DEAF WORKERS OF ORANGE COUNTY PROJECT -- DEAF WORKERS WEEKLY BULLETIN -- MARCH 18, 2000 Greetings, Nominations for Spring 2000 "Employer Of The Season" recognition are being accepted. If you know of an employer who has made a significant effort to help people with disabilities be self sufficient, please tell us about it. Through this program, we recognize employers who employ the disabled. So far the nominations are: A pet store in Anaheim that employs a deaf person; A computer store in Tarzana that employs a deaf person; A soap manufacturer in Garden Grove that employs s few deaf people; A copy/printing service in Orange that employs a deaf person; Richard Roehm ---- DISABILITY GRAPEVINE DEBUTS The disability community is about to get its own daily newspaper called, "The Disability Grapevine." It will be published and sent out via e-mail. As the name suggests we are counting on you to do the stories. We do have an editorial staff, an advice column, a children issue, and we will have classifieds ads. The idea of The Disability Grapevine appeared obvious when checking a lot of mailing list of different disabilities groups, each mailing list had a lot of news. If we get one person who writes the news from each disability group we will have a newspaper. If you want to write the news or just read news from all the different disability groups and keep abreast of what is happening in the disability community sign up. The Disability Grapevine is free all you have to do is to join the mailing list at: http://www.onelist.com/group/DisabilityGrapeVine The first issue of, The Disability Grapevine comes out this next Monday, March 13, 2000. Enjoy the news, Paul Cannaday H.U.M.A.N. ---- IN A RARE EVENT, HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSON SERVES AS JUROR By JOHN T. DAUNER - The Kansas City Star Last Monday, Joseph Forbis, a 35-year-old Kansas City, Kan., resident, became the first hearing-impaired person to serve as a juror in Wyandotte County District Court. Forbis works for United Parcel Service sorting and labeling small packages, making sure they join shipments headed for the proper destinations. He is pursuing a degree in counseling at Kansas City Kansas Community College, where he is taking three courses this semester. Last Monday and Tuesday, with sign-language interpreters to help him understand the testimony, he served on a jury that acquitted Leeotis Yancey of Kansas City, Kan., of aggravated assault. The judge, the defense attorney and the prosecutor all said Forbis' disability had not been disruptive and that they appreciated his service. It is not unusual for hearing-impaired persons to appear in court as witnesses, plaintiffs or defendants. But their serving as jurors is not common. Forbis said he hoped he might have been the first in Kansas, maybe even in the country. But that wasn't the case. Sandra Kaspar, president of Deaf Expression Inc., which furnished the interpreters, said deaf jurors served in two trials in Kansas City about four years ago. Ron Keefover, spokesman for the Office of Judicial Administration in Topeka, said Forbis would have to settle for second in Kansas. A deaf person served on a jury in Wichita in the 1980s. "When I received the (jury) summons I said, `I'm going, because I want to see how the judicial system works,' " Forbis said in a recent interview. Forbis said he called the jury clerk, inquired about an interpreter and was told the court would furnish one. When Monday came, Forbis joined scores of other potential jurors who gathered at the courthouse and "waited and waited and waited," as Forbis put it. Forbis said he saw his chances to be a juror shrinking as the day wore on. Then, in the afternoon, his name was called with the last group that was sent to the courtroom of Wyandotte County District Judge Thomas L. Boeding. Boeding said he was first aware that a deaf person was in the jury pool when an interpreter arrived at his office minutes before he was due in the courtroom. "In my 25 years practicing law, I've never even seen a deaf person show up for jury duty," the judge said. Boeding called Forbis, assistant district attorney Cline Boone and defense attorney Bob DeCoursey into his office. They discussed some of the hurdles posed by Forbis' presence, including that the interpreter would have to be in the jury room during deliberations. Kansas law says that only 12 jurors may be in the jury room. Boeding told the interpreter he would have to maintain the confidentiality of the jury room and could not participate in deliberations. Having survived the session with the judge and lawyers, Forbis said, "I had my hopes pretty high. I had to keep in mind I could be eliminated any time." Forbis was chosen as one of the 12 jurors and was placed in the seat closest to the witness stand. The interpreter -- actually there were two who traded off every 20 minutes -- sat beside the court reporter. "Within a minute or two of the start of the trial it was like nothing unusual was going on," Boeding said. Only one small hitch developed during the trial, Forbis said. Boone, the prosecutor, stood blocking his view of the interpreter. Boone was told to move. DeCoursey said that Forbis paid close attention to the testimony and that, perhaps because of him, the other jurors did the same. As for the evidence, Forbis said he and the other jurors believed there were so many inconsistencies in the testimony that they could not convict the defendant. The jury deliberated just 25 minutes. "It was a really pleasant experience," Forbis said. "I enjoyed my service very much." To reach John T. Dauner, Wyandotte County courts reporter for The Star, call (816) 234-5992 or send e-mail to jdauner@kcstar.com All content © 2000 The Kansas City Star ---- DEAF SCHOOL STUDENT CHARGED AFTER BOMBS FOUND IN DORM ROOM WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Mar. 15 - A 14-year-old student at the American School for the Deaf was arrested early Wednesday after two homemade bombs were found in his dormitory room on the North Main Street campus. ACCORDING TO West Hartford Police Sgt. Steve Murray, his department received a phone call shortly after midnight Wednesday from administrative people at the school. “They reported finding what they believed to be an explosive device in one of the dormitory rooms,” Murray said. Murray said West Hartford bomb technicians and members of the Hartford police bomb squad verified the device was a bomb and a search of the room turned up a second explosive device, which he said was a little smaller in scale. Police did evacuate Holt Dormitory and the 40 students were kept out of the building until about 3:00 a.m. “The dormitory was evacuated for about two and a-half hours until we made sure there were no other devices in the building,” Murray said. “It seemed limited to this student’s particular dormitory room.” The student, whose name was withheld because of his age, was charged with two counts of manufacturing bombs, reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a minor and breach of peace. The boy is due back in court in 10 days to see if he’ll be handled as a juvenile or an adult. Meanwhile, news of the bombs found at the American School For The Deaf circulated around the residential neighborhood. People in the quiet area say they’re disturbed. “It was very scary to hear about that kind of thing, especially around here. It’s a very quiet neighborhood,” Lisa Ward of West Hartford said. “Well, naturally, I think its pretty frightening that something like that happened, but unfortunately, that seems to be a sign of the times, these days,” Beth Grieco of West Hartford said. Winfield McChord of the ASD is trying to put people’s minds at ease. “ASD has assured the school community, including its students and their families and assures its West Hartford neighbors that the school is safe,” he said. © 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. ---- EXIT POLLS DOES NOT REVEAL DISABILITY ISSUES Exit polls are used by candidates to decide what issues to talk about, what events to attend and how to frame their advertising and speeches. The Voter News Service, which conducts all U.S. exit polls, contends that it must limit the number of questions which identify voter demographics, and therefore, there is no room to address disability. On Tuesday, March 14th, contact William Headline, Executive of Voter News Service at (212) 947-7280 or by email at bill.headline@vnsusa.org. Demand that people with disabilities be addressed in exit polls. For more information, contact Jim Dickson at the N.O.D. VOTE! 2000 Campaign at (202) 298-5960 or by email at vote@nod.org ---- CATHOLIC DEAF CENTER OFFERS FREE TAX PREPARATION HELP Tax preparation help, free to people who are deaf, have other disabilities or have low income, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at the Catholic Deaf Center, 2050 W. Chapman Ave., Suite 217, Orange, California. Help is offered in American Sign Language, English and Spanish, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through April 15, without appointment; weekdays by appointment only. Forms will be electronically mailed. No complicated forms, please. Call (714) 940-0884 (voice) or (714) 940-0880 (TDD). ---- ADA SUITS A DRAIN ON BUSINESSES LAW: Owners say they do try to grant access to the disabled, then face legal action anyway. March 15, 2000 By PENNI CRABTREE The Orange County Register Ed Vanags never had a customer complain about the parking lot at his Anaheim lighting store until he opened the mail recently and found he'd been sued. The lawsuit, which alleges that Vanags violated the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, cited the faded blue paint of the property's handicapped parking spaces. Vanags moved quickly to bring his property into compliance and paid $400 to repaint the blue stripes. But Vanags said attorneys for disabled plaintiff Kornel Botosan are demanding $7,000 to settle the suit, and that prospect has left the small-business owner reeling. Nor is Vanags the only Orange County business owner feeling dizzy these days. A decade after passage of the federal act, a small group of disabled activists and their attorneys is taking aim at those who failed - willfully or in ignorance - to make their businesses easily accessible to all. Scores of local businesses are being peppered with lawsuits filed by advocates for the disabled who want to use the courts to force ADA compliance. San Diego attorneys Mark D. Potter and Russell C. Handy have filed 250 federal lawsuits in Southern California's Central District court since March 1998 - 65 of them against Orange County businesses that include gas stations, restaurants, furniture stores and small strip malls. One of the attorneys' most persistent clients is Botosan, a Riverside County computer specialist who actively searches across Southern California for businesses that fall below ADA standards. Botosan has filed 169 lawsuits in recent years in Southern California, 46 of them in Orange County alone last year. This year, Botosan, a wheelchair user, has already filed 14 lawsuits against local businesses, alleging that he faces "embarrassment, frustration, suffering and emotional injuries" as the result of inaccessible facilities. When Congress approved the act in 1990, it allowed a two-year phase-in period for government agencies to get the word out about the new regulations and for businesses to remove barriers, install ramps, designate parking spots and make bathrooms accessible to all. But now, eight years after the phase-in period, activists say the time for excuses is long past. "Business owners don't like being sued - no one does - and they don't like having to deal with complying with the law when they might not see a handicapped person come into their business for a year," said Handy, a partner in the Center for Disability Access law firm. "But the people I represent are vitally interested in seeing these laws are complied with." In most cases, the Center for Disability Access, as well as two other San Diego law firms that specialize in ADA law, take on older businesses. Some are clearly not in compliance. Others have attempted, but not met, compliance standards. And it is the second category that frustrates many local businesses. Several defendants contacted by The Orange County Register said they had believed that they were in compliance and had such things as wheelchair ramps, handrails in bathrooms and designated handicapped parking spots. TOUGH STANDARDS But good-faith efforts don't necessarily translate into compliance, according to attorneys. The ADA requirements are strict - wheelchair ramps must have an exact tilt, parking space dimensions must be specific to the inch - and supersede any city or state code that may not be as stringent. Since the violations, intentional or not, can almost always be documented, more than 80 percent of the businesses that are sued settle out of court, attorneys representing both sides say. For businesses it is an economic call: If they fight and lose, they must pay attorney fees for both sides, and any penalties, and could be liable for punitive damages. Yet even settlements are costly, resulting in a minimum ADA penalty of $1,000 per violation, the plaintiff's attorney fees and an agreement to bring the property into compliance. Onerous $7,000 Most businesses sued by the activists said they have no problem with bringing their property up to code. But many said that the additional $7,000 to $10,000 the plaintiffs and their attorneys demand as settlement is not only onerous, but greedy. Some local businesses charge that they are being unfairly targeted by people who are out looking for violations and using the law to make money. Vanags said $7,000 to settle the case is a harsh price for a small business to pay. Newell Liljenquist, a property owner who is also a wheelchair user, had refitted his Tuskatella Shopping Center in Orange with wheelchair ramps, wide bathroom doors and designated handicapped parking spots long ago. Yet he was named this year in a lawsuit brought by Yucca Valley resident Don Wyatt, another regular Center for Disability Access client, who alleges the marked disabled parking spaces were "inappropriately configured." "It's ridiculous," fumed Liljenquist. Handy insists his clients, and the law firm, are there to remove barriers to equal access, not for financial gain. Others remain skeptical. "If Mr. Botosan views himself as on a mission, fighting for the rights of the handicapped, he should be satisfied by bringing businesses into full compliance," said Alan Boon, an Irvine attorney hired by Vanags' insurer to defend the ADA lawsuit. "Yet the law firm is making a demand of $7,000 to settle the case. "Perhaps I'm being skeptical, but the thing we may really be fighting about is how much the attorneys can shake down," Boon said. "Some of this stuff gets warped - Mr. Vanags isn't the type of person that the statute was designed to punish. He isn't someone intentionally discriminating.'' Botosan declined to be interviewed. Handy said he has heard the financial "shakedown" charge before and has little sympathy. He said most of the lawsuits can be settled quickly and for cost, often less than $2,000, if the businesses don't try to drag things out. Handy said his firm has filed 1,000 lawsuits in the last five years, which resulted in 1,100 additional handicapped parking spaces and hundreds of additional ramps and arm rails in Southern California. "Every disabled person who comes after a lawsuit will find nice clear parking spaces, rails, ramps and bathrooms they can access - all that is fixed when we walk away from a case," said Handy. "There is a cost associated with being sued - there is no way around it," Handy added. "And if I had any advice for those who haven't been sued, it would be 'assess your facilities posthaste.' " ---- COCHLEAR IMPLANTS HELP DEAF CHILDREN LEARN SPEECH NEW YORK, Mar 14 (Reuters Health) -- The earlier a deaf child receives a cochlear implant, the better the child's speech development, report researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. A cochlear implant is an electronic device that is implanted in the inner ear of a profoundly deaf person. It stimulates the auditory nerve and allows the individual to be aware of sounds. Although the device does not allow hearing-impaired people to hear speech clearly, being aware of sounds appears to help language development, the researchers explain. And this can help narrow the gap in language skills hearing-impaired children experience compared with their hearing peers, the authors suggest. While hearing-impaired youngsters typically show delays in the acquisition of language skills, cochlear implants can improve their developmental abilities, according to the report in the March issue of Psychological Science. "We have found that when a child receives a cochlear implant, the child begins to develop language skills at about the same rate as a child with normal hearing," lead researcher Dr. Mario A. Svirsky, said in a statement released by the University. The gap between a hearing-impaired child's age and the typical age level of their language abilities often grows over time, according to the authors, meaning that these children fall further and further behind. But the study results show that the implants can halt that progressive disparity. "In other words, the gap stops growing," Svirsky said. Although previous studies have indicated that cochlear implants aid the development of speech perception and production in children who were deaf since birth or prior to language acquisition, cochlear implantation remains controversial in some circles. Svirsky and his colleagues write that the organization Deaf World -- which advocates the use of sign language as the primary language for deaf people and the view that deafness is not a handicap -- and its allies continue to criticize pediatric cochlear implantation and question the practice's success at boosting language development and acquisition. "If it could be shown that cochlear implants enhance language development, in addition to just speech perception, this would be compelling evidence for the effectiveness of cochlear implants in the pediatric population," the investigators write in the article to explain their research motivations. "Although we agree that the parents of children seeking cochlear implants should seriously consider the perspective of the Deaf community... we also think that parents have a right to make decisions on behalf of their children," Svirsky's team adds. The researchers compared over time the English language abilities of children who received cochlear implants with the capabilities of profoundly prelingually deaf children who used conventional hearing aids and were examined in a previous study. Although the language development of children with cochlear implants studied was less advanced than hearing children, their developmental rate exceeded predicted rates for unimplanted deaf children, the study findings indicate. The children's language skills were assessed at about 4 months prior to implantation and at 6-month intervals afterward up to 30 months. After 2-1/2 years, the cumulative language acquisition gains of the implanted children were close to rates anticipated for children with normal hearing, the team found. Svirsky and colleagues conclude "that cochlear implants have a significant beneficial effect on the development of English language in profoundly deaf children" and that "the best performers" among children with implants "not only achieved very high levels of speech perception, but also seemed to be developing an oral linguistic system based largely on auditory input from a cochlear implant." SOURCE: Psychological Science 2000;11:1-6. ---- NEW RESOURCE HELPS PARENTS OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN ANSWER 'WHAT NEXT?' MAKE a joyful noise is a new free resource that provides parents of newly-diagnosed deaf children with information about early intervention to promote listening and speaking skills. PHILADELPHIA, PA USA 03/16/2000     Called `MAKE a joyful noise,' the Free Resource Provides Information About Early Intervention to Promote Listening and Speaking Skills PHILADELPHIA, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Deafness is one of the most common occurrences affecting newborns; three per every thousand are born with a significant hearing loss each year. It is therefore troubling that many states are not testing newborns for hearing problems, even though research shows that early identification and intervention are critical for language development. Children who are fitted early with hearing devices following identification have an easier time learning to listen and speak, and subsequently achieve more academically(1). Now, a new resource created with the help of pediatricians, ENTs, audiologists, educators, and speech pathologists has been developed to help inform and empower parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. "MAKE a joyful noise" walks parents through the terminology, technology, and educational options available for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000316/PHTHFNS1 ) "Most deaf children are born to hearing parents," said Laurie Hanin, Ph.D, Director of Audiology at the League for the Hard of Hearing, New York. "It is extremely difficult for these parents when they first discover their child is deaf because they know nothing about deafness. `MAKE a joyful noise' provides new parents with insights into oral options for their deaf or hard-of-hearing children." "MAKE a joyful noise" includes a parent handbook and a 20-minute video. The handbook outlines the educational and medical options for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, and helps parents learn the information they need to absorb in a short period of time. The handbook, which includes sections on "Oral deaf education," "How to be a great advocate for your child," and "An introduction to modern auditory technologies" lists additional resources and contains a glossary of terms. The kit also includes recent nationally published news articles on hearing health, a suggested parent reading list, and a listing of schools and programs that teach deaf children to listen and speak. "As a parent of a deaf child, I found `MAKE a joyful noise' incredibly uplifting," said Laura Hurwitz, mother of 1-1/2 year old Crescent Moon. "Even more importantly, it directs parents to get the information they need for their child. I would recommend `MAKE a joyful noise' to every new parent of a deaf or hard-of-hearing child." "MAKE a joyful noise" is free of charge. It is available through some pediatric professionals, or by calling toll-free 1-877-ORALDEAF or visiting http://www.oraldeafed.org. (1) Source: Yoshinaga-Itano C. Sedey AL, Coulter DK, Mehl AL. Language of early- and later-identified children with hearing loss. Pediatrics. 1998; 102:1161-1171. SOURCE Oral Deaf Education Web Site: http://www.oraldeafed.org ---- WHAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 1855????? On March 15, 1855, Louisiana Governor Paul Octave Hebert authorized the first state health board "to establish quarantine for the protection of the state." Nine "competent citizens," six appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and three elected by the council of New Orleans, made up the board. The first president of the board was Dr. A. Forster Axson. Gov. Hebert was recognized for other innovations during his term as governor, such as improving conditions at the State School for the Deaf, Mute and Blind. ---- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES NEW RULES ON DISABILITY GUIDELINES We are proposing to make several changes in the guidelines we follow when we determine whether an individual is disabled. These proposed changes reflect advances in medical knowledge,treatment, and terminology. We propose to make other clarifying changes as well. We invite the public to give us their comments by April 11, 2000. If you wish to review and comment on our proposal--or just review it--please go to our Proposed rules & Regulations site. http://www.ssa.gov/regulations/proposed_rules.htm NEW RULES FOR USING EXPERT EVIDENCE IN DISABILITY DECISIONS Final rules revising the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income regulations concerning the use of medical opinions become effective April 6, 2000. These rules are designed to clarify how administrative law judges and the Appeals Council consider opinion evidence. This evidence is generally provided by State agency medical and psychological consultants, other program physicians and psychologists, and medical experts we consult in claims for disability benefits. We are also defining and clarifying several terms used in our regulations and deleting other terms. The rules were published in the Federal Register March 7, 2000. http://www.ssa.gov/regulations/final_rules_4299.htm HOW TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS Did you know that when you are reviewing a proposed rule, you can prepare your e-mail comments as you go? We provide an interactive e-mail address that invokes your personal e-mail facility. Just build your message as you review the material and send it to us when you are done. In the same document, we also link you to current copies of the rule(s), which would be changed by our proposal. With this, you can see how the proposal would impact the current rules. ---- OCDAC WEBSTORE SUPPORTS THE DEAF COMMUNITY OCDAC WebStore is packed with items for use by people with hearing disabilities and a few extras. OCDAC WebStore can be found at: Http://www.deafadvocacy.com/webstore.htm ---- POLITICAL ORGANIZATION HAS JOB OPENINGS NARAL is the nation's largest pro-choice advocacy group. NARAL lobbies for reproductive health issues including safe and legal abortion, better sexuality education, more effective contraceptive methods, access to prenatal care, and healthy childbearing. NARAL also researches these issues and provides information to colleges and universities, the media, and state and federal legislators. JOB DESCRIPTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INTERN The NARAL Political Department's PAC Intern is responsible for the following: Dissemination of candidate questionnaires to Senate and Congressional candidates; Assist in researching positions of federal candidates on Choice issues; Work with state affiliates to implement national grassroots organizing plan; Assist in tracking status of federal campaigns nationwide; Assist in fulfillment of Federal Election Commission PAC reporting requirements; Other duties as assigned by the PAC Manager. All candidates must have an interest in the Political Department's work; good communications, organizational and writing skills; and a commitment to NARAL's mission. All interns must be computer literate, organized and work well with others. Each NARAL intern has his or her own desk and computer access. Compensation includes travel stipend for those interns earning credit and hourly compensation for all others. Hours are negotiable. NARAL is a non-smoking office and an equal opportunity employer. Send resume and cover letter with dates and times available for work to Cheryl Paysinger, Political Assistant, NARAL, 1156 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, fax to 202/973-3097, or email to cpaysinger@naral.org. JOB DESCRIPTION TRAINING AND OUTREACH INTERN The NARAL Political Department's Training and Outreach Intern is responsible for the following: Serve as primary contact for training participants; Work closely with Training and Outreach Manager to coordinate on-site logistics for local trainings; Assist in the preparation and dissemination of training materials; Research strategic outreach opportunities; Assist in maintaining program records; Other duties as assigned by the Training and Outreach Manager. The Training and Outreach Intern works closely with members of The NARAL Training Team and NARAL Affiliate leaders. All candidates must have an interest in the Political Department's work; good communications, organizational and writing skills; computer skills and a commitment to NARAL's mission. All interns must be computer literate, organized and work well with others. Each NARAL intern has his or her own desk and computer access. Compensation includes travel stipend for those interns earning credit and hourly compensation for all others. Hours are negotiable. NARAL is a non-smoking office and an equal opportunity employer. Send resume and cover letter with dates and times available for work to Cheryl Paysinger, Political Assistant, NARAL, 1156 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, fax to 202/973-3097 or email to cpaysinger@naral.org. ---------------------- WE GET LETTERS: Dear Deaf Americans: The U.S. CENSUS forms comes in two different formats. One is a short and the other is a long formats. Every 6th address send by the U.S. Census will get the long format. This is very confusing and many feel there is a need to add information to let the U.S. Government know there are many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in the United States. The needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing programs such as communication access (relay, education programs for the Deaf, closed captioning, real time captioning, sign language interpreting, public TTY/TDD's, public airport announcements via text. etc.) which tends to be overlooked. If the U.S. Government knows the exact number of how many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in the United States and it will help the government to fund programs to help our Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens. The Deaf community members believes this is not fair because the U.S. Census is to count people living in the United States. The census form includes a check list for RACE (White, Black, Brown, and Yellow skin colors) but where is the check list for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Disabilities)? There should be a check box under the "Disability" category and this will let U.S. Congress know how many people in the United States with a disability. We need to let the government know that the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people do exist and should be counted. Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. Stephen Joseph Hardy, II - President Post Office Box 651, Archer, Florida 32618-0651 USA Text Telephone: 1-352-495-2080 Facsimile: 1-352-495-6601 Electronic mail: fad@fladeaf.org Wyndtell: hardy Web Site: http://www.fladeaf.org ============================================================== DEAF WORKERS OF ORANGE COUNTY Orange County, California Richard Roehm President Internet : Deaf@activist.com Deaf_Workers_OC@usa.net Website Nesmuth@worldnet.att.net Http://www.i-sphere.com/eyedeaf/dwoc.htm =============================================================== Feel free to redistribute this newsletter in it's entirety and if you are planning to add a mailing list as a subscriber then let me know for my records. Thank you. ===============================================================