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| 31.10.03 | „Piano“
– Integration ohne Worte Vladimir Chikishev gibt Erfahrungen aus der Behindertenarbeit weiter Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Vladimir Chikishev ist ein fröhlicher Mann mit lebendigen Augen und lockigem Haar. Selten steht er still. Was das Äußere an Dynamik ausstrahlt, steckt auch in seinem Inneren. Seine gesammelte kreative Energie gibt der Regisseur und Theatermacher seit Jahren in die Arbeit mit gehörlosen Kindern. „Piano“, hat er sein Theater genannt, das Theater der Stille. |
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| 31.10.03 | Nanogen
erwirbt Lizenzrechte an mit erblicher Taubheit in Verbindung stehendem
Gen San Diego - Unternehmen entwickelt erstes, in Europa verfügbares molekulares Diagnoseprodukt zum Nachweis erblicher Taubheit |
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| 31.10.03 | In
der Ruhe liegt die Kraft Autohupen, Flugzeuge und die ganz alltäglichen Wohngeräusche – das Leben wird immer lauter. Aber passende Lärmschutzgesetze fehlen bisher. Dabei geht der Krach auf die Ohren. Schwerhörigkeit wird zur Berufskrankheit, und Diskogänger sind sowieso gefährdet. |
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| 31.10.03 | Vodafone
working to improve deaf communications Vodafone UK has announced the launch of the Communications Support Directory via its Find & Seek service. The directory has been designed with deaf and hard of hearing customers in mind, but is also essential for hearing customers with colleagues, friends or family who are deaf or hard of hearing. The launch took place at the UK Council on Deafness Media Seminar, in London's Britannia Conference Centre. |
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| 31.10.03 | MEP
backs deaf campaign LOCAL Euro MP Richard Howitt has backed the Royal National Insitute for the Deaf's (RNID) on-going campaign to improve access to television for deaf and hard of hearing people. |
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| 30.10.03 | Das
erste Haus für die Fotografie Deichtorhallen: Zum Start des Hauses der Photographie hat Zdenek Felix das Füllhorn der Sammlung Gundlach geöffnet. Hamburg -Was F. C. Gundlach und Zdenek Felix bei der Pressekonferenz der ersten Ausstellung im "Internationalen Haus der Photographie" sagten, wurde simultan von einem Dolmetscher in die Gebärdensprache für Gehörlose übersetzt. Eine Beobachtung am Rande, aber ein beredtes Bild: Wer verstehen will, was in der südlichen Deichtorhalle stattfindet, der muss sehr genau hinschauen und die Sprache der Bilder lesen. |
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| 30.10.03 | A
Special Spook House for Deaf Children You've probably been to haunted houses before, but chances are you've never seen one like this. Imagine a haunted house created specifically for deaf children. |
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| 30.10.03 | Motorcyclist
Injured BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A Belorussian motorcyclist attempting to be the only deaf, non-speaking biker to cross the globe is recovering after a wreck with a tractor-trailer, officials said. Vladimir Yarets was riding Interstate 74 through McLean County on Oct. 13 when he was struck by a truck's trailer and sent sprawling onto the grass, according to state police. "At first, we didn't think he was going to survive, but it looks like he's going to be OK," state police Lt. Ted Kerrn said. |
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| 30.10.03 | Flash
cards, interpreters help Russian Battered and broken, Vladimir Yarets still doesn't know how he ended up in the hospital. But Yarets, 62, is sure about one thing: If you fall off a motorcycle, you have to get right back on. And as soon as his bones heal, the deaf and mute Russian plans to resume his ride around the world. Visitors, interpreters and medical staff danced into and out of his room at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center on Tuesday. He's been there since a semi blasted him off his bike on Interstate 74 near LeRoy on Oct. 13. |
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| 30.10.03 | Ray
lets his fingers do the beer talking DEAF and dumb Ray Godwin was so sick and tired of not being able to chat with regulars at the Shady Oak pub he decided to teach them all sign language. Ray, 61, used to enjoy socialising with a friend at the Deaf Club, but when he passed away he was left with no-one to drink with and headed to the Bramhall pub. But by his own admission his lip-reading skills are not very good and the only way he could communicate was with a pad and a pen. It was only when he forgot them one evening that he realised the idea of teaching some of the regulars to use sign language would be a great idea. |
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| 29.10.03 | Unternehmen
entwickelt erstes, in Europa verfügbares molekulares Diagnoseprodukt
zum Nachweis erblicher Taubheit Die Nanogen, Inc., , ein führender Anbieter molekularer Diagnostikprodukte, gab heute bekannt, dass sie mit dem Institut Pasteur eine Lizenzvereinbarung unterzeichnet hat, die Nanogen in Europa die exklusiven Rechte an bestimmten Patenten und Patentanträgen im Zusammenhang mit dem Nachweis von Mutationen des Gens GJB2 für die Diagnose erblicher Taubheit gibt. Das Unternehmen möchte ein molekulares Diagnostikprodukt entwickeln, das europäische Molekular-Testlabors für das Screening Neugeborener nach erblicher Taubheit anpassen können. |
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| 29.10.03 | Stammzellen
für das Innenohr Bei einigen Formen von Taubheit oder Hörverlusten werden Implantate eingesetzt. Doch offenbar gibt es eine biologische Alternative zu den Hörgeräten. |
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| 29.10.03 | Ein
Weg aus der Stille Mit welchen Problemen gehörlose Menschen an ihrem Arbeitsplatz kämpfen |
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| 28.10.03 | Ersatzteile
fürs Innenohr Schwerhörigkeit und Taubheit behandeln Ärzte versuchen Ärzte heute mit Stahl- und Plastikkonstruktionen zu beheben oder zu lindern. Aus Stammzellen gezüchtete Sinneszellen namens Haarzellen könnten biologische Ersatzteile liefern, ergab eine Studie, die die Forscher um Stefan Heller an der Harvard Medical School in den Proceedings der amerikanischen Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften veröffentlichten. |
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| 28.10.03 | Performance
für Gehörlose im Odeon: "Im Lärm Stille" Vertanzte Gebärdensprache Im Europäischen Jahr der Menschen mit Behinderungen bietet das Odeon ein experimentelles Tanztheater für Gehörlose. Die Tanzfabrik Wien zeigte Freitagabend die von Mario Mattiazzo choreographierte Performance "Im Lärm Stille - In der Stille Lebendigkeit" bei fast ausverkauften Haus. |
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| 28.10.03 | Opa
Schwerhörig ist noch "auf Zack" Von wegen: "Er hört nix". In dem neuen Theaterstück des Vereinigten Männerchores 1820 Willich hat Schmitz kein leichtes Spiel mit Schmidt. |
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| 28.10.03 | BEHINDERUNG / Lärm mit fatalen Folgen
Beim Gehörschutz wird gern weggehört Zu viel Lärm und zu laute Musik verkraftet niemand: Das Gehör geht schleichend kaputt. Schon heute ist ein Prozent der Bevölkerung hochgradig hörgeschädigt. |
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| 28.10.03 | Weiterbildung
für Sorgenkinder des Arbeitsmarkts Chance für Schwerbeschädigte VON KATHRIN HAUSER Weilheim - Ein Betriebswirt, ein Theologe, ein Schäfer - bevor sie arbeitslos wurden, hatten sie die unterschiedlichsten Berufe, jene 14 "schwerbeschädigten Menschen", die in Weilheim mit einer Weiterbildung im gewerblich kaufmännischen Bereich begonnen haben. ... Sie hat ein Hüftleiden, eine andere Frau ist schwerhörig, wieder ein anderer Teilnehmer sehbehindert. "Die Suche nach geeigneten Praktikumsplätzen gestaltet sich oft schwierig", berichtet Stamnitz. |
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| 28.10.03 | Firms
sidelining deaf people in DDA change Next October the Disability Discrimination Act applies to all firms irrespective of size, and it appears as if many may be finding themselves in court cases taken by deaf or hard of hearing customers. |
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| 28.10.03 | Fifth-grader
is 1st deaf student elected to post Her speech finished, her nervousness faded, Gwendoline Gerardino scanned the crowd of fifth-graders and saw victory in their applause. When told they could cheer the candidates for student council, almost half of the kids used sign-language, a rapid quaking of hands to signify the sound of clapping. Gwendoline, who is profoundly deaf, knew then she might win. |
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| 28.10.03 | Ex-soldier
sues over deaf claim A former Army recruit is suing the Ministry of Defence over claims that live firing exercises left him deaf in one ear. |
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| 28.10.03 | Sign
language gains popularity at Wa-Hi Students of American Sign Language want it recognized on a par with foreign languages. In Shelley Mann's classroom, fingers talk. Eyes listen. Mann teaches American Sign Language at Walla Walla High School. She began four years ago with a single class. This year she has five sections, all full, a repeat of last year. `Kids get in and they think it's fun and then they discover it's a foreign language,' Mann said. |
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| 28.10.03 | ClubDeaf.com
Launches Online Community for the Deaf; Brings State-of-the-Art Communication Technology to Deaf Community LA JOLLA, Calif.- ClubDeaf.com today launched the first online community for the Deaf. Featuring state-of-the-art videoconferencing technology, ClubDeaf.com enables the signing community to easily and naturally communicate with each other. ClubDeaf.com is the first service designed to provide Deaf people ease of communication with friends and family using SightSpeed's high-quality videoconferencing software that far surpasses existing technology. People can now have signed conversations with each other that are as close to being in person as you can get with just a PC, web camera and a broadband Internet connection. |
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| 28.10.03 | Inquiry
Opened Into France Mercy Killing BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France - One month after the highly publicized mercy killing of a severely disabled young man, prosecutors opened a legal inquiry targeting his mother and doctor, officials said Monday. The inquiry — aimed at determining if a criminal investigation is warranted — follows the recent death of 22-year-old Vincent Humbert, which gripped France and reopened a debate over whether euthanasia should be legalized. |
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| 28.10.03 | Educate
People About the Deaf! According to the National Center for Health Statistics of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 34 million Americans have a significant hearing loss; of these almost six million are profoundly deaf. |
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| 28.10.03 | 11-Year-Old
deaf and mute boy yearns for world record KOCHI: In a bid to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World Records, an 11-year old deaf and dumb boy on Thursday drove eleven different types of vehicles, including a car, a motorbike and an excavator for short distances. |
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| 28.10.03 | Third
official language to be introduced New Zealand sign language is set to become our third official language. Cabinet has agreed to introduce a bill to Parliament by the end of this year. |
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| 27.10.03 | Mittlerin
zur Welt der Hörenden hat in der Kirche besten Empfang Johanna (7) profitiert von Induktionsschleifen im Gotteshaus Johanna ist sieben Jahre alt und erzählt gerne. Draußen mit heller Stimme, zuhause mit den Händen. Sie ist die jüngste in ihrer Familie, aber die einzige, die hören kann. Vater Thomas, Mutter Gabi und Bruder Florian sind gehörlos. Um Verstehen zu können, braucht Johanna allerdings technische Unterstützung. Besonders leicht gemacht wird es ihr in der Schaftlacher Kirche. Dort sorgen seit der Renovierung Induktionsschleifen dafür, dass alles ins Mikrofon Gesprochene verstärkt an ihrem Ohr ankommt. |
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| 27.10.03 | Die
andere Seite der Bourbonen ... "Offensichtlich ist das Hinterteil der Frauen von großer Bedeutung für die Männer", schreibt Emanuela de Dampierre, die Tante des spanischen Königs Juan Carlos, in ihren Memoiren und nennt auch gleich Namen: König Alfonso XIII., den Großvater des jetzigen Monarchen, Juan, seinen Vater, und vor allem dessen taubstummen Bruder Jaime, den ungetreuen Ehemann der Autorin. ... Dafür war der Taubstumme trotz seines Handicaps ein großer Frauenheld, der "seinem natürlichen und unkontrollierten Impuls nachgab, mit jeder Frau loszuziehen". |
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| 27.10.03 | "Hilferuf"
kommt als Fax schwarz auf weiß Service für Gehörlose und Sprachbehinderte Was machen eigentlich gehörlose oder sprachbehinderten Menschen bei einem Unfall, einem Einbruch oder einem Feuer? Anrufen, die 110 wählen? Am Telefon erklären was passiert ist? Adresse und Unfallort angeben? Nein, das funktioniert wohl nicht. Viele Behinderte in Mainz waren bislang von der Notrufkommunikation abgeschnitten. Seit gestern ist das anders. |
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| 27.10.03 | Österreichs
erster Behinderten-Spielplatz in Salzburg eröffnet Österreichs erster Spielplatz für Behinderte und Nichtbehinderte im Salzburger Landesinstitut für Hörbehinderte sorgt seit der Fertigstellung der ersten Bauetappe im September für große Begeisterung bei den Kindern. |
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| 27.10.03 | Nach
Ohren-Operation: Bauer erwachte gelähmt Ertaubter Patient konnte zwar wieder hören – verließ das Landesspital aber im Rollstuhl |
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| 27.10.03 | 91-Jähriger
gesteht Banküberfall Er ist schwerhörig, gehbehindert, 91 Jahre alt - und ein notorischer Bankräuber. Auf seinen Krückstock gestützt gestand der Verbrecher jetzt im US-Staat Texas seine Missetaten. |
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| 27.10.03 | Vom
Luftwirbel zum Spin-off Kopf der Woche: Roger Grundmann, Direktor des Dresdner Instituts für Luft- und Raumfahrtechnik ... Der neue S-Bogen ist also ein echtes Spin-off der Luft- und Raumfahrt. Weitere sind zu erwarten. Mit Kollegen aus der Medizin will Grundmann demnächst die Strömungen in der Cochlea des Innenohrs, einem Teil des Gehörgangs, untersuchen. |
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| 27.10.03 | Auf
die Gehörlosen hören Verein feiert 80-jähriges Jubiläum - Kegelgruppe wird 15 Jahre alt - Festkommers am Samstag Weiden. (zer) Das Alter eines Vereins allein besagt noch nichts über seinen eigentlichen Wert. Bereits 1923 wurde aus dem Gefühl der Zusammengehörigkeit der Verein gegründet und heute kann man feststellen, dass die Idealisten, die selbst von einen schweren Schicksalsschlag getroffen waren, ein großes Werk geschaffen haben. Der Gehörlosenverein Weiden feiert am kommenden Wochenende seinen 80. Geburtstag. |
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| 27.10.03 | Government
to recognise NZ Sign Language The government has signalled its intention to recognise New Zealand Sign Language as the third official language of New Zealand. |
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| 27.10.03 | La
langue des signes reconnue en Communauté française BRUXELLES - Le parlement de la Communauté française a approuvé mardi à l'unanimité un projet de décret relatif à la reconnaissance de la langue des signes. Il institue une Commission consultative de la langue des signes qui devra notamment veiller à la concrétisation sur le terrain de l'objectif du décret: donner le droit à toute personne de communiquer. |
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| 27.10.03 | Sign
language helps developmentally-disabled children learn STRATFORD — For most children ages 3 to 6, listening to a children’s story is about as natural as eating or chasing a ball. But to a child with autism, deafness, learning disability or other special needs, listening may be difficult or even impossible if there are too many distractions. At the Stratford Library, a little-known program is filling the niche for children who may not thrive during regular story hours held at children’s libraries. Sign language is used during the program, providing another stimulus that can help a disabled child learn. |
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| 27.10.03 | Hearing
impaired beauty queen is a mentor for others When Bailey Mills was just 4 years old, her mother, Caroline, entered her in a pageant at the Lexington County Peach Festival. Born with a high frequency hearing loss, her mother was determined that it would not interfere with Bailey’s dreams. |
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| 27.10.03 | First
sports meet for deaf women The first National Sports Championship of Deaf Women will be held at the various venues in New Delhi from 1 to 4 November. |
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| 27.10.03 | Governor
signs law benefiting hearing impaired SAN JUAN – The public and private television channels will have to provide sign language in their news programs to benefit the hearing-impaired population, according to a law recently signed by Gov. Sila Calderon. |
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| 27.10.03 | High
school students pursue the study of sign language In a classroom full of high school students, you would expect some sort of noise. Instead, you hear silence. That's because in the world of the deaf, there is no sound. Instead, they use their hands to speak. And that's exactly what these students are learning to do. "It's not easier than the other languages, but it's popular. The students do like to take it," said teacher Janell Kay Brigham. |
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| 27.10.03 | Students
raise money for hearing dog guides for the deaf Wendy Owens' ears broke when she was 33. Her hearing had been worsening since she was a teenager, but the middle school teacher could still hear with the help of hearing aids. Without her ears, she could not teach or even speak. Crushed, she eventually went back to school to learn how to teach deaf students. But when she moved to Florida, a Belgian Shepherd named Jo Bear gave her her ears back. Through Florida Dog Guides for the Deaf Owens' dog was trained to be her ears, just like a Seeing Eye dog is trained to the eyes of a blind person. |
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| 27.10.03 | Hope
for deaf patients In a world first for China, local scientists said yester-day they have segregated certain stem cells from mice ears, which could be utilized to create a new therapy for hearing-impaired patients. |
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| 27.10.03 | The
sounds and the silence WHEN FRANCES ITANI started her first novel a few years back, it was a simple story about a young deaf woman living in Canada in the early years of the 20th century. That led her to research about World War I, which in turn brought her back to the world of the deaf. The realms of sound and silence come together with powerful results in "Deafening," which Itani says was inspired by her maternal grandmother. |
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| 27.10.03 | Deaf
filmmakers raise accessibility awareness Massachusetts' first Festival of Cinema for the Deaf takes place today at Holy Cross College in Worcester and on Nov. 1 at Northeastern University. This touring festival of short films by deaf filmmakers, founded by the Chicago Institute for the Moving Image (CIMI), brings films and filmmakers to cities around the world to champion the cause of captioning and accessibility. |
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| 27.10.03 | Deaf
Parents Seek the Return of their Child from Hearing family members Legalpro01 posts "Deaf Parents fight to regain the return of their 4 year old child as family members from another state (Nebraska)refuse to allow them to return home (Wyoming) with their child, after a short vistit and then hide the child from them until they were able to file a false and misleading affidaviat full of hearsay in the local Nebraska court giving them temporary custody through a emergency guardianship hearing that the parents knew nothing about. During all of this the parents have had their Civil Rights Violated under the American Disibilities Act, by not being provided an interpreter through law enforcment, the opposing attorney, which included the child's attorney to communicate with and even the courts originally refused to provide an interpreter for the hearings, but after much arguing and the involvment of the Nebraska Commission of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing they agreed. |
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| 27.10.03 | Sign
language hot budget topic Some Amarillo teachers and parents are worried that a lack of funding and resources could cause the school district to go against President George W. Bush's mandate that no child be left behind. Twenty-one years ago, the Amarillo Independent School District voted to use the Morhemese Sign System, which uses signs to represent the various sounds that make up the English language, rather than a system such as American Sign Language, which uses signs to represent whole words. The teachers say MSS gives deaf children an access to the English language that other sign systems deny. |
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| 27.10.03 | Firms
turn a blind eye to 'deaf market' COMPANIES in Harrow are missing millions of pounds-worth of business by failing to provide adequate phone services for people. According to Typetalk, the Royal National Institute for the Deaf's telephone relay service for people with hearing difficulties, local companies are not reaching the "deaf market" which, the charity says, is worth around £28 million a year. |
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| 27.10.03 | Deaf
Woman Found Shot to Death Investigators are trying to figure out how a deaf woman who communicated through handwritten notes wound up fatally shot in an alley 130 miles away from home. Suzie Proctor, 33, was found shot to death Tuesday after an apparent armed robbery in Fort Myers, far from the Brevard County city of Palm Bay where she lived, police said. |
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| 27.10.03 | Time
to remove Jamaica's outdated law for the deaf THE EDITOR, Sir: FIRST OF all, we would like to introduce ourselves to you. We are Damian and Felicia Campbell. We are deaf and born-Jamaicans. We are writing you a letter concerning the needs of the deaf in Jamaica. |
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| 27.10.03 | Taiwanese
supermodel doesn't let disability hold her back One of Taiwan's top fashion models is also a popular television news anchor and a best-selling author. Wang Hsiao-shu or Sue Wang, doesn't let her disability stop her from fulfilling her dreams. Advertisement At 33, Sue has almost everything a woman could ever aspire to be - good looks, great job, wonderful personality and friends and family who love her. But she is deaf. However, the fascinating thing is that she's everything but a "quiet" person. By lip-reading, Sue can interpret what others are saying and talk back. |
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| 27.10.03 | Texas
School for the Deaf Goes to the Head of the Class with Installation
Of Sprint Empowered Education(SM) AUSTIN, Texas - Today, Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) became the first school serving the deaf and hard of hearing in the United States to implement the Sprint Empowered Education(SM) Desktop, an innovative combination of Sprint's world-class network and a state-of-the-art online educational curriculum. The customized solution includes Sprint Relay Online(SM) and Sprint Video Relay(SM), powered by Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD). Sprint Empowered Education Desktop provides web-based access to a comprehensive listing of high-quality educational curriculum and learning tools from a wide range of leading K-12 content providers. By providing online access to a variety of curricula through software applications, teachers can extend the learning experience beyond the classroom to help improve student achievement. |
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| 27.10.03 | Tripod
Presents Songwriters Salon to Benefit Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children,
Featuring Musical Performances by Original Songwriters BURBANK, Calif.- On October 26, 2003, Tripod, a nonprofit organization, presents Songwriters Salon to benefit families and their deaf and hard of hearing children. Songwriters Salon provides the rare privilege of hearing music performed by the original composer. Featuring 13 legendary songwriters performing their greatest hits in an intimate and "unplugged" setting, Songwriters Salon is the first event of its kind presented by Tripod. |
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| 27.10.03 | Rare
Rain Delay Interrupts Series Game 3 ... Pride, 34, started this year with the Nashua Pride in the independent Atlantic League. He also has played in the majors for Montreal, Detroit, Boston and Atlanta. Game 3 was the first World Series game he had ever attended. Though nearly completely deaf, he could feel Pro Player Stadium and its 65,731 fans pumping and pulsating. "This is really exciting, being here for this," he said. |
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| 27.10.03 | Overcoming
Difficult Challenge Woman Who Is Deaf Runs Unopposed For Board Of Education As Advocate, Role Model HEBRON -- A lot of politicians say that the most important thing they can do is listen to their constituents. Laurie Meotti feels the same way, but it's a lot more difficult for her. Meotti, a Democratic candidate for the Hebron Board of Education, has been profoundly deaf since being stricken with spinal meningitis at 7. "I want to advocate for the students and be a role model for deaf people as well as those who can hear," said Meotti, 42, who communicates largely through handwritten notes, e-mail and sign language. |
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| 27.10.03 | Des
interprètes en langue des signes pour favoriser l'autonomie des
sourds NANTES - Un service d'interprétariat de la langue des signes à prix réduit propose aux sourds vivant en Loire-Atlantique de les assister à tout moment, de la visite médicale à l'entretien d'embauche, en passant par le mariage, la réunion de copropriété ou une comparution au tribunal. Servisignes, mis en place par le conseil général il y a deux ans, est un cas unique en France, où la langue des signes a été reconnue tardivement et où les professionnels manquent. |
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| 09.10.03 | 3Visuell
- Mit den Augen hören Mit der mobilen Videotelefonie von 3 können Gehörlose das erste Mal in ihrer Muttersprache telefonieren Wien - Mobile Videotelefonie ist ein vollkommen neues Kommunikationsinstrument für Gehörlose. Damit haben von nun an mehr als 15.000 Gehörlose und deren gebärdensprachkompetente Angehörige die Möglichkeit in ihrer Muttersprache, also der Gebärdensprache, miteinander mobil zu kommunizieren. Die Gebärdensprache ist eine nonverbale Sprache der Bewegung und des Raumes, der Hände und der Augen, der Mimik und der Gestik. Videotelefonie ermöglicht es Gehörlosen, sich gleichermaßen Bild für Bild mitzuteilen - d.h. sehen und gesehen werden sowie gerade Erlebtes hautnah zu vermitteln. |
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| 09.10.03 | Einmaliges
Modell Ausbildung von gehörlosen und schwerhörigen Menschen Wilhelmsdorf - Für gehörlose und hochgradig schwerhörige Menschen ist es sehr schwer, nach erfolgreichem Schulabschluss und erfolgreicher Lehre einen Arbeitsplatz zu finden. Gleichzeitig fehlen in sozialen Einrichtungen Erzieher und Ausbilder, die gehörlose oder hochgradig schwerhörige Menschen qualifiziert betreuen können. Die Gotthilf-Vöhringer-Schule Wilhelmsdorf-Mariaberg hat sich deshalb entschlossen, in einem bundesweit einmaligen Modellprojekt gehörlosen und hochgradig schwerhörigen Menschen eine Ausbildung zur staatlich anerkannten Arbeitserzieherin oder zum Arbeitserzieher anzubieten. Das Modellprojekt fand in diesem Jahr mit dem erfolgreichen Abschluss des 1. Kurses seinen Höhepunkt. |
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| 09.10.03 | Menschen
mit Handicap managen Laden Wo zu DDR-Zeiten Maschinen lagerten, reiht sich heute Buch an Buch. In dem Plattenbau Spenerstraße 35 in Striesen warten sie auf Käufer, die meist per Internet ordern. Das Haus ist Heimstatt des Elbeteams, dem eigenen Angaben zufolge größten Online-Buchantiquariat Europas. Das Haus ist Lager und Versandplatz für rund 900.000 gebrauchte Bücher. Damit nicht genug: Von den 135 Mitarbeitern sind fast zwei Drittel körperbehindert, langzeitarbeitslos oder ohne Ausbildung. "60 von unseren Beschäftigten haben einen Schwerbeschädigtenausweis", sagt Firmenchef Peter W. Wölki. ... "Einer unserer Lkw-Fahrer ist gehörlos", erzählt Wölki. |
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| 09.10.03 | School
discriminated by not teaching sign language: court The Federal Court has ruled the Catholic Education Office unlawfully discriminated against a profoundly deaf teenager, by failing to teach sign language. |
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| 08.10.03 | Kirche
testet Hörgeräte für den Gottesdienst Norderstedt -In der Harksheider Falkenbergkirche soll eine Schwerhörigenanlage eingerichtet werden. Damit sollen die guten Erfahrungen aus dem ersten gemeinsamen Gottesdienst für hörende, schwerhörige und gehörlose Menschen zu Weihnachten 2002 jetzt im Jahr der Menschen mit Behinderungen zu einer festen Einrichtung werden |
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| 08.10.03 | Krugs
Erinnerungen Lesung am 15. Oktober in der Lemgoer Realschule Lemgo . Aus seinem Buch "Mein schönes Leben" erzählt der bekannte Schauspieler Manfred Krug am Mittwoch, 15. Oktober, ab 20 Uhr in der Lemgoer Realschule. ... Er beschränkt sich jedoch nicht allein auf seine autobiografischen Erlebnisse und den engeren Familienkreis, sondern weitet sie zur spannenden Familiensaga aus. Er beginnt mit seiner "Urmutter", der taubstummen Johanna aus Kattowitz, die vier Kindern das Leben schenkt und die vier Väter danach nie mehr wiedersieht. Die ihr bescheidenes Dasein klaglos lebt, ihr trauriges Schicksal mit Würde trägt. In 20 Kapiteln lässt Krug die Geschichte der Urgroßmutter aufleben, parallel zur eigenen. |
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| 08.10.03 | Kohle
und Gäste aus dem Pütt Die Nachkriegszeit brachte Bad Meinberg den Aufschwung ... Und dann ist da auch noch das Tinnitus-Zentrum, dessen Einrichtung bereits Mitte der 90er Jahre ins Auge gefasst wurde und das heute mit Diagnose, Therapie und Nachsorge für Tinnitus-Erkrankte ein Modell für die gesamte Bundesrepublik darstellt. |
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| 08.10.03 | Verkehrs-Rambo
(83) drohte mit Gaspistole Opa Waldemar muss Führerschein abgeben ... Fit wie ein Turnschuh fühle er sich, so Opa Waldemar. Nur bat er die Richterin, etwas lauter zu sprechen, er sei schwerhörig. Also brüllte ihm die Staatsanwältin die Vorwürfe ins Gesicht. |
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| 08.10.03 | SkyFrames
and The Canadian Hearing Society Sign Letter of Intent to Establish
International Satellite WiFi Hotspots in Support of Deaf and Hard of
Hearing People System to Create Innovative Network and Economic Enabler, Connecting International Rural Communities to the Canadian Hearing Society's Web Conferencing Network Via SkyFrames Technology Products and Services COSTA MESA -- SkyFrames, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU -News ), a provider of low-cost, highly secure satellite broadband Internet services, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) based in Toronto, Canada. SkyFrames and CHS will team up to aggressively build Satellite/Wireless infrastructures that support businesses and citizens of rural communities while addressing the needs of deaf and hard of hearing people throughout the Western Hemisphere including: Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States and Latin America. |
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| 07.10.03 | Trittin
will jetzt gegen Lärm mobil machen BERLIN. Bundesumweltminister Jürgen Trittin (Grüne) will gesetzlich den Lärm bekämpfen. . Als Beispiel dafür nennt er in der Antwort auf eine parlamentarische Anfrage der FDP-Fraktion das Fluglärmgesetz. |
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| 07.10.03 | Anfängerkurs
für Gebärdensprache Greifswald. In Greifswald findet wieder ein Anfängerkurs für Gebärdensprache statt. Der Kurs umfasst 30 Unterrichtsstunden. Der Unterricht wird von einer gehörlosen Dozentin durchgeführt. |
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| 07.10.03 | Apple
iChat, iSight expand horizons for deaf An article in the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Apple's iChat AV/iSight software/hardware combination is enabling internet communication for the deaf : "When my girlfriend and I were able to talk to each other using iChat with iSight, I can't describe the feeling I had,'' the Chicago film school student said in an e-mail to The Chronicle. "I'm sure it is the same feeling people had long ago when the telephone was invented, being able to hear someone's voice with all their inflections from a distance. We can communicate with all the inflection and expression, as we do in person, from a distance. I have been waiting for so long for technology that improves accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing." |
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| 07.10.03 | Signs
of improvement Video conference programs expand horizons for deaf For Melvin Patterson, who has been completely deaf since he was a toddler, communication is a visual experience. In the past, conducting a conversation using traditional nonvisual telecommunications tools like telephones and pagers was frustrating. Text messages or sign language conversations on jittery Web video screens were a pale substitute for a face-to-face exchange. But that changed dramatically when Patterson tried iChat AV, new videoconferencing software, and iSight, a new Web camera, which Apple Computer Inc. introduced during the summer. |
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| 07.10.03 | Hearing
Impaired Iowans Have Differing Opinions on Cochlear Implants ... Dixie Meyer, unlike her husband and son D.J., can hear. She believes acting as if the cochlear is a cure-all for people who can't hear, reinforces the stereotype that deaf people are not normal. But the Meyers are not alone, some experts also say implantation of the device does not guarantee the ability to hear. |
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| 07.10.03 | Cook
at local restaurant teaching sign language as he works ... When the 1995 graduate of Kentucky School for the Deaf arrived at Two Roads, communication between him and the owners and other staff members was difficult. "The owners knew a little bit of sign language, and I read lips a little," Weaver said. "On their own, they worked to learn a little bit of sign language, and I've been teaching them." |
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| 07.10.03 | President
provides understanding of deaf culture ... At Weber State University's fifth-annual Conference on Diversity, I. King Jordan gave the keynote address entirely in sign language -- translating himself as he went, almost as an afterthought. Jordan, first-ever deaf president of Gallaudet University (a 124-year-old Washington, D.C., college for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), spoke about the aftermath of Gallaudet's appointment of a hearing person to the position. Students literally took to the streets, protesting the decision. |
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| 07.10.03 | With
faith and hope, Mikey dreams big 12-year-old wants to be astronaut or first deaf president ... Deafness as a source of pride - not a deformity - is central to what institutions from Gallaudet University in Washington to magazines such as Deaf Life and Deaf Nation call "deaf culture." "Deafness is not a handicap," says Deandra Wood, who teaches at Saunders Elementary in Newport News, one of three schools Mikey has attended. Though she was never Mikey's teacher, the two would often discuss his goals for the future. Wood said she supports his decision to immerse himself in an environment where ASL is the lingua franca. "Deaf culture is rich with unity and a sense of pride," she says. "People support one another." |
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| 06.10.03 | Eine
neue Anlaufstelle für Hörgeschädigte Esslinger Selbsthilfegruppe will Betroffene wieder in die Gesellschaft integrieren ESSLINGEN. Eine Selbsthilfegruppe für Hörgeschädigte in Esslingen will Betroffenen unter anderem dabei helfen, Wege aus der Isolation zu finden. Das erste Treffen fand diese Woche statt, ab sofort kommen Leidensgenossen regelmäßig in Mettingen zusammen. |
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| 06.10.03 | `Signing
is not just for the deaf' PARENTS USING SILENT LANGUAGE TO HELP TODDLERS COMMUNICATE A small group of South Bay families met at a Cupertino park Saturday for an unusual type of play group. They sang songs, played duck-duck-goose and read books to each other. It was unusual because the youngsters squeezed each other's shoulders to indicate ``goose,'' wiggled their fingers to read ``Brown Bear,'' and gestured with their hands to ``sing' the lyrics -- communicating without uttering a word. The children, mostly 1- and 2-year-olds, and their parents who gathered at Portal Park are part of a growing number of families using American Sign Language to communicate not because they are deaf but because they think it's the best way to talk with a child not yet able to speak. |
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| 04.10.03 | FASHION
SHOW FUNDRAISER TO HELP DEAF CHILDREN ... Miriam Wakefield, who is a support worker for deaf children and their families, explained that one of her aims was to use the centre to enable deaf children to enjoy all the activities offered to hearing children. She added: "There are activities run during the summer holidays for children but deaf children tend to be excluded because of their deafness. "What we would like to do at the centre is to offer the same opportunities for deaf children as their hearing counterparts but include hearing children as well so their level of deaf awareness is raised." |
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| 04.10.03 | Sprint
updates video relay service for the deaf OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Corp. said it updated its video relay service for the deaf and hard of hearing, a service that allows users to communicate through video conferencing. |
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| 04.10.03 | Bridging
gap between families, deaf ... “Boy, that night I said to myself, ‘I am not doing this,’” he remembers. “‘I’m not going to let my son grow up and me not be able to communicate with him. I’m not going to be one of those parents that can’t talk to my deaf child.’” |
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| 04.10.03 | Clinic
Caters to the Hearing Impaired CHICAGO. A Chicago Medical Center is making a big difference in the lives of hundreds of patients who are hearing impaired. CBS 2's disabilities reporter Jim Mullen takes us to Mount Sinai Hospital, where doctors really communicate with deaf patients, to get them the healthcare they need. |
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| 04.10.03 | Dual
status of disability, race studied ... Reinforcing this message was keynote speaker I. King Jordan, president of Gallaudet University, the world's only university whose programs and services are designed specifically for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Jordan, who lost his hearing in a car accident at 21, is the first deaf president in the 139-year history of the Washington, D.C., school. Gallaudet's board of trustees initially chose a hearing candidate for the job in 1988, then reversed course and chose Jordan after a weeklong protest by students that made international news. The episode galvanized the disability community and led to Congress passing the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. "Disability is not in people. It's more a relationship between the person and the environment," Jordan told the gathering, signing with his hands as he spoke. "Change the environment and you eliminate the disability. And you can extend that thinking to many disability issues." Invoking Martin Luther King Jr., Jordan said he dreams of a day when people with disabilities are not victims of prejudice. |
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| 04.10.03 | Deaf
San Diego State Master’s Degree Candidate takes volunteer trip
to Jamaica to improve the education of the island’s deaf youth
... Lindsay Bailey of San Diego went to Jamaica as “ambassador” for Global Deaf Connection. Global Deaf Connection (GDC) increases social, economic and educational opportunities for deaf people in developing nations. Based on the premise that education leads to opportunity, Global Deaf Connection (GDC) works to improve education for deaf children and thus bridge the gap between the number of deaf children enrolled in school at an elementary level and the number of deaf adults who are qualified to teach those students. Ultimately, GDC aims to make it possible for deaf students to become deaf professionals, not cast-aside unskilled people. |
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| 03.10.03 | Gehörlose:
Anliegen zur Sprache bringen Wer schlecht oder nichts hört, ist täglich mit Hindernissen konfrontiert – und oft auch mit Vorurteilen. Eines davon ist, dass sich Hörende mit Gehörlosen nicht verständigen könnten. |
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| 03.10.03 | Grosses
Manko in der Akustik - Probleme für Hörbehinderte im Mystery
Park Neulich habe ich den Mystery Park in Interlaken besucht. Wie alle Besucherinnen und Besucher bekam ich einen Kopfhörer fürs rechte Ohr. Da ich schwerhörig und Hörgeräteträgerin bin, fragte ich die Dame bei der Kopfhörerausgabe, ob das Gerät für mich geeignet sei. Sie meinte Ja ich könne es trotz dem Hörgerät am Ohr befestigen und auch die Lautstärke am Gerät einstellen. Dem war aber nicht so. |
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| 03.10.03 | GSFC
holt Medaillen Bargteheide. Drei Medaillen gewannen die Leichtathleten des GSFC Bargteheide bei den deutschen Schüler-Mehrkampfmeisterschaften der Gehörlosen in München. |
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| 03.10.03 | Richard
Thompson; to deaf community, a guiding spirit To read the resume of Dr. Richard E. Thompson -- a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, a master's degree and doctorate from Boston University, and a long career as a clinical psychologist -- one might think that deafness was not a disadvantage. The doctor knew firsthand that it was. "Deafness is not only an educational, but a social handicap," he said in a story published in the Globe in 1965. "There are special problems. Because the handicap is invisible, it doesn't seem clear-cut." Dr. Thompson, who was born deaf and who devoted much of his life to increasing public understanding of the deaf, died Sept. 23 in Avery Manor in Needham. He was 75. |
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| 03.10.03 | New
Device Opens Theater To Deaf PCS Helps Hearing-Impaired, Avoids Disrupting Others There are currently 28 million Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing. It's harder for them to enjoy the theater, but a new gadget will help. |
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| 03.10.03 | EDUCATOR
For an administrator or teacher who excels at preparing the next generation of New Yorkers for their future challenges. ... Tony Saccente doesn't have to say a word for you to realize how dedicated he is to his job - it's evident in his expressive face and flying hands. Saccente, 33, who was born deaf, is coordinator of Deaf Services at Housing Works, a non-profit organization that provides housing, health care and other services to homeless people with AIDS ( news -web sites ) and HIV ( news -web sites )-related illnesses. The Brooklyn native says it's critical he gets his message about disease prevention and the need for testing across to the deaf gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender and straight community. |
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| 03.10.03 | Ospedali:
Servizio Sordomuti Unico In Europa a Cinisello Milano - Un servizio ospedaliero per l'accoglienza, l'accompagnamento e l'assistenza dei pazienti sordomuti. Unico in Italia e in Europa, nasce al Bassini di Cinisello Balsamo, alle porte di Milano, dove e' stato presentato oggi in conferenza stampa. |
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| 02.10.03 | Studieren
mit Handicap Kleine Änderungen würden reichen, um den Uni-Alltag für Studenten mit Handicap zu erleichtern. Umwege sind für sie keine Seltenheit ... Barbara Hager (23) studiert Psychologie und ist gehörlos. "Die meisten Leute haben keine Ahnung, was es heißt, gehörlos zu sein." Diskriminiert würde sie wegen ihres Hörfehlers nicht, "außer wenn es mal wieder zu viele Studenten gibt und sie einige loswerden wollen." |
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| 02.10.03 | Die
stille Welt der lauten Kinder Elterntreff hörgeschädigter Kinder steht mit Rat zur Seite ... An der Schule hat Magdalena auch die "lautsprach-begleitende Gebärde" gelernt. Ähnlich der Gebärdensprache bei völlig Tauben begleitet sie ihre Worte mit ausdrucksstarken Gebärden. Jeden einzelnen Buchstaben kann sie zusätzlich mit dem "Fingeralphabet" artikulieren. Diese Art der Verständigung haben auch Eltern und Geschwister im Lauf der Zeit gelernt, und so klappt die Verständigung in der Familie jetzt, wenngleich es bei den Müllers immer "etwas laut zugeht". |
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| 02.10.03 | "Meine
Seele ist wie tot" Ein 40 Jahre alter vietnamesischer Familienvater lebt seit 1991 in Deutschland und fürchtet nun die Abschiebung ... "Ich mag kaum daran denken", sagt Pham. Zusammen mit seiner irakischen Lebensgefährtin Rosita Molla und der gemeinsamen Tochter Evelyn Sibel lebt er seit sieben Jahren in einer kleinen Wohnung in Erbenheim. Zur Familie gehört außerdem Mollas 14-jährige Tochter Yasemin. Sie ist gehörlos. Den bescheidenen Lebensunterhalt bestreitet das Paar von Sozialhilfe. |
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| 02.10.03 | A
message worth hearing Ex-Miss America, once deaf, says implant gives her a new perspective on the world Heather Whitestone McCallum was the first disabled person to be crowned Miss America, but she doesn't think of herself as part of the deaf world or the hearing world. |
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| 02.10.03 | LISA
WINS HEARING AWARD A Notts woman has received a national award in recognition of her work to give deaf awareness training to health workers. Lisa Warnock, an information officer at the Notts Deaf Society, was praised for her ability to help GPs and nurses understand the problems deaf people can face within the health service. |
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| 01.10.03 | Eine
neue Initiative bietet Hilfe und Beratung für Schwerhörige,
ihre Angehörigen und Betriebe Immer mehr Schwerhörige: „Wie ein Rollstuhl im Kopf“ - - „Mit Technik alleine können unsere Probleme nicht gelöst werden“, erklärte Hans Neuhold, Präsident des ÖSB (öst. Schwerhörigenbundes) gestern zum Start der Initiative „Von Ohr zu Ohr“. |
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| 01.10.03 | Schwarzenberg:
Fahren lernen trotz Behinderung Fahrschule Langner bietet speziellen Service für Körperbehinderte und Gehörlose Bereits seit 1996 bilden Jeanette und Andreas Langner erfolgreich Gehörlose aus. Zuvor hatten sie sich Kenntnisse in der Gebärdensprache angeeignet. |
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| 01.10.03 | Der
unterschätzte Außenseiter Jean-Cyril Spinetta macht Air France durch die Allianz mit KLM zur größten Fluggesellschaft Europas ... Empfindsamkeit und Beharrlichkeit sind seine Stärken, auch im Privatleben. Eins seiner vier Kinder kam gehörlos zur Welt. Es in ein Heim zu geben kam für ihn nicht in Frage. Er engagierte sich in Selbsthilfeorganisationen und fördert seither die Integration Behinderter. |
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| 01.10.03 | VIDEO
RELAY SYSTEM PROVIDES COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR DEAF Deaf people now have a powerful communication tool at their disposal - a free, internet-based Video Relay System. Kassandra Pride reports on how this new technology serves the needs of the deaf community. |
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| 01.10.03 | WebLink
Succeeds With Texas Senate to Offer Two-Way Messaging Devices for Deaf
And Hearing Impaired Individuals Using State-Issued Voucher, Individuals Can Choose to Receive a Free Two-Way Device Providing Enhanced Mobile Communications DALLAS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- WebLink Wireless, a leading paging and messaging carrier, announces it has succeeded with the Texas Senate to offer deaf and hearing impaired individuals the option to secure a free, wireless two-way text messaging device using a state-issued voucher. As a result of this effort, these individuals have more choices and flexibility at their disposal when deciding on their mobile communications needs. |
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| 01.10.03 | Sourds
de l'Ain : « fais-moi, un signe » Ils sont quelque 500 sourds dans le département à rencontrer des difficultés à communiquer. Dans leur vie de tous les jours, chez le médecin, lors de réunions Et dans des moments déterminants, chez le notaire, lors d'une cérémonie, au sein des administrations. Deux jours par semaine, l'Association socio-culturelle des sourds de l'Ain leur propose l'aide d'un interprète. Une réunion d'information avait lieu sur le sujet, le 27, à la date même de la Journée mondiale des sourds |
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