Interpreter for the Deaf Bill in Arkansas

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LITTLE ROCK, AK - Last summer, KATV put the spotlight on a problem at Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. A woman had been hired as an interpreter for the Deaf but she lacked the skills to do the job. That particular issue has been resolved. But a larger problem remains.



While our coverage helped get the interpreter in question transferred to another job and now there is a qualified professional in that position serving ARS clients….the same thing could happen again. Regular viewers of Little Rock city board meetings recognize the man in the bubble: Ray James.



James, who lives in Mayflower, and other interpreters help keep the Deaf and hearing-impaired community knowledgeable about the goings-on of city government. James is professionally licensed nationally and in the state of Texas, but he says Arkansas is behind the times when it comes to making sure interpreters are qualified.



"Between 10 to 215 years," says James. "We're that far behind with legislative mandates or a commission for the Deaf. We've never had that in Arkansas."

State Senator Bryan King is sponsoring a bill that, if it becomes law, will ensure that all interpreters for the Deaf or hard of hearing be licensed and qualified.



King was joined while presenting the bill this week by James and Cheryl Thomas of Cabot, another licensed interpreter.



"We interpret in every facet of life," explains Thomas. "From court rooms to people's personal lives. And if somebody is not a professional interpreter, is not trained and is not skilled you don't know what you're getting. You could be opening yourself up to a lawsuit."



King's bill is currently being amended to add a deadline for getting licensed and to add a grace period for interpreters to get licensed if they are discovered to be practicing without one.



The proposed penalty for interpreting without a license could be as high as $500, and up to $1,000 for hiring an unqualified interpreter.



There are about 180 licensed interpreters working in the state. ...READ MORE: http://www.katv.com/story/21549877/interpreter-for-the-deaf-bill

Gay Deaf Man Sues D.C. Jail For Mistreatment

VIDEO: FOX 5 - Deaf man alleges mistreatment at D.C. jail.



WASHINGTON, DC - A former inmate in the District of Columbia correctional system is suing the city for alleged mistreatment. The D.C. man is Deaf, and the lawsuit claims he was unable to effectively communicate during his period of confinement. It also alleges his treatment got worse when he complained.



44-year-old William Pierce is profoundly Deaf. He wound up with a 60-day sentence in the city's correction system after an altercation with his partner resulted in a conviction for simple assault.



At the order of the judge, Pierce actually wound up in the Correctional Treatment Facility to get help. The CTF adjoins the city jail.



Arthur Spitzer, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital, said in an interview: "There was no interpreter there for [Pierce] at intake, or at any of his medical appointments, he had some medical problems or at any of his classes. He was taking an anger management class, and he didn't know what was going on. He didn't know what people were saying. He couldn't participate in the group discussion(s)."

The lawsuit says, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for the Deaf must be made so inmates can communicate. Things got worse for William Pierce when he complained, according to his attorney. ... Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20943928/deaf-man-alleges-mistreatment-at-dc-jail#axzz2KD4UbjPN

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Washington Blade - Gay Deaf man sues city for mistreatment.



WASHINGTON, DC - In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Feb. 1, a former D.C. jail inmate who’s Deaf and gay, accuses the city’s Department of Corrections of engaging in disability-related discrimination by refusing to provide him basic services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.



William Pierce, 44, who was sentenced to two months in a city jail for an assault conviction, charges in the lawsuit that jail officials repeatedly refused to provide a sign language interpreters as required by law and retaliated against him for complaining about his conditions by placing him in solitary confinement.



Pierce, who has HIV, was given only three of the four HIV medications he had been taking at home and was unable to understand why prison doctors changed his medication regimen because of the lack of a sign language interpreter, the lawsuit says.



It says the emotional distress Pierce suffered due to the alleged discriminatory treatment was heightened when jail guards handcuffed him shortly before his mother arrived for a visit, preventing him from communicating with her in sign language.



“The District of Columbia needs to be held accountable for its outright discrimination and reminded that people with disabilities cannot just be locked away and ignored,” said Arthur Spitzer, legal director of the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, which filed the lawsuit on Pierce’s behalf in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.



Spitzer said most of the alleged discriminatory actions against Pierce took place at the D.C. Jail’s Correctional Treatment Facility. The CTF is operated by the Corrections Corporation of America, a private company under contract with the city.



“D.C., in turn, needs to hold the Corrections Corporation of America accountable for its continued disregard for the wellbeing of the individuals the city has placed in its care,” Spitzer said in a statement. ... Read more: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/06/gay-deaf-man-sues-city-for-mistreatment/

Deaf Students Lack Interpretors

The Montana Kaimin - Deaf students outnumber interpreters 2-1; school struggles to meet demand.



MISSOULA - A shortage of sign language interpreters in Missoula has left the University of Montana stretching resources thin for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.



Denise May, the lead interpreter at UM, said Missoula County Public Schools and the University already employ every certified interpreter who wants to work in the region.



"Interpreters are scarce and we could use more," May said. "For example, tomorrow, besides covering all the classes, there's a rodeo club meeting, a mid-year report, a Montana Council for Exceptional Children conference, and others have called asking for interpreters that can work in the community."



There are eight full-time Deaf students attending the University this semester double the number of available full-time sign-language interpreters at UM.



The Americans with Disabilities Act requires businesses and universities to provide equal access to persons with disabilities including effective communication services. ... Read more: http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/article_ed86fc92-70e8-11e2-b6fb-001a4bcf6878.html

One-Eyed Deaf Mujahid Fights With The Free Syrian Army

Raw Video: One-Eyed Deaf fight along the Free Syrian Army.



The video clip was released by LiveLeak. This video was leaked by a member of the free syrian army.



A reporter interview with one-eye Deaf with sign language interpreter. When Asked why he is fighting, he answers that he fights for Allah and his people.

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Deaf Woman's Cat Seized By Animal Control Officers

SHELBY, NC. - 'My heart is just broken': Deaf woman's cat seized.



A basket of cat toys sits forlornly on the carpet in Cindie Steever's apartment in Shelby along with an empty food bowl.



Steever said her small apartment feels barren and empty without Costello. For Steever, Costello was more than a pet. She was her ears. Steever can't hear a knock on the door. A ringing phone goes unnoticed. She speaks with the help of her fingers and an interpreter. Steever, who is Deaf, told The Star her small gray and white cat would alert her to sounds around her home. Through her interpreter, she described Costello as her "champion hearing cat."



Last week, Costello was taken by Cleveland County Animal Control officers when they were called to her home to remove some kittens. Steever's anguish cannot only be seen in her fingers, but her face. "I relied on her," she said.



Jacquelyn Moore, Steever's friend and interpreter, said Steever felt intimidated by several people. "She thought she was being forced to give Costello up," Moore said. "She felt she didn't have a choice."



Steever, who got Costello in 2011, said the cat recently had three kittens. Her landlord told her she had to find homes for the babies but that she could keep Costello. She was given a week. Read more: http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/my-heart-is-just-broken-deaf-woman-s-cat-seized-1.64712



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Pushing Science’s Limits In Sign Language Lexicon

NEW YORK (New York Times) - Pushing science’s limits in sign language lexicon. Imagine trying to learn biology without ever using the word “organism.” Or studying to become a botanist when the only way of referring to photosynthesis is to spell the word out, letter by painstaking letter.



For Deaf students, this game of scientific password has long been the daily classroom and laboratory experience. Words like “organism” and “photosynthesis” to say nothing of more obscure and harder-to-spell terms have no single widely accepted equivalent in sign language. This means that Deaf students and their teachers and interpreters must improvise, making it that much harder for the students to excel in science and pursue careers in it.



“Often times, it would involve a lot of finger-spelling and a lot of improvisation,” said Matthew Schwerin, a physicist with the Food and Drug Administration who is Deaf, of his years in school. “For the majority of scientific terms,” Mr. Schwerin and his interpreter for the day would “try to find a correct sign for the term, and if nothing was pre-existing, we would come up with a sign that was agreeable with both parties.” Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/science/sign-language-researchers-broaden-science-lexicon.html



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Fans Want Bloomberg's Sandy Signer' Lydia Callis Back

Fans Want Bloomberg's Sandy Signer' Lydia Callis Back

NEW YORK (CNN) - Fans want Bloomberg's Sandy signer' Lydia Callis back. When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared at a news conference Wednesday without Lydia Callis at his side, fans of the sign language interpreter immediately expressed their disappointment via Twitter.



"Wait, where is Lydia Callis???? (aka our favorite sign language interpreter)" @abbygardner tweeted.



"Watching Bloomberg's latest briefing. So sad Lydia Callis is not the sign language interpreter #Sandy" tweeted @kyledoyle.



"Damn they change the #signlanguagelady ... WE WANT LYDIA CALLIS BACK !!!!" @JoeyStugotz6 posted.



Callis, 30, became an Internet sensation just three days earlier because of the dramatic facial expressions and body language she used to translate Bloomberg's dire warnings about the dangers coming with Superstorm Sandy as seen: Lydia Callis: Bloomberg's interpreter goes viral.

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, during Wednesday night's "Daily Show," said Callis's "expressive sign language interpreting turned disaster press briefings into an Alvin Ailey sign-language recital." ... Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/01/us/sandy-bloomberg-interpreter/index.html

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The Jeff Probst Show Interviews Marlee Matlin

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Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, and Jeff Probst discuss how to appropriately talk to - and talk about - Deaf people, and Marlee confesses to moments when being Deaf has come to her advantage.

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Don't Mix Up Your Signs!



Jeff Probst uses Marlee Matlin's new app, Marlee Signs, to try saying a single phrase in sign language. But Marlee has a warning for Jeff: if you alter the sign just slightly, you'll be saying something completely different and probably inappropriate!

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Chelesa Lately TV Show Under Fire For Mocks Sign Language

LOS ANGELES - Chelesa Lately TV show under fire for mocks sign language.



Late-night host Chelsea Handler (of the Chelsea Lately Show, on E! Network) has found herself in the center of controversy, due to this skit (air date: Oct 30, 2012) which many members of the ASL-users community say mocks and makes fun of the language they use to communicate: ASL (American Sign Language). In the skit, a member of the cast mocks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's ASL Interpreter Lydia Callis, who translated for the Mayor's Hurricane Sandy press conferences, as seen on YouTube video.



Many people unfamiliar with ASL and the plight of the Oralism and Hard of Hearing don't realize that facial expressions and body movements are a part of ASL, and hence it is a protected activity, with communication considered a 'major life activity' under the American With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Video by AdamSlowHandSmith



And what some with hearing (like Chelsea) would consider as "over-exaggerated" facial expressions and body movements are used for a good reason, not to "editorialize" or to be "passionate", but to communicate linguistic elements that those with hearing convey by way of vocal inflection, pitch, rhythm, pace, etc, and take for granted.



America’s largest Deaf organisation, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has written an open letter to the producers of a comedy show accusing them of “mocking” American Sign Language. Even, Deaf advocacy organization, Deaf Nation, released a letter the group sent to Handler.



The following article is required reading for everyone (esp. people who think like Chelsea), to understand what they're seeing: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/149593



(Also check out the comments section below the article, as they provide further information which is important to understand the issue.)



E! Entertainment Television corporate lawyers probably will feel compelled to file a DMCA take-down notice with YouTube (as is their right, as they own the copyright), but I WILL file a DMCA counter-notice, demanding they file suit in Federal Court for copyright infringement. If they need to have a Judge lecture them on the basics of the principle of "fair use" exceptions allowed under U.S. Federal Copyright law, then they can be my guest.



On the other hand, I'm willing to consider relinquishing my right to this "fair use" (public commentary) if the "Chelsea Lately Show" offers a public apology for whatever insult and harm they have caused, perhaps with a statement educating their viewers as to why ASL interpreters must use non-gestural components as a part of ASL, to be broadcast on the Chelsey Lately show in an opening monologue, with a message that is deemed acceptable by representatives of the Deaf community (eg Deaf Nation).



Sign the petition here:

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Here's the vloggers, who responses to Chelsea Handler, "Chelsea Lately Show" with Closed Captioned.

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"Ching Chong" ASL: Not Acceptable!

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Vlog with closed captioned, who not understand in ASL. Discussion of the reasons Lydia Callis (interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Hurricane Sandy) has become so "famous" and the language attitudes behind this. A comparison to language attitudes surrounding Chinese is made.

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Response to Chelsea Lately - Lydia Callis Interpreter.

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(Sorry my signing isn't the best... CODA...) But here's what I'd like to say to Chelsea Handler if I could! PS- I added CC for those who can't understand.

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Chelsea Lately : Interpreter Finds Fame

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This video is for Chelsea Handler, who mocked our American sign language. Closed captioned who not understand in sign language.

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Laugh at or Laugh With?

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Discussing my thoughts on issues surrounding TV Show - Chelesa Lately's skit on Hurricane Sandy's Breakout Star: Lydia Callis, NY Mayor Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter. Making fun of American Sign Language (ASL) in national spotlight is definitely lame and politically-incorrect despite unexpected and pricesless promotion of our beloved and respectful language recently. An interpreter's main role is to convey information rather than become a celebrity for the ignorant. Deaf people are aware of such mainstream fasincation with interpreters and our "beautiful" language. So I bring up the question that is OK to laugh at or laugh with and basically shrug this off? I think this whole publicity stunt is a turkey. I forgot to mention in my vlog: What if this was a terrorist attack rather than a weather crisis in NYC? OK to laugh at or with Lydia's national exposure? I think not.

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Responding to Those Who Mock Sign Language.

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Lydia Callis, the interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Hurricane Sandy, became famous on internet overnight because of her facial expressions. A number of Deaf people have expressed their objection against those who mock the interpreter and American Sign Language, especially the comedian Chelsea Handler. How should we, as Deaf individuals, response to such mockery of our culture and language?

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Response to Chelsea Lately and The Interpreter.

Video by coolcrazyguy09

I do have to use my voice so the hearing people can watch this too. I hope they understand too, because that was just uncalled for. I just learned that Saturday Night Live just made fun of us. It's spreading like wildfire!

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Your Jokes About Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreters Aren't Funny

NEW YORK - (TheAtlanticWire)- Your Jokes About Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreters Aren't Funny.



These days, a major world event can’t happen without an accompanying meme. During Hurricane Sandy, the new social media star is Lydia Callis, the American Sign Language interpreter who appears next to the Mayor at press conferences and whose facial expressions have garnered her an internet following and – the ultimate status symbol on the internet a fan Tumblr. Outlets like NPR are calling her “a star” on the level of El Bloombito, the Spanglish-snark Twitter account that added some levity to Hurricane Irene by making fun of Michael R. Bloomberg’s terrible attempts to speak Spanish.



While most of the comments about Lydia online have been positive, they’re positive in an ironic and subtly mocking sort of way. The title of the Tumblr is “Lydia Callis’ face for NYC mayor” not her whole body, just her face, as seen on YouTube with closed captioned:

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Laine Nooney, a PhD candidate at SUNY-Stony Brook, tweeted that Callis is “the only SL interpreter I've ever seen who signs with a New York accent.” TruTV’s “Dumb as a Blog” even catalogued 12 of Callis’ facial expressions, giving each a nickname like “The Double Yodas” and “The Hiarious Paperback.” In some of them, Callis is articulating herself in a way that would be completely relatable to any signer. “The Double Yodas” makes fun of the sign itself two hands in “Y” shapes pulling downward, which can either mean “now” or “today” while purporting to be a joke about Callis’ facial expression in the screencap... Read more: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/your-jokes-about-bloombergs-sign-language-interpreters-arent-funny/58518/



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List of Mockery Sign Language Videos

YOUTUBE - Here's the list of hurricane Sandy sign language mockingly video clips is a must-see.



A Rochester Institute of Technology graduate skyrocketed into fame while providing American Sign Language interpretation during New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s nationally watched news conferences, Interpreted by Lydia Callis.



When ASL interpreter Lydia Callis shot to fame because of her use of facial expressions while interpreting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chris Christie’s 'Frankenstorm' Sandy press conference last weeks ago. Therefore, they say that “the way this woman on your show gestured in an ugly fashion was a totally offensive mockery of American Sign Language.”

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Marlee Matlin Upset Over 'SNL' Sign Language Skit

NEW YORK (WENN) - Marlee Matlin Upset Over 'SNL' Sign Language Skit. Here's the video clips of SNL sign language skit.



Oscar winner Marlee Matlin has lashed out at "Saturday Night Live" for poking fun at sign language during the opening skit on Saturday's show.



As regulars Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan impersonated New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the press conference sketch about the Hurricane Sandy disaster, two castmates offered comic signing beside them, which aired for the hearing-impaired people as seen on this article.

But the hearing impaired Matlin wasn't laughing, she found the skit offensive and took to Twitter.com to slam the show's producers and the stars themselves... Read more: http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=772980#scpshrtu



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Lydia Callis: Bloomberg's Interpreter Goes Viral

NEW YORK CITY - A Rochester Institute of Technology graduate skyrocketed into fame while providing American Sign Language interpretation during New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s nationally watched news conferences.



Meet Lydia Callis, the mayor's sign language interpretor who became the city's newest hearthrob. Stealing the show with her passionate facial expressions and signs.



Clearly there is nothing funny about mass casualties and a region under water. But Lydia Callis has at least given people something to smile about in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.



The sign language interpreter for Mayor Michael Bloomberg has gone viral. Mayor Bloomberg addresses the public while his signer feels the beat of the hurricane mane! as seen on YouTube.

Video by mayorbloomberg



The stories of devastation and destruction on the local news lately have not provided much in the way of relief unless, that is, you happened to catch sight of a sign language interpreter named Lydia Callis.



And she was pretty hard to miss. Ms. Callis has been a fixture at Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s news briefings, gesticulating, bobbing and nodding her way through the words of city officials as she communicates for the hearing impaired... Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/nyregion/lydia-callis-sign-language-interpreter-gains-fans-during-hurricane-sandy.html?_r=0

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She has inspired a tribute Tumblr page: Lydia Callis’s Facial Expressions, which has compiled images of her expressions as she signs. In one photo, Mr. Bloomberg looks on from behind, seemingly fixated on her hands.



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Frankenstorm Prompts Mass Evacuation In New York City

NEW YORK CITY - Hurricane 'Frankenstorm' Sandy - The mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents as Hurricane Sandy roars towards the east coast of the United States and parts of Canada, bringing punishing winds, heavy rainfall and storm surges.



At a press conference Sunday, Michael Bloomberg said some 375,000 people in a number of coastal areas including Coney Island, Lower Manhattan and parts of the Queens neighbourhood would need to leave their homes. He said those affected would have to stay with family and friends outside of the evacuation area or at one of the 72 shelters the city has set up.



Officials in New York have also ordered the closure of its public transportation system, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, causing problems for those trying to leave the affected area on buses and subways... Read more http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy.html

Bloomberg: I'm Going to Sign an Evacuation Order

New York City announced the closings of it mass transit and school systems, both the nation's largest, and ordered residents to leave some low-lying areas Sunday ahead of the massive storm approaching the eastern third of the U.S. Video by AssociatedPress



Hurricane Sandy: 'Don't Be Stupid, Get Out And Go To Higher, Safer Ground,' Officials Said.

ABC NEWS - Tens of thousands of people in coastal areas have been ordered to evacuate their homes before Hurricane Sandy pounds the eastern third of the United States with life-threatening storm surges, forceful winds and rainfall that could cripple transportation and leave millions without power.



"Don't be stupid. Get out and go to higher, safer ground," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said today. "Let's get to work on this. We know how to do this. We've been through this before."



States of emergency were declared from North Carolina to Connecticut. Coastal communities in Delaware were ordered to evacuate by 8 p.m. tonight.



As of 5 p.m. EST today, Sandy was moving toward the northeast at nearly 15mph, slightly faster than it was measured earlier today. It is expected to take a turn to the north and then northwest, bringing the center of the nearly 900-mile storm to be near the mid-Atlantic coast Monday night.



Sandy is expected to bring potentially life-threatening storm surges on the coast ranging from several feet to potentially as high as 11-feet in the Long Island Sound area of New York, said Rick Knabb, director of the National Hurricane Center.. Read more http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-sandy-dont-stupid-higher-safer-ground/story?id=17581606#.UI2vbHruqSo



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Hurricane Sandy Preparedness Press Conference

Video with Captions - Hurricane Sandy Preparedness Press Conference - Interpreted by Deaf Interpreter - 10/26/2012.

BOSTON - Friday, October 26, 2012 Governor Deval Patrick today met with Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray and his cabinet secretaries to discuss preparations for the potential impact of Hurricane Sandy on Massachusetts and announced several steps the state has already taken in anticipation of the storm. Video by MassGovernor



MassLive.com - With Hurricane Sandy working its way toward the East Coast, Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday outlined storm response preparations, including the cancellation of his planned trip to Florida Sunday to campaign for President Barack Obama... Read more http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/massachusetts_hurricane_sandy.html



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Aidan Mack Hosts Talk Show For The Deaf

Westchester Newsday - Croton woman hosts talk show for the Deaf.



Television is a visual medium, but most talk shows just aren’t the same on mute. One Croton-on-Hudson woman is turning the traditional interview format on its head by telling her guests to talk with their hands.



Independent producer Aidan Mack has teamed up with White Plains Community Media (WPCM) to produce “The Aidan Mack Show,” in which Mack interviews guests exclusively in American Sign Language. The show will be one of the first of its kind designed specifically for Deaf audiences.



“I realized that I wanted to reach a larger audience, the hearing community, and work with them to become more comfortable interacting with Deaf people, regardless of language differences,” she said. “At the same time, I also want to dispel the misconceptions and myths about Deaf people, and show that Deaf people do live normal lives like everyone else.”



Read more: http://newyork.newsday.com/westchester/westchester-now-1.3784383/croton-woman-hosts-talk-show-for-the-deaf-1.4037650



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Court Legal Interpreting Coalition: Share your Experience

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Court Legal Interpreting Coalition (CLIC) Can Help you. Share your experience and stories with us. Did you get an interpreterfor your day in court? Did you understand your interpreter? Did the interpreter understand you? We want to collect your information, your experiences and any concerns you may have encountered in the legal process and court system.Tell your story.



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Reframing Pledges by Deaf/Coda/Hearing Interpreters

Vlog in American Sign Language - Exploring power and privilege: Reframing Pledges by Deaf/Coda/Hearing Interpreters. Interpreters from a retreat share their thoughts on the power of reframing.

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ADA Effective Communication - Title III in ASL

Video with Captions - ADA Effective Communication: Title III in American Sign Language.



ADA Effective Communication using Title III and ASL from the Disability and Communication Access Board - Honolulu, Hawaii.



Communication Access Provisions Title III of the Americans with Disability Act for Public Accommodations: http://hawaii.gov/health/dcab/docs/fact_sheets/ca_pa.pdf



Lack of effective communication. ADA effective communication systems tool in the ongoing battle against disability discrimination. In a recent in-depth article assessing the impact of the ADA in Hawaii. http://dredf.org/international/paper_y-g.html



Legal Resources - Disability Rights: The ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act): Questions and Answers, visit http://www.davislevin.com/facts_adaqa2.html for more information.



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Deaf Bronx Murder Suspect Wants His Confession Video Tossed

NEW YORK CITY (NewYork Post) - EXCLUSIVE - Deaf Bronx Murder Suspect Wants His Confession Video Tossed. Here's a video clip of murder suspect...



Justice is blind, but that’s no help if you’re deaf. A suspect in a Bronx murder is trying to get his videotaped confession tossed because he says he was misunderstood and confused by a sign-language interpreter.



Following a tip, cold-case investigators nabbed Gabriel Thompson, 48, in 2010 — 25 years after he allegedly stabbed and killed a man who was having an affair with Thompson’s live-in girlfriend.



Prosecutors say Thompson confessed to the murder, but he claims the cop who interpreted his answers during an interrogation ignored his request for a lawyer and misconstrued him.



Thompson says it was also not clear to him that the person asking questions during the session was actually a prosecutor trying to gather evidence to charge him with the murder of Miguel Lopez.



Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/cop_missed_the_signs_deaf_slay_suspect_BNmhB2ejJ6i6QwZHxTjDiN#ixzz266F4smzi



Video source New York Post