26th December 2006

Deaf in Rochester, NY

posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, General, Money, deaf culture, sign language |

Where Sign Language Is Far From Foreign

Since I live in Rochester NY, I do have a unique perspective.

Recently DeafNation held it’s show in Rochester, NY. How many attended? I don’t think it even hit 3,000.

How does this square with 90,000 deaf or HOH that the NY Times claims?

And there’s a lot more to Rochester than just the deaf culture. How about jobs? Deaf-owned businesses? Mr. Zack is hearing, so why is he part of the story? We have a deaf insurance agent and a deaf owner of a sign language agency. Why not interview them?

Of course, the “NY Slimes” leaves out the full story, as usual.

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  1. 1 On December 26th, 2006, Icedtea said:

    You made good points.

    I was checking out the Deaf Rochester News website.

    Is the paper magazine worthwhile to subscribe? Does it have original articles? (no interest if just press releases or calendar announcements) Do you know the annual price? (this info is not posted at all! have to email the editor) Who publishes it? (not MMoore or TWilliard, right?)

  2. 2 On December 26th, 2006, jsg said:

    Deaf Rochester News (DRN) also publishes a bi-monthly magazine via subscription.

    All articles are original, with calendar and photos.

    I think subscription is about $10 a year

    DRN is not connected with Moore or Willard.

    JSG

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