accommodation Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/accommodation/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png accommodation Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/accommodation/ 32 32 Major Development for Deaf Emergency Access In Los Angeles https://deafniche.com/major-development-for-deaf-in-los-angeles-in-case-of-emergencies/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:22:21 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=10572 The City of Los Angeles now has the Text-To-911 emergency contact available for the public and deaf and hard of hearing in Los Angeles, California. This means anyone can text to 911 in an emergency as long as they are in the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) urges the public, […]

The post Major Development for Deaf Emergency Access In Los Angeles appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]> Florida Senate Pass Bill for Deaf Symbol on Driver Licenses https://deafniche.com/florida-senate-pass-bill-deaf-symbol/ https://deafniche.com/florida-senate-pass-bill-deaf-symbol/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:46:33 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9131 Starting July 1, 2016, all deaf residents of Florida will be able to get the international symbol for “deaf” on their driver licenses. The Florida Senate passed the bill CS/HB 487 “Persons Who Are Deaf” with the identical bill SB 740. Both proposed the use of the international deaf symbol for driver licenses to assist […]

The post Florida Senate Pass Bill for Deaf Symbol on Driver Licenses appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]> https://deafniche.com/florida-senate-pass-bill-deaf-symbol/feed/ 2 Sound Shirt – German Symphony Hall Tests New Device for Deaf https://deafniche.com/german-symphony-hall-tests-new-device-deaf/ Sun, 01 May 2016 10:23:40 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9059 and it’s called the Sound Shirt In Hamburg, Germany, a new device for the Deaf was tested. It’s the Sound Shirt; when worn, the wearer can feel the vibrations amplified from the music being played in the orchestra. The Junge Symphoniker Hamburg lent their music prowess to test the shirt with a small group of […]

The post Sound Shirt – German Symphony Hall Tests New Device for Deaf appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]> Chinese Airline Has Sign Language https://deafniche.com/chinese-airline-sign-language/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 07:25:43 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=8976 Air China was one of the first airlines to provide Sign Language to their Deaf customers Sign Language on a Chinese Plane. Posted by Deaf Civilization on Friday, November 21, 2014 Chinese airlines have provided safety videos in their national Sign Language for many years; they are one of the first countries to do so. The […]

The post Chinese Airline Has Sign Language appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]>