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Deafweekly August 12, 2009 Deafweekly Deafweekly August 12, 2009 deafweekly August 12, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 10 Editor: Tom Willard Deafweekly is an independent news report for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that is mailed to subscribers on Wednesdays and available to read at www.deafweekly.com. These are the actual headlines and portions of recent deaf-related news articles, with links to the full story. Minor editing is done when necessary. Deafweekly is copyrighted 2009 and any unauthorized use is prohibited. Please support our advertisers; they make it possible for you to receive Deafweekly. SIGN UP HERE for a free subscription. Be sure to open the confirmation email and click on the link to activate your subscription. It is required by law and prevents others from signing you up without your permission. Last week's most-read story: MARYLAND COMPANY LINKED TO ALLEGED FRAUD / The Gazette Last week's website page views: 4,312 Deafweekly subscribers as of today: 3,039 ADVERTISE IN DEAFWEEKLY FOR AS LITTLE AS $18.46 PER WEEK. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NATIONAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Edwardsville, IL MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN DISABLED SON'S DEATH A southwestern Illinois man who admits he killed his deaf, disabled 2-year-old son in 2007 should spend the next 44 years in prison. That's the sentence a Madison County judge handed last Tuesday to 24-year-old Johnny Garcia of Alton. Garcia pleaded guilty in May to a first-degree murder count in exchange for a promise of no more than 50 years in prison. / AP Shelby, NC POLICE: DEAF WOMAN ASSAULTED WITH MUG Reports indicate a 44-year-old woman assaulted her deaf roommate Sunday morning [August 2]. Shelby Police responded that day to the 700 block of South Dekalb Street, finding a 30-year-old woman outside. Two cuts stretched across her forehead. “Once I began to talk to (the victim), I found she was deaf,” read a report by Officer R.D. Bowen. “There was an un-known … woman who could interpret what she was saying … ” / The Star http://www.deafweekly.com/backissues/081209.htm[6/20/2011 12:56:44 PM] Deafweekly August 12, 2009 Clackamas, OR FIREFIGHTERS BREAK DOWN DOOR AFTER HEARING-IMPAIRED MAN FAILS TO HEAR ALARM Firefighters broke down the door of a mobile home Thursday to awaken a sleeping, hearing-impaired man who didn't notice the blare of the smoke alarm. The man, described as an "older gentleman," was not injured in the incident. "This could have been bad," said Steve McAdoo, spokesman for Clackamas County Fire District 1. "As it was, it turned out OK. But we are urging anyone with hearing disabilities to get a special smoke alarm." / The Oregonian Salt Lake City, UT SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND NAME CHIEF The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) has a new leader. The Utah State Board of Education last Friday named Steven W. Noyce as USDB superintendent. Noyce most recently served as the executive director of the Tucker-Maxon Oral School in Portland, Ore., and formerly was an education program director at the Utah School for the Deaf, where he supervised both signing and oral programs. / The Salt Lake Tribune Washington, DC PRES. OBAMA INVITES HLAA TO WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATION OF ADA'S 19TH ANNIVERSARY Brenda Battat, Executive Director of Hearing Loss Association of America, joined President Barack Obama and disability representatives from around the country July 24 at the White House to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ground-breaking civil rights legislation for people with disabilities. The ceremony at the White House was slated to include the announcement by President Obama that the United States has agreed to sign onto the United Nations’ “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities." / Healthy Hearing Urbana, IL NEW BUILDING LETS CARLE'S HEARING-LOSS PROGRAMS EXPAND Now about to start eighth grade at Holy Cross School in Champaign, Christopher Caulfield was the first student at Carle Foundation Hospital's St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf when it opened in 1997. His parents discovered he was profoundly deaf when he was a year old, and at 18 months old, Christopher had surgery to get a cochlear implant. Some 12 years later, a treatment room has been named in Christopher's honor in the brand-new building housing both the school for deaf children and Carle's pediatric hearing center. The new building opened last week with a new name for the school, the Carle Auditory Oral School. / The News- Gazette Kennewick, WA DEAF CHILD LOSES HEARING EQUIPMENT IN HOUSE FIRE A couple who lost everything in a fire last Thursday is in desperate need of help. Their 3-year-old son is deaf, and his hearing equipment was destroyed in the fire. 19-year-old Brandon Behurst and his fiance, 22-year- old Cyrstal Nevin say their 3-year-old son needs some very expensive equipment in order to hear. All of it was burned in the fire at their home in the Chinook Trailer Park on West 45th Avenue and South Olympia in Kennewick. / KNDO ++++ADV+++++ADV+++++ADV++++ Use Hamilton Web Relay® to make and receive calls over the Internet in a private environment, separate from buddy lists and potential disruptions. There’s nothing to download -- it’s all web-based making the service available wherever you can connect to the Internet! Now you can receive calls with a locally-based, 10-digit Hamilton HomeTown Number™. http://www.deafweekly.com/backissues/081209.htm[6/20/2011 12:56:44 PM] Deafweekly August 12, 2009 Don't have a HomeTown Number? Register today and share your number with friends and colleagues! Visit http://www.hamiltonrelay.com and click on the "Make & Receive Calls Now" icon to check it out. Hamilton Relay. That’s what I’m talking about. ++++ADV+++++ADV+++++ADV++++ DEAF411 releases "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S. report NEW YORK CITY (Deaf411) - (12 August 2009) - Deaf411, a deaf marketing and public relations company, has released the final report and results of a year-long survey on which cities are considered “deaf friendly.” The final report, which lists 20 U.S. cities, was released today and is now available for public viewing. This “Deaf Friendly Cities” report includes a narrative of a selected city from each of four U.S. regions, lists several community resources, and photos representing a variety of situations that are considered “deaf friendly” to deaf consumers or travelers. "While research for this report should not be considered scientific," a Deaf411 representative explains, "this sampling of consumers with significant hearing loss who depend primarily on sign language provides solid criteria for evaluating cities for accessibility from a deaf friendly perspective." DEAF-FRIENDLY CITIES IN THE U.S. Video & Free Online Report - http://www.deaf411online.com/51.html ++++ADV+++++ADV+++++ADV++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERNATIONAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ghana SPORTS OFFICIAL ARRESTED OVER FAKE DEAF AND DUMB TEAM An official of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, James Armah, who under the pretext of sending some deaf and dumb persons to a football tournament in Australia, ended up sending men who hear and speak, has been picked up by the police. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Frank Adu Poku told Asempa News that the suspect, who is in his late 50’s, connived with the able- bodied persons and took them to Australia, while members of the actual deaf and dumb football team were left behind in Ghana. / Myjoyonline.com Cape Coast, Ghana DEAF STUDENTS IN LIMBO The fate of about 100 children with hearing impairment who wanted to go to school is hanging in the balance because they cannot get admission into the school for the deaf. Authorities of the Cape Coast School for the Deaf say the facilities in the school cannot accommodate all the students who apply to the school. The one http://www.deafweekly.com/backissues/081209.htm[6/20/2011 12:56:44 PM] Deafweekly August 12, 2009 hundred students are therefore on a waiting list until God-knows-when. / Myjoyonline.com Greater Manchester, England PRIEST ADMITS HE FATHERED CHILD A Catholic priest has told parishioners in Greater Manchester that he is leaving the church after confessing he has a four-year-old child. Father Peter McDonough revealed to his congregation at St Joseph's Mission to Deaf People in Salford on Sunday that he had broken his vow of celibacy. After a "time of reflection," he decided his responsibility should lie with his family, Salford diocese said. Mr McDonough, who is deaf himself, had dedicated the past 27 years to pastoral care for deaf people. / BBC News Newcastle, England DEAF SOLDIER WINS £330K DAMAGES FROM MOD A soldier has won £330,000 [$467,000 US] from the Ministry of Defence for hearing loss -- after being told not to wear earplugs during a training exercise to make it more "battle realistic." Charles Bradlaugh was left with hearing loss and tinnitus, which has created a "fuzzy noise," in his left ear. Mr Bradlaugh, 22, was a cadet when colleagues started firing before he could find earplugs or alert anyone at Barry Buddon Training Centre in Carnoustie, Angus, in 2004. He was given a discharge from the army on health grounds in 2007. / The Daily Mirror Swindon, England EX-RAIL WORKER WINS £25,000 FOR HEARING LOSS A lawyer in England has urged former railway workers to look into compensation claims and Government entitlements. Brigitte Chandler said she believed there could be many workers from the railway, car, engineering and manufacturing industries who have suffered hearing loss.
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