government Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/government/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:12 +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 government Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/government/ 32 32 70 to 280: How 11 Deaf Employees Helped Manila’s Street Safety https://deafniche.com/70-280-11-deaf-employees-helped-manilas-street-safety/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:58:40 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9584 Manila is the capital of the island country, the Philippines and it is a large metropolitan hub–which means heavy traffic in the streets are the norm. Motorists and cars sharing the roads cause congestion, ranking the city in 12th place in the world for the worst traffic (List by Country on Numbeo.) Because of this, […]

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]]> Rate of Deafness Among Children Is At An All-Time High in China https://deafniche.com/rate-deafness-among-children-time-high-china/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:59:09 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9561 Chinese children are becoming deaf at an alarming rate of 30,000 per year since 2008. The reason may surprise you: improper use of antibiotics. Imagine that it’s winter time and you are the parent of sick children who have missed a week of school already and they need something stronger than the usual home remedies […]

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]]> Social Security Expected to Dry Up https://deafniche.com/social-security-expected-dry/ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:00:38 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9158 SSI/SSDI Benefits for everyone could be reduced by almost 25% when funds run out Social Security has had a surplus set aside for emergencies like the Great Recession, and it is the current hot topic with more people depending on Social Security since the Great Depression. Everyone is wondering the same thing: when will it […]

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