Thriller!!! in ASL
ASL Songs This ASL teacher does a surprise ASL Song interpretation of Michael Jacksons "Thriller" at high school ASL talent show. I love that she doesn't stick too closely to the words of the song and that she doesn't use alot of the "Zombie Dance" that you see in many other ASL interpretations of this song. Also, watch how she uses the FEAR sign then later in the song she 'pus...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 4 hours ago

One Number.. BIG SCREW UP!
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone.Some how, Technology may be great for some of us. But it can also be a source of pain, frustration, fear, and life changing event as well. I speak about Cell phones, pagers, and VideoPhones.If you are NOT careful of who you dial or text to, you can end up in big trouble.A certain guy in Dale City, Va had a date with a girl last nite. He ended up in bed ...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 4 hours ago

A Low Cost Solution to a Difficult Problem
Usher Syndrome Blog by Mark DunningJennifer wrote about vitamin A in her last post and gave her opinion on whether or not the studies done to date were enough to warrant prescribing vitamin A in supplement form to patients. My first thought on reading her post was ‘Hmm. I respectfully disagree with her.’ I know the studies and came to a different conclusion. My daughter takes vitamin A s...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 4 hours ago

Things my ears do instead of hear!
Deafinitely girly Today, my right ear is burning. The edge and lobe are simmering gently.Someone once told me that left ears burning are for love and right are for spite.So, if that is to believed, then someone’s being mean about me – a lot.I also have tinnitus – and another someone else also told me that this was a warning signal humans have had since they were cavemen and some people...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 8 hours ago

Phone call #8
I look so I can hear.... I called Stu and guess what, he is a cochlear implant user as well! I find it amazing that two profoundly deaf people can just pick up the phone and talk to each other. Stu gave me the name of a country and worked his way down the list above. Then he made up a [...]
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 10 hours ago

See How Spanish is Spoken Online
Eh? What? Huh? I mentioned in an earlier post that there is a free online Spanish dictionary program, SpanishDict.com, where you can look up words and translate English words into Spanish words. Usually on most online dictionaries, you have two options: read the words in written form and listen to them being pronounced. Spanishdict.com are experimenting with using videos of native S...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 10 hours ago

What it’s like to be deaf. Another persons view.
Liz's Blog A reporter from a newspaper seen what it was like for a day to be deaf. I found it very interesting read, in regards to how he felt, and what he experienced. Click here to read his full article.   When I first discovered this article some time back, I sent the link to my local [...]
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 10 hours ago

Deaf Gally Board of Trustee Used Voice at Gally Graduation...
Mike McConnell You remember. I'm sure you have. Or at least many of you did. It was supposedly one of the more remembered so called "scandal" at Gallaudet University in 2006. We had Dr. Brenda Brueggemann, who is deaf and was the Commencement Speaker for Gallaudet University's graduating class of 2006, use her voice instead of ASL. She was at the time the interim Acting Chair of the...
Thu, Sep 02 2010 · 12 hours ago

Sure My Son, You Can Join The Circus
We Never Landed In Holland A couple of thoughts come to mind today. My world right now is focused on my mother's dementia. Her life has become a job for me. I am learning more about the human brain than I ever wanted too. I am fighting insurance companies and looking for answers. Everyone has a different opinion. Sound familiar?So I got to thinking. What happens to my son if this happens? Just ...
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 16 hours ago

We Still Want Analogs, Readers Cry
Jamie Berke (About.com) Some About.com Deafness blog posts continue to draw comments over the years.  A reader who is a musician with hearing loss, recently posted on the blog post "Desperately Seeking...Analog Hearing Aids." This musician said digital hearing aids simply don't work when he is making music. Plus, he mentions a blind study of digital versus analog hearing aids (I am not aware...
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 16 hours ago

Sgt. Tony Wallace Remembered
NTID News Friends and family remember Sgt. Anthony Wallace, an RIT/NTID grad and police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty this weekend. A celebration of his life will be held on the RIT campus in the coming weeks.
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 16 hours ago

My Reponds: Why did CAD Chapter President use his voice at...
John Egbert's Opinions Mike McConnell wanted to know why Tim Riker, a bilingual Deaf person was using his voice at the AB2072 hearing. I commented on his post [link] but not sure he wanted to post it so I had to make this respond on my blog so everyone will know why Tim Riker as well as myself [...]
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 19 hours ago

Back To School: Helpful Information on Hearing Equipment
The CI Circle News The following information was put together by this Mom and sent to school with her son on his first day of preschool. The child currently wears a hearing aid in one ear and Advanced Bionics CI (w/body worn processor) in the other. Feel free to use and modify it as needed!My child is deaf in both ears. He wears a hearing aid in his left ear and a cochlear implant in hi...
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 22 hours ago

1 to 1 Fire Lecture
Liz's Blog As you know from earlier posts, I had to get union involved, because a lip-speaker was being denied. My Fire Lecture was 1 to 1. I knew this beforehand, because I spoke to someone higher weeks before that. Now I can't help but feel snubbed once again, but at the end of the day it did [...]
Wed, Sep 01 2010 · 23 hours ago

Deaf Anthology # 581: "PAV"
Deaf Anthology "...proposed to the Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) that they install videophone kiosks (PAV) throughout the terminal for us Deaf travelers as part of your modernization project. We must have assurances that our airports become accessible to us Deaf removing all communication barriers. Often we have visual alerts in English, but I will like to see a similar effort ...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Sorenson VP and Other VPs attacked
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone.About 9:30am to 10am several VideoPhones (VPs) were attacked through their IP addresses. We can only assume that it was hacker that was looking for fresh victims. If you have gotten this IP address- 202.71.111.5 and according to the emails that I got today, several of my friends did. I am very sure countless others have gotten the same answer or experi...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Why did CAD chapter president use his voice at AB2072...
Mike McConnell I've waited to see if anybody had actually objected to Tim Arthur, the president of the California Association of the Deaf, Sacramento chapter, who used his voice at the AB2072 Senate Health Hearing on June 23, 2010 instead of signing in ASL as seen in the Calchannel.com (June 23) along with a partial transcript below on what he said:Tim: Good afternoon, my name is Ti...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

ALERT: Sorenson VP200 Scam Calls From XXX-XXX
myVRS Relay Central Blog This morning, apporx. 8:30am, over 500 deaf customers across the america recieved a scam phone call to their VP200 with this xxx-xxx shown on the missed call list. It came to my attention which it dialed to my VP200 twice and I know this is a scam. I made some research, the information shown: Hostname: [...]
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Deaf SportsCenter Launched!
Fookem and Bug For those people who are sports freak and/or want to know what's score results? Yes, there's new deaf website that will focus on high school scores, clubs and the others. Guess it's first one that have a website like that. Need all high school coaches/AD to submit their school information and results as well, submit final [...]
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Buy "Do Fun Stuff" to Support Smith-Magenis Syndrome...
Hearing Sparks Pacing the Panic Room is one of my recent favorite blogs. It's written by Ryan, whose stepson LB was diagnosed in 2009 with Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Never heard of it? Most people haven't. It's a developmental disorder that affects people all over their body. They may have mental difficulty, behavioral problems, or even ear abnormalities that can lead to hearing loss.S...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Beyond Ordinary Relay
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Wed, Sep 01 2010

Help Clerc's Children win 50K Grant!
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Wed, Sep 01 2010

Speech to Text Glasses for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing...
Eh? What? Huh? (image from dvice.com) Babel Fisk are developing these glasses that will turn spoken words into text. The text will appear on the lens. You would literally be reading before your eyes what is being said to you. It is a cool concept. However, it will not be for everyone. I don't know many people, including myself, that would find words appearing before their eyes as ...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Deaf Vblogging explosion ?
At The Rim An interesting point, but, one issue is the lack of access to many vblogs by the deaf which is a conundrum given access is their demand. Fortunately this vblog gives an text run-down (Thanks for that), but the issue of many vbloggers not given 'air time' on leading sites (Is that true ?), may well be down to the fact without access, and suggestions 'some' vbloggers de...
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Mispronouncing words… again!!
Deafinitely girly Oh dear! Pronunciation mishaps have been few and far between lately so I guess I was due one sooner or later...And what a good one it was.There I was sat watching a TV programme about some famous artist with my Pa when I asked, ‘Was he more famously posthumously?’ except I pronounced it post-hume-oos-leee*blushAfter pausing for a good old chuckle, Pa told me the corre...
Wed, Sep 01 2010