Deaf Pedestrians News

 
PSA in Sign Language Comes to NYC's Times Square
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
A 15-second video presented in American Sign Language now appears on the CBS Super Screen at Times Square, where more than 300000 pedestrians traffic daily. This is possibly the first video placement by a Deaf-run agency at Times Square, ...

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Sydney teen badly hurt after being struck by van while listening to iPod
Sydney Morning Herald
The spate of accidents prompted the Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, to call on motorists and pedestrians to be careful on the roads. "But it appears my appeal fell on deaf ears," he said following the ...

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Sydney teen badly hurt after being struck by van while listening to iPod
Casey Weekly Berwick
The spate of accidents prompted the Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, to call on motorists and pedestrians to be careful on the roads. "But it appears my appeal fell on deaf ears," he said following the ...

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Letter : Cops deaf to horn-tooting drivers
Sunday Times.lk
The sustained sounding of bus and vehicle horns is upsetting to road-users and pedestrians and often results in accidents. Bus drivers also have a tendency to overtake other vehicles from the left. Three-wheel drivers and motorcyclists also have the ...


 
They built bridge to bond again
Times of India
They submitted umpteen memorandums, pleaded for help from the authorities concerned and waited for years, only to realize later that all their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. It was then that they decided to construct a temporary bridge to connect ...


 
The National
Cross over traffic fine
The National
I turn a deaf ear to the perpetual "moaners" and I've encouraged a lot of my British and American friends to come and visit. Many of these people have come back repeatedly, spending money and spreading the word about what a good, friendly and welcoming ...


 
Road Warrior: Feds to make hybrids LOUDER
NorthJersey.com
Maybe so, but what about hearing-impaired pedestrians? "I walk our country roads always in a state of awareness," said West Milford's Jerri Huber, who is deaf. "That means I can't text or plot something on my iPad. I must be focused at all times.

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