HAMILL - The Movie: Producers’ Statement
Amy Cohen Efron This just in... I got this from a confidential source. It is a e-mail correspondence to all people who got involved with Matt Hamill - The Movie from K'Dee Miller, who is a Producer of this movie. —–Original Message—– From: K'Dee Miller To: getinvolved@matthamillthemovie.com Sent: Fri, 9 May 2008 2:13 pm Subject: Matt Hamill S...
Fri, May 09 2008 · 10 minutes ago hide this blog

Gimme one reason
Sudden Silence I'm working on a long post about my CI evaluation (in short: good news, I qualify!) but in the meantime...if anyone has any insights, good or bad, to share about the CI company they went with, factors they wish they had considered or what has turned out to be the most important thing to [...]
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 2 hours ago hide this blog

Interpretation Department's first student-run conference...
Inside Gallaudet Three senior interpreting students took on the task of organizing the day-long conference Signed Language Interpreting Research and Practice.
Higher Education Language Fri, May 09 2008 · 3 hours ago hide this blog

iPod Shuffle commercial with Sign Language
submit by: jb8256 Ipod Shuffle commercial with American Sign Language (ASL), demonstrating hands free operation. (Imagine iPod Shuffle attached to beltloop).
Fri, May 09 2008 · 4 hours ago hide this blog

Statements of Matt Hamill and Eben Kostbar
Amy Cohen Efron In response to the cancellation of auditions hosted by two major Universities (Gallaudet University and NTID/RIT), Matt Hamill recently made a statement, and it is on his website. Excerpts of his statement - See the complete statement on his website: www.matthamill.com It has recently come to my attention that there is a bit of controversy surrounding [...]
Fri, May 09 2008 · 4 hours ago hide this blog

NEWS FLASH! NTID/RIT cancels HAMILL (movie) auditions!
Amy Cohen Efron News Flash! It just in... National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York cancels hosting auditions with K'Dee Miller Productions, LCC for HAMILL: The Movie on May 14th, 2008. This was confirmed by the NTID's public relations department today. Amy Cohen Efron here: KUDOS to NTID/RIT for [...]
Fri, May 09 2008 · 4 hours ago hide this blog

RANT: Videophone display on HDTV in wrong way
Sam Dunn Some deaf set videophone with HDTV, my thought, it’s pointless. Both Sorenson VP series and other videophone equipment are support only use in composite video (yellow cable) that go at 480i while HDTV display the resolution pixel: 480p, 720p or 1080p. While plug videophone to HDTV, the display looks blur compare to standard television. I [...]
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 4 hours ago hide this blog

International Deaf Awareness
The Rogue's blog Do you know why I brought up the International Deaf Awareness? I really wanted to end the “Audism” toward any kind of deaf culture such as CI, PSE, ASL, Cued and Oral. I am huge America History buff. Look at the past America history - I noticed America Indians had their own culture and language such [...]
Language Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 5 hours ago hide this blog

Communication in relationships
What is Normal? So I recently dated a deaf guy. He was the first deaf person I had dated in a few years; the previous people I had gone out with had been hearing. Let's call him Recent-Dater #1. Recent-Dater #2 was a hearing interpreting student who signed fluently. Recent-Dater#3 was a hearing graduate deaf ed student who signed pretty well. So now that you have some semblance of ...
Language Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 6 hours ago hide this blog

New Blackberry Curve 8330 and future of mobile videophones
submit by: DeafThat! Discussing Sprint's brand new Blackberry Curve 8330's 30x internet speed increase over the T-Mobile Sidekick. The future of mobile video conferencing is within reach!
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 7 hours ago hide this blog

Oh it's horrible!
CD's Ear Blog The music, it sounds so horrible with the Naida hearing aid at this time. I had the iPod playing, and good grief. Everything sounds so different, ick. Makes me wonder if there's too much bass on the hearing aid. I have never liked bass when listening to music, and I don't like it when there's too much bass on the hearing aid. I have been taking notes, keeping track of...
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 7 hours ago hide this blog

Deaf Anthology #58: "Kendall Brown"
Deaf Anthology Joan: "What's these stashes of newspapers?"John: "They are the Kendall Brown, Gallaudet's underground newspaper."Jason: "Why Kendall Brown?"John: "There were a lot of construction going on at Gallaudet at that time."Joan: "I read the Buff and Blue, why is there a need for an underground newspaper?"John: "Kendall Brown is an outlet for us radicals to express our viewpo...
Media Higher Education Art and Storytelling Fri, May 09 2008 · 7 hours ago hide this blog

Blackberry Curve 8330 NOW available at...
Sprint Relay Blogs and Vlogs PAH! IT'S OFFICIAL BlackBerry Curve 8330 IS NOW available online at www.sprintrelaystore.com. BUY YOUR BLACKBERRY CURVE 8330 FROM SPRINT RELAY STORE  $279.99 Blackberry Curve Original Price -$100.00 mail-in rebate from Sprint -$ 79.99 mail-in rebate from Reseller  $100.00 final cost Remember, this offer is ONLY available online at www.sprintrelaystore.com.  ...
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 8 hours ago hide this blog

8 Year old Deaf Storyteller in Video
Fookem and Bug Written by Bug Should Deaf children be taught American Sign Language? Would you like to communicate with your child before they can talk? Do you want to increase your child's reading and language abilities? Learning to read and write English takes years, much patience and practice for young children. But they effortlessly use their hands [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Education Fri, May 09 2008 · 9 hours ago hide this blog

Sprint Relay Store now offers voice plan for customers who...
Sprint Relay Blogs and Vlogs Sprint Relay Store is excited to announce new wireless voice plan offering for customers who experience hearing loss. These phones are great for Sprint WebCapTel users as well. To view the hearing aid compatible wireless phones and different voice plan, go to www.sprintrelaystore.com/voice. For more information about Sprint WebCapTel service, please visit www.sprintca...
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 9 hours ago hide this blog

EyeTV 3.0.2 update brings CC Export to iPhone, iPod Touch,...
deafmac.org Yesterday ElGato updated their fantastic EyeTV software to version 3.0.2, and one of the new features will preserve closed captions of EyeTV recordings (CC) in the QuickTime (QT) CC track that Apple released in QuickTime 7.1.6. Anything that can play QT movies can now playback recorded movies with CC's, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, [...]
Fri, May 09 2008 · 11 hours ago hide this blog

BREAKING NEWS: Gallaudet cancels HAMILL (movie) auditions!
Amy Cohen Efron BREAKING NEWS! Gallaudet University decided not to host auditions with K’Dee Miller Productions, LLC for HAMILL:The Movie on May 12, 2008. Matt Hamill is known as the “The Hammer”, The Ultimate Fighter. He is Deaf American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter. I just got off the phone this morning with the Theater [...]
Media Higher Education Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 11 hours ago hide this blog

USADB
submit by: Roger Vass USADB Tournament Highlights. CSD-TV was there for the USADB Championship and we carried the action LIVE during the Tournament. If you missed the big game, or want to relive the magic moments of the tournament, you can see 45 minutes of the best highlights.
Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 11 hours ago hide this blog

SATIRE: Don’t Cry For Me Deaf Society
All The Young Dudes Here's just one more for the road. You all know the musical EVITA, and the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina. I give you, Don't Cry For Me Deaf Society. This is really easy, you'll think it's not Let me try to explain how I feel That I still need your love After all that I've embezzled You won't believe [...]
Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 11 hours ago hide this blog

BSL Recognition: Tender to Improve Access & Demand for BSL
Grumpy Old Deafies Following the meeting with the Prime Minister in February, the Department for Children Schools and Families are planning to announce the publication of a tender for a project to improve access to and demand for BSL. The relevant DCSF page by Lord Adonis can be found here, and the direct link to the document is here [Word] (the link on their website does not work). B...
Audism Education Legal Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 14 hours ago hide this blog

Deafness awards at Houses of Parliament
At The Rim The award ceremony for ‘It’s my future: Being Deaf in 2018’, a competition run by UCL’s Deafness, Cognition and Language Centre (DCAL), was held at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament earlier this month. The competition invited deaf people aged 15–19 to write 1,000 words on how new ideas and research into deafness might have changed their lives by 2018 or even la...
Legal Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 14 hours ago hide this blog

R.I.P Sten Harris
Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007 Sten Harris died yesterday, after a long time of illness. Sten worked at Rikshospitalet for many years, operating most of the CI-operations up until now. He was a true CI-pioneer in Norway. His illness and following death is probably one of the reasons that Rikshospitalet has problems with the capacity of performing CI-operations these days. [...]
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 18 hours ago hide this blog

Hear and Now
The ASL-Cochlear Implant Community Hey-out of curiosity-did anyone see "Hear and Now"? I watched it tonight and am curious as to what the viewers think! [link]
Art and Storytelling Fri, May 09 2008 · 18 hours ago hide this blog

What is Deaf’s Language?
Tar2006's Weblog    
Culture Fri, May 09 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog

Observations with the Naida
CD's Ear Blog After reading a response from another newbie Naida user on the Alldeaf.com messageboard, I now feel a bit better about the quietness of the Naida I have on. I was starting to think maybe it was another dysfunct hearing aid, since the first one was also really quiet.Will definitely work with my audie on Monday. If it still doesn't seem like the volume has increased muc...
Tech Fri, May 09 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog