Teresa Garratty: Those exploiting deafness in the arts need...
The Limping Chicken Not to sound ungrateful, but this article is probably gonna make me seem…ungrateful. Oh well! You can’t win ’em all, […]
Tue, Feb 19 2019 · 1 hour ago

Open Letter for Nyle DiMarco
The Last Hiccup This post is written for Nyle DiMarco: First, I admire Nyle for defying the mathematical odds in Hollywood industry. That was really big. Math is your best friend but it can be your enemy where it can define your life overnight. Just like that. Oh, I understand Math. I love math. My first major was […]
Tue, Feb 19 2019 · 2 hours ago

How to make a Million with BSL...
At The Rim I bet she welcomed an increase in A2W funding! A deaf woman has claimed she will soon be a millionaire after setting up a sign language school from her own home. Katie Redstar, from Leeds, Yorkshire, became deaf after meningitis at the age of three and struggled to find work as an adult.  She hit rock bottom when Job Centre advisers said she would never be employ...
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 21 hours ago

Cuts to BSL make me ANGRY!!!
At The Rim One way to  preserve support setups is to cease the over specialisation on particular modes, there are many deaf people who don't sign, many many others with hearing loss and needing alternatives, this suggests if a collective approach to support was in operation, areas would be more likely to fund that approach, mainly because sign is so minor an area regular help...
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 21 hours ago

DeafATW: Fill in the Access To Work cap survey 2019 (with...
The Limping Chicken BSL translation videos are at the bottom of this blog – scroll down the page to see them! If you […]
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 22 hours ago

Shhhh! It's a secret.
At The Rim "Why don't Hard of Hearing unite to further their cause for access and inclusion?"  More heartfelt (But apparently unsupported), demands for Hard of Hearing to take up access and support lobbying in earnest. A cry in the deserted wilderness sadly, I don't know about the USA but the UK has no HoH campaigning area, no community, no inclusive approach to communication...
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 22 hours ago

Boarding School Syndrome.
At The Rim Another reason to shut down those for the Deaf?  Although the article appears to focus on the over-privileged or those incapable of mainstream, it ignores the huge damage caused to deaf children and their future outlook, but much 'admired' and supported a format by deaf cultural supporters.  Looks like their background took its toll on them too.... Boarding School ...
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 23 hours ago

Harming Deaf Community: Hate Crime Laws
The Last Hiccup Hate Crime in Portland, Oregon is a serious issue. Portland has been a hot spot for hate crimes even though it is invisible just like that. Raised in greater Portland area for 37 years, and studied under world-class hate crime professor where he taught me how to be knowledge about prejudice, hate crimes and violent […]
Mon, Feb 18 2019

Implant Stolen
Deaf News Today A mother had part of her son's cochlear implant stolen. It was inside Kimberly Blodgett's purse when she dropped off her children at daycare. KFOR-TV has a video report. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Sun, Feb 17 2019

Community Learns Sign for 2-year-old girl
Deaf News Today A deaf toddler in Massachusetts got a wonderful gift from her community. CBS News has a video report.
Sun, Feb 17 2019

New Gadget for Blind and Deaf.
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Sun, Feb 17 2019

Love isn't Deaf
At The Rim A deaf couple gets married and hopes their future children AREN'T deaf.
Sun, Feb 17 2019

Entire neighbourhood learns sign for young deaf girl.
At The Rim Samantha is a lovely young girl and very neighbourly. She uses sign language to communicate with the people in her community. She is very friendly and likes to engage in conversation with anybody she meets. She would be totally a different person if somebody can communicate with her.  She also becomes sad if people cannot communicate with her in sign language. Her...
Sun, Feb 17 2019

Hands Are Very Important! (NOT FOR WEAK STOMACHS)
Bucky Raymond This is not for weak stomachs.I am here to help all people who are ASL using to be cautioned for their hands. So please and watch it.
Sat, Feb 16 2019

AGBell: Time for You to Heal Your Angry Brain
The Last Hiccup Edward Miner Gallaudet (EMG): December 1881 This is one of the most powerful pieces written by EMG. It is a year after infamous Milan Resolution. I will share few of his writing. The grand opening of his article: “The heated controversies which have been sustained for many years as to the merits of rival methods […]
Sat, Feb 16 2019

Crypt TV
Captioned Web TV Fright Hype talks of some of the current horror movies and how they tie in with the older versions.This is one of the MANY playlists about horror under the CryptTV channel. How deliciously scared we all love to ---
Sat, Feb 16 2019

Deaf baristas: Starbucks discriminated against us
Deaf News Today Two deaf baristas are suing Starbucks, claiming discrimination. They say the manager at the store in Seattle where they worked put them in positions for long hours that were especially difficult for deaf workers and that they were excluded from conversations with other employees, among other things. KIRO-TV has a video report below. There is a captioned video here. ...
Sat, Feb 16 2019

Should Guns Carrier Reveal Their Badge?
Bucky Raymond I don't like to visit them without their badges, I think we have the right to know if they are cops or not. It is for our safely reason. With out badge, then how should we know if this is a cop or not.  We need to know before the can enter any shops.So what did you think about that?
Sat, Feb 16 2019

City Council Drops Use of Terps at Meetings
Deaf News Today If you live in Cleveland, your City Council meetings will not include sign-language interpreters anymore. The Council thinks it's too expensive, according to a letter one of the members sent to a man who is hard of hearing and had requested interpreters. The city provided them for a while, but the letter to Rico Dancy now offers him the use of headphones instead. Read...
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Job Opportunity: Designated Interpreter at Lamar University
Deaf Network of Texas Designated Interpreter #498743 Posting Number: 20111720 Position Title: Designated Interpreter #498743 Position Type: Staff Department: Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Job Summary: Under the direction of the Deaf Studies, Deaf Education (DSDE) Department Chair, the Designated Interpreter (DI) provides American… Read more →
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Trump/Beto Rallies And Their Interpreting Fails
ASL Deafined Blog   Updates on Trump/Beto Rally Interpreters Updates on Trump/Beto Rally Interpreters Posted by The Daily Moth on Wednesday, February 13, 2019   Captioning is available for this video under settings.  For more stories from The Daily Moth, go to dpan.tv. 
Fri, Feb 15 2019

On this date in history...
Deaf News Today image from Green Party NZ  The New Zealand Parliament made history on this date (Feb. 15) in 2012. Mojo Mathers, the first deaf member of the body, gave her first speech. Since Mathers' speech was translated into sign language, the 13 other members of the Green party who spoke had their speeches translated into sign language as well. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Handshape of the Week: D!
ASL Deafined Blog D-Handshape The D-Hanshape is done by raising the index finger as shown below in the sign for DEAF. Other signs in ASL that use the D-handshape include: Date Dating Democrat Dessert Detroit
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Half of USA youth could go deaf
At The Rim Are the deaf community going to welcome the influx?
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Helping the Deafened....
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Fri, Feb 15 2019