DeafDigest Blue – January 13, 2013 Blue Edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com – updated every Monday America’s Unique Deaf Stories; subscription at no cost to you Serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 17th year -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Last week’s ASL Videos with captions: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-school-superintendents/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/car-inspector-and-deaf/ This week’s ASL Videos with captions: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-ceo-firing-deaf-employee/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-pen-and-paper/ (if you have iPad, click on top video; if you have another computer, click on bottom video) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Select a Bellman & Symfon Clock and Save! Bellman & Symfon Clocks are loud alarm clocks with a modern white and red design. Select from different models depending on your needs-and save! They are on sale now at Harris Communications from $49.95 to $129.95. 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Visit http://www.hamiltonrelay.com and click on the “Make & Receive Calls Now” icon to check it out. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- The DeafDigest is divided into Blue and Gold sections, both ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the Blue section. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This just in: Steve Noyce is no longer the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind. He was ousted by the Utah school board. No reason was given, but in 2009 he was appointed over the strong opposition of the Deaf Community. They felt he would suppress use of sign language in the school environment. Dedication: DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Calvin Philip Hailey, a long time deaf teacher at North Carolina School for the deaf, who departed us. After retirement, he did just retire – he stayed at the school to help establish the NCSD Historical Museum DeafDigest dedicates this edition to British deaf actor Hal Draper, who departed us. There are number of notable deaf actors in Great Britain, and he was among the elite in the group. DeafDigest dedicates this edition to Mervin Garretson, who departed us. He was a man with a long list of accomplishments in Deaf Education and in Deaf Politics. Such accomplishments are too long to squeeze into this edition, but his most notable one was – stepping in as a last minute interim executive director of NAD during its darkest moment in 1989. NAD was broke, and he was forced to lay off 10 employees just to restore financial stability. Mission accomplished, he then he sailed off into a long deserving retirement. DeafDigest dedicates this edition to John Bill Hudson, not deaf, who departed us. After a big time football career with University of Alabama and then a short time in the Canadian pros, he made Deaf Education his career – beginning at the Tennessee School for the deaf and then as superintendent at the South Dakota School for the Deaf and then at Kentucky School for the Deaf. Said a colleague: He was a “behind the scenes” kind of Superintendent, preferring that mode of administration to high visibility Top stories about the deaf: Kentucky requiring special license plates for deaf drivers? This the issue going on right now in the state. An outdoor hockey rink was built behind a home in Newfoundland. The homeowner, a father of a deaf son, wants to invite teams and players to come and play – as a fundraiser to create awareness of deafness in the Newfoundland community. McCormick & Schmick is a famous steak house chain. Are deaf employees in the chain being treated well? A deaf prep cook lost his job, despite his satisfactory evaluations. He filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the chain made life miserable for him. The EEOC ruled in his favor, awarding him $47,814, and at the same time ordering the chain to follow the ADA regs. United States Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa, wants to replace the dollar bills with dollar coins. If he succeeds, then one group would benefit a lot from the change. It would be the deaf-blind; they would know, from the size, that it is a dollar coin as opposed to determining the denominations of paper bills. Heather Whitestone, a deaf woman, who won the Miss America pageant, was cited in a web posting as a positive example for Alexis Wineman. An autistic, she won the Miss Montana pageant. …………………………………………………….. The Holidays are a time of many community and family parties. Alcohol is a part of many of these events. Set limits for your celebrations. If you or a friend needs help in cutting down on drinking, where can you turn for help? For answers to these questions and for more information on resources that you many need, please visit this page: http://www.healthbridges.info/?p=733 Have a safe holiday! The HealthBridges Team http://www.healthbridges.info The HealthBridges website offers information about social services, advocacy and behavioral health topics and resources available for persons who are Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. Information posted on the website is available in American Sign Language, spoken and captioned English …………………………………………………….. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:[email protected] …. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. Don’t Miss Another Word! Enjoy phone conversations confident you’ll catch every word! The CapTel® Captioned Telephone shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says over the phone, letting you read everything the caller says. Like captions on TV – for your phone! Captions are provided by a free service, no monthly fees or contracts required. For more information and to order call us at 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at http://www.weitbrecht.com/captel.html For a copy of our catalog, email: mailto:[email protected] Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! CapTel® Captioned Telephone . See What Everyone is Talking About! …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. A DEAF CEO SHOCKED BY FIRING This is a true story. DeafDigest will not mention who the person is or what agency it was. A deaf CEO was not happy about a deaf employee. He and the deaf deputy CEO both agreed that the employee should be fired. The CEO wanted to be careful with words to inform the employee that he was to be fired during a private meeting between CEO, deputy CEO and the employee. During that private meeting, the CEO had to go to the restroom. When he came back, the employee was already fired by the deputy CEO (without CEO’s permission). The CEO was angry about it and also fired deputy CEO! - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-ceo-firing-deaf-employee/ if you have iPad, click on top video; if you have another computer, click on bottom video …………………………………………….. …………………………………………….. Now available on DVD – Texas Deaf History documentary “Journey Through Deaf Texas” in ASL, open subtitles and background music more information at: http://deafdigest.com/journey-through-deaf-texas/ to look at the DVD cover: http://deafdigest.com/dvd-cover-journey-through-deaf-texas/ …………………………………………….. …………………………………………….. HATING PAPER AND PEN Do hearing people hate paper and pen while deaf people love paper and pen? Often we go to a store, and tell the clerk you are deaf and you need to write something on paper. You watch (and laugh) for few minutes as the hearing clerk runs all over, looking for a pen and a paper pad! - for ASL News version with captions, please visit: http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-pen-and-paper/ if you have iPad, click on top video; if you have another computer, click on bottom video …………………………………………….. …………………………………………….. 6th Annual Berg/Seeger Track and Field Classic April 12-13, 2013 hosted by Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Faribault, MN more information at: http://deafdigest.com/2013-deaf-berg-seeger-track-and-field-classic/ ………………………………………… ………………………………………… BOONTLING SIGN LANGUAGE – DEAD? Is there such a thing as Boontling Sign Language. (BSL)? Probably not, but there was a story that said the Boontling langauge, spoken for 150 years,