Oklahoma Crews Doling Out Smoke Detectors to Deaf MATT PATTERSON THE OKLAHOMAN, OKLAHOMA CITY MAY 13, 2014 Del City firefighters recently took training to serve people with disabilities. May 13–DEL CITY — The Del City Fire Department is offering free…
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Policing and the deaf
Policing and the deaf BY RADLEY BALKO April 24, 2014 A few years ago, a homeless Seattle man who was deaf in one ear was gunned down by police because he refused their orders to drop the knife he used…
Obituary: Steven Craig Meyer
Obituary: Steven Craig Meyer March 28, 1959 – April 28, 2014 A Mass of Christian Burial for Steven Meyer, age 55, of San Antonio, Texas, will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 3, 2014, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church,…
Highlights and reflections of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet
McCollum’s Column: Highlights and reflections of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet March 1, 2014 By David McCollum LITTLE ROCK — What was unspoken spoke loudly Friday night at the induction banquet for the Arkansas Sports Hall of…
OHP troopers are cleared in arrest of hearing-impaired man
3 OHP troopers cleared after skirmish with hearing-impaired man By Matt Dinger February 27, 2014 Three Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers have been cleared of wrongdoing in the arrest of a hearing impaired man after a hit-and-run accident. The man that…
Task Force To Study School For The Deaf Not Passed By Committee – Oklahoma
Task Force To Study School For The Deaf Not Passed By Committee February 27, 2014 By Zack Hedrick SULPHUR, OK — The broad phrasing of a recent senate bill had local parents worried it was the first step toward shutting…