, a deaf woman posted a video saying she is used to questions hearing people ask of her - Can you marry and have children? Can you read and write? Can you date hearing men? Can you drive a car? Do you use wheelchair? Can I yell behind you to see if you can hear me? Can you read my lips? Do deaf people use same sign language everywhere?   A picture is at: http://deafdigest.com/an-annoyed-deaf-woman/     -- says a hearing boss of his several deaf employees A hearing boss said: I often miss details, or forget some things at work, but my deaf employees don't. They catch things that hearing employees miss!   -- a horrible thing in Russia In St. Petersburg, Russia, several government agents entered a local deaf club, arrested nearly 40 deaf people. Some of them were sentenced to death while others were sent to prison labor camps. It took place in August 1937 while dictator Josef Stalin controlled Russia. And during the court trials, interpreters were forced to lie. Some of the deaf were scientists, artists, athletes and teachers. It didn't matter to Stalin.     Latest deaf jobs http://deafdigest.com/category/jobs/ Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update) -- Japanese contradiction http://deafdigest.com/collections/barrys-collections/ 8/27/17 Blue and Gold editions at: http://deafdigest.com/newsletters/    

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