9•6•2013: Deaf News Roundup

Today: a followup on Michael Argenyi's lawsuit and other national and international Deaf news from the US, Scotland, South Africa and Zambia.

• Michael Argenyi won his case! A federal district court in Omaha ruled that Creighton University violated the ADA by not providing this medical student what he needed to compete equally. We blogged about Michael's case and other medical issues here. This is the second in a line of medical education-related lawsuits Deaf people have won; Jessica Wells also won a lawsuit against her nursing program.

Also in the US:

• University of Texas Deaf/HOH students work to create an in-school network. Many Deaf students often operate alone at hearing universities. This type of network allows students to have a support system for Deaf-specific needs. 
• Nashville, TN is trying to improve its storm warning system. During Hurricane Katrina and Sandy we saw a lot of Deaf people without full information about what was going on. Hopefully their new system will involve Deaf people instead of simply making a system to help us. 

From Scotland: 

• Gerry Hughes, Deaf man who sailed around the world, will be interviewed on television.
• SAFEtalk is establishing programs to aid Deaf and hard of hearing people who are dealing with suicidal thoughts and imagery.

From South Africa:

• Deaf Awareness Week begins. Read about the causes and thoughts of South African Deaf people. (Will coincide with the first international Deaf Cricket League.)

From Zambia: 

• Zambia is beginning to push for more inclusion for Deaf students. It's interesting to see how vital a role America plays in the thinking of other nations on this issue. The editorial's conclusion is actually pretty good.