Category Archives: USA-L
Do deaf people joke around?
Cleveland Daily Banner One gentleman, who inspired us all, was Tommy Lee Bedwell, president of the Tennessee Deaf-Blind Association. Bedwell has acquired all the commutative tools a deaf/blind person needs to be totally independent in earth-walking and the fast world of … Click here…
No charges for sheriff’s “unjust” force
Calgary Sun By Katie Schneider ,Calgary Sun Family handout photo showing Red Deer resident Bill Berry, 52, a cancer survivor who is deaf, mute and breathes through his neck with a tube. Berry is outraged an Alberta Sheriff, who a report found used excessive force … Click here…
Family arrested for stealing from parents
YNN Hudson Valley As our Erin Connolly tells us, not only were the victims elderly, both were deaf and one was blind. Then come back here and refresh the page. COLONIE, NY — Lt. Robert Winn of the Colonie Police Department said, “Anytime the elderly or the disabled are … Click here..
Deaf, Developmentally Disabled Former Whole Foods Worker Denied $700 In …
Hartford Courant For Morin, deaf and developmentally disabled, it proved impossible. It wasn’t for lack of effort or assistance, either. Whole Foods says Morin met with a payroll and benefits specialist to learn how to exercise the options online, using E*trade. Click Here…
Swarthmore College professor to present ASL presentation
Brandywine East Community News By Mike Moreau Swarthmore College professor of linguistics Donna Jo Napoli will speak on the topic of humor in American Sign Language Feb. 10 in 104 Gore Hall. Napoli’s presentation is entitled “Deaf Humor: How the components of the grammar are … Click here…
A century later, Francis Marion Tuttle gets his due
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle But the NTID exhibit is believed to be the largest public display of his art to date. For more information, go to ntid.rit.edu/dyerarts. Click here…
Project Aims to Increase Graduation Rate of Deaf Students
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun In a press statement, Gerry Buckley, president of the NTID, said that the project will be extended to high schools and colleges around the United States if … Click here…
Group helped deaf, hard-of-hearing get casino jobs
ABC7Chicago.com Getting a chance to be interviewed, for deaf and hard-of-hearing jobseekers required some help from a not-for-profit organization. Working at Rivers Casino can be lively and fun. The best part is, they are open 22 hours every day, which requires a lot … Click here to see…
NECA Washington Watch
VRS Comment Dates Set on VRS FNPRM The FCC released a Public Notice on February 1, 2012, announcing the comment and reply dates on the VRS Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which seeks additional comment on a series of options and proposals to improve the structure and efficiency of the program, and to ensure that [...]
