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- catalog abstract ""In airports and train stations it is not unusual for waiting passenger to be approached by a person who will hand out a brochure or trinket, then indicate that he or she is deaf and ask for payment, anything they can afford. In many instances, the travelers feel pity for the poor unfortunate and dole out a dollar or two, yet most are utterly unaware that these pitiful beggars earn hundreds of dollars this way in a matter of a few hours. Dennis Buck knows this unique form of panhandling intimately because, despite holding a degree in computer science and receiving monthly government benefits, he was a deaf peddler for 11 years." "In Deaf Peddler: Confessions of an Inside Man, Buck unveils all of the ins and outs of exploiting his "disabilities" to earn easy money. Buck details the day-to-day life of a deaf peddler: including where to go to make the most money in the least time (airports with their constant transient clientele, malls on weekends, and fast food restaurants), how to live on the cheap (wait for people checking out of their motel rooms to leave the door open, then sneak in to use the shower), and how to live well when business is good. He also explains how he organized his rounds using a spreadsheet program." "Deaf Peddler also provides historical perspective on deaf peddling as a way for undereducated deaf people to make a living when jobs were hard to find, wages were low, and Social Security did not exist. The "no good" life served as the rationale to many deaf people for peddling, but many more in the Deaf community deplored their actions, and the National Association of the Deaf campaigned to discourage this behavior that reinforced deaf stereotypes. Buck abandoned peddling himself for this reason, but he points out that deaf peddling survives today, frequently in the highly exploitative form of rings of deaf workers completely controlled by oppressive deaf and hearing overseers. Deaf Peddler presents in engaging fashion a little-known cultural phenomenon that offers a revealing turn on the general issue of panhandling in our society today."--Jacket.".
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- catalog contributor b11786614.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""In airports and train stations it is not unusual for waiting passenger to be approached by a person who will hand out a brochure or trinket, then indicate that he or she is deaf and ask for payment, anything they can afford. In many instances, the travelers feel pity for the poor unfortunate and dole out a dollar or two, yet most are utterly unaware that these pitiful beggars earn hundreds of dollars this way in a matter of a few hours. Dennis Buck knows this unique form of panhandling intimately because, despite holding a degree in computer science and receiving monthly government benefits, he was a deaf peddler for 11 years." "In Deaf Peddler: Confessions of an Inside Man, Buck unveils all of the ins and outs of exploiting his "disabilities" to earn easy money. ".
- catalog description "Buck abandoned peddling himself for this reason, but he points out that deaf peddling survives today, frequently in the highly exploitative form of rings of deaf workers completely controlled by oppressive deaf and hearing overseers. Deaf Peddler presents in engaging fashion a little-known cultural phenomenon that offers a revealing turn on the general issue of panhandling in our society today."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Buck details the day-to-day life of a deaf peddler: including where to go to make the most money in the least time (airports with their constant transient clientele, malls on weekends, and fast food restaurants), how to live on the cheap (wait for people checking out of their motel rooms to leave the door open, then sneak in to use the shower), and how to live well when business is good. He also explains how he organized his rounds using a spreadsheet program." "Deaf Peddler also provides historical perspective on deaf peddling as a way for undereducated deaf people to make a living when jobs were hard to find, wages were low, and Social Security did not exist. The "no good" life served as the rationale to many deaf people for peddling, but many more in the Deaf community deplored their actions, and the National Association of the Deaf campaigned to discourage this behavior that reinforced deaf stereotypes. ".
- catalog description "History of Deaf Peddling -- My Story -- Early Days on the Road -- O'Hare and Beyond -- On My Own -- Reflections and Renewal.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 110 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Deaf peddler.".
- catalog identifier "1563680963".
- catalog isFormatOf "Deaf peddler.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press,".
- catalog relation "Deaf peddler.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "362.4/2/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Buck, Dennis S.".
- catalog subject "Deaf men United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "HF5459.U6 B83 2000".
- catalog subject "Peddlers United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "History of Deaf Peddling -- My Story -- Early Days on the Road -- O'Hare and Beyond -- On My Own -- Reflections and Renewal.".
- catalog title "Deaf peddler : confessions of an inside man / Dennis S. Buck.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".