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Siri honored at Deaf Alliance Charity Ball

Apple CEO Tim Cook says “we are proud to represent the Deaf community with an AI that Deaf people can relate to” SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Tim Cook has always been about inclusiveness. In 2015, the tech giant won the hearts of disabled people everywhere by teaching his beloved AI that all it takes to start a conversation with a disabled person was a simple 'Hi'. However, this broad approach left one group starkly alone and marginalized: the deaf community. "'Hi' wasn't good enough for a deaf person, we felt like our needs weren't being heard. And if the deaf can't be heard, what then?" said Craig Johnson, a Hard of Hearing programmer who helped the Earmold obtain actual facts. Since that time, Siri's voice recognition software has been getting more and more inaccurate, transcribing things like "pull this cord" to "pubic sword". While most of the world thought this was simply another example of how Tim Cook seeks pr...
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Mentally Disabled Man Ostensibly Sues Deaf Community for Defamation

“Deaf people are clearly out to make us look bad; always getting people to ask them if they’re ‘retarded or something’” WASHINGTON D.C. - The Deaf Community is in shock today as Carl Filbert, a 27-year-old mentally disabled man, filed a class action lawsuit against 'Deaf People' for alleged defamation. Because of his disability, the lawsuit was filed by his brother who has acting power of attorney. This means he has control over all of Carl's life. Money and all. Carl's brother, Marv, was unavailable for comment as he is still fighting a lengthy alimony lawsuit with his ex-Wife in Florida as well as Bankruptcy proceedings.  The 49-page document alleges that the Deaf Community has been 'purposely feigning ignorance and lesser functions specifically to disturb the day-to-day life of non-disabled people and to inflame sentiments towards the mentally disabled community' When approached by the Earmold, Carl simply reiterated that his name was Carl and ...
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