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Deafweekly September 17, 2008 Deafweekly Deafweekly September 17, 2008 deafweekly September 17, 2008 Vol. 4, No. 15 Editor: Tom Willard Deafweekly is an independent news report for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that is mailed to subscribers every Wednesday and available to read at www.deafweekly.com. Please visit our website to read current and back issues, sign up for a subscription and advertise. Deafweekly is copyrighted 2008 and any unauthorized use, including reprinting of news, is prohibited. Please support our advertisers; they make it possible for you to receive Deafweekly. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NATIONAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BANK FAILURE ERASES $170,000 RAISED FOR CONFERENCE The Las Vegas group planning next year's 10th biennial Deaf Seniors of America convention lost $170,000 when Silver State Bank collapsed last week. The Las Vegas County Association of the Deaf spent 3-1/2 years raising the money and had four certificates of deposit worth $250,000 plus $20,000 in interest, said the Las Vegas Sun, but the account is now worth only $100,000 because that is the maximum amount of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Co-chairman Bill Moran said there are no plans to cancel the 10-day event, which is expected to attract 3,000 attendees, but planners may need to borrow money to fulfill their contract with the host hotel. BILL TO TIGHTEN ADA PASSES IN SENATE A bill to expand the Americans with Disabilities Act was approved last Thursday in the U.S. Senate, reported The New York Times. The bill, written in response to Supreme Court rulings that weakened the ADA in recent years, passed in the House in June by a 402-17 vote and will be sent to the White House for President Bush's signature after a few minor differences are resolved. (Bush's father signed the original ADA law 18 years ago.) Andrew Imparato, president of the American Association of People with Disabilities, called the measure "the most important piece of legislation since the enactment of the ADA in 1990." NEVADA'S FIRST SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF OPENS Nevada's first school for the deaf opened September 3 in two rented classrooms in a Las Vegas preschool. The Las Vegas Charter School of the Deaf resulted from six years of work by deaf activists, said the Review- Journal, some of whom "couldn't believe that Nevada was without a deaf school when they moved here." http://www.deafweekly.com/backissues/091708.htm[6/16/2011 10:49:33 AM] Deafweekly September 17, 2008 The new charter school will receive state money based on enrollment and does not charge tuition because it is a public school. Nine of the 13 board members are deaf, and the other four have deaf family members. Their goal is to recruit 25 students for grades K-3 and add more grades as the school grows. IN MINNESOTA, A NEW DEAF STUDIES MINOR IS BORN Student activists at the University of Minnesota Duluth were credited with inspiring the school to add a new deaf studies minor this fall. Last year, responding to a long waiting list for American Sign Language classes, a student group called Access for All organized a forum and invited students, administrators, community members and legislators, said the Duluth News Tribune. "The chancellor heard the message and said: 'We're going to fund this,'" said Paul Deputy, a UMD dean. Since winning approval for the new minor, the school has hired two instructors, one deaf and one hearing, and seen enrollment in ASL classes nearly double. "It's a really big accomplishment," said sophomore Kristy Seaver. CALIFORNIANS TO CELEBRATE ASL AT STATE CAPITOL Deaf Californians plan to gather at the State Capitol building in Sacramento next Friday, September 26, to celebrate American Sign Language. The event will "honor our basic human right to express and receive communication in a language that allows us 100% access to the world around us!" said event coordinator Sheri A. Farinha in a news release. The "Deaf All Fun Celebration" will feature speakers from the state Senate and Assembly and leaders of the deaf community, with performances by Ella Mae Lentz, Vikee Waltrip and others. Hundreds of participants are expected, and cad1906.org is the site for more information. UTAH SCHOOLS SEEK PERMANENT HOME The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind gained a new ally in a 10-year quest to obtain state funding for a permanent building last Friday when the state Board of Education pledged its support. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the 2,100-student school hopes to purchase and retrofit the elementary school it has leased for six years from the Granite School District. A request last year for $14.9 million was shot down by lawmakers. "If the Legislature refuses what we are proposing," said USDB Superintendent Timothy W. Smith, "to be honest, I don't know what we're going to do." PUBLIC TV STATION OFFERS ELECTION INSIGHT A public TV station in Rochester, N.Y. is taking steps to include deaf people in this year's election. WXXI is hosting a forum for the deaf community next Monday, the start of National Deaf Awareness Week, and inviting candidates from four U.S. Congressional districts to participate. On the same day, WXXI will launch an accessible election website for deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens, said a news release from NTID, a partner in the project. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting awarded WXXI one of five grants (out of 59 applicants) from a fund that supports new media projects targeting specific audiences. EX-NTID ART PROFESSOR GETS 11 YEARS ON SEX CHARGES Michael L. Krembel, a former graphic arts professor at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, was sentenced to 11 years in prison August 28 for using the Internet to entice a teenage boy into having sex with him. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Krembel, 64, was sent to federal prison and will be supervised by federal probation officers for 15 years after his release. U.S. http://www.deafweekly.com/backissues/091708.htm[6/16/2011 10:49:33 AM] Deafweekly September 17, 2008 District Judge Charles J. Siragusa was unmoved by letters of support from friends and colleagues at NTID, where his lawyer said he had a "previously spotless record" over 35 years. "You knew what you were doing, and you chose to do it," Siragusa told Krembel. FORMER TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD MOLESTING Former California School for the Deaf Riverside teacher Daniel Ray Metroka was sentenced July 11 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting two girls, said The Press-Enterprise. Metroka has been jailed since he was arrested on June 30, 2007, the day he and his wife were babysitting the girls, ages 5 and 7. Metroka, 52, taught at the school since 1997 and was a volunteer interpreter at a Riverside Catholic church. "This is a man who has led a very good life," said defense attorney Stephen Harmon. "But on one evening he made a terrible mistake." ++++ADV+++++ADV+++++ADV++++ Select Your VRS Interpreter with Lifelinks VRS Yes, now you can select the gender of your VRS interpreter; select an interpreter whom you like, who understands you well, who speaks Spanish, who is friendly, personable, prompt and excellent. It’s YOUR CHOICE! 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Includes personal email, unlimited web browsing, text, IM and picture/video messaging. More details on Fuse Wireless website Special low price at http://www.deaf411online.com/fuse6.html HURRY... Offer Valid for Next 7 Days Only! ++++ADV+++++ADV+++++ADV++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERNATIONAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BRITISH LAD SURVIVES BEING SWEPT TO SEA A 10-year-old deaf boy from Hartlepool, England was "plucked from the sea" in a dramatic rescue reported July 24 by the Evening Gazette. Josh Griffin was washed away from a pier and spent about 15 minutes struggling to stay afloat before being spotted by a passerby. Two mysterious rescuers were hailed as heros for their attempts to pull the boy to safety. Josh, who lives with his grandmother, was given oxygen at a lifeboat station and taken to a hospital as a precaution. MAN WHO TESTED SIRENS FOR 35 YEARS WINS COURT CASE A British police car mechanic who became deaf after testing emergency sirens for 35 years was awarded $28,800 and about $90,000 in court costs in a lawsuit against his former employer. Kevin Twigg, 64, worked in garages from 1964 to 1999 and was required to leave sirens blaring for several minutes whenever a vehicle came in for service, said the Telegraph. He began suffering from tinnitus upon retirement and developed a severe hearing loss.
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