Originally appeared in Silent News, March 2001.
It’s the wee hours of Valentine’s Day (3:05 a.m. to be exact). I’ve just spent the last few hours finishing up the March issue, rearranging the front page story about the Gallaudet murders. Of course, by the time you read this, the murders will be old news, thanks to[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, March 2001.
A group of employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the United Parcel Services (UPS), citing discrimination and failure to provide reasonable accommodations.
The group, represented by two law firms – Disability Rights Advocates, a nonprofit law firm, and Schneider, McCormac and Wallace – filed a nationwide class action suit[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, March 2001.
Nancy Edwards was lucky enough to get to the “hot seat” on the hugely popular Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? game show. She was even luckier when the $32,000 question was about Thomas Gallaudet, because Edwards is a teacher for the deaf at Thomas Edison Elementary in Michigan.
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Originally appeared in Silent News, March 2001.
A recent article in the St. Cloud Times (Minnesota) sparked angry reaction from local deaf people. Columnist Rachel Wolinski wrote an article entitled, “Some Deaf People Limit Their World,” saying, “Imagine a world without sound…Imagine not even knowing that pancakes make a sizzling sound when they cook or that[.....]