Posts Tagged ‘deaf discrimination’

Yay! First 22500 Visits!

December 3, 2008 in Hello from Me
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Yehey! Another triumph for me. With only four posts and nine days later, I got my first 22500 visits! This is the shortest and fastest time I was able to reach 2,500 visits. Congratulations to me! hehehe
This month is significant to me because its the time where mainstream Filipino bloggers took notice of my posts, [...]

Cebu Pacific discriminating deaf passengers stirs attention from Filipino bloggers

December 1, 2008 in Deaf Experiences, Discrimination Issues
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I know that the incident involving Cebu Pacific happened earlier this year. But at least people from outside our community are slowly taking notice of it. After making it my first blog post in April, some notable bloggers picked it up and commented about it. I have so far collected a few and I’m posting [...]

Are deaf people considered as flight risk?

August 24, 2008 in Discrimination Issues
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If airline companies have policy against boarding ten or more deaf passengers because of safety concerns, does it mean that they are considered as flight risks?

Update on Davao exec who discriminated deaf teacher

July 21, 2008 in Discrimination Issues, Laws on Disability
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After posting about the “Davao school exec suspended for discriminating against deaf teacher, I tried to Google any new information regarding this infamous personality. Well, I dug up a lot more can of worms from this shrewd official. It seems that this person has done more shameful things aside from just discriminating a deaf teacher.

School exec suspended for discriminating against deaf teacher

July 20, 2008 in Discrimination Issues
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Davao City – Ombudsman Aniano Desierto has suspended for six months without pay the principal of a special school for the disabled here, ironically, for discriminating against teachers and students of the institution who are deaf.

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