Activities to advise checkups for the Deaf community in Osaka

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February 9, 2013

A non-profit organization, "Deaf Support Osaka," located in Osaka-shi that supports the independence of the Deaf, has started a health counseling program by health nurses.

The Deaf persons have little or no opportunity to get fully the description of the medical treatment due to the lack of sign language interpreting in the hospital.

DSO will help improve the lives and health of the Deaf people through the simple diagnosis and health counseling.

On January 23, the first event by health nurse volunteers was carried out in the "Deaf Cafe in Sign Language" in the DSO office.

This program is hold once a month; last Wednesday 10:00 am -12:00 pm.




Japanese original article:
http://mainichi.jp/area/osaka/news/20130209ddlk27040351000c.html

Teacher of Deaf children teaches subjects not included in her license

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February 09, 2013

The Osaka City Board of Education announced on February 8 that a young teacher has taught three seniors and three juniors geography and world history, which are not included in her license, for 102 hours in total until January this year from last April at the Municipal High School for the Deaf.

She was hired in April 2012, and has a license to teach social studies for junior high school and civics at the high school.

After the curriculum coordinator in the high school prepared a lesson schedule without checking the teacher's license, which she had followed.

School officials said these Deaf students would make up for getting the missing units until March.

Japanese original article:
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20130209-00000528-san-soci

Deaf elite skiers lead cross country skiing class in Hokkaido

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Participants learn sliding technique from Tasaki san and Yamamoto san (from the right)
(photo: http://www.tokachi.co.jp/)

Feb 10, 2013

For two days from February 9 - 10, "the 2nd Deaf cross-country skiing class in Obihiro" was held in cross-country skiing trails in the forest of Obihiro, etc. in Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, sponsored the Japan Deaf Ski Association and Deaf cross-country ski team.

Yamamoto Tomomi san, 37, who was from Obihiro and currently lives in Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture, was a lecturer for the event. She participated in the 2007 Winter Deaflympics in Salt Lake City.

Tasaki Fujio san, 49, who lives in Tokyo, rushed to support the event as well. He was once on the national team for the Winter Deaflympics.

Japanese original article:
http://www.tokachi.co.jp/news/201302/20130210-0014731.php

Deaf students participate in the disaster drill with local community

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 January 25, 2013

The disaster drill against a large-scale earthquake was conducted in the Hyogo Prefecture Kobe School for the Deaf located in Kobe-shi on January 24.

Although the drill is arranged every year, about 300 local residents also participated for the first time this year, and shared the drill experience prepared for the disaster.

If one understands what deafness means at some degree, it is possible for the Deaf student to help elderly people's refuge or to get involved in activity at a shelter.

The Deaf children put on the bandanna printed "I am Deaf" or "I can sign," and joined the drill.

To make the students get the power of seeing and judging the circumference, in the drill some entrances were blocked inside, without telling the high school and junior high school students, which the drill was made close to the real situation in an emergency.

After the drill the local residents and Deaf students attended the workshop in the gymnasium and discussed about the emergency supplies, etc. to prepare better.

A high school senior aged 17 said, "Since the communication itself is not easy when Deaf persons are in dark, there was opinion that they should prepare a flashlight came out. It was a good opportunity for me to think about disaster prevention."


Japanese original article:
http://mainichi.jp/area/hyogo/news/20130125ddlk28040305000c.html

Only policewomen fluent in sign language to hold traffic safety class in Ishikawa Prefecture

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Omote Yoko san shows off using the sign language.
(photo: http://www.chunichi.co.jp/)

February 10, 2013

Omote Yoko san, 55, is the only  traffic warden who can teach a traffic safety class in sign language in Ishikawa Prefecture. She works in the police station in Kanazawa-shi.

When she was organizing crowds at the National Sports Meet of  Persons with Disabilities in the prefecture in 1991, she was not able to communicate properly with the Deaf visitors.

Omote san started attending sign language training sessions for the police, continuing hard practice with TV sign language programs, books, courses, etc.

In the spring of 2008, a traffic safety class in sign language was held for the first time in the Prefecture School for the Deaf. Since then Omote san opens the class before the spring excursion every year.

Omote san says, "The Deaf children 'heard' me while looking hard at me signing."

There are few opportunities for her to use sign language, but sometimes she communicates with deaf people who visit the station. She says yet, "If I have a chance, I would like to sign more in my future work."

Japanese original article:
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/ishikawa/20130210/CK2013021002000241.html

LexisNexis Academic webinars

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LexisNexis Academic has been redesigned with students in mind, and is providing the following upcoming webinars in February and March:
1. LexisNexis Academic: general training

•  Tuesday, February 5; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) 
•  Tuesday, February 19; 3 to 4 p.m. (EST)  
•  Friday, March 8; noon to 1 p.m. (EST) 
•  Tuesday, March 26; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) 

2.  LexisNexis Academic - Business:  This seminar focuses on business resources and Company Dossier.  

• Tuesday, February 5; noon to 1 p.m. (EST) 
• Tuesday, March 5; 1 to 2 p.m. (EST) 

3. LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research: This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.

•  Tuesday, February 26; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) 
•  Tuesday, March 19; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) 

 LexisNexis Academic - NewsThis webinar will show how to search current hot topics in the news, as well as archival news information and tailor search results to fit your needs.

• Monday, February 11; 3 to 4 p.m. (EST)

Thomson Reuters Legal Solutions

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Law Librarian Jason Wilson and the Law Librarian Blog have both pointed out that Thomson Reuters appears to be rebranding Westlaw as "Legal Solutions".  The tipoff came from a url redirect from http://west.thomson.com that now goes to http://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/; watch the rather anxiety-producing video to learn more about how they provide a "better way forward" in dealing with "the new reality".