<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Mishka Zena &#187; Deaf School</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.mishkazena.com/category/deaf-school/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.mishkazena.com</link>
	<description>Just another WordPress weblog</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:44:48 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Legal Actions Against State By SSSD and Parents, SDSD</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/29/legal-actions-against-state-filed-by-sssd-and-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/29/legal-actions-against-state-filed-by-sssd-and-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judicial System]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1990</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SSSD: Since the school is still slated to be closed on June 30th, SSSD filed a legal injunction at the federal courts against PA, asking the courts to stop the closing until legal proceeding against them are addressed.  Three families of four SSSD students have filed a lawsuit due to the lack of transitional plans. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/29/legal-actions-against-state-filed-by-sssd-and-parents/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Segregation Between Deaf Kids at Deaf and Public Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/20/segregation-between-deaf-kids-at-deaf-and-public-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/20/segregation-between-deaf-kids-at-deaf-and-public-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cochlear Implant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaf Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oralism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linguicism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago while I was researching the deaf schools facing budget cuts and planned school closings, an alumnus alerted me of a Deaf school where the deaf kids in an oral program are segregated from the Deaf students using ASL in the same building. These groups reportedly are not allowed to socialize or even speak to each other.  Two [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/04/20/segregation-between-deaf-kids-at-deaf-and-public-schools/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>52 Deaf Alumni To Sue Deaf School For Physical and Sexual Abuses</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/03/10/52-deaf-alumni-to-sue-deaf-school-for-physical-and-sexual-abuses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/03/10/52-deaf-alumni-to-sue-deaf-school-for-physical-and-sexual-abuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judicial System]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Former students at a school for the deaf in Saskatchewan were expected to file a class action lawsuit on Tuesday morning, alleging they were victims of physical and sexual abuse. Regina lawyer Tony Merchant told CBC News on Monday that he represents 52 people who attended the government-run R.J.D. Williams Provincial School for the Deaf [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/03/10/52-deaf-alumni-to-sue-deaf-school-for-physical-and-sexual-abuses/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Yay! PA Senator Fights to Save SSSD from Closing For A Year</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/11/yay-pa-senator-fights-to-save-sssd-from-closing-for-a-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/11/yay-pa-senator-fights-to-save-sssd-from-closing-for-a-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful news!  Scranton State School for the Deaf may get at least one year reprieve! State senator Robert Mellow heard the growing dissent of the SSSD Community and proposed a bill amendment to postpone the closing of the school for at least one  year while the legislators can review the data from a study of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/11/yay-pa-senator-fights-to-save-sssd-from-closing-for-a-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Call Your Senators Now To Stop More Deaf School Budget Cuts!</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/09/call-your-senators-now-to-stop-deaf-school-budget-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/09/call-your-senators-now-to-stop-deaf-school-budget-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interpreting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 13 Billion dollars to finance the IDEA   program may be subjected to elimination by the Senators during their quest to whittle down the size of the Economic Stimulus Plan.  Today is the last day as they will make an announcement tomorrow. Special Education – $13 billion for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), enabling essential services [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/09/call-your-senators-now-to-stop-deaf-school-budget-cuts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Movies More Important Than Deaf Children&#8217;s Education?</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/06/movies-more-important-than-deaf-childrens-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/06/movies-more-important-than-deaf-childrens-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the items under the economic stimulus bill was a $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture films. That is what it comes down to?  Movies are more valuable than the education of the children, including Deaf children?  Two state schools,  South Dakota School for the Deaf and Scranton State School [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/06/movies-more-important-than-deaf-childrens-education/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Third Deaf School Closing Proposed This Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/04/third-deaf-school-closing-proposed-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/04/third-deaf-school-closing-proposed-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mishkazena.com/?p=1572</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The governor of PA announced just now that the Scranton State School for the Deaf is proposed to be closed at the end of this fiscal year, June 30th. As of now , this school has an enrollment of 91 students and employment of 77 full time staff .  Scranton School for the Deaf Closing? SDSD which [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/02/04/third-deaf-school-closing-proposed-this-summer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>20 Deaf Schools: Proposed Closings, Severe Budget Cuts, Some Not Severe</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/01/29/15-deaf-schools-proposed-closings-or-severe-budget-cuts-some-not-severe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/01/29/15-deaf-schools-proposed-closings-or-severe-budget-cuts-some-not-severe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/?p=1524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Proposals or Implementations of Budget Reduction: South Dakota School for the Deaf:  Campus proposed to be closed, its outreach services left intact. Kansas  School for the Deaf:  Proposal $215,000 budget cut, $500,000 in  2010, school closing a possibility Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind:  Implemented 4.4 million dollars budget cut (90 positions cut) South [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/01/29/15-deaf-schools-proposed-closings-or-severe-budget-cuts-some-not-severe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>112</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Former Students&#8217; Planned Attack on VSDB Foiled</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/31/former-students-planned-attack-on-vsdb-foiled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/31/former-students-planned-attack-on-vsdb-foiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judicial System]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/?p=1387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t planning to blog again today  since it&#8217;s New Year Eve until I received this alert. So I am taking a break to report this before going back to my celebrations. Two students expelled from Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind were planning an attack on the school.  Other students who heard the rumors of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/31/former-students-planned-attack-on-vsdb-foiled/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>On Vacation, Deaf Man Won 1.5 Million Jackpot</title>
		<link>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/01/on-vacation-deaf-man-won-15-million-jackpot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/01/on-vacation-deaf-man-won-15-million-jackpot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mishka Zena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deaf Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaf School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/?p=1263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, not bad for a holiday trip!  Some of you may know him.  He currently resides in Riverside, CA. Congrats, Lance!! Riverside man&#8217;s holiday visit to Soboba Casino results in $1.5 million jackpot &#8220;Lance York, 56, won $1,515,596.01 playing a video slot machine at Soboba Casino on Thursday. York took home $75,000 and will receive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mishkazena.com/2008/12/01/on-vacation-deaf-man-won-15-million-jackpot/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

