Restaurant Run & Staffed By Gaza Deaf People

GAZA CITY - Gaza Deaf restaurant aims to break down barriers. Waiters and cooks use sign language; organizers hope the effort will break down bias and barriers.



A restaurant run and staffed by Deaf people opened for business in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, helped by Palestinians seeking to build a more inclusive society where people with disabilities can realize their full potential.



The stylish Atfaluna restaurant near Gaza port stands out in a city with few facilities for the disabled. Waiters and cooks use sign language, guests point to selections from the menu and what ensues is a spontaneous form of communication that organizers hope will break down bias and barriers.



"Deaf people have determination and there are no worries except when it comes to communication, the language problem. At first we may get translators to help us with the speaking clients," supervisor Ayat Imtair told Reuters in sign language... Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/gaza-deaf-restaurant-aims-to-break-down-barriers-1.470835

Deaf-Owner Mozzeria, Chron's Onto Bouche

AOL Video: You've Got Melody & Russell Stein.



Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Melody and Russell Stein, who are Deaf, sign about how they were able to create a successful pizzeria. The Steins opened Mozzeria in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood in December 2011.

Read more: http://sf.eater.com/archives/2012/05/04/jonathan_kauffmans_grand_finale_review.php



Mozzeria offers an unique dining experience. Experience sumptuous pizzas cooked in our beautiful, 5,000-pound Stefano Ferrara oven. Visit Mozzeria.com for more information.

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GDW Amazing Women Campaign

Video: Global Deaf Women (GDW) Amazing Women Campaign. Be featured in an Amazing Women Interview with Sofia Seitchik, CEO of Global Deaf Women in American Sign Language.

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Learn more by watching Sofia Seitchik's VLOG about the Amazing Women Interview Competition!



Global Deaf Women supports small business owners to gain confidence and manifest business success. Through focused business strategy coaching, our clients align their passion and vision, and generate true profit. More information at: http://globaldeafwomen.com/

Keep On Truckin' For The Deaf !

Video: Keep On Truckin' For The Deaf! in captioned.



Tell the FMCSA To Let Qualified Deaf Truck Drivers Work Currently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is accepting comments from the community on whether it should give exceptions from hearing requirements to forty-five (45) Deaf people so that they may obtain their Commercial Drivers License (CDL) to drive commercial trucks in the USA.



We need your help in supporting these truck drivers to obtain their licenses and also to tell the FMCSA that they should allow all qualified Deaf drivers to drive any vehicle. There is no valid reason to prevent Deaf people from driving commercially because there is no proof of any safety issue. In 2008, FMCSA did several studies and found no evidence that hearing affects people's driving skills.

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At this time, they are only considering 45 people for the exemption from the Federal hearing requirement. We want these people to get that exemption. But while we show support for the 45, let's also tell FMCSA that we support ALL qualified Deaf people and those with hearing loss to receive their CDL!... Read more: http://deafprogressivism.blogspot.com/2012/06/keep-on-truckin-for-deaf.html



How can you help? Leave a comment online at the Government's Regulations website by following the steps below:



1. Visit http://www.regulations.gov/

2. Put "FMCSA-2012-0154-0001" in the search for box.Look for Qualifications of Drivers; Exemption Applications: National Association of the Deaf.

3. On the right side under Actions click on "Comment Now!"

4. The next window will ask you to fill in your name, address and contact information.

5. And on the last part, you will need to decide if you would like to post in the comment area or create your own word document to upload in there. If you prefer to work on your comments offline first, do so in MS Word, save it then upload it.



When writing your comments, please be sure that you include the following things in your letter: FMCSA should grant the requests for exemptions for all 45 deaf truckers

- Believe that deaf truckers should be allowed to drive any vehicle, including vehicles both with and without air brakes.

- That modern trucks today are loud inside the cab and hearing drivers cannot hear much inside the cab. For this reason, many technologies were developed to help hearing drivers that benefit deaf drivers as well. There are no legitimate safety issues connected to hearing and truck driving.



Or copy and paste the comments below to post:



I support the exemption for all 45 deaf truckers to obtain their CDL Class A Licenses. The evidence has shown that not being able to hear does not effect one's driving skills and that truck drivers, both hearing and deaf, equally use modern technology to deal with the inability to hear inside a truck's cabin.



For this reason, I think FMCSA should allow ALL qualified deaf people to drive any kind of vehicle; that includes trucks both with and without air brakes. A deaf person driving is no more of a safety concern than a hearing person. Again, I support this awarding of exemptions for these 45 people from the Federal hearing standard, but I also want the Federal hearing physical standards removed for ALL drivers because driving trucks is about skills not hearing.

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There are other ways to submit your comments (mail, fax, etc). Please visit the below PDF document for more information:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-25/pdf/2012-12636.pdf



That means the deadline is June 25th. Please post your comments ASAP!



Thank you for your support to help deaf truckers because it's all about skills, not hearing.

Additional links:



Gallaudet research: http://www.gallaudet.edu/News/Visual_attention_study.html



Blog: http://askthetrucker.com/tag/deaf-truck-drivers/



Vlogs:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjBKr39L_BQ&feature=channel&list=UL



Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzYi8RRM380



Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzYi8RRM380



Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC4exOLOm2M&feature=channel&list=UL



Deaf Truck Drivers Update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo99TK5r8uU&feature=channel&list=UL



NAD page:

http://www.nad.org/news/2012/6/action-alert-support-deaf-and-hard-hearing-truck-drivers



Keep On Truckin' For The Deaf! -deafprogressivism

Deaf TV - OMNI Television Sign Language Series

Video: Deaf TV - OMNI Television Sign Language Series in captioned.



Sample from "Deaf TV" a pilot for a news and current affairs series produced entirely in American Sign Language for OMNI Television. Like the documentary" Deaf Pride", this was also a Canadian first.

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