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Deaf – Blind Inmates: Are They Being Served Appropriately...
deafinprison By Jean F. Andrews According to a recent newsletter by HEARD, as of March 31, 2013, there are 407 deaf and deaf-blind prisoners in 38 states, Washington, D.C. and in the Federal Bureau of Prisoners. Within these numbers, we do not know exactly how many are deaf-blind or deaf and visually-impaired inmates there are in […]
Thu, May 16 2013

A Mother’s Day Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid For starters, I’m a Bozo. I misspelled Appetizer on my last post. I’d have edited it out, but once you publish a post, the title stays permanent. WordPress will repost the edited title as a new post. So, my Bozo moment lives on the Internet, frozen in eternity. Thanks Spellcheck – you’re off […]
Thu, May 16 2013

The Half Message
deafinprison By Joanne Greenberg Many people who have been through strongly negative experiences will declare afterwards, that their sufferings gave meaning and richness to their lives. I’ve never heard these emotions expressed by people who have been in prison. Incarceration is an experience its designers made for the purpose of changing lives. Each country’s prison system [â...
Thu, May 16 2013

The Half Message
deafinprison By Joanne Greenberg Many people who have been through strongly negative experiences will declare afterwards, that their sufferings gave meaning and richness to their lives. I’ve never heard these emotions expressed by people who have been in prison. Incarceration is an experience its designers made for the purpose of changing lives. Each country’s prison system [â...
Mon, May 13 2013

Deaf – Blind Inmates: Are They Being Served Appropriately...
deafinprison According to a recent newsletter by HEARD, as of March 31, 2013, there are 407 deaf and deaf-blind prisoners in 38 states, Washington, D.C. and in the Federal Bureau of Prisoners. Within these numbers, we do not know exactly how many are deaf-blind or deaf and visually-impaired inmates there are in prison. Deaf-blind and deaf-visually […]
Mon, May 13 2013

A Mother’s Day Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid For starters, I’m a Bozo. I misspelled Appetizer on my last post. I’d have edited it out, but once you publish a post, the title stays permanent. WordPress will repost the edited title as a new post. So, my Bozo moment lives on the Internet, frozen in eternity. Thanks Spellcheck – you’re off […]
Sun, May 12 2013

Not Really a Digest Post – Sort of an Apetiser
deafinprison By BitcoDavid First off, last night’s ASL meetup went well, except that Marsha Graham was not in attendance. Marsha suffered a bad fall yesterday in the early part of the day, and broke her shoulder. She’s currently in the hospital, and the road to recovery looks long and difficult. In order to respect her privacy, […]
Thu, May 09 2013

Better
deafinprison By BitcoDavid In a scene from Chris Walas‘s the Fly II, the lead character, Martin and his girlfriend are hiding out in a motel. He’s mutating into a giant fly – twitching, peeling and losing his teeth and hair. Beth, his girlfriend, tells him they need to get to a doctor. She say’s “you’re getting […]
Thu, May 09 2013

Digest Post 5/3
deafinprison By BitcoDavid OK, today’s digest post is huge. Let me start with a quick anecdote vis-à-vis this ear bud thing. A woman who fights at my gym, Kim – for whom I have a great deal of respect – is involved with the Team Blood project, and therefore contributes to numerous charities. She’s been holding […]
Thu, May 09 2013

Not Really a Digest Post – Sort of an Apetiser
deafinprison By BitcoDavid First off, last night’s ASL meetup went well, except that Marsha Graham was not in attendance. Marsha suffered a bad fall yesterday in the early part of the day, and broke her shoulder. She’s currently in the hospital, and the road to recovery looks long and difficult. In order to respect her privacy, […]
Thu, May 09 2013

Better
deafinprison By BitcoDavid In a scene from Chris Walas‘s the Fly II, the lead character, Martin and his girlfriend are hiding out in a motel. He’s mutating into a giant fly – twitching, peeling and losing his teeth and hair. Beth, his girlfriend, tells him they need to get to a doctor. She say’s “you’re getting [...]
Sun, May 05 2013

Digest Post 5/3
deafinprison By BitcoDavid OK, today’s digest post is huge. Let me start with a quick anecdote vis-à-vis this ear bud thing. A woman who fights at my gym, Kim – for whom I have a great deal of respect – is involved with the Team Blood project, and therefore contributes to numerous charities. She’s been holding [...]
Fri, May 03 2013

Them Hearies; Who Can Figure ‘Em?
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Marsha Graham raised an interesting point, this morning. In a post on her site, she asked why Hearies often leave the TV blaring in the background, while attempting an important business call. I responded as best I could with a comment. The above links will take you to her original post, and my [...]
Thu, May 02 2013

ASL Meetup 2
deafinprison By BitcoDavid This is the first live blog, testing my new newsbridge Internet setup. I’m here, the baby signer, and I’ve just learned  week, power, computer, remember, and I can count to 100. It’s harder than you would think, but I’m picking it up. I’m determined to learn. Marsha Graham is very helpful, and she’s loaned [...]
Wed, May 01 2013

April at DeafInPrison.com
deafinprison By BitcoDavid BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat obesity and obesity related [...]
Wed, May 01 2013

H.E.A.R.D. Sends Letter to Editors of Major Fla. Papers
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Talila Lewis of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf, composed and sent the following letter. Dear Editor: The abuse experienced by deaf prisoners housed in the Florida Department of Corrections defies imagination. Our most vulnerable prisoners–those who are deaf, deaf-blind, blind, elderly and mentally and physically disabled–are the v...
Tue, Apr 30 2013

Most Influential Blogger Award
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Moorbey’z Blog – who by the way, is celebrating their 3rd anniversary – has honored DeafInPrison.com with the Most Influential Blogger award. The rules are pretty simple. All we have to do is nominate 12 other bloggers and link to them. Although, I can’t know, I tried to nominate sites that haven’t already [...]
Tue, Apr 30 2013

H.E.A.R.D. Sends Letter to Editors of Major Fla. Papers
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Talila Lewis of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf, composed and sent the following letter. Dear Editor: The abuse experienced by deaf prisoners housed in the Florida Department of Corrections defies imagination. Our most vulnerable prisoners–those who are deaf, deaf-blind, blind, elderly and mentally and physically disabled–are the v...
Tue, Apr 30 2013

Most Influential Blogger Award
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Moorbey’z Blog – who by the way, is celebrating their 3rd anniversary – has honored DeafInPrison.com with the Most Influential Blogger award. The rules are pretty simple. All we have to do is nominate 12 other bloggers and link to them. Although, I can’t know, I tried to nominate sites that haven’t already [...]
Mon, Apr 29 2013

Embed: DOJ’s 71ppg PDF on Serial Murder
deafinprison By BitcoDavid   Several years ago, I did a paper on the differences between the 3 major types of mass murderers. Serial Killers, Spree Killers and Thrill Killers. The terms are not interchangeable – the three types have succinctly different motivations, methodologies and pathologies. Research for that piece came from the DSM-IV, and from the [...]
Sun, Apr 28 2013

So Long CISPA!!!
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Ziff Davis among others, is reporting that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA is dead in the Senate. Apparently, the bill contained insufficient privacy protections. This site, joined 900 others in a protest of the bill this [...]
Sun, Apr 28 2013

Post Birthday Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Yes, you read that right. I’m 56 years old (going on 35). Jack’s birthday is tomorrow. He’ll be 4. You look at his pics, and you think, awww – such a punim. But see, Jack’s days as a puppy were not good ones. He was born into a Georgia dog fighting ring, and [...]
Sun, Apr 28 2013

Embed: DOJ’s 71ppg PDF on Serial Murder
deafinprison By BitcoDavid   Several years ago, I did a paper on the differences between the 3 major types of mass murderers. Serial Killers, Spree Killers and Thrill Killers. The terms are not interchangeable – the three types have succinctly different motivations, methodologies and pathologies. Research for that piece came from the DSM-IV, and from the [...]
Sun, Apr 28 2013

So Long CISPA!!!
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Ziff Davis among others, is reporting that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA is dead in the Senate. Apparently, the bill contained insufficient privacy protections. This site, joined 900 others in a protest of the bill this [...]
Sat, Apr 27 2013

Post Birthday Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Yes, you read that right. I’m 56 years old (going on 35). Jack’s birthday is tomorrow. He’ll be 4. You look at his pics, and you think, awww – such a punim. But see, Jack’s days as a puppy were not good ones. He was born into a Georgia dog fighting ring, and [...]
Fri, Apr 26 2013

Coping With Innocence After Death Row
deafinprison By Marsha Graham The following embedded PDF written by by Saundra D. Westervelt and Kimberly J. Cook, examines the struggles of exonerated inmates, as they attempt to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Marsha Graham is the driving force behind several blogs, among them AnotherBoomerBlog. She is a good friend to DeafInPrison.com and [...]
Wed, Apr 24 2013

An Unpopular Point of View
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Yesterday, DeafInPrison.com was one of over 900 sites that went dark in protest of the proposed Internet snooping law known as CISPA. This law would allow government agencies to track your browsing habits, download and read your e-mails, and peek at your social network profiles. Furthermore, it would not only mandate that your [...]
Tue, Apr 23 2013

This Site is Going Blackout 22 April 2013 ~ Protest CISPA
deafinprison Reblogged from Moorbey'z Blog: DeafInPrison.com is proud to join Moorbey'z Blog and others in this effort. Click the pic for more info. Related articles Internet blackout: Will sites follow Anonymous in CISPA protest? (itproportal.com) Anonymous leads 200+ websites in April 22 blackout to protest CISPA (thenextweb.com) Anonymous Calls For 'Internet Blackout Day' To Pr...
Mon, Apr 22 2013

Week From Hell – Morphs Into Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Finally, a post. Let’s start with the fact that today’s 4/20. Those of you who know what that means… know what that means. As I understand it, Denver is embroiled in a huge, high profile celebration of this (very) unofficial, unconventional and controversial holiday. You can say what you want, but I’d be [...]
Sat, Apr 20 2013

Texting and Chat Rooms for Deaf Offenders
deafinprison Even though many deaf adults read below the third grade level, there are cases where they regularly use texting and enter chat rooms to engage in conversations with people they have not met. There have been cases where deaf adults have engaged in conversations with hearing minors for purposes of sexual encounters. Some deaf adults [...]
Sat, Apr 20 2013

Terrorism in Boston
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Woburn, MA may be the modern Northeastern equivalent of Andy Griffith‘s Mayberry, but it’s only 12 miles northwest of Boston. Boston, where I lived for 18 of my 38 years in New England. In all that time, I’ve seen far too much violence, crime, death, disease and destructive behavior, but I don’t recall [...]
Tue, Apr 16 2013

Digest Post 4/11/13
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Two weeks from today, I’ll be 56 years old. Who’d a thunk I’d ever make it this far? Worse, in 3 weeks, my marriage will be 19 years old. All the credit goes to Maureen. Woman’s a saint.  I wouldn’t have stayed with me, for a month. I’m working on a new piece [...]
Thu, Apr 11 2013

Digest Post 4/11/13
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Two weeks from today, I’ll be 56 years old. Who’d a thunk I’d ever make it this far? Worse, in 3 weeks, my marriage will be 19 years old. All the credit goes to Maureen. Woman’s a saint.  I wouldn’t have stayed with me, for a month. I’m working on a new piece [...]
Thu, Apr 11 2013

Saving Lives with Shakespeare
deafinprison By Jean Trounstine Can you imagine teaching Shakespeare to men in solitary confinement?  And by that I mean men who are actually locked in 23 out of 24 hours a day behind metal doors with only a slit to see through into the hallway?  And along with that, try picturing a woman who sits in [...]
Tue, Apr 09 2013

Shanna Groves Stops By for Cyber-Tour
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Shanna Groves, prolific author, hearing loss activist, Internet personality and Show Me Your Ears diva, has graciously offered to provide this Supporter Contribution in the form of a cyber-book tour. She and I collaborated laboriously and came up with the following for your edification and delight. Shanna Groves was diagnosed with progressive hearing lo...
Tue, Apr 09 2013

Digest Post – 4/5/13
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Well, our post-a-day streak was broken yesterday, but before you go thinking I dropped the ball, I want you to know I was busy drumming up some Supporter Contributions that will be going up this week. In keeping with our editorial priority list, the first order of business in today’s digest post is [...]
Tue, Apr 09 2013

Saving Lives with Shakespeare
deafinprison By Jean Trounstine Can you imagine teaching Shakespeare to men in solitary confinement?  And by that I mean men who are actually locked in 23 out of 24 hours a day behind metal doors with only a slit to see through into the hallway?  And along with that, try picturing a woman who sits in [...]
Tue, Apr 09 2013

Shanna Groves Stops By for Cyber-Tour
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Shanna Groves, prolific author, hearing loss activist, Internet personality and Show Me Your Ears diva, has graciously offered to provide this Supporter Contribution in the form of a cyber-book tour. She and I collaborated laboriously and came up with the following for your edification and delight. Shanna Groves was diagnosed with progressive hearing lo...
Sat, Apr 06 2013

Digest Post – 4/5/13
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Well, our post-a-day streak was broken yesterday, but before you go thinking I dropped the ball, I want you to know I was busy drumming up some Supporter Contributions that will be going up this week. In keeping with our editorial priority list, the first order of business in today’s digest post is [...]
Fri, Apr 05 2013

H.E.A.R.D. Public Meeting Event Next Week
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Interns will present on their projects involving deaf possibly wrongfully convicted individuals, deaf prisoners & about lobbying the FCC for telecommunication access equality. Guest organizations: Council for Court Excellence & the Corrections Information Council We will be in the Library–>LCB112 There are shuttles to/from NoMa and Union Station Metros...
Wed, Apr 03 2013

No Symposium Coverage Complete w/o the Tech
deafinprison By BitcoDavid True. There were 2 ASL interpreters, and what I noticed there, was that not only did they take turns interpreting for the individual speakers, but they did this cool tandem thing for audience questions. An audience member would sign her question, and Terp 1 would say it in English, then Terp 2 would [...]
Tue, Apr 02 2013

A Quick Plea – No Real Post Per Se
deafinprison Marsha Graham of AnotherBoomerBlog fame has taken ill, with the post convention bug. She’s at home, sniffling and moaning – drinking honey tea and wishing medical science would finally catch up with a simple retrovirus that has plagued Mankind since Adam. Please go here, and post a get well comment. She needs all the emotional [...]
Tue, Apr 02 2013

March at DeafInPrison.com
deafinprison By BitcoDavid BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat obesity and obesity related [...]
Tue, Apr 02 2013

Last Post for March – Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Our month long birthday celebration draws to a close. It’s been a phenomenal month for DeafInPrison.com – and for me, personally. As well as attending the stellar, Symposium for the Deaf and the Justice System, I gave birth to BitcoDavid’s BoxingBlog, attended a reunion show by one of the bands I used to [...]
Tue, Apr 02 2013

A Quick Plea – No Real Post Per Se
deafinprison Marsha Graham of AnotherBoomerBlog fame has taken ill, with the post convention bug. She’s at home, sniffling and moaning – drinking honey tea and wishing medical science would finally catch up with a simple retrovirus that has plagued Mankind since Adam. Please go here, and post a get well comment. She needs all the emotional [...]
Tue, Apr 02 2013

March at DeafInPrison.com
deafinprison By BitcoDavid BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat obesity and obesity related [...]
Mon, Apr 01 2013

Last Post for March – Digest Post
deafinprison By BitcoDavid Our month long birthday celebration draws to a close. It’s been a phenomenal month for DeafInPrison.com – and for me, personally. As well as attending the stellar, Symposium for the Deaf and the Justice System, I gave birth to BitcoDavid’s BoxingBlog, attended a reunion show by one of the bands I used to [...]
Sun, Mar 31 2013

Reminder: April 1st Deadline
deafinprison By BitcoDavid We interrupt the coverage of the Symposium, to remind you that April 1st is the deadline for entries into Shanna Groves’ #StopHearingLossBullying Campaign Video. Click the link above, for details. She’s looking to put 10 people into a video about hearing loss bullying. You could be more famous than the Leave Britney Alone  [...]
Sun, Mar 31 2013

Marsha Graham Part 2
deafinprison By BitcoDavid I strongly suggest you watch these two videos. Ms. Graham’s personal story is fascinating, and her insight into the Deaf Community and law enforcement is both informed and entertaining. — BD [OK. It looks to be good now. I went back to the original mpeg, re-edited it and re-rendered it.] BitcoDavid is a [...]
Sun, Mar 31 2013

Marsha Graham’s Presentation Part 1
deafinprison By BitcoDavid BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat obesity and obesity related [...]
Sun, Mar 31 2013