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This week on i711.com:
CULTURAL NEWS
(New) VOTING THE CULTURAL LINE. Should deaf candidates receive rubberstamp approval from us in the voting booth? Or, are there other, more important considerations? Trudy weighs these questions in this week’s Cultural Perspectives.
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A “DEAF FRIENDLY” BUSINESS LIST? We’ve all been there: entering a store or other business that seems “cold” to deaf people; and we’ve experienced ones that are welcoming. Should we consider an online option that rates business based on how friendly they are toward their deaf patrons?
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ACCESSIBILITY FOR DEAF PRISONERS. What if you were put into an environment with zero access to captions and interpreters, and where you had little if any contact with other deaf people? Here’s a look at what life is like for deaf prisoners.
Visit: http://www.i711.com/my711.php?tab=2&article=112
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
(NEW) A SERBIAN DEAF LEADER STEPS UP. Dusan Nikolic leads a coalition of deaf youth in the former Yugoslavia. Karina asks him about challenges he experienced growing up, life for a deaf person in Serbia, his vision for more accessibility in his and neighboring countries.
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DEAF IN A WAR ZONE: Air raid sirens. Nearby rocket explosions. Loudspeaker updates and television news alerts. Spoken directives from government officials. Karina Chupina interviews deaf and hard of hearing Israelis, and highlights their extreme difficulties in staying informed and surviving during the recent war.
Visit: http://www.i711.com/my711.php?tab=2&article=111
DEAF LIFE IN WEST AFRICA. For many, Burkina Faso, a country of more than 13 million people, is itself a new discovery. But what’s it like to be deaf in a nation where accommodation and awareness of deafness is scarce? Karina interviews the president of a local deaf organization in Burkina Faso.
Visit: http://www.i711.com/my711.php?tab=2&article=82
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