The Daily Moth 4-27-18

0:21 Arizona Deaf School Bus Hit by Jeep Fleeing Shootout 

3:18 Deaf Publix Employee Hit In Back By Customer

9:19 Deaf Boxer Wins Chicago Golden Gloves Championship

15:58 Texas School for the Deaf Foundation To Host 12th Annual "Diamond Gala" To Benefit Students

[DeafTeddyBear]

Liberty - You're not the only one and my wife, Gillian had same experience that someone rudely bumped her from the behind at Joann store. She looked at her and told that person that she is deaf. That young person didn't realize and immediately searched sign language for "Apologize or Sorry" in YouTube in her smartphone. She managed to sign "sorry" to my wife! Bless that person!

[TheDailyMoth]

Transcript: Hello, welcome to the Daily Moth! It is Friday, April 27, which is the first of what will be a regular “Deaf News” segment on Fridays.

Today we will cover four stories.

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01 Arizona Deaf School Bus Hit by Jeep Fleeing Shootout

Last Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona — a school bus for the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind was involved in a frightening collision with a driver in a Jeep SUV who was in the middle of a shootout with someone else.

Before the collision, CBS 5 reported there was a fight at a park. The driver of the Jeep, a 15-year-old girl, fired shots as she drove away.

Those who were shot got into their vehicle and rammed the Jeep and shot back at her, with one bullet striking her.

The girl then reversed away, colliding with the front of the school bus as it was on its route.

The bus had a driver, an aide, and one child inside, and they were not hurt.

The girl was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Police was at the scene all Thursday evening trying to identify the suspect.

I reached out to ASDB and received a response from Ryan Ducharme, their Chief Agency Relations Officer.

Ducharme said the staff and student were in the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf program and are unharmed.

He said after the bus was hit, the driver and the aide (chaperone) quickly made sure the student was safe and to comfort her. The driver and the chaperone cooperated with police in their investigation.

Ducharme said several staff at PDSD were traumatized by the event and ASDB is providing access to trauma counseling services.

He said the head of bus operations at ASDB said he doesn’t remember anything like this ever happening in 30 years. The bus is now being repaired.





A Deaf woman, Liberty Gratz, who works at a Publix grocery store in Virginia, was punched in the back by a customer who apparently was angry that she was “ignoring” her. This happened on Sunday and made news headlines all over the U.S.

I reached out to her for an interview. Here it is.

Liberty: My name is Liberty Gratz. I work at Publix.  

Alex: Can you explain what happened?

Liberty: I’ve worked here for seven months and this happened on Sunday. I worked at the dairy area, I was focused on stocking items. I didn’t know there was a woman behind me, maybe she was yelling. I couldn’t hear her, and she decided to punch me. I felt shocked, turned to face her, and said, “I’m sorry, I can’t hear, and how can I…” (Yes, I helped her). After she left, I went to my manager and told her about what happened. The surveillance video didn’t work out as it was not clear. There were people blocking the view.

Alex: Are you okay? Is your back hurting?

Liberty: Yes, I am okay. There is still a little pain, but it’s not getting worse.

Alex: Have you ever experienced this at Publix?

Liberty: No, I’ve never experienced this. But sometimes when people ask me for help in the aisle, I’ll tell them that I can’t hear, and they will just walk away. That’s rude. But I just bear it, I don’t react with anger.

Alex: Are you still working at Publix?

Liberty: Yes I am still working. I can’t, I will never quit. I am just preserving.

Alex: Do you remember the appearance fo the person who hit you?

Liberty: It is vague, because there are many older ladies with glasses and curly hair. I’ve tried to remember her face, but it’s hard. I’ll figure it out.

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