Deaf News Briefs: Princess Kako gives speech in sign language; Deaf man with autism killed by car

Here are two Deaf News briefs.

Princess Kako gives speech in sign language
The first is a report from The Japan News that Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of the Crown Prince, attended a sign language speech contest for high school students on Sunday.

The report said Princess Kako gave a speech in sign language at the beginning of the contest and said, “I strongly hope for the realization of a society in which many people deepen their understanding of sign language and deafness.”

The report said Kako watched the speeches of the 10 contestants.

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Deaf man with autism killed by car
The second Deaf News brief is an article from Atlanta News First that a deaf man with autism was hit and killed by a car in DeKalb County, Georgia on Friday night. His name was Darius Matthews (33).

Matthews’ family said he lived in a residential care facility and somehow wandered off at nighttime while wearing his pajamas. Police said a driver that may have struck him stayed at the scene. Matthews’ family said there may be a second car that was involved and didn’t stay.

Matthews’ family said they plan to pursue legal action in the future against the residential facility. It is not known the name of the facility.

The family said they want to influence proper care for people with disabilities and proper humanity — that accidents do happen but you should stop and help someone.

Japan: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/imperial-family/20230827-132581/

https://mainichi.jp/graphs/20230827/mpj/00m/040/116000f/20230827k0000m040208000p

Deaf man killed by car: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/08/29/deaf-man-with-autism-hit-killed-by-car-dekalb-county/