“The best family environment that I could have ever...
The Limping Chicken Susan Laycock is the eldest of Bill and Peggy Dixon’s five children. Both Bill and Peggy were profoundly deaf.  Of […]
Wed, Jun 28 2017 · 6 minutes ago

Moving on up
The Fabulous Running Mommy Hi guys, so this blog just does not fit who I am anymore, and hasn't for a very long time. I miss her, the mom of 2 babies running along like a turtle and binge watching Smallville in our small condo, spending my abundance of free time with my mom's group homies or crying over the natural growing pains of my young marriage. The summer I lost my vision, everything chan...
Wed, Jun 28 2017 · 1 hour ago

Research Findings on Cochlear Implant electrodes
Deaf News Today New research suggests some best practices for cochlear implant surgery. The main finding: Cochlear implants that have electrodes without wires perform better than those with wires because they cause injury inside the inner ear. You can read the details of the study in the online edition of The Laryngoscope here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 12 hours ago

RIT/NTID names Gary Behm interim associate VP for academic...
NTID News RIT/NTID names Gary Behm interim associate VP for academic affairs. An alumnus of the college, Behm worked for IBM before joining the NTID faculty.
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 12 hours ago

NDSS is at the Table, But What Are They Saying?
doozeedad The post NDSS is at the Table, But What Are They Saying? appeared first on Meriah Nichols.
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 13 hours ago

Deaf sexual assault survivor graduates with help from...
Deaf News Today image from Chicago Tribune video Chicago sheriff's investigators not only sought the person who raped a deaf teen three years ago, they stood by her until she recently graduated from high school. One of them said, "We went into this thinking here is a victim and let's try to solve her case and it just turned into ... seeing her as a goddaughter." The Chicago Tribune ...
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 14 hours ago

Lottery funding to transform historic sites across South...
The Limping Chicken The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has just awarded a grant of £527,000 to the Heritage Ability scheme which involves a […]
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 20 hours ago

TextHear
At The Rim A new type of assistance. Speech To Text Technologies for the Everyday of Hearing Impaired
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 22 hours ago

BSL in Manchester.
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Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 23 hours ago

Dawn of the Deaf
At The Rim Dawn of the Deaf from Rob Savage on Vimeo.SOURCE/INFO
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 23 hours ago

DHHSD Law: (Deaf-Blind friendly) corrections.
At The Rim Hello! In our last vlog we explained the new law for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (DHHSD). We realize that we made some mistakes in how we explained how services for DeafBlind people will be impacted.  There are two parts to this correction:  Regional Offices Continue DeafBlind Services 1. The Regional Offices will continue to offer services to p...
Tue, Jun 27 2017 · 23 hours ago

NDCS launches new global strategy for deaf children today...
The Limping Chicken The National Deaf Children’s Society has today launched a bold new Overcoming Barriers strategy 2017-2022 to overcome the social and educational […]
Tue, Jun 27 2017

New CEO at Deaf Action.
At The Rim New CEO at Deaf Action. from Deaf Action on Vimeo.
Mon, Jun 26 2017

What's wrong with charity ?
At The Rim As a response to some deaf bloggers promoting how charities support them, but is it done with deaf people in mind ?   Or is it self promotion, by promoting 'networking' with charities that 'assist' the deaf, who aren't actually involved in their running or applying funds where deaf want them to be applied ?   It is perhaps too cynical to suggest some deaf blog...
Mon, Jun 26 2017

Deaf-blind week UK
At The Rim If you happened to be deaf and blind, chances are you would need some additional support. That is where our charity of the year, the Kent Association for the Blind, comes in. The organisation works to make the lives of those dealing with the condition.  Kay Mannering is a guide communicator manager for the charity is using Deafblind Awareness Week, which begins t...
Mon, Jun 26 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How we made sure we had access to our...
The Limping Chicken Last month was a big milestone in our household. We were given the result of our son’s primary school admission […]
Mon, Jun 26 2017

Moments Like These
Silent Moments, My Story I have been wanting to get into videography for some time and about a month ago, I decided to really start to learn more about it. Last weekend, I gave it a shot and filmed moments with my family and what my oldest son likes to do these days. Between the moments and the song, it was a perfect production. I am so excited to film more and learn more about the vlogging w...
Mon, Jun 26 2017

Brown Girls
Captioned Web TV Two women of color in their 20s share intimacy. They share some details of their lives with other people as well as their friends and family. https://vimeo.com/album/4416896
Sun, Jun 25 2017

Wonder Woman Movie Experience Not Wonderful For a Deaf...
Audio Accessibility Since learning about TV captions in 8th grade, I cannot imagine my life without good quality captions – for movies, videos, live events. I didn’t start going to movie theaters until I was in college when I learned about movies with open captions that were displayed directly on the screen and it was a wonderful […] The post Wonder Woman Movie Experience Not Won...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

Nicsmann 1940s By Lewré - The Starling Mall Uptown...
-Selina^Wing- When you and your friends want to drop at the Uptown, Petaling Jaya for the night life, I suggested you can try the Nicsmann 1940s By Lewré which is located at Ground floor in the Starling Mall there. You will have a great experience to enjoy your dining experience with your favourite wine or beer at same time, you can listen to the musical performance by the cool ba...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

Hearing aids: Don't benefit pre-school children.
At The Rim Infant who receive a hearing aid for mild hearing loss do not typically see significant language improvements once they reach school age, new research has found. The newborn hearing screening test has detected many more babies over the past 17 years with mild hearing loss, who previously would have gone undetected. They are receiving hearing aids earlier than ever ...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

Recognising Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
At The Rim Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880. At 19 months old she contracted an illness, the exact nature of which is unknown that left her completely deaf and blind. After searching for help, the family found Anne Sullivan, a recent graduate of the Perkins Institute for the Blind who helped Keller overcome tremendous barriers with her ability to communicate.  Over the...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

VRS calls being ignored...
At The Rim A service that helps people who are deaf and hard of hearing make phone calls is being mistaken for a telemarketing service, resulting in slammed down phones and cut lines before the person has a chance to communicate. VRS, or video relay service, was introduced in September to allow Canadians who are deaf and hard of hearing to communicate in their first language ...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

The Deaf-blind experience.
At The Rim On Sunday, in honour of Deafblind Awareness Month, the Toronto Public Library and the Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB) ran what they called a human library.  Patrons could sit down with deafblind volunteers and openly ask questions about what it's like living with dual sensory loss. "I want people to know that deaf-blind people are wonderful," volunteer Bar...
Sun, Jun 25 2017

The challenge to accessing Justice...
At The Rim Mr Juventus Duorinaah, the Project Officer of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), has said many speech and hearing impaired people in Ghana, experienced challenges in accessing justice. He said a survey conducted by GNAD in the Upper East, Upper West and the Northern regions, revealed that 58.8 per cent of respondents who were deaf and dumb do not kn...
Sun, Jun 25 2017