DeafDigest Blue – May 9, 2021
Blue Edition
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Serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 25th year
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Last week’s ASL Videos in youtube:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/spinalmeningitis/
http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-scary-name/
This week’s ASL videos in youtube:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/few-friendly-food-trucks/
http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-actors-cut-out-of-movies/
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Top stories about the deaf:
Nigeria’s Dr Abiodun Olusesi is Ear, Nose and
Throat (ENT) surgeon. He has been advocating to
end hearing impairment in his nation. He said
no one can afford CI’s and since the government
won’t subsidize it, why continue with it!
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Will the use of VR device help the deaf function
in a Zoom setting? A deaf person said yes.
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A British TV morning show greeted viewers with
a Deaf Awareness Week announcement. One thing
went wrong – no captions. Yes, the Deaf
Community is upset.
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Ole Miss has been slapped with a lawsuit by a
former deaf student for not captioning anything
on the campus during his student days.
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During a newspaper interview, a deaf person said:
I have great memory and great detail, and it helps
me overcome my deafness
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This week’s ASL video in youtube
FINALLY SOME DEAF FRIENDLY FOOD TRUCKS
What is a Deaf Friendly Food Truck?
There are few trucks that have their
menus listed with #1, #2, #3, #4, etc
dishes.
Very easy for the deaf customer to
show the numbers on his finger for their
food truck menu choice.
This week’s ASL video in youtube:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/few-friendly-food-trucks/
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Lip reading tale
A hearing traveler and a deaf traveler were
ready to go out and travel.
The deaf traveler thought the hearing traveler said:
Make sure to back our bags
The hearing traveler actually said:
Make sure to pack our bags
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This week’s ASL video in youtube
HIRING A CONSULTANT IN A MOVIE FOR NOTHING
From time to time Hollywood people hire a deaf Consultant
to work with directors and producers in a big filming
that involves a deaf actor.
And sometimes hiring the consultant is a waste of time
and waste of money.
Why? Because when filming is finished, the film editors
may cut out scenes that involve deaf actors!
This week’s ASL video in youtube:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/deaf-actors-cut-out-of-movies/
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COMMENTS FROM A CART OPERATOR – continuing series
We have seen that the stenocaptioner’s left hand produces the initial
consonants in words, and we have seen that the top key for the captioner’s
middle finger is P, and the top key for the index finger is H.
If both the P and the H are depressed together, you get the M sound. With
a slip of the index finger, a captioner can accidentally turn a P into an
M or vice versa.
Some examples of this would be:
She thought his ideas were good and had some parrot.
The flags were flying at half-past.
Her favorite color was mink.
These should be read as:
She thought his ideas were good and had some merit.
The flags were flying at half-mast.
Her favorite color was pink.
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News of the Week – Looking Back 10 Years Ago:
The Ann Arbor (Michigan) personnel office is looking for
the perfect person for the city administrator position.
Part of the job description asks for – the physical
ability to walk, stand, stoop, bend, reach, pull, push,
lift, finger, feel, grasp, talk, see, hear and perform
repetitive motions. Because nobody is perfect, it means
the deaf AND hearing applicants would not qualify!
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News of the Week – Looking Back 5 Years Ago:
Deaf people that receive SSDI will be glad to learn that creditors
cannot immediately hold their funds in order to pay off their bills.
And the banks, which hold these SSDI deposits, must follow criteria.
For more information, these SSDI recipients should check with
their Social Security representatives.
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