Archive for August, 2007


Aug
29

Making Money…at Our Expense

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This article originally appeared at i711.com.
If there’s one thing that bugs me, it’s when companies that become successful by selling to the deaf community don’t support the community. By that, I mean when they don’t hire deaf people, sponsor deaf events, donate to deaf organizations, or try to become involved in the community somehow.
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Aug
08

Why Not For Kids, Too?

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This article originally appeared at i711.com.

An Alton Telegraph (Illinois) article reads in part:
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – About 100 deaf citizens carried placards and used their hands to talk at a silent rally in the State Capitol aimed at supporting legislation that would affect the deaf.
The demonstrators came from all over the state to…testify before[.....]