Gallaudet needs young adult CI users to do online survey
The ASL-Cochlear Implant Community A deaf/hh graduate student majoring in Audiology at Gallaudet University is doing a research study project titled "Young Adults’ Perspectives on Their Communication Experiences with Cochlear Implants." He is looking for participants (with cochlear implants) that would like to share their thoughts and communication experiences using their cochlear implants. ...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 53 minutes ago

Two Miami-Based FCC Scammers Plead Guilty
A Deaf Blogger's Perspective - Home Back in November when I learned that Yosbel Buscaron and Lazaro Fernandez, co-owners of Innovation Communication Service for the Deaf (based in Miami Lakes), were arrested by the FBI for their roles in defrauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) out of more than $2.5 million, I was shocked! Then, a week later I was flipping through the TV channel and ...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 4 hours ago

ASOCH Thanks Volunteers
Dan McClintock Letter by Assocation of the Deaf of Chile (English translation provided below)Estimados amigos y amigas Ante la presencia de mas de 100 socios de la Asociación de Sordos de Chile, el presidente Nelson Weitzel hizo entrega en una simple y emotiva ceremonia de la “Medalla al Mérito” a los 8 integrantes de la “Caravana Solidaria Fuerza Sordos”, esta medalla, es un recono...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 4 hours ago

Is there a future for Deaf reporting / reporters?
InMyLingo Blog Ken Davis think so... Ken Davis, the CEO and founder, established DeafNewspaper LLC in 2002. Eventually a website was established. and the first vlog was made on August 04, 2009. It was about www.aspencamp.org. The websit es growing nicely. News vlogs are being shown on every Tuesdays and Saturdays. As I continued watching more vlogs, I couldn't help but notice th...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 5 hours ago

(NL-0055) CI after 1 year
Not Listening Wow. It's been one year, today, that I had my first CI procedure., and it's been four months since I had my 2nd CI put in. Boy-howdy, I have some kind of ears now, let me tell you!( _NOT_ Dan's real ears! ) Off topic slightly, I don't know how much longer it can make any sense to call my blog "Not Listening." Seems to be the exact opposite of what I am doing these da...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 5 hours ago

Invisible?
Five String Guitar So I am on a bit of tirade these days. Getting pissed off at the lack of compassion and understanding for us Deaf/deaf/hearing impaired/late deafened ...whatever pigeon hole we decide to deposit us in. I get little response on email when I launch into my canned approach of "why do you not have the ability for us hearing challenged to express our complaint ...etc" The ...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 7 hours ago

Book Recommendation for HOH People: Missed Connections
Eh? What? Huh? I am reading a very good book called Missed Connections: Hard of Hearing in a Hearing World. It contains several personal accounts told by members of a support group for people with deafness. I highly recommend this book, especially to those who consider themselves hard of hearing.  Here is an excerpt from the book that talks about the difficulties of not fitting i...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 7 hours ago

How many days left?
KODA Camp-Midwest It is time to think about sending your child to the KODA Camp Midwest!  Applications are up and ready.  There are two, one for age 9 to 12 and other one is for 13 to 16. Boy, am I excited!  The kids are counting.  Some of them are campsick!  This is the first year we will [...]
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 9 hours ago

People With Typical Hearing Can Learn a Thing or Two From...
Eh? What? Huh? I was talking with someone I know and as usual I had to remind her that she should not cover her mouth with her hand or look away as she speaks to me. She apologized and then she stopped what she was doing and told me that she learned a lot from me since she met me. According to her, I made her realize how she normally talks to people (which is looking away as she is ...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 12 hours ago

Journey into VRS World: ConvoRelay (Part 2)
InMyLingo Blog I conducted a short interview with Robin Horwitz who is the CEO of ConvoRelay. He was kind enough to respond quickly. 1) Is ConvoRelay Deaf-owned (meaning is the CEO, founder, or owner Deaf)? "Convo is a 100% deaf owned company at this point with 4 partners. (Chad Taylor, Wayne Betts, Ed Bosson and myself: Robin Horwitz)" (They are all Deaf). Ed Bosson is the fathe...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 12 hours ago

Ellie Rosenfield Memorial?
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone.I just checked deafread.com this morning and found this: [link] BUT [link]
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 14 hours ago

The First Deaf physician...
At The Rim The Deaf man who defied the odds to become a physician.When doctors deliver babies, most of them can hear the first life-affirming cries of the infants as they enter the world.Dr. Philip Zazove can't.In 1981, Dr. Philip Zazove became the third certified deaf physician in the history of the United States. Now a specialist in family medicine at the University Hospital, ...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 14 hours ago

Deaf People of Color Conference: Discount
The Rosa Lee Show Hello, everyone! Because of the current economic crisis and the hardships it's caused for Deaf people of color, the Conference registration fee has been reduced from $400 to $250. The registration deadline has been extended to May 30. Yes, that's right–only $250 for registration! Rooms at the DoubleTree Portland can be reserved until May 23, so please don&...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 14 hours ago

How Should Hearing People Handle Relay Calls?
Jamie Berke (About.com) A customer service representative in a call center wrote to About.com Deafness, asking "How should we handle relay service calls?" Good question. The only answer I know of is "talk directly to the deaf person, not the relay operator." Is there anything else that a hearing person who gets a relay service call should be doing?How Should Hearing People Handle Relay Call...
Sun, Mar 21 2010 · 14 hours ago

Journey into VRS World: ConvoRelay
InMyLingo Blog "Experience Natural Video Relay" Through the grapevine, I heard about a new VRS provider called ConvoRelay that is supposed to be Deaf-owned. So I went ahead and googled it and Convo Communications came up first. I thought the aesthetic of the website was well done. I was hooked immediately! It is easy to navigate also. According to their website, they offer VR...
Sat, Mar 20 2010

Journey into VRS World: callVRS and Keith Wann (Part 2)
InMyLingo Blog Keith Wann, true to his words... He does care for the Deaf community. He took the time to send me a long and thorough email. Here's the summary. 1) Is callVRS Deaf-owned (meaning is the CEO, founder, or owner Deaf)? (No. I am a CODA) "Our goal is to be stand alone and certified and we are in the process to make that happen, we plan on being around for a long ti...
Sat, Mar 20 2010

2010 Census : Race=Deaf?
submit by: Candy Can you / should you put 'deaf' in the RACE question of the 2010 Census?
Sat, Mar 20 2010

Polish Deaf Comics
Dan McClintock Hola, readers! I would like to introduce Lucyna Szok-Ciechacka, Polish CODA cartoonist. She lives in Toru
Sat, Mar 20 2010

We Got It: An Apology - ICED2010 Organizing Committee
submit by: John F. Egbert Received a VP call last night from two members of the ICED2010 Organizing Committee who said....
Sat, Mar 20 2010 · Moved from DeafRead Extra

Self Advocating For Your Hearing Needs Is a Useful Tool as...
Eh? What? Huh? Yesterday, my car would not start. As I tried to turn the key in the ignition, the alarm blared loudly. "HONK! HONK! HONK!" Somehow I set off the alarm system and it completely locked up. So, luckily I have access to an excellent roadside service company. I called them and they said that it may take them more than an hour to get to me because I was in a rural area. ...
Sat, Mar 20 2010

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Sat, Mar 20 2010

We are the World– in American Sign Language
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World In early February, Jane Holtz and I dropped off our two Laurens at the Desales Family Center in Michigan so they could participate in a D-Pan weekend camp.  While Jane and I stayed in our pajamas all weekend and read books, our girls were having fun with Sean Forbes and a group of fellow campers.  [...]
Sat, Mar 20 2010

Why is the world designed for the hearing? I spent last...
Five String Guitar Why is the world designed for the hearing? I spent last night, and good knows countless others in the past 2 1/2 years, trying to understand why closed captioning sucks. Why it is hit and miss. Why
Sat, Mar 20 2010

The Times they are a changing.. for the worse !
At The Rim Knowing how respected the British TIMES newspaper is around the world, it was sad to read an article by columnists Caitlin Moran, taking a swipe at deafness."What other charities won’t I donate to? Ones dealing with heritage (posh people can take care of castles), maritime (I don’t hold with yachting), wildlife (donkeys, budgies, pandas – you’re all the same to me: ve...
Sat, Mar 20 2010

Thousands of Captioned and Subtitled Videos Rendered...
bill creswell March 20, 2010 Oversteam.net, provider of online captioning and subtitling tool that overlays captions on top of YouTube, has been blocked from using YouTube videos. It is unclear whether this is a blocking of all third party videos, or just Overstream. If anyone has any specifics, please post. Anyhow, the net result is that hundreds of captioned movie [...]
Sat, Mar 20 2010