Tania Says

Technology: A Love-Hate Story
Tania Says Every quarter it's the same thing...the first few weeks of school I'm practically camped out in the SSD Office (Services for Students with Disabilities) making sure all my accommodations get sorted out. Sometimes things go really smoothly, but other times it's a HUGE pain in the you-know-where. It's mostly the fault of technology - there [....
Higher Education Language Tech Culture Sun, Oct 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Finding my rhythm
Tania Says It was an eventful weekend in the life of Tania. I got my cochlear implant activated on Saturday and had an all-day dance try-out on Sunday. I'm amazed at how many things can change in the course of a weekend! Saturday before the activation I was SO nervous...I was scared (and still am) of how much [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Sep 29 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

I’m walking down the middle road, hoping it veers off to...
Tania Says Today I'm feelin' a little lonely. Hopefully some of you can relate to me. See, I've always felt a little lost my entire life. I never quite fit in to the ‘hearing' world, because I have nowhere near perfect hearing. But I've never fit in to the ‘Deaf' world either, because I didn't grow up with [...]
Language Education Tech Culture Wed, Sep 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

First Post-op Appointment…I’m on a roll!
Tania Says This morning I had my first post-operation appointment at Children's Memorial Hospital in Westchester, IL. Dr. Young said everything is healing up okay. I'm still a little swollen, and my ear is sticking out kinda funny, but apparently that's normal and will go away soon. Since my surgery I've had: - Some slight ringing in my ear [...]
Tech Fri, Sep 19 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

“So like…does your ear work now?”
Tania Says I made it through the CI surgery!! YAYYY! Just be warned that I'm a little high on drugs right now (issued by a doctor and not a shady creeper on the corner, thank you very much) so hopefully I can still spell. So Tuesday morning I woke up bright and early...I dreamed about the surgery the [...]
Tech Fri, Sep 12 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The big day is here!
Tania Says Today at 1:30 I am getting my cochlear implant surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park, IL. It will be performed by Dr. Nancy Young. Needless to say I'm more nervous than I've ever been in my entire life!! I hope they will not have to shave too much hair...and I hope something crazy doesn't [...]
Tech Tue, Sep 09 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Why deaf people can (and should) love to travel
Tania Says I'm writing this from Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. I have an hour to kill before my flight to Athens. Greece, so I'm reflecting on the past 6 weeks I spent studying abroad at Bilgi University in Istanbul. One of my greatest challenges in Turkey was the communication barrier. My dorm was not located in [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Aug 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My visit to a deaf/HH classroom
Tania Says Here is a video I made for my journalism class, mentioned in my previous blog post. I used Overstream to caption it, which I highly recommend. It was SO easy! Now if only youtube and news websites would start captioning their videos...*sigh*...maybe someday! Anyway, this video was taken in March 2008 at Nathan Hale School in [...]
Education Tech Mon, Aug 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Reflections on past, present and future
Tania Says As I write this I am in Cappadocia, a historic area in the heart of Turkey where mountain people built their homes high up into huge stone cliffs around 400-1100 AD. I am staying in a cave (no joke) after a long day of hiking through gorgeous valleys. Over the centuries the wind has created [...]
Education Tech Sat, Aug 09 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

“Did you really just say that?” and other horror stories
Tania Says I stumbled upon this article today on DiversityInc (literally stumbled upon - it's my new fave internet toy) called “7 things NEVER to say to people with Disabilities.” One of my personal favorites is #6: “But you look so good.” 6. “But you look so good.” There is no doubt that in today's corporate America that keepin...
Audism Mon, Aug 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Hear me out!
Tania Says Hi, I'm Tania. You can read more about me in the ‘About Tania' section. I'm starting this blog for a number of reasons, among them: 1. I've found a number of deaf/hard-of-hearing blogs, but very few are ever written by teenagers or young adults. So for all the young folks, this blog's for you. 2. I'm getting a [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Aug 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post