{"id":2157,"date":"2007-08-31T16:42:12","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T21:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/08\/31\/the-deaf-friendly-facade-a-hoh-russian-exchange-student\/"},"modified":"2007-09-01T21:06:18","modified_gmt":"2007-09-02T02:06:18","slug":"the-deaf-friendly-facade-a-hoh-russian-exchange-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/08\/31\/the-deaf-friendly-facade-a-hoh-russian-exchange-student\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;deaf-friendly&#8221; facade + a HOH Russian exchange student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on i711.com: <\/p>\n<p>CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES by Trudy Suggs <\/p>\n<p>(NEW) Ever wonder about companies that sell to deaf customers but<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t *support* the deaf community? 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