AFA: Is going through the FDA to investigate cochlear...
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses QuickTime by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close vPIP_setVisible("divEmbedCode337", false); The organization “Audism-Free America” (AFA) recently circulated a petition to encourage the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin an independent investigation into the effectiveness of the cochlear implant for young Deaf chil...
Legal Culture Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 43 minutes ago

Some more photos pre- and post-op
Kate's Cochlear Implant I decided to post some more photos of Ben and me pre and post surgery. My actual sugery apparently only took 1 hour, though I was ‘inside' for four hours. I don't remember waiting around that long. And here is Ben's last view of me as I am taken in. I was definitely feeling scared as they [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 1 hour ago

The importance of this blog
Kate's Cochlear Implant I wanted to talk about why I started this blog, and why I think it's important. My sister-in-law Karen has been reading it, and said to me tonight: “The weird thing about a blog (if you don't post comments) is that it can make you feel really close to the person writing it, whereas they don't even [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 1 hour ago

The highs of being a mentor to deaf teenagers
submit by: Dan Schwartz, on behalf of Kate Locke Older, very important post(s) by Kate in last few days. Submitted on behalf of Kate Locke
Education Culture Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 4 hours ago

Surgery ETA 6 hours
submit by: Dan Schwartz, on behalf of Kate Locke Older, very important post(s) by Kate in last few days. Submitted on behalf of Kate Locke
Art and Storytelling Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 4 hours ago

My surgery: I’m alive!
submit by: Dan Schwartz, on behalf of Kate Locke Submitted on behalf of Kate Locke, Sydney, Australia.
Art and Storytelling Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 4 hours ago

Two Days After
submit by: Dan Schwartz, on behalf of Kate Locke Submitted on behalf of Kate Locke, @wheres_my_cake on Twitter
Art and Storytelling Tech Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 4 hours ago

DSA 2009 in Las Vegas: part 4
Fookem and Bug By Jimactor
Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 4 hours ago

Wacky Deaf Invention #4 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist Oh boy, summer is here and a lot of family/friends reunions to attend! This cool invention may help you to understand when the non-signers talking about their exciting news! ‘Til next time—Matt
Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 5 hours ago

Happy Independence Day!
We Cue! Greetings on the Fourth of July -- with reading, our deaf children are always independent in learning
Language Education Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 8 hours ago

ASLfilms – “Gerald” Coming in Fall 2009
Gary Brooks Show www.aslfilms.com
Media Art and Storytelling Sat, Jul 04 2009 · 10 hours ago

NAD stop talking start DOING-then I will believe you !
Deaf Special Needs Attention Barb Raimondo and Bobbie Beth Scoggins I would not expect you to say anything less than "we value all deaf children" And people should not kick dogs, harm animals, beat their kids and drink and drive. But human beings do what they know they will get away with and do whatever it is that makes them feel empowered. Same with deaf education. I have written b...
Education Legal Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009 · 21 hours ago

JTC Week 2 Day 1
Miss Kat's Deaf journey Boy oh boy, what a week-end! But now we are back to school and back to work! (Miss Kat woke up this morning, turned over, smiled and signed "Disneyland?")Our first class this week was about FM systems. The first thing we learned is they key to everything. Signal to Noise Ratio. When we are in a very quiet environment the speech of an individual (the signal) is much lo...
Language Education Tech Fri, Jul 03 2009

Cable Channel's Attitude on Internet Captioning
Caption Action 2 A member of the Facebook cause Caption Action 2 contacted a Popular Cable Channel that we can not name publicly. That member was told that Popular Cable Channel is aware of the "demand" for captioning online but that they haven't heard much at all from deaf and hard of hearing people. Popular Cable Channel makes its decisions based upon "mass" appeal and "maximized" p...
Media Language Tech Legal Fri, Jul 03 2009

Contest Punk'D!
Bri & Theo Contest Punk'D!All you have to do is...#1) Act like Ashton (Punk'D) and saying *You just got Punk'd!)#2) Give to us (BriTheo) with your idea (Just Brief)Email to us!(Britheo1@gmail.com)We will pick one contester who is best for the act and idea too. :DWith your credit, video, and idea in our video (10th)!The deadline is July 11thAll right?Good luck!
Art and Storytelling Fri, Jul 03 2009

More on SayWhatClub: by Jan Christensen
SayWhatClub Weblog More than 36 million people in America alone have a hearing loss, with an estimated 278 million worldwide according to a World Health Organization (WHO) survey in 2005, ranging from moderate to profound. Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in America, behind only arthritis and heart disease. A small group of people [...]
Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009

DSA 2009 in Las Vegas: part 3
Fookem and Bug By Jimactor
Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009

Military Eligibity, Disability, and Social Programs
The Deaf Perspective Before I begin this post, I apologize sincerely for opening up such a can of worms. I am not sure about what kind of role SSDI plays in the life of people with disabilities outside the deaf community but I will write based on my knowledge of the issue within the deaf community.What propelled me to think about this issue critically and through the lens of disability ri...
Higher Education Audism Legal Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009
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International Deaf Perspective: South Korea
The Deaf Perspective Interview with Hee-Kyung Cho "Choy" of South Korea and Board Member of World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section about the push for deaf rights in South Korea.
Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009

VRS Terp's reading difficult
L'Chaim2007
Language Tech Fri, Jul 03 2009

Tweeps Posting on the Act
Caption Action 2 The following people on Twitter (tweeps) have tweeted about the need to support the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 and if they wrote to their Congressional representatives/senators:bgramer bgramerBravebellows BravebellowsCaptionfish Captionfishcatroy catroydamontimm damontimmDeafCode DeafCodefoundinblank foundinblank wrote!FriarTech Fr...
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009

Slideshow: Wine & Cheese Event
Welcome to ... Seek Geo! BVlog Symposium event Buy me a cup of coffee
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009

Deaf Teachers Losing Jobs Because of English
Jamie Berke (About.com) Nobody likes to see deaf people lose jobs, particularly teachers. However, in Massachusetts, deaf teachers who can not pass the state's English competency test for teachers are at risk of...
Education Legal Fri, Jul 03 2009

[ PUMP IT ] a la ASL
DeafJoke.tv For my own sake – please watch in high resolution and at full screen. it makes a difference This is for everybody who thought i was sitting on my duff all summer long ::grins like an idiot:: its been a long haul, but i'm happy to finally be posting again! Please enjoy my interpretation of [...]
Art and Storytelling Fri, Jul 03 2009

Something IS in my basement, again!
AJR's Blogs/Vlogs After the scary moment from last night. And, the basement door was open again when I was on the way to bathroom. I decided to take that chance again... Trust me, not what I expected...Again, of course, it is fake. Just for fun. =^)Sound is not included, I am deaf. I know nothing about sound. So, please dont leave lousy comments or rate because of stupid sound. Thanks....
Art and Storytelling Fri, Jul 03 2009