Kalalau's Korner

ASL Dragon's Banner
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Gisbatzed and Sooket came up with a new banner for ASL Dragon. This flag story is inspired by NoHear.com/.
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, May 16 2008 · 4 hours ago hide this blog

Deaf Talk or ASL Talk
Kalalau's Korner Deaf talk seemed to come on like the flu. Suddenly, out of nowhere, everyone was talking about being Deaf. DeafRead discussions changed from what's American Sign Language (ASL) into who's Deaf. And just like the flu leaves its victims feeling awful and helpless, such as the case for my being Deaf.I don't clearly remember the actual conversations. I do, however, rememb...
Language Culture Fri, May 16 2008 · 10 hours ago hide this blog

the Problem of Listening and Speaking
Kalalau's Korner The philosopher Epictetus advises: "First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."A few weeks ago there was a little schoolgirl with cochlear implants speaking some French. I would not want to disagree with her as to the meaning of her speaking ability, but we do not always extend the same courtesy to amateurs. Al I can say from my French courses at Gallaud...
Language Tech Mon, May 12 2008 · hide this blog

The Hoax of the Century: Hearing Implants
Kalalau's Korner While many people may fantasize about marketing cochlear implants to parents of Deaf newborns, several American Sign Language (ASL) groups advocate that the lifestyle isn't for every Deaf baby who can "listen and speak" ... "on cue." To this end, our American society is far fropm shy when it copmes to realizing that hearing implanted people do not hear the way hearin...
Higher Education Language Tech Wed, May 07 2008 · hide this blog

The Deaf's Language Initiative: A Declaration of ASL Rights...
Kalalau's Korner If we were to write preamble for our declaration of ASL rights and values, shall we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all languages are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable meanings embedded in all parameters of signs? Is ASL the distillation of language; the uproarious babble of our thoughts?When in the course of communication, why is ASL confront...
Media Higher Education Language Education Wed, May 07 2008 · hide this blog

Protect American Sign Language
Kalalau's Korner Moving from the island of Maui in Hawaii to the town of Dallas in Oregon was quite an adjustment for me. Despite of the adjustment, I have embraced Oregon and made continued efforts, both in my personal life and in the academia, to protect the language and culture of the Deaf, namely, American Sign Language (ASL).I began to feel that the world was being overtaken by h...
Higher Education Language Education Tech Culture Tue, May 06 2008 · hide this blog

The ASL User's Lament
Kalalau's Korner It's unbelievable, isn't it?About the time the hands findParameters right from my mindBehind the screen in DeafReadI see and read you.Between the blogs and vlogsAmong the bottles of beerOver the olives and martiniI taste and drink you.Inside the blogs and vlogsOn the shoulders od EternityAround my neck tightened collarI feel and touch you.Next to the cochlear implant ...
Language Tech Culture Mon, May 05 2008 · hide this blog

Can You Imagine This Deaf Individual?
Kalalau's Korner Imagine a Deaf Samoan being told by our American society, "It's OK if you are Deaf and Samoan, but you can't act Deaf and Samoan. You can't use American Sign Language or look like a Polynesian. God made you Deaf and Samoan, but He doesn't want you to act on them."What a waste for Deaf babies with cochlear implants (CI) to learn how to deny themselves potential life an...
Language Tech Culture Tue, Apr 29 2008 · hide this blog

What Does ASL Often Imply for Implanted People?
Kalalau's Korner American Sign Language (ASL) often implies the existence of a separate world of transcendental essences. It can not be denied, but it must be remember that ASL is primarily designed to refer to our experience being Deaf.I would like to paraphrase Plato's famous allegory of the Cave by inviting you to imagine a huge cave chamber in which there is an openiong towards th...
Language Tech Sun, Apr 27 2008 · hide this blog

Deaf Economics and Opportunities?
Kalalau's Korner This is a revisit vlog regarding economics and the Deaf world. It was originally taped last spring when I lived in Kula, a beautiful town on Maui. Yes, my puppy is named after this town as well as an ancient Hawai'ian god that could communicate with all gods.
Higher Education Culture Wed, Apr 23 2008 · hide this blog

Kula by Popular Demand
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Kula is doing fine. He's still a puppy and is still learning ASL.
Language Tue, Apr 22 2008 · hide this blog

A Proposed Symbol for ASL by Merle Baldridge
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Merle Baldridge of NO HEAR came up with a symbol that represents American Sign Language (ASL). I like it! Your ideas and thoughts?
Art and Storytelling Tue, Apr 22 2008 · hide this blog

Deaf in Milwaukee, ASL Now and Be Careful
Kalalau's Korner Dear Friends of Americal Sign Language,Over this past week, I received numerous videophone calls about my vlog as it appears in Jack Barr's blogsphere. Some wished to know why I wasn't careful in my criticism of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Communication Services of the Deaf (CSD) for being passive toward efforts by a grassroot organization, Deaf Bil...
Higher Education Language Culture Mon, Apr 21 2008 · hide this blog

Is Being Deaf Really the Problem?
Kalalau's Korner DeafRead has become overpopulated, so to speak, with praises about cochlear implants (CI). Such praises have been issued regularly with consistently incorrect predictions. The Alexander Graham Bell Association's "listen and speech" was widely quoted. They predicted that by denying CI babies American Sign Language, they would succeed in the ways of the world.The "liste...
Tech Culture Fri, Apr 18 2008 · hide this blog

Lexington School for the Deaf, Maida, and a Phone Room
Kalalau's Korner A news vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl tells about his trip to New York City to conduct an all day workshop. He talks about his child A news vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl tells about his trip to New York City to conduct an all day workshop. He talks about his children's aunt Maida and a strange room in Lexington School for the Deaf.
Education Mon, Apr 14 2008 · hide this blog

Thinking about My Being Deaf
Kalalau's Korner Thinking about things is a journey that has no timetables. I stop at will to ponder the broad and strange horizon. I'm but a thinker who happens to be Deaf.I couldn't understand my being Deaf without understanding where I came from. Deaf parents. The Netherlands. And the United States.My parents met at Effatha, a school for the Deaf in Voorburg, The Netherlands. They ...
Language Audism Education Culture Fri, Apr 11 2008 · hide this blog

Play with American Sign Language
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Dr. Seuss taught us a great deal about language play. We can play with American Sign Language the way hearing people (not all of them, of course!) play with English.
Media Language Art and Storytelling Thu, Apr 10 2008 · hide this blog

American Sign Language and Change Politics
Kalalau's Korner The politics of American Sign Language (ASL) can be called "THE ART OF THE LANGUAGE CHANGE." But the political eras and the educators of the Deaf who supported the use of ASL introduced changes that would have been impossible before.The Gallaudet University mission statement that includes the ASL-English bilingualism would have been impossible only two years earlier, ...
Higher Education Language Audism Education Culture Thu, Apr 10 2008 · hide this blog

We Are Not Bullies; We Support Deaf Babies
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Language Audism Culture Thu, Apr 10 2008 · hide this blog

Ka'lalau Is a Happy Wanderer
Kalalau's Korner I marveled at my good fortune as I got on the Alaska Airlines Flight #312 en route to San Jose, California. I am to tell stories in exclusive American Sign Language (ASL) at ASL Expo in Santa Clara tomorrow.The title for my first story will be "From Socrates to Stokoe," citing that Socrates was the first hearing person who questions whether signs by the Deaf be replac...
Language Fri, Apr 04 2008 · hide this blog

The Ancient Greek Word EIKOS to Describe ASL Education
Kalalau's Korner The suggestion that I write a blog about being Deaf and American Sign Language (ASL) came from Ella Mae Lentz, a Deaf woman who projects copious amounts of power and persuasiveness. Although we've known each other from our college days where we performed on a stage together, I soon discovered, as I had feared, that being Deaf does not begin and end in this vast univer...
Language Education Thu, Apr 03 2008 · hide this blog

Help Me Make Friends: A Scream from a Boy with CI's
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl shares this story about a boy with cochlear implants that was told to him by one of his ASL students. Some damages were done to this boy.
Language Education Tech Culture Tue, Apr 01 2008 · hide this blog

Responding to Butterfly's Challenge: Three C's
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Three C's stand for Clarity, Coherence and Consistency. Carl explains that he learned from early on how to be an effective bilingual in signed and spoken/written languages.
Language Sun, Mar 30 2008 · hide this blog

An Open Letter to Friends of American Sign Language: Find...
Kalalau's Korner Dear Friends of American Sign Langiage (ASL),There is much to learn about the language and culture of the Deaf and an eternity to learn it, but before you can learn ASL, you must unlearn what you already know about ASL.Success in ASL does not come from ASL itself, but from using it and by using it. ASL is like a plan for a flower garden. All you need are the tools, th...
Language Sat, Mar 29 2008 · hide this blog

My Mentor's First Advice at Gally: No Ownership of English
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl recalls his experience as a new English instructor at Gallaudet University. His mentor D A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl recalls his experience as a new English instructor at Gallaudet University. His mentor Dr. Phil Goldberg argued that Deaf people (hard-of-hearing including) could never acquire sufficient English. ...
Higher Education Language Audism Sat, Mar 29 2008 · hide this blog

Another Package for Kula
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Kula's master Carl Schroeder. Carl thinks it was from Sondra (Cobra).
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Deaf Schoolteachers? Too Strict!
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: I never had a Deaf teacher until I was in middle school, which was very typical. They were way too strict but they were responsible in introducing us to the world!
Education Fri, Mar 28 2008 · hide this blog

That Was What My High School Principal Told Me
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl recalls a conversation with his high school principal about hard-of-hearing people. Deaf Education is about "listening and speaking," not the language and culture of the Deaf.
Language Audism Education Culture Fri, Mar 28 2008 · hide this blog

Jamie Berke, Does Cochlear Implant Cause Hearing Loss?
Kalalau's Korner A challenge vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl asks Jamie Berke to give an honest assessment whether CI causes a permanent hearing loss.
Tech Culture Fri, Mar 28 2008 · hide this blog

Wear-and-Tear of Cochlear Implants
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl asserts that cochlear implants (CI) must have undergone through wear-and-tear (deterioration resulting from ordinary use). Wear-and-tear is a matter of fact for all technologies, and we have yet to hear about the deterioration of CI. Anyone with CI (of course) steps forward, please.
Tech Fri, Mar 28 2008 · hide this blog

Teach Your Child to Use American Sign Language
Kalalau's Korner It can be a bit challenging beyond the infant stage, but every child, deaf or hearing, can be taught to use American Sign Language (ASL). As for a hearing baby, there are different ways to get him or her signing with you. Choose the one that works best for your lifestyle and your child's need.The Hard-Line Strategy. You stop voicing and begin signing. Try your best to...
Language Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

Respect Deaf People Who Want to be Hearing?
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl reacts to one of emails he received which tells him to leave Deaf people alone if they want to be hearing.
Language Tech Culture Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

A Package for Kula
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Kula receives goodies from Aunt Meriam, Aunt Kathy, Oma Nelly, Meka (dog), and Lucko, Misso and Whito (three cats).
Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

Kula Knows Two Signs!
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Kula has been very much part of my life for two weeks. He's getting bigger now and understands two sogns: NO and SIT.
Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

Deaf Parents and I
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl shares his professional experience about teaching in American Sign Language. It was over 30 years ago when Deaf parents were reluctant toward Deaf teachers working with their children in school.
Language Education Culture Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

For a Child with CI, I Became a Team Teacher
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl realizes that the great variety of spoken sounds of English can by their very nature not be satisfactorily taught; the sounds of English being learned must be taught through American Sign Language (ASL), not just a hearing teacher.
Education Culture Thu, Mar 27 2008 · hide this blog

DEAF is PAH; ASL is LC
Kalalau's Korner P is for pathology; A is audiogram; H is hearing-challengedness. L is for language; C is for culture.For many years I have problems with the term deaf. It is coined and used by hearing people who define and limit our being Deaf (uppercase D!). When we try to define it from our perspective, hearing people become generally polite toward us. They don't really understand ...
Language Audism Education Culture Wed, Mar 26 2008 · hide this blog

A New Euphemism for Visual-Auditory Agenda at Gallaudet
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder:Carl suggests that there exists a new euphemism that uses the American Sign Language-Cochlear Implant (ASL-CI) banner for unwarranted visual-auditory efforts at Gallaudet University where Sorenson Language and Communication Center (SLCC) is to progress toward a university mission. What is in Deaf children's head matters more to me t...
Higher Education Language Tech Wed, Mar 26 2008 · hide this blog

Many Opporrtunities Await People with Cochlear Implants
Kalalau's Korner NO HEAR...WRITE...PAPER...anyone heard this before? Being Deaf is somewhat humane. It is one of the top misgivings in human life, and is second only to American Sign Language (ASL). Similar to other foreigners, in that there will most likely be several contributing factors to cross-linguistic and cross-cultural negotiation, use of ASL involves language translation and...
Education Tue, Mar 25 2008 · hide this blog

Guinness new ad - A Short Film Called Hands
Kalalau's Korner This is cool!
Mon, Mar 24 2008 · hide this blog

My Professional Experience with CI Folks
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: As a Deaf professional, Carl found himself in a very difficult situation handling parents of children with CI.
Tech Mon, Mar 24 2008 · hide this blog

Cochlear Implant Myths Leave a Bad Taste in Our Mouths
Kalalau's Korner It has been aired that all a cochlear implant (CI) is likened to eye-laser surgery. Visit Rays of Raychelle's vlog. I am mortified by this erratic, irresponsible analogy, and I am therefore concerned about more than the quick and cheap propaganda. CI is NOT a corrective tool; it does NOT tend or intend to counteract or restore deafness to a normal condition. Eye-laser...
Culture Fri, Mar 21 2008 · hide this blog

Saluting the ASL Flag
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Hand Shapes: 1 and B11,B1,1B1B1B1B1,11,B1
Language Art and Storytelling Fri, Mar 21 2008 · hide this blog

White Flowers Blooming
Kalalau's Korner Hand Shapes 0 and 50 --> 50 --> 05,5 --> 5,55 --> 00,0 --> 5,55 --> 05,5 --> 5,50 --> 0o --> 5
Wed, Mar 19 2008 · hide this blog

The Making of ASL Dragon Storytellers
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Who is before and after Gisbatzed?
Wed, Mar 19 2008 · hide this blog

ASL Dragon and Deaf Dragon
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: Have you ever wondered how ASL Dragon is different than a deaf dragon?
Language Art and Storytelling Mon, Mar 17 2008 · hide this blog

Cochlear Implant Sounds and Shadows in Plato's Cave
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: The Allegory of the Cave in Plato's book, The Republic, helps understand how the cochlear implants sounds are like the shadows in the cave.
Language Art and Storytelling Tech Sun, Mar 16 2008 · hide this blog

ASL Interpreters Need to Exercise
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl introduces an exercise tool for ASL interpreters. Visit www.dynaflex-intl.com for information. Please ignore my statement t-shirt; it's a line from Shakespeare ... II Henry VI.ii.
Higher Education Language Sat, Mar 15 2008 · hide this blog

Introducing Kula to American Sign Language
Kalalau's Korner An entertainment vlog by Carl Schroeder: It has been a week since Carl inroduces his Yellow Lab puppy to the world of American Sign Language.
Language Sat, Mar 15 2008 · hide this blog

Why ASL Education
Kalalau's Korner The school that fails to teach American Sign Language (ASL) fails in everything.It is true that like all gifts of nature, the ability to use ASL cannot be imparted; it can only be developed, and one of the oldest complaints against Deaf education is that they turn the Deaf child into a learned speaking-dunce.... Determined users of ASL are few. For most hearing teache...
Language Education Thu, Mar 13 2008 · hide this blog