Parents who claimed their children were abused at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the youngsters' former teacher have settled the lawsuits they brought against each other. In a suit filed last year in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, the parents of five students who are deaf accused Jacquilyn M. Shasky of yanking the children by their arms, slapping them and calling them names. Shasky, who denied all allegations, filed a countersuit accusing the parents of defamation and fraud.
The two sides reached an agreement to drop their suits - with no one admitting any fault - and the case was dismissed this week by U.S. District Judge Paul Cassell. The details of the agreement are confidential. Shasky, who had been a first-grade teacher at the Ogden school, no longer teaches for USDB.
The parents in December reached a settlement with the state on their claims that two school officials ignored the mistreatment, which they claim began around 2004. Each family received $10,000 and the group got attorney fees, for a total of $67,000. The officials did not admit any wrongdoing.
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Hearing Loss Association plans walk
Eleven years ago, Warren suddenly became deaf -- the result of surgery to successfully remove a brain tumor.
"I came back to Odessa, and there was nothing in the Permian Basin to help me," she said. " I spent a couple of years not really functioning, until an audiologist in Houston told me about the Hearing Loss Association of America.
"I wrote them and through correspondence found out there were chapters functioning in Texas and that there was going to be a five-state conference in Amarillo. I flew to Amarillo, even though I couldn't understand what was happening on the flight because I couldn't hear announcements about my stop or about connections. When I got to the hotel, I realized I didn't know how I was going to get up in the morning because I used to rely on wake-up calls."read more
"I came back to Odessa, and there was nothing in the Permian Basin to help me," she said. " I spent a couple of years not really functioning, until an audiologist in Houston told me about the Hearing Loss Association of America.
"I wrote them and through correspondence found out there were chapters functioning in Texas and that there was going to be a five-state conference in Amarillo. I flew to Amarillo, even though I couldn't understand what was happening on the flight because I couldn't hear announcements about my stop or about connections. When I got to the hotel, I realized I didn't know how I was going to get up in the morning because I used to rely on wake-up calls."read more
Deaf role model scheme extends to the province
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has extended its unique Deaf Role Model Project. The free service will now enable deaf children aged 0-18 and living in Northern Ireland the chance to meet successful deaf adults who will share their personal experiences of growing up deaf.
The NDCS project has recruited and trained deaf adults who are successful in all walks of life to work as role models. To date, deaf role models have only been able to visit families in their homes. With the extension, they will also be able to visit local groups, NDCS family weekends, schools, colleges, and youth clubs to talk about their experiences.
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The NDCS project has recruited and trained deaf adults who are successful in all walks of life to work as role models. To date, deaf role models have only been able to visit families in their homes. With the extension, they will also be able to visit local groups, NDCS family weekends, schools, colleges, and youth clubs to talk about their experiences.
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