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Louisville, KY
GIRLFRIEND: ARMY VET HAD NO CHANCE TO DROP KNIFE BEFORE SHOOTING
The girlfriend of an Army veteran fatally shot by white police officers responding to a domestic dispute in Kentucky said Tuesday that the officers gave the man no time to respond to their commands to drop his knife before opening fire. Darnell T. Wicker, 57, was killed at a suburban Louisville apartment complex early Monday. Wicker's longtime girlfriend, Anita Louise Jones, 53, said Wicker, deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, had never been violent, just "hard-headed," and didn't think he meant her any harm. / Stars and Stripes
Birmingham, AL
WOMAN FIRED FROM PRETZEL SHOP BECAUSE SHE IS DEAF
The new owner of a pretzel store is accused of discriminating against an employee who is deaf. Keri Watkins can’t hear, but her co-workers said she can do her job at Auntie Anne’s just fine. “She feels discriminated against,” said Kami Tucker, Watkins’ interpreter and the former store manager. Watkins has worked at the pretzel shop inside the Dickson Walmart for nearly two years. Employees said that job ended when a new owner bought the franchise and said Watkins couldn’t work there anymore because she is deaf. / WBRC FOX 6 News
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Salt Lake City, UT
UTAH DEAF AND BLIND SCHOOLS BOSS HOPES TO RECOUP STOLEN FUNDS
Representatives of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind assured lawmakers on Thursday that a recently discovered theft of at least $67,000 would not be repeated. "We are taking measures so that this will not happen again," said Letty Debenham, USDB finance director. "We have tightened our controls and there is going to be regular training for those staff who handle cash." / The Salt Lake Tribune
Downey, ID
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FIND STRANDED DEAF MAN CRAWLING ALONG ROAD FOLLOWING WRECK
Sheriff's deputies have located a badly injured deaf man who became stranded after crashing his car near this southern Bannock County town. Around 12:20 a.m. Thursday the Bannock County Sheriff's Office confirmed that deputies had found the 50-year-old Downey man on Highway 91 near Red Rock Rock. The man had reportedly crawled over a mile from the scene of the crash to Highway 91 in an attempt to find help. / Idaho State Journal
Indian Falls, NY
POSSIBLY DEAF WOMAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASHING TRUCK
A woman was hospitalized after driving her pick up truck into a ditch on Route 77 in Genesee County. Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies say the woman fell in and out of consciousness when they arrived and found her. She may have been deaf, as she attempted communication through sign language, according to sources. It is not clear how badly the woman was injured, but she was taken to ECMC by Mercy Flight for treatment. / WIVB
Winnemucca, NV
ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICE LOOKING FOR DEAF DOG LOST AFTER CRASH
A dog on his way to his new forever home in Oregon is on the loose after a crash Sunday. One-year-old Winston was traveling from his foster home in Denver to his new adoptive home in Medford, Ore, on Sunday when the driver taking him crashed northwest of Winnemucca. The car flipped three times and when the driver came to, she crawled out of the car. She is in intensive care. Winston, despite having been in a dog seat belt, was nowhere to be found. / KOLO
Madison, MS
DEAF MISSISSIPPI COUPLE ATTACKED; SELF-DEFENSE CLASS SET
A deaf couple recently was attacked in their North Mississippi home. As a result, a nationally known self-defense expert is coming to Mississippi to offer a class to members of the hearing-impaired community. Angela Maria Nardolillo, a California-based jiu-jitsu instructor who signs in ASL, will be teaching a series of self-defense classes in Madison. . / The Clarion-Ledger
Gadsden, AL
AIDB RECEIVES ANONYMOUS $1 MILLION GIFT
The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Foundation on Monday received a $1 million gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, according to a news release from the school. The gift will be used to develop a new agricultural center at the school. The center will benefit all of AIDB’s schools and programs, providing work experience and a curriculum focused on hands-on skills that get back to the basics of agricultural reality in today’s world. It will be located on 20-plus acres behind the Helen Keller School. / The Gadsden Times
Swarthmore, PA
AGENCY MAKES SURE THE DEAF CAN 'HEAR'
Recently, a Delaware County-based organization, the Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre, staffed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. That required a slew of screenings and background checks to clear each sign-language interpreter whose task was to translate the words of party leaders and presidential ilk to people around the world. For years, the DHCC has provided the much-needed service of finding the right interpreter for the right situation. / The Delaware County Daily Times
Northampton, MA
FIRE DAMAGES BUILDING THAT HOUSED FORMER CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Thomas R. Benoit stood outside his old dormitory Saturday morning with his arms outstretched. “It’s all gone,” he said, shaking his head. Benoit, 69, lived in Rogers Hall for four years when he was a student at the former Clarke School for the Deaf. Fifty years later, the 1966 graduate drove from his home in Chicopee on Saturday to confirm what he saw on television that morning: The picture-perfect building had been consumed by flames the night before. / The Recorder
Topeka, KS
SHAWNEE COUNTY REBUFFS ALLEGATIONS IN DEAF WOMAN'S LAWSUIT
Shawnee County and the sheriff’s office deny they violated the rights of a deaf woman who has alleged the county didn’t offer her services required under federal law during encounters with law enforcement. In a federal lawsuit filed earlier this summer, Carolyn Hans accuses the sheriff’s office of refusing to allow her to file a police report using an accessibility service, instead telling her she needed to hire an interpreter, the suit contends. The jail also didn’t provide an accessible phone she could use to contact an attorney or family, the suit alleges. / The Topeka Capital-Journal
New York, NY
HOW NEW YORK CITY HELPS PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS
New York City is the most accessible city in the country for people with hearing loss. Hearing access is available at many of the city’s Broadway theaters, museums, and stadiums. Even the subway information booths/call boxes as well as the new Taxis of Tomorrow have hearing access. The degree of access available varies by site, so check the individual websites for specific details. / Forbes
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GUAM OLYMPIAN RUNS FOR DEAF PARENTS
Josh Ilustre’s earliest memories of talking without words come from when he was about age 4. He’d walk into the kitchen, and sign to his mom, Normie, “I’m hungry.” When he started school, he remembers being placed in the Language Other Than English class, or LOTE — although that didn’t last long. He remembers the first time he realized he felt different from others — when his mom came to his parent-teacher conference, his classmates said, "Cool, your mom knows sign language!" / KHOU
Toronto, ON, Canada
ONTARIO WON'T CLOSE SCHOOLS FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN
Ontario will keep open four schools for 160 children who are deaf, blind or have severe learning disabilities while it develops pilot projects to help kids with similar challenges in traditional schools. The move follows protests by worried parents last winter and spring — and an outcry from opposition parties at Queen’s Park — after the government stopped admissions at the schools in Milton, London, Belleville and Ottawa for the fall. / Toronto Star
Vancouver, BC, Canada
QUEER COMMUNITY'S KILLJOY FEST 2016 TO INCLUDE DISCUSSION ABOUT DEAF PEOPLE OF COLOR
Killjoy Fest 2016 will focus on the experiences of queer, trans, indigenous, black, and people of color. Most of the events are designated as only for black, indigenous, and people of color or only for queer, trans, intersex people who are black, indigenous, or people of color. / Georgia Straight
UK
WHEN DEALING WITH THE POLICE, DEAF PEOPLE ARE AT A MAJOR DISADVANTAGE
Interacting with the police can be stressful, regardless of whether you are a witness, a victim or a culprit. Most of us have one very useful advantage, however: we can hear. Anyone who is deaf and has dealt with the police may have found communication a major problem. Too often, the forces in the UK and elsewhere in Europe struggle to provide sign language interpreters at short notice or even to understand the needs of deaf people. It hampers their access to justice and needs to be addressed urgently. / The Conversation UK
North Wales, UK
MUSICIAN WHO WAS DEAF AS A CHILD TO CONDUCT FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
A talented young musician who overcame childhood deafness has achieved his dream of being the conductor of the resident orchestra at a top music festival. Robert Guy, 28, has spoken of his pride that NEW Sinfonia, which he established with his brother, Jonathan, 26, will have a central role at the North Wales International Music Festival. Remarkably, Robert was not able to hear a note when his grandmother started teaching him to play the piano at the age of three. Now fully able to hear, he is making his name as the conductor and co-founder of NEW Sinfonia. / Daily Post
Ukraine
DEAF PEOPLE SAY UKRAINE STILL NOT LISTENING TO THEM
Maryana Lyukhanova, 25, leads an active life. She is an actress in Rayduha (Rainbow), a Kyiv theater for the deaf. She also works as a sign language teacher and translator. In her leisure time, Lyukhanova snowboards and sings. However, because of her hearing impairment, Lyukhanova has to put in more effort into everyday activities. “Family support helps me to achieve my goals. And of course, good luck also matters,” she says. But Lyukhanova is the exception rather than the rule, as problems of the deaf still go largely ignored in Ukraine. / Kyiv Post
Japan
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BRINGING DEAF, HEARING CLOSER
Municipalities across Japan are working to spur greater use of sign language by passing ordinances to make it an official language, a boon for the hearing-impaired. One such place is Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, which passed a local government regulation over a year ago. I walked along the streets with a hearing-impaired person, wondering if perceptions had changed since then. / The Japan News
China
HEARING-IMPAIRED TRAINEES DRINK TO GRADUATING FROM BARTENDING COURSE
A group of hearing-impaired people have undergone a special training program to qualify as bartenders. The program, launched by the Junior Chamber International Peninsula in April, offered six-week courses to 20 people with hearing problems. The first five of the trainees have now graduated from the program, and have also got internships at local restaurants to gain work experience. / South China Morning Post
Krishnagar, India
DEAF AND MUTE RAPE VICTIM DIES IN ACID ATTACK IN WEST BENGAL
A 28-year-old deaf and mute woman of a village in Nadia district died of severe burns after an unidentified man threw acid on her while she was sleeping, police said Monday. The woman, who was allegedly raped last month by an unidentified man of her village, was sleeping in her house late last night when acid was thrown at her through an open window. / The New Indian Express
Jerusalem, Israel
LIRON GINO DESIGNS VIBEAT LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design graduate Liron Gino has designed a set of jewellery-like devices that allow deaf and hearing-impaired people to experience music through vibration (+ movie). The Vibeat collection is an alternative to headphones that features a necklace, bracelet and pin with circular modules attached to them. / Dezeen
India
PROBE KIDNAP OF DEAF-MUTE MAN: HC
Appalled at the twists and turns in the abduction case of a deaf-mute man, to swindle vast properties left behind by his father, the Madras High Court, after assuming the role of loco parentis of the person whose mental growth was also retarded, has directed the CB-CID of the Tamil Nadu police to probe the case. / The Hindu
Pakistan
DEAF CHRISTIAN ESCAPES CAPTOR WHO FORCED HER TO CONVERT TO ISLAM
A severely disabled Pakistani Christian girl faces death threats if she does not return to her Muslim abductor who forcibly converted her to Islam. Asma, the girl's Christian name which became Aysha under her Muslim captors, has been told by Islamic clerics that she cannot live with her Christian parents because she has converted to Islam and married a Muslim, according to CLAAS-UK, a legal persecution charity. / Christian Today
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Internet
THE HEARING AID'S PURSUIT OF INVISIBILITY
I was 6 years old when I received my first pair of hearing aids. For many years, I felt self-conscious about the standard, behind-the-ear pair I wore. I was sure they made my ears stick out. My hair, tied in a long braid as per Sikh tradition, did little to hide them—or to limit snickers, glances, and finger-pointing from other children. “They help me hear,” I would reply to their never-ending questions. “So I can hear like you do.” The second answer was a lie. I knew no matter how hard I tried, I could never hear the way they did. My hearing was broken. / The Atlantic
Internet
10 MISCONCEPTIONS TEACHERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHILDREN WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING
1-A child who responds to sound does not have a hearing loss. Hearing loss is a spectrum. The child may hear some but not all sounds. A child should have their hearing tested who has delayed speech, responds to sounds inconsistently, is inattentive, displays behavioral changes or responds incorrectly to simple basic questions. / The Huffington Post
Knoxville, TN
ESCAPE GAME CUSTOMIZES PUZZLES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
It's a game of problem solving, each group that enters an Escape Game Knoxville room has exactly one hour to work together to get out. But one group is overcoming an another obstacle, they're deaf and the game masters made a game specifically for them. "We tried to figure out the answers. We think, but we don't think the same at the same time," said Kibbie Parsons. "They communicated really well," said Owner Dustin Wyrick, "It was unique for us because we've never had a group like that before." / WVLT
Washington, DC
FCC PROGRAM THAT GIVES TECH TO DEAF, BLIND AMERICANS IS PERMANENT
The FCC's iCanConnect program, which provides communication equipment to low-income deaf and blind Americans, is now permanent after four years in pilot form. Known formally as the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, it offers $10 million a year to local providers of communication technology aimed at helping deaf and blind folks connect with family and friends, and live more independently. / Engadget.com
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
HAPPY ENDING IN DEAF COUPLE'S QUEST TO ADOPT
Ramona’s enthusiasm is contagious. The five-year-old’s eyes sparkle with curiosity as she inspects a visitor’s video camera. “She steals everyone’s attention when she walks into a room,” says her mom, Catrina Ballou-Nowrey. Catrina and Billy Nowrey are typical proud parents. Their journey to parenthood, however, was anything but ordinary. Both of them are deaf. After they struggled to have children on their own, they set about adopting a deaf child from China -- Ramona. / Asbury Park Press
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West Lafayette, IN
ENTREPRENEUR FOLLOWS HEART WITH SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION BUSINESS
Armed with an ASL/English interpreting degree and a passion for sign language that goes back to her youth, a former Purdue student is creating a business to interpret pre-recorded content into sign language for deaf and hard of hearing students. Jessica Robinson is the founder and CEO of TERP2GO LLC, an Indianapolis-based company that takes customer-provided pre-recorded classroom-based audiovisual content, interprets the material to sign language, then returns the content complete with translation to the customer. / The Purdue Exponent
Amarillo, TX
DEAF STUDENT GRADUATES AMARILLO COLLEGE TRUCK DRIVING ACADEMY
Amarillo College graduates it's fourth completely deaf student from their truck driving academy. James Hanson received his certificate today. He and his case worker searched through several states for a program that helps deaf students. Disability services at AC has a graduate who's completed a two year course in sign language and comes from a truck driving family. AC officials say their interpreter plays a key role in helping their students succeed. / MyHighPlains
Los Angeles, CA
NEWPORT DOCTOR WHO HAS OVERCOME HEARING LOSS IS A FINALIST FOR NATIONAL AWARD
William Shankle's work and perseverance inspired an audiologist in Corona del Mar to nominate him for an Oticon Focus on People Award, a national competition that recognizes those who help disprove negative stereotypes associated with hearing loss. Shankle, 61, is one of three finalists in the awards' adult category. / LA Times
Monmouth, OR
WOU RECEIVES GRANT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON OREGON'S 'DEAF COMMUNITY'
Western Oregon University (WOU) assistant professor Dr. Denise Thew Hacket, in collaboration with WOU’s Regional Resource Center on Deafness, received a $200,000 grant from the State of Oregon’s Department of Human Services. The funding allows for research targeting Oregon’s Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing loss communities. It will provide information regarding how well the State is meeting the distinct needs of these communities to the Oregon Legislature during the 2017 session. / WOU
Rochester, NY
ZVRS HEAD NAMED TO RIT/NTID FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sherri Turpin of Tampa, Fla., has been named to Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Foundation Board of Directors. Turpin is CEO of ZVRS, a video relay service providing communication access to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. / RIT/NTID News
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San Jose, CA
DEAF DANCE FESTIVAL FOUNDER: PERFORMING CHANGED MY LIFE
Rejected by his peers and feeling isolated and bereft, Antoine Hunter changed the course of his life with one audacious, desperate, emotionally naked dance. Born completely deaf in one ear and with little hearing in the other, he grew up in West Oakland without connections to other kids, either deaf or hearing, and feeling like an outcast. But as a student at Oakland's Skyline High School in the late 1990s, he experienced an epiphany that launched him on an innovative path as a choreographer. / Mercury News
Washington, DC
MEET THE DEAF POETS SOCIETY, A DIGITAL JOURNAL FOR WRITERS WITH DISABILITIES
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space. Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said. / PBS NewsHour
Sacramento, CA
MUSIC CIRCUS TO PRESENT 'HUNCHBACK,' FEATURING BROADWAY'S FIRST DEAF ACTOR TO PLAY QUASIMODO, JOHN MCGINTY
The 2016 Music Circus season concludes with the Northern California premiere of a new musical from the mind of Victor Hugo, inspired by one of the most epic stories ever told: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This daring production sets the classic tale of love, vengeance, and compassion to one of the most sweeping scores ever written for the stage. / Broadway World
Internet
RASCAL FLATTS' GARY LEVOX DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM DEAF NIECE
Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox, couldn’t imagine a world without music, but for his 8-year-old niece, Lexi Vernon, that was a sad reality. The daughter of Gary’s brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Jamie Vernon, Lexi was growing up in a world where she was unable to hear. At 18 months old Lexi received bilateral cochlear implants which allowed her to go from silence to hearing music. That experience inspired her mother and father to create Songs for Sound #HEARtheMUSIC Project. / WKKO-FM
Dallas, TX
THEATRE THREE SEASON ACCESSIBLE TO THE DEAF
This week, Dallas’ own Theatre Three kicked off The Novelist, a collaboration with Deaf Action Center. The ensemble “dramedy” about a cruelly destructive and fiercely protective family of artists centers on Paul, a seasoned novelist suffering from writer’s block. This partnership begins a series of performances for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. One performance in each production of Theatre Three and Theatre Too’s season will have certified interpreters in place to sign the performance. / Dallas Observer
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Northeast Arc has full and part-time positions, working with adult individuals who are deaf, available in Lynn, Salem, Swampscott and Beverly, MA. You'll be working with deaf individuals using various communication skills including gestural, written and Signed English. Do you know ASL? If so, I'd like to speak with you about our direct care positions. We offer an excellent benefits package, paid trainings and the support you will need to become a successful part of our experienced, long-term team of professionals. For additional information or to send your resume, please email Kathy Tracy Ktracy@ne-arc.org.
Compensation: $12 for per diem shifts and $14 for PT/FT shifts.
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Advocates in Framingham, MA is Hiring!
Advocates is seeking talented professionals to join our team, providing health services within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
Community Crisis Stabilization Clinician: Provide mental health and substance abuse services.
• Qualifications: MA and 2 years’ experience.
Direct Care Counselor: Supervise daily activities, provide support/guidance/role modeling. All shifts available!
• Qualifications: BA/BS; or HS diploma/GED and 1 year experience.
Mobile Clinician: Provide clinical supervision and rehabilitative direction to individuals who carry a diagnosis of mental illness, assist in the coordination of services, provide clinical leadership.
• Qualifications: MA and 1 year experience; or BA/BS and 3 years’ experience.
Outpatient Clinician: Provide comprehensive outpatient counseling/therapy to children, adults and families in need of services.
• Qualifications: MSW or MA in related field and 1 year experience in outpatient setting.
Minimum Qualifications Include:
• ASL fluency.
• Valid driver's license/reliable transportation.
• Related education (as applicable).
Visit www.advocates.org/careers to apply today!
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Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) in Colorado Springs, CO
Now Hiring, Teacher of the Deaf: Outreach Programs providing standards-based instruction students Pre-K through 12th grade who are Deaf/HH and who may have additional disabilities. Master's in Education with specialization in Deaf Education. Must hold (be eligible) for appropriate educator licensure in the State of Colorado, endorsed as a Special Education Specialist: Deaf/HH. Experience teaching / working with children (in an educational environment) who are Deaf / HH. Experience working in public school settings. Advanced Proficiency in ASL.
Contact Information: www.csdb.org/careers (719) 578-2115 HumanResources@csdb.org
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NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA, AND GLENSIDE
PAHrtners Deaf Services is a dynamic team of behavioral health professionals serving deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. Located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PAHrtners provides residential and outpatient services to deaf and hard of hearing children, adolescents, and adults. Over 85% of our staff members are deaf or hard of hearing!
PAHrtners is rapidly growing and expanding. Whether you are a high school graduate, recent college graduate, or a professional with many years of experience in the field of human services, we have a career-building position waiting for you! E.O.E.
PAHrtners is looking for dedicated, motivated, and energetic individuals who are fluent in American Sign Language and knowledgeable about Deaf culture to fill the following positions:
Residential Counselors for Deaf Adults with Intellectual Disabilities – Full time, part time, on call; Glenside and Pittsburgh locations. Minimum HS diploma required.
Case Managers for Residential or Community Program for Deaf Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioral Health needs - Full time; Glenside location. Minimum HS diploma with 12 credits in social sciences required.
Residential Program Director – Full time; Glenside location. Minimum AA degree OR 60 college credits with 4 years’ work experience with individuals with behavioral health needs and/or ID required.
Residential Counselors for Residential Treatment Facility for Adolescents - Full Time; Glenside location. Minimum of one years’ related experience required.
Therapist/Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor - Full Time; Glenside location. Minimum BA/BS in human services required.
experience in mental health.
Educational / Staff Interpreter - Full Time; Philadelphia location. Minimum AA with minimum 3 years’ experience required.
Staff Nurse – Full time; Glenside location. Minimum BSN/RN required.
Visit our Web page at http://www.pahrtners.com/careers/ to learn more about each position.
Send your letter of intent and resume to:
Joel Skelton, Assistant Office Manager
PAHrtners Deaf Services, 614 N. Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
Email: jskelton@pahrtners.com Fax: 215.392.6065
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