School gets $1 million gift
Deaf News Today An anonymous donor is giving one million dollars to California's Fresno State. The money is designated for helping families with deaf children who have other special needs. The money will be distributed through a program started by deaf studies professor Paul Ogden. This isn't the first gift intended to provide services for families with deaf children. The school got...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 2 minutes ago

Exclusive: Interview with Treshelle Edmond
Silent Grapevine Treshelle Edmond is a deaf actress who has guest-starred in two television shows: House, M.D. and Glee. She also had a prominent role in a successful Deaf West Theater production of Spring Awakening. Born in San Bernardino, California, she attended school in Birmingham, Alabama and in Los Angeles, California where she was an All Star and All American Cheerleader. As a...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 1 hour ago

Swimming activities for individuals 14+ with a range of...
PDDCS News "Inclusive Sport Peterborough is developing a swimming pathway that will hopefully enable many people with a long term health condition, physical, sensory or learning disability to take part is some form of swimming pool activity."For further details contact Matt Taylor, Sports Development Officer, Vivacity Culture and Leisure Email: matt.taylor@vivacity-peterborough....
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 1 hour ago

Research into teaching tougues to hear
PDDCS News Colorado State University College of Engineering researchers are investigating tongue mapping as an alternative method to cochlear implants whereby the tongue 'hears'.To read more  about the research : [link]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 2 hours ago

Louise Stern: Martha's Vineyard, the deaf Utopia...
At The Rim And it diminished rapidly as soon as the area became less isolated.  Does this not prove deaf culture needs isolation and elitism to survive ? 'I feel sign language is more faithful to your own feelings' Louise Stern drew on her own experiences of deafness to write her intriguing new novel, set in a Mexican village where everyone communicates in sign language...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 4 hours ago

Listening with the Brain not the ear.
At The Rim Maggie Gleason, 14, who was born deaf, heard sound for the first time in her life when hearing specialists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center turned on an innovative electronic device called an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). The implantable device provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf. Maggie was born without cochleas, the smal...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 4 hours ago

125yrs a deafie....
At The Rim No words are spoken in the first language of Gloria Pullen's household.  With a rare genetic condition bringing deafness to successive generations of the family, the medium for both vital and trivial exchanges is British sign language. "There has been deafness in the family in my parents' and grandparents' generations, and of my three children one is deaf. Th...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 4 hours ago

Newstead Abbey
Liz's Deaf Blog I have been to Newstead Abbey some years ago. A lovely place to go and visit on a summers day.I have seen inside the house, as well as the grounds and there is a lovely coffee shop and a gift shop there.To read more about Newstead Abbey and to see some photos, my friend Janet has written a post on her blog, which you can read it here.For more images of Newstead Abbey,...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 6 hours ago

Texas Governor Abbott can do more than inspire disabled
Deaf Network of Texas Abbott can do more than inspire disabled January 21, 2015 Gov. Greg Abbott used his own story, his rise from the accident 30 years ago that left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair, to inspire others Tuesday in a speech during his inauguration ceremony on the Capitol grounds in Austin. A young man’s life “can […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 7 hours ago

Deaf Awareness Night at Houston Rockets 2/27/15
Deaf Network of Texas Deaf Awareness Night at Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets welcome the Deaf community to the Toyota Center. In honor of the Deaf community, the National Anthem will be performed in ASL. Robyn Brittain will lead UH ASL & Interpreting Club students in an ASL performance of the anthem. Let’s have fun and support the Rockets! […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 7 hours ago

REMINDER: Interpreter Workshop: Music Interpreting with...
Deaf Network of Texas East Texas Guild of Interpreters for the Deaf and Tyler Junior College ITP PRESENTS “SEE IT, HEAR IT, SIGN IT” STRATEGIES FOR MUSIC INTERPRETING By: Amber Galloway Gallego DATE: Saturday, February 21, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tyler Junior College 1327 S. Baxter Ave. Tyler, Texas Rogers Student Ctr. Apache Room Members: $40 […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 7 hours ago

Gaston Dorren: 7 flawed assumptions people make about sign...
The Limping Chicken Every weekend, we are publishing popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! Tell us which articles you think should be reposted by emailingthelimpingchicken@gmail.com When I told my friends that I had joined a sign language course, there were two kinds of surprising reactions. Firstly, they showed much more interest than [�...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

Austin Deaf Club Events in February 2015
Deaf Network of Texas Austin Deaf Club Events in February 2015 Saturday, January 31, 2015 – Poker League 8 pm Sunday, February 1, 2015 – Super Bowl Party hosted by ADCD 1 pm to 11 pm Friday, February 6, 2015 – Mexican Train 7:00 pm; Poker League 8:00 pm Saturday, February 7, 2015 – Wine & Cheese fundraising event for TSD […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

NLDF Dinner and Movie 2/16/15 – DFW
Deaf Network of Texas DFW Movie Night NLDF 2/6/15 Everyone is welcome! February 6, 2015 at 730pm. Bring your favorite Popcorn, Soda, Candy or Dinner. Then sit back and enjoy a free family friendly movie. This movie is to support the free Marriage Conference at New Life Deaf Fellowship on February 13th and 14th. Go to [link] for details. […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

Austin Sertoma’s Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser 2015
Deaf Network of Texas PRESS RELEASE P.O. Box 26765 Austin, Texas 78755 512-415-2553 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER – February 7, 2015 KERBEY LANE PANCAKES – DOMINICAN JOE COFFEE – FULL BREAKFAST – LIVE MUSIC – FUN WHAT: The Austin Sertoma Club’s 10th Annual Pancake Breakfast Proceeds benefit the Austin Sertoma Club’s sponsorship programs for Texas’ deaf ...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

Treshelle Edmond ASL Performance will be available online
Silent Grapevine NAD announced via their website that Treshelle Edmond ASL Performance at Super Bowl XLIX will be available online. Last year, this service was not available and the Deaf Community was extremely upset that little of Amber Zion performance was seen on National Television. However, this year, NAD took the initiative to partner with NBC to make sure that there is a dedica...
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

John 3:16 Marketing Network: After Writing A Memoir, How to...
Lorilyn Roberts Enjoy this post I wrote on the John 3:16 blog. Click below: John 3:16 Marketing Network: After Writing A Memoir, How to Convert It to a Power Point and Movie 
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

Gallaudet Pastor Coming To Town 2/8/15 – DFW
Deaf Network of Texas Gallaudet Pastor Coming To Town! DATE: February 8, 2015 TIME: 9 a.m. Until 3:30 p.m. Come hear Chaplain to Gallaudet University students, Ron Friedrich as he delivers an inspiring an uplifting sermon, and an informative and thought provoking Sunday School lesson. Ron was our Pastor before he became Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church of the […]
Sat, Jan 31 2015 · 8 hours ago

Linked Out
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Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 13 hours ago

My Connections to Play
Marla's Musings Play builds the kind of free-and-easy, try-it-out, do-it-yourself character that our future needs. - James L. Hymes, Jr.    Play is the highest form of research. – Albert Einstein. I have been thinking about my own childhood. I think Hymes’ quote would describe my childhood the best. When my father would not be available when h...
Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 13 hours ago

The Politics of Accountabiity: Forgotten Deaf Exoneree
The Last Hiccup There is not enough “explosion” of information from media, newspapers, or magazines about America’s first Deaf exoneree. As a result, less people are less aware of the incidents in the … Continue reading →
Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 14 hours ago

ASL Online at Super Bowl XLIX
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Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 14 hours ago

150+ Signs for HARRY POTTER Characters, Places, &...
Show of Hands THE CREATIVE PENSIEVE shared a blog post with 16 videos of 150+ signs for many characters, places, things, and terms within the wizarding world of HARRY POTTER. "By popular demand, we are sharing a series of videos showcasing invented name signs for characters, terminology, and place names within the wizarding world of Harry Potter. A few peers and I came together t...
Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 15 hours ago

Lost in Translation ?
.D.A.R.G GP's, What are the requirements? Practices are still confused about whether or not they are required to provide translation or interpretation services to patients whose first language is not English. Even some CQC inspectors have been unable to clarify the requirements it seems. Translation services (written communication) or interpreters (verbal communications) ar...
Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 18 hours ago

Press Publish Tickets
The Chronicles of Garg.. It is with great excitement that I announce the opening of ticket sales for the Press Publish conference series we teased here earlier this month! After scouring the web for bloggers with inspiring stories, successful blogs, and unique voices, we’ve confirmed the speaker lineups, and are thrilled to be including popular WordPress.com bloggers …
Fri, Jan 30 2015 · 18 hours ago