deafweekly
August 11, 2010
Vol. 6, No. 41
Editor: Tom Willard
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Concord, NH
INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF OUT OF JOBS
Thirty-five employees of a company providing video interpretation services for
deaf and partially deaf people placing telephone calls were laid off when Sorenson
Communications shut down its Concord office last week. The office was closed
Wednesday by the Salt Lake City-based corporation as part of nationwide layoffs
and cost-cutting prompted by a reduction in payments the firm receives from
the Federal Communications Commission, a senior company official said. / Concord
Monitor
See Also SORENSON COMMUNICATIONS LAYOFFS EMPLOYEES AFTER FCC CHANGE VRS TIERED RATE / MyVRS Relay Central Blog
Los Angeles, CA
GRIEF THREATENS TO TOPPLE A FAMILY'S SILENT WORLD
They stood on the South-Central pavement, filled with confusion and terror.
On the ground in front of them they saw their brother, Eddy Hernandez, killed
by a single gunshot. Eddy Hernandez, 30, and four of his five siblings were
born deaf or hard of hearing. His brothers and sisters who gathered on the 3700
block of Main Street could only gaze as his body was examined and carried into
the January night. / Los
Angeles Times
New York, NY
ELDERLY DEAF WOMAN, 92, DIES FROM INJURIES IN CHELSEA BLAZE
An elderly deaf woman critically injured in a two-alarm blaze Monday night in
Chelsea has died, police officials said. Neighbors identified the woman as Catherine
Voultepsis, 92, a Greek immigrant who baked cookies for fellow tenants. "She
was a really nice old lady," the building's super Namko Tahirovic, 40,
said of the woman who had lived there more than 40 years. "She was amazing."
/ NY
Daily News
Akron, OH
SUSPECT WHO CAN'T HEAR, SPEAK ON TRIAL FOR AKRON RAPES, MURDER
Defense attorneys continued to argue that their client who can not hear or speak
is not mentally fit to stand trial for rape and murder after more than six years
of sign-language training. Experts who have evaluated defendant Jerron Johnson,
however, say the Akron man appears to be feigning his communication problems
in order to avoid trial, Common Pleas Judge Thomas Teodosio said yesterday.
/ Akron Beacon
Journal
Syracuse, NY
CT STUDENT TEACHER ADMITS TO SEX WITH SYRACUSE TEEN
A 30-year-old student teacher from a Connecticut school for the deaf admits
traveling to central New York for sex with an underage girl he met in an online
chat room. Micah Brown pleaded guilty Monday in Onondaga County Court to a felony
count of third-degree criminal sexual act in exchange for a promised sentence
of one to three years in prison. Brown also agreed to plead guilty to a federal
charge carrying a sentence of at least 10 years. / WRGB
Boston, MA
MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING DEAF WOMAN ON TRAIN
A Worcester man accused of assaulting a deaf woman on an MBTA commuter train
in Natick last Wednesday pleaded not guilty at his Framingham District Court
arraignment Thursday. Ramzi Rezgui, 28, was arrested at 3:30 p.m. after the
disturbance on the train, police said. He was ordered held on $5,000 bail and
is due back in court on Aug. 30. Rezgui was charged with assault and battery
on a disabled person and disturbing the peace. The victim, a 24-year-old Natick
woman who is deaf, was not injured. / WCVB
Elyria, OH
DEAF WOMAN PUSHED BY MAN WHILE NAPPING NEAR CHESTNUT STREET
Paramedics were called to the Elyria police station when a 21-year-old deaf
woman from Lorain arrived bleeding from the leg around 8:39 p.m. last Wednesday,
according to an Elyria police report. A man in the lobby was able to translate
to officers that the woman was taking a nap behind 15 Chestnut St., when she
was approached by a homeless man. / Morning
Journal
Glen Ellyn, IL
STATE'S ONLY DEAF-BLIND SCHOOL MIGHT CLOSE DUE TO BUDGET WOES
The state’s only educational facility for children who are both deaf and
blind, the Philip J. Rock Center and School in Glen Ellyn, might be closing
its doors in the coming months due to a budget crunch caused by $1 billion it
is owed by the state. After receiving payment last week for a fraction of the
state’s outstanding debt, the center and school will be able to keep their
doors open for another month to six weeks, Chief Administrator Peggy Whitlow
said. / Glen
Ellyn News
Sioux Falls, SD
NEW SUPERINTENDENT, NEW DIRECTION AT DEAF SCHOOL
The South Dakota School for the Deaf has seen a lot of changes: declining enrollment,
programs moved off-campus and now a new administrator. Marje Kaiser is already
the superintendent for the School for the Visually Impaired in Aberdeen and
has high hopes for both facilities. The School for the Deaf used to house an
average of 100 students. But now, the building sits mostly empty. / KELOLAND
Raleigh, NC
STATE ED BOARD CHAIRMAN OBJECTS TO DEAF/BLIND SCHOOL TAKEOVER
Legislators were unhappy with the academic performance of deaf and blind students
attending schools run by the state Department of Health and Human Services,
so they transferred control of those schools to the state Department of Public
Instruction. But State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison wants to give
back the schools to the DHHS because he does not think the DPI has the resources
or experience to run the three special schools. / News
Observer
Salem, OR
SALEM HOSPITAL TO BUY FORMER OREGON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Salem Hospital might soon purchase the property that housed the Oregon School
for the Blind for $6 million as soon as October. The hospital has a 60-day period
to investigate the 8.37-acre property. Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill in
March that divides net proceeds from the sale equally between a fund for the
blind and the School for the Deaf. / Statesman
Journal
Washington, DC
GEORGIA WOMAN RECEIVES HIGH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR
Last Wednesday, for all her work for deaf children, Kimberly McGuiness was awarded
the nation's second-highest civilian honor. With McGuiness' daughter Julia,
now 21, watching, President Barack Obama presented her and 12 other Americans
with the Presidential Citizens Medal, putting a little-known mother from Cave
Spring in the company of past winners such as Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali, Elizabeth
Taylor and the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. / The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Kingston, Jamaica
DEAF DRIVERS GET NOD
The cries of the local hearing-impaired community have not fallen on deaf ears
as recent amendments to the Road Traffic Act now allow them to apply for driver's
licences. The amendments, gazetted on June 11, 2010, saw the removal of a clause
requiring hearing-challenged drivers to install a device to alert them of external
vehicular sounds via a flashing light in the car. / Jamaica
Gleaner
Bridlington, England
POLICE APPEAL OVER MISSING DEAF MAN FROM BRIDLINGTON
Police are appealing for information about a deaf man from Bridlington who has
gone missing. The man, believed to be 57 years old, was reported missing after
walking out of Bridlington and District Hospital at 10am on June 18. Before
leaving the hospital, the man gave his details as John Lewis, date of birth
May 20, 1953, residing at King Street in Bridlington. Police are concerned for
his safety and would like to know his whereabouts. / Hull
Daily Mail
London, England
'IPOD OBLIVION' BLAMED FOR 17 ACCIDENTS A DAY
Digital music players were blamed for up to 17 accidents every day in Britain
as motoring groups warned road users are driving themselves towards 'iPod oblivion'.
Pedestrians and joggers as well as car drivers and cyclists are all at risk
of falling into a zombie-like state while plugged into modern technology, said
the AA. / Daily
Mail
Edmonton, AB, Canada
HEARING MUSIC IN HIS OWN WAY
Yanik Duvoid has been volunteering at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival since
he was a teenager. Back then, the music didn't sound quite so full to Duvoid,
who has been deaf since birth. He can't hear anything without hearing aids,
which bring only a small range of notes to his ears. Up until he got a cochlear
implant six years ago, high-frequency notes would never register. But even though
the music can be muddy and he still can't make out lyrics, Duvoid has not missed
a chance to volunteer at the festival in 12 years. / Edmonton
Journal
New Delhi, India
PRIYANKA WON'T CHOP HER MANE
Priyanka Chopra has put her foot down. After colouring her hair red for Love
Story 2050, Piggy Chops has refused to experiment with her looks for Anurag
Basu's Silence. Buzz is that Basu had asked Priyanka to snip her locks for the
film but the actress blatantly refused. Basu felt that Priyanka, was supposed
to play a deaf and dumb girl, would essay the role more convincingly if she
sported a short crop but the actress refused. / Hindustan
Times
Pattaya, Thailand
DEAF AND DUMB BOY CAUGHT UP IN ASSAULT AND ROBBERY ON PATTAYA BEACH
A 15 year old deaf and dumb boy was caught up in an assault and robbery on Monday
night. A Pattaya Police Volunteer was driving past Soi Yamato on Pattaya Beach
when he saw a scuffle involving the boy and the alleged attacker, Khun Mondree
aged 26 who was attempting to steal the boy’s wallet and mobile phone.
/ Pattaya
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Akropong Akuapem, Ghana
DEAF TRAIN MEMBERS IN HAIRDRESSING
The Women's Hairdressing Wing (WHW) of the Ghana National Association of the
Deaf has undertaken a 12-day training program for 22 selected women of the association
in hairdressing at Akropong Akuapem in the Eastern Region. The training program
was funded by the African Women Development Fund. Participants, whose ages ranged
from 22 to 35 years, were selected from all the ten regions of Ghana, and the
resource persons were professional hairdressers. / allAfrica.com
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NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SURVEY NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Hello, many of you have responded to my previous advertisements for the National DETS survey, but the study needs more responses to be useful to both deaf and hard of hearing communities. Allow me to explain.
My name is James Schiller and I am a faculty member at Gallaudet University, Department of Social Work, and a Doctoral candidate at Walden University, School of Health and Human Services. This study is the basis for my Dissertation in Social Policy and Planning.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, and currently employed, I invite you to take part in research examining how technology is associated with the employment of deaf and hard of hearing people. The purpose of this research is to equip social policy makers, programs, educators, and funding sources with current data so they can continue providing valued resources to deaf and hard of hearing communities. A link will take you to the web survey at the end of this message,.
Risks and Benefits of participating in the Study: The survey is confidential and anonymous. There may be some questions that are uncomfortable to answer. Participants are free to skip those questions or exit the study at any time. The potential benefit of participating in this study is updating the body of knowledge about deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States.
Compensation: While some organizations have agreed to advertise this study, all funding supporting the study is my own. This study relies on volunteers to submit the survey. There is no compensation for participating in this study. This study is approved by Walden University and Gallaudet University IRB committees.
I am the principal investigator for this study If you have any questions regarding this research or the survey, my contact address is: James Schiller, Social Work Department, HMB 338B, Gallaudet University. You may contact the researcher at any time during this study via videophone at 202-651-7064 Voice or VP, or email at Jschi001@waldenu.edu, or James.Schiller@gallaudet.edu.
The survey is anticipated to take between 15 and 20 minutes. On behalf of myself, educators, agencies, and advocates who may use the data in the future, thank you for responding to this survey.
Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DETS to fill out the Survey. Upon completion, please click the button marked “DONE.”
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Billings, MT
SILENT COMMUNICATION: SIGN-TALKERS SHARE VANISHING LANGUAGE
Loretha (Rising Sun) Grinsell is fluent in a language few people understand,
a language without spoken words. Grinsell, who is deaf, grew up on the Northern
Cheyenne Reservation using Plains Indian sign language to communicate with her
foster grandmother. She relied exclusively on “hand talk” until
she went to school at age 9 and learned the more commonly used American Sign
Language. / The
Billings Gazette
See Also FIRST INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE IN 80 YEARS WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST / Indian Country Today
Washington, DC
SHOULD DEAF PARENTS BE ABLE TO 'CHOOSE' DEAF CHILDREN?
In a thoughtful blog post on Meteuphoric, Katja Grace meditates on whether deaf
parents who want deaf children should legally be able to use medical techniques
to ensure that their kids will be hearing-impaired. The issue is more than just
hypothetical: it caused a firestorm of controversy two years ago when a British
couple entered into a prolonged legal battle with the parliament in order to
win the right to choose deafness for their newborn. / The
Atlantic Wire
Internet
IS IT RUDE FOR A DEAF PERSON TO TALK (SIGN) WITH THEIR MOUTH FULL OF
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Puyallup, WA
LOCAL MEN HEADING TO PERU SOON TO HELP DEAF CHILDREN
Bob Wilson has spent his entire life trying to figure out why he lost his hearing.
For Wilson, a Puyallup-based hearing aid consultant and distributor, the answers
to his questions have started to be revealed in recent years. He was born with
significant hearing loss and wasn’t fitted with his first hearing aids
until age 6. He has adapted well in the years since. Eleven years ago, Wilson
was approached by a Christian missionary inquiring about hearing aids for some
young girls in Peru. / The
News Tribune
Nashville, TN
BARRIERS BROKEN BETWEEN THE DEAF AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Tuesday afternoon, there wasn't much talking, but there were a number of conversation
in progress at the meeting in Living Well Bridges building in downtown Nashville
on Tuesday afternoon. The conference room was full with emergency responders,
some deaf and blind people are communicating, learning what they need from each
other, to make it out of a disaster alive. / NewsChannel5
New York, NY
DRF 2010 GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Deafness Research Foundation's National Hearing Health Grants Center is excited
to announce that it has awarded $550,000 to 22 outstanding research scientists
in the field of hearing and balance science. This year represents a 16% increase
in our grantmaking. Each year, DRF awards research grants to young investigators
who are exploring new avenues of hearing and balance science. / DRF
Birmingham, AL
BIRMINGHAM-AREA SCAM USES TELEPHONE RELAY SERVICE FOR DEAF
Birmingham-area merchants are being targeted by scam artists using a new Internet-age
twist on an old scheme, according to merchants and a credit card processing
company. Scam artists are trying to place large orders using what appear to
be stolen or fraudulent credit cards, merchants said. The scammers identify
themselves as being deaf, and are using Web-based transcription services called
relays. / The
Birmingham News
Aurora, NE
HAMILTON RELAY APPOINTS NEW OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR RELAY UTAH
Hamilton Relay today announced the appointment of Emily Simmonds as the new
outreach coordinator for Relay Utah. In this role, Simmonds will lead education
and awareness programs to ensure that residents who are deaf, hard of hearing,
deaf-blind, or have difficulty speaking will have access to Hamilton Relay services.
/ PRNewswire
Danvers, MA
IKOMI NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF
Thomas Boudrow, President and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New England
Homes for the Deaf Inc. in Danvers, MA is pleased to announce the appointment
of Emmanuel Ikomi as Executive Director. He is the thirteenth person to manage
the Home since it was founded in 1901. / NEHD
See Also HOMES FOR THE DEAF DIRECTOR CASTS EYE ON FUN / The Salem News
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Seattle, WA
MUSICAL PRODUCTION CATERS TO THE DEAF AND HEARING AT THE SAME TIME
Learning lines and hitting your mark is hard enough, but there is an additional
challenge facing a group of young actors this weekend. The theater is dark,
there's a round of "shhhhhh," and the small audience goes quiet. Just
before the lights come up, some direction comes from the front row of seats.
"OK, ready with sound," says the director. "I need sound."
/ KOMO
Detroit, MI
SEAN FORBES PAVES THE WAY FOR DEAF MUSICIANS
"Def" has been a part of hip-hop lexicon since the early 1980s, but
for Sean Forbes, it means something different. The 28-year-old from suburban
Detroit has been deaf since he was a baby but says that hasn't stopped him from
making music. He recently released a new single called "I'm Deaf,"
and is busy recording more songs for an upcoming album. Forbes says music has
always been part of his life. "When I was 5, I received my first drum set,
and I wanted to be a drummer," Forbes said. / NPR
Berkeley, CA
FAMED DEAF SCULPTOR DIED 75 YEARS AGO IN BERKELEY
California’s most pre-eminent sculptor of the late 19th century was both
a disabled Berkeley man and one of the first artists from the then-young state
to earn international attention and acclaim. Three quarters of a century have
now passed since his death and he has fallen into some obscurity even here in
his adopted hometown. But he helped establish Berkeley’s enduring reputation
as a community of the arts and a hospitable place for the disabled to live and
work. / The
Berkeley Daily Planet
Los Angeles, CA
SEEKING DEAF ASIAN AMERICANS IN LOS ANGELES
Got this casting call passed along to me... They're looking for young Asian
American men and women who are deaf or hard of hearing, with knowledge of American
sign language. Here's a little more information. / Angry
Asian Man
Internet
BOOK REVIEW: 'THROUGH SOPHIE'S EYES'
Catherine Gibson has given us a very likable heroine in Sophie, a young girl
who loves to dance. Sophie is deaf and cannot speak. She reads lips and communicates
with sign language. Her mother also loves to dance, and encourages Sophie, who
dances to the vibrations of the music coming through the floor. / Blogcritics
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New York, NY
NYSD STUDENTS ENJOY SPOTLIGHT
The fans were on their feet last Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, and 10 students
in the white shirts from the New York School for the Deaf in Greenburgh were
on theirs, too. Only they were on the field behind home plate, experiencing
the thrill of a lifetime. They were performing the national anthem before a
Yankees game -- in sign language. / The
Journal News
Anaheim, CA
TINO ORTIZ: 'I'VE NOTICED MATT HAMILL IS DEAF AND HAS A SOFT HEAD'
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz finally noticed that Matt Hamill
was deaf and has since formulated the perfect gameplan for defeating "The
Hammer" at UFC 121 on Oct. 23 in Anaheim. "The Huntington Beach Bad
Boy" will pepper his foe with "soft shots" because Hammil "don't
have no equilibrium." Said Ortiz: "He's been babied his whole life
coming from being deaf of course and he's going to be babied after when I knock
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Flowery Branch, GA
JAMAAL ANDERSON MEETS KIDS FROM ALA. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jamaal Anderson had a wide grin on his face after
practice on Saturday. He’d just finished talking to about 30 football
players from the Alabama School for the Deaf, who had made the ride over from
Talladega. Anderson’s father, Glenn, is deaf. “I was just telling
them that I appreciate them coming out here. I know they didn’t have to
come here,” Anderson said. / The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fort Myers, FL
DEAF UMPIRE ASSIGNED TO ASA SOFTBALL NATIONAL
Peter Rozynski was selected to work one of the Amateur Softball Associations
National Championships. On 4-8 August 2010, the ASA conducted the 16U Girls
A Fast Pitch Southern Nationals held in Ft Myers, FL. Peter Rozynski was one
of 12 umpires selected to work this event. 8 of the umpires were from Florida
and 4 were from Alabama. Roughly, 5% of the 44,000 ASA registered umpires get
selected to work an ASA National Championship. This in itself is an honor. The
fact that Peter is a Deaf umpire makes the feat even more remarkable. / DeafTimes
Lehi, UT
LEHI RESIDENT CREATES ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS FOR CHILDREN
After eight years of teaching swimming to children, Elizabeth Martin began to
specialize in giving adaptive swim lessons for deaf children or children of
deaf parents. Her adaptive swim lessons are a recent program she introduced
at the Lehi Legacy Center. "Not a lot of deaf children swim because there
are not teachers who can understand sign language," she said. / Daily
Herald
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