http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/ Bringing you the news daily from a to z from around the world! Copyright 2010 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:40:52 -0700 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.38 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss From: Fulton Sun - Mar 30, 2010 By Bob Watson For the Fulton Sun Missouri's schools for the deaf and blind will continue operating in the future, but perhaps with a different role to play. John Heskett, former assistant commissioner... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/officials_consi.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/officials_consi.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:40:52 -0700 From: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mar 31, 2010 McCann says cases were too old to prosecute By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel Advocates for victims of clergy sex abuse on Wednesday accused retired Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/da_failed_to_ch.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/da_failed_to_ch.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:34:01 -0700 From: The Breeze - Apr 1, 2010 By Jessica Albert HARRISONBURG, Va. — After being falsely pronounced dead at birth, Richard Pimentel was abandoned by his biological mother. Four years later, his grandmother adopted him from an orphanage and raised... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_speaker_sh.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_speaker_sh.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:31:01 -0700 From: Dayton Daily News - Apr 1, 2010 By Staff Report LEBANON — A deaf man remains hospitalized two days after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross North Broadway near the Warren County Fairgrounds. The condition... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_man_hit_cr.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_man_hit_cr.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:26:48 -0700 From: Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 1, 2010 A deaf West Side woman was charged with aggravated battery to a child Thursday for allegedly shaking and squeezing an infant she was caring for earlier this month. Angela Harris, 47, of 5200... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_caretaker.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/deaf_caretaker.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:24:36 -0700 From: Seattle Post Intelligencer - Apr 1, 2010 OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The state Senate has approved a measure that lets counties and the state increase a tax on landline and cell phone bills to pay for 911 system upgrades. Under... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/wa_senate_oks_t.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/wa_senate_oks_t.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:16:47 -0700 From: Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Apr 1, 2010 JILL CALLISON When Brad Wyant learned sign language, he didn't know it was a method of communication that dated back centuries. But when he researched its history, he found that in... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/callison_a_new.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/04/callison_a_new.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:10:40 -0700 From: webmaster - Mar 31, 2010 Since Nov 2008, Deaf Today went inactive and have been hibernating for long time. It was inexcusable to let that happen. But I have decided to let Deaf Today shut down for good. Although... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_today_shut.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_today_shut.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:14:12 -0700 From: Green Bay Press Gazette - Mar 31, 2010 Students and staff at Green Bay’s Kennedy Elementary School were treated to a different kind of performance on Wednesday, thanks to the Sign Song Dancers from the Wisconsin School for the... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/wisconsin_schoo.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/wisconsin_schoo.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:49:47 -0700 From: New York Times - Mar 31, 2010 By LAURIE GOODSTEIN The case of the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, accused of molesting as many as 200 deaf boys at a school in Wisconsin, stands out among the cases of sexual... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/case_of_an_accu.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/case_of_an_accu.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:43:57 -0700 From: Shreveport Times - Melody Brumble - Mar 31, 2010 BY MELODY BRUMBLE A $1.4 million stimulus funds grant will allow the Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of Shreveport to connect hearing-impaired people and sign language interpreters in... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_action_cen.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_action_cen.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:50:58 -0700 From: University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily - Mar 31, 2010 Signing through deaf culture at UVa Katie McNally, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer The lights dim in the auditorium. Anticipation builds within the room. The introducer begins to warm up... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/speaking_in_sil.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/speaking_in_sil.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:40:57 -0700 From: The Lund Report - Raymond Rendleman - Mar 31, 2010 Most people don’t receive adequate treatment because of poor interpretation services By: Raymond Rendleman March 31, 2010 -- Deaf advocates are raising awareness about the lack of specialized mental... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/oregon_lacks_me.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/oregon_lacks_me.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:34:02 -0700 From: Middletown Journal - Mar 31, 2010 Staff Report LEBANON — A deaf man remains in critical condition one day after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross North Broadway near the Warren County Fairgrounds. Dianna Brown said... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_man_trying.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/deaf_man_trying.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:09:11 -0700 From: MassLive.com - Mar 30, 2010 By Fred Contrada, The Republican NORTHAMPTON – For more than a century, the name Clarke School for the Deaf was instantly recognizable to nearly everyone in the deaf community throughout the country. Now they... http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/clarke_school_f.html http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/archives/2010/03/clarke_school_f.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:36:01 -0700