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Coco’s Journal #26: The Silent Thief

Tactile The World December 24, 2008 The past two days have been a whirlwind of emotions and hurdles. One moment I thought it would be my last day to see everything, then waking up to the same what I'd seen before the procedure. How did it get to the point where I feared being completely blind in that instant second [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Sun, Dec 14 2008

African Journal #25: Vision Today, Gone Tomorrow

Tactile The World African Journal # : Vision Today, Gone Tomorrow November 5, 2008 At eight years old, I first learnt I had a retinal condition that would eventually deteroriate my vision as I got older. Usher Syndrome, to me, was not an issue I’d cared to remind myself of in my teens, until it became a problem in college. [...]
Art and Storytelling Education Sat, Nov 08 2008

African Journal #24: American Yin, African Yang

Tactile The World Abuja, Nigeria October 10, 2008 As I sat in Lufthansa Airlines Flight 330, Aisle 2, Row 24 in Seat A by the window on my last leg of the flight back to Nigeria, I let my legs rest on the empty seat beside me and snoozed most of the way from Frankfurt, Germany to Abuja. Two months [...]
Media Language Art and Storytelling Education Tech Culture Fri, Oct 10 2008

411: WestJet and Air Canada Fight Court Ruling on Free...

Tactile The World Greetings! As you may recall, from this May 2008 news release I had posted on my website, “411: Canadian Airlines to Allow SSPs Fly for Free”. An Usher Syndrome buddy and International Usher Syndrome Buddies Network founder, Ryan McNary of Edmonton, Alta. alerted me of the press release that tells us of another hurdle in accessibility [...]
Legal Culture Sun, Oct 05 2008

African Journal #23: Tactile Love

Tactile The World Portland - Seattle - DC - NYC Every day that passed, dusk til dawn, I often thought about those who I missed dearly. My father, my rebellious brother, my ailing mother. My devoted friends, friends who came and went, those who tactiled with me in the darkness. Strangers that passed by with a glance, those who [...]
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Education Culture Thu, Oct 02 2008

African Journal #21: Back In America

Tactile The World August 18, 2008 NYC, Ottawa, Vermont, NYC It's so nice to be back on the keyboards, at last. With a little more comfort this time. I'm about to unleash a bit of what's been stored in my memory onto this, after three weeks on the road and away from the computer. Irony is, I am readily devoted [...]
Language Tue, Sep 09 2008

African Journal #22: The Hospital Room View of San Diego

Tactile The World September 8, 2008 San Diego Where did the time go? It’s been such a blur, I’m sitting in an office of a home in Washington, DC, debating whether I should hit the sack at 11pm or do a journal. Long due. My trip to San Diego via a new airline, Sun Country, was anything but pleasant. My head [...]
Language Culture Tue, Sep 09 2008

African Journal #20: The Passionate Worker

Tactile The World July 5, 2008 I have dreams. Everyone does. Mine is about traveling the globe; seeking adventure, uncovering mysteries, aiding the needy, and making a difference. It is a guarantee that I will leave my footprint in undiscovered countries until the day it leaves no more on earth. My path is often planned yet unknown, I make [...]
Language Education Tech Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008

African Journal #16: Coco, The Alchemist of Birnin-Kebbi

Tactile The World June 5, 2008 On lazy afternoons once in a while, I would put out my handwoven blood-red Muslim mat (it doubles as a lush bathroom mat) out on the veranda, slather some sunscreen on, pop on the shades, suck on delicious ripe Nigerian oranges and immerse myself in the classic, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. I had [...]
Tue, Jul 15 2008

African Journal #17: The Straw that (almost) Broke the...

Tactile The World June 12, 2008 In most northern African countries, camels are used as tools in agriculture and the trade markets. Kings and peasants use camels alike, however, it costs a pretty penny to own one. Camels carry so much weight and trudge on for days without water or support from the shepherds. They bear the heat, the [...]
Language Education Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008

411: Canadian Airlines To Allow SSP’s Ride for Free!

Tactile The World Many thanks to Deaf Blind Canada, a group on Facebook for announcing the wonderful news. In sum, the Federal Appeals Court has turned down an appeal by Air Canada and WestJet - two major airlines in Canada - to argue the Transportation Board's decision to allow passengers with severe disabilities bring assistance (intervenors, support service [...]
Legal Wed, May 14 2008

African Journal #13: The Sands Of Time

Tactile The World May 11, 2008 Baring The Essentials It was time to bid Abuja adieu, its luxury traded for the rugged inferno of the desert I called home. My organization had agreed to have one of their drivers drive me home, amid concerns that as a Deaf Blind white woman I would not fare so well traveling alone [...]
Language Sun, May 11 2008

African Journal #11: Connecti Maximius

Tactile The World May 1, 2008 Connect-The-Dots Reeling from the week I had in Jos, it was a weekend to look forward to when I hit the road to Abuja, 3 hours away, with Julia and Sebastian for a fun-filled weekend on Saturday. Hungry, we drove by the roadside market on the way and bought some grilled corn-on-the cob. [...]
Language Education Culture Thu, May 01 2008

African Journal #10: Jos With The Most

Tactile The World April 27, 2008 Coming Together For Greater Reasons So much has happened the past week, it would be so hard to sum this up in a short and sweet entry. Let’s put this simply: it was a bittersweet time I had spent in the Plateau State city of Jos. I bid Jane and Akwanga adieu and hopped into [...]
Language Education Culture Thu, May 01 2008

African Journal #9: Hot Nights in Abuja

Tactile The World April 21, 2008 Sweating It Out Oh, how great it is to be a VSO volunteer. The perks are countless – making good friends with other volunteers, staying at the spankin’ VSO flat in Abuja, and the excellent networking opportunities that arise as a volunteer. All of that occurred while I was in the capital city for [...]
Language Education Culture Tue, Apr 22 2008

African Journal #8: The Amigas of Akwanga

Tactile The World April 16, 2008 The Circle of Friendship When the sun set on Sunday evening, Zach and I were in the company of several volunteers and friends chowing on delicious spicy tilapia fish, cooked right off the outdoor grill and downed several Star beers at the Abuja Military Market. If visitors come to town, I’ll be sure to [...]
Higher Education Language Tue, Apr 22 2008

African Journal #5: The Curse of Sokoto

Tactile The World April 8, 2008 Go To Sokoto, Toto What a long, adventurous weekend that came and went like a summer desert wind. It comes so suddenly, a pleasure to have during the evenings to bring the heat down, but the wind is also short-lived and sometimes messy from sandstorms. The similarities between the summer winds here out in [...]
Language Education Tue, Apr 08 2008

African Journal #3: The Saharan Heat

Tactile The World April 1, 2008 Sizzling Temperatures and Ice Cold Coca Cola Sannu! My goodness, the heat is climbing upwards each day I wake up to the desert sun of Birnin Kebbi, and it even continues into the night - which isn't pleasant to bear when the electricity decides to black out and we're stuck laying in bed in the [...]
Language Education Sat, Apr 05 2008

African Journal #2: Sweet Home Sweet, Birnin-Kebbi

Tactile The World March 22, 2008 Second Week In Birnin Kebbi Sanu, friends! What an absolutely crazy week I had! Where do I start???? Last weekend, Erin, Zach and I traveled to Argungu, a small fishing village half an hour east of Birnin Kebbi in the principal's car and endured the hot desert heat to attend the annual world-famous Kebbi State Fishing [...]
Language Education Sat, Apr 05 2008

African Journal #1: Nigeria Welcomes Coco!

Tactile The World March 17, 2008 First Update from Africa!! Sanu, everybody! I am sitting in the local internet cafe shielded from the hot desert sun and thrilled to finally be able to get some internet access and get the message out to y'all loud and clear: I AM DOING GREAT! Of course, there was some wahala (problems) and stomach churning [...]
Language Culture Sat, Apr 05 2008

Blog: Calm after the Storm, Bring in the Tide

Tactile The World Only if some people out there could understand that I am not “attacking” them for their passion for ASL and vlogging, rather, showing that the frustration is coming to surface from a variety of groups in the Deaf community that share the very same passion and feel left out. In my last post, I brought up [...]
Media Language Tech Culture Sun, Feb 17 2008

B/Vlog: Carl, CCB & Culture Shock

Tactile The World Just as I was ready to log off and get in my warm cozy bed, I had to check out a few things on Google.com - and I was amused when I came across a vlog made by Carl Schroeder, the man that I currently had the pleasure of debating with over the issue of [...]
Culture Sat, Feb 16 2008

Blog: What Does Inclusive Mean To Me?

Tactile The World The comments on my previous blog, “Us, Exploited? You, Ignorant!” and the response towards the term “inclusiveness” has rocked the Deaf v/blogsphere and DeafRead. This has shown that this is an important time to shed light on accessibility and inclusiveness of the Deaf communities. Previously, Carl Schroeder, a frequent v/blogger had submitted a vlog about how [...]
Media Language Tech Culture Thu, Feb 14 2008

Blog: Us, Exploited? You, Ignorant!

Tactile The World Today when I ventured onto DeafRead for my daily dose, I came across Carl Schroeder’s vlog, “Stop Exploiting the DeafBlind!” and I was genuinely surprised at Carl for making such accusations towards v/bloggers who in turn wanted to provide ACCESSIBILITY to DeafRead’s DeafBlind patrons. First of all, Carl, you are NOT DeafBlind. You’ll never have [...]
Media Higher Education Language Tech Culture Wed, Feb 13 2008

Blog: How I Came to Learn Tactile

Tactile The World Just a few days ago I had the chance to meet up with an old college buddy of mine from Gallaudet in Boston, what a relief it was to find him after a lot of dead-end searches. Alex is a Deaf sighted guy whom I had met through my sophomore-year roommate and we hit it [...]
Mon, Feb 04 2008

Politics: Show Your Support for Deaf Blind Video Relay...

Tactile The World ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HAWK RELAY: (credit goes to Dan Arabie, The American Association for the Deaf Blind, Kristen Fredericks-Chapman and John Lee Clark) Excerpt from John Lee Clark: I wanted to let you know that the Federal Communications Commission is open to comments from the public on DeafBlind Relay Service. This period lasts only thirty days, so now is [...]
Education Tech Legal Culture Fri, Jan 18 2008

411: Drew Gutches’ Memorial Service

Tactile The World Memorial Service The family will provide two interpreters for the event. There will be a short service given by the Gutches family Minister, then the minister will ask anyone who wants to share a short story about how Drew has touched their lives to share, about 5 min each. Light refreshments will be provided. Drew's Memorial and Celebration of his Life [...]
Culture Thu, Jan 10 2008

Blog: DeafBlind Necessities in our Bags

Tactile The World Last night two pals and I decided on Honey Hole as our first watering hole before going to a goodbye party at a bowling alley. Honey Hole, a small quaint comfy bar on Pike near Broadway has been a favorite haunt for me & my DeafBlind pal, aj for several years since I first came [...]
Culture Sun, Dec 30 2007

Blog: I Could Have Been Tasered

Tactile The World The shockingly and alarming trend of Taser deaths has been reported in the media, even more so in recent days. The whole world watched on media outlets and Youtube the November 14 tasering death of a Polish immigrant, Robert Dzieanski and alarms sounded about the use of tasers by police officers on defenseless suspects. Just [...]
Language Audism Mon, Nov 19 2007

411: New Blogs, Books and News

Tactile The World After travelling a great distance to San Francisco and the Bay Area to spend 2 weeks giving motivational and educational workshops to DCARA, NorCal Association for the Deaf Blind and the Bay Area Deaf Community, I am finally at home nursing a cold and catching up with news and blogs. It was such a wonderful experience [...]
Language Education Tech Legal Culture Sat, Nov 17 2007

Blog: Should Deaf Blind Be Allowed to Fly Alone?

Tactile The World Traipsing the globe has become a constant activity in my life - ever since I was 12 and chosen to be one of 5 young delegates to attend the Children´s International Summer Village in Paris, France during the summer of 1992. Ever since that experience, I´ve become accustomed to the check-ins, baggage drop-offs, riding economy [...]
Language Audism Tech Legal Sat, Oct 20 2007

My Critique of the New DeafRead

Tactile The World In the past two weeks, it's been a whirlwind of lectures, paperwork, moving boxes and laptop glitches. But hopefully the routine will become a little quieter, with more free time to go over a skyscraper of emails and start blogging again. The first thing I did when I found a computer: go to www.deafread.com. That's the numero uno website to which I pledge ...
Tech Fri, Oct 19 2007

Event: Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal Host SLR Days

Tactile The World Note from Coco: PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. SIGN LANGUAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. DON'T YOU ALL AGREE? THERE ARE LAWS, POLICIES, GOVERNMENTS AND DOCTORS WHO ARE TRYING TO "EXTERMINATE" OUR SIGN LANGUAGE CULTURE. CAN YOU IMAGINE ONE DAY THERE'S NO SIGN LANGUAGE? DEAF SCHOOLS ARE ON THE DECLINE. MORE AND MORE CHILDREN ARE IMPLANTED. AUDITORY VERBAL T...
Media Language Culture Fri, Sep 28 2007

Blog: I Support Tactile in (any) Language!

Tactile The World Bonjour! Comment ca va? Tres bien. Hallochen! Wie geht's dir? Mir geht's gut. (asl) Hey! how you? me good. I think I have learned 6 languages. English, American Sign Language, French, Langue Signes des Quebecois, German, Deutsche Gebardensprache. I don't know if that includes Universal Sign Language (not official), But that is how beautiful sign l...
Language Culture Fri, Sep 28 2007

Vlog: New Sign for "Usher Syndrome" and "Sighted" People

Tactile The World Bonjour again! Seems like I'm itching to vlog every day of this week - so many ideas, so many topics to cover! Hopefully I'll find volunteers willing to transcribe every and each of these vlogs... pronto! I have a special vlog for you. Others have seen it on Facebook and on my Xanga site - and they've given rave reviews! This one is about [...]
Language Culture Sun, Sep 16 2007

Vlog: Coco's Journey to Nigeria

Tactile The World Bonjour!It's been ages since I've posted something worthy of reading about the -isms and news of the Deaf Blind world, please forgive me for the short sabbatical.I was away on "vacation" to Washington State (Seattle & Seabeck Deaf Blind Retreat) and Washington, D.C.. I got back into town last night, and the only thing on my mind was to [...]
Education Culture Thu, Sep 13 2007

Video: Hawk Relay's Deaf Blind Relay Services

Tactile The World In this video clip, a Deaf Blind man from Minnesota, John Lee Clark, shows how Hawk Relay plans to provide access to relay through Deaf Blind interpreters. It's a very interesting take on regular relay services for the Deaf, tailored for the Deaf Blind who are getting further and further behind when it comes to telecommunications technology for the Deaf, and [...]
Language Education Tech Culture Tue, Aug 07 2007

Sports: Deaf-Blind Cycling Trio does the Pacific West

Tactile The World HAWK RELAY SPONSORS CYCLING TREK BY DEAF-BLIND TRIO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 August 2007 Contact: Samuel Hawk (sam@hawkrelay.com) Hawk Relay Biking is impossible without ears to listen for traffic signals and eyes to see where one is going, right? Wrong. A trio of deaf-blind cyclists will be making one of cycling's toughest treks-the California [...]
Culture Thu, Aug 02 2007

Success Story: Christopher C. Wells

Tactile The World Christopher C. Wells is only 28 years old and he's already this close to completing his doctorate in Chemistry at the University of Albany in New York. Wells, born deaf and legally blind from complications during his birth, aims to be a teacher of science in an university. His classes at the U of A are tailored to meet his low-vision needs, and with the [...]
Education Mon, Jul 23 2007

Article: Canada's Own Dorothy Beam

Tactile The World An extraordinary lady named Miss Dorothy Beam is featured in Canada's Flair Magazine spotlighting the recipient of the Order of Ontario. Beam has just discovered she has Retinitis Pigmentosa, the disease which is also called Usher Syndrome, at a late age. I met this woman only yesterday through mutual friends, and we had tea at the Manotick Tea Room. She and I [...]
Culture Sat, Jul 21 2007

News: TV Clip of the Deaf Blind Rally in Louisiana

Tactile The World Here's a television news clip from the local news station in Baton Rouge, LA that features a lot of Deaf Blind people and their volunteer Support Service Providers at the Deaf Blind Rally in June. Dan Arabie, the guy giving a speech, is the ringleader for the rally. Subtitles are included. Hat tip to June Delaune of La. [link] tactile luv and fight, fight, [...]
Media Culture Wed, Jul 18 2007

Job Opportunity: Be My Intervenor in Africa

Tactile The World Deaf people needn't apply. No discrimination here. I am asking qualified Hearing people who have above average ASL skills to look further, especially if they are adventurous. Wimps also needn't apply. I am going to Nigeria, Africa this October for a two year volunteer tour, working with teachers and the administration of the Birnin-Kebbi School for the [...]
Language Education Tue, Jul 17 2007

Coco's Challenge I

Tactile The World Are you a risk taker? Do you have high apathy? Do you really know how the Deaf Blind live, think, eat, communicate? Then you should see what kind of challenge I have for you. Click on this and see if this easy, 5-minute challenge will open your mind a little more. Or rather, open your eyes. Coco's Challenge July 4, 2007 I'll be out of town this weekend. [...]
Language Education Culture Thu, Jul 05 2007

Event: Historic Deaf Blind Rally in Louisiana

Tactile The World I want to congratulate my friend and fellow Usher Syndrome buddy, Dan Arabie, of Lafayette, LA on a job well done planning a historic Deaf Blind Rights Rally in Baton Rouge, LA last month. Arabie and several other Deaf Blind organizational leaders led the protesters into a rally to fight the state government on lack of Support Service Providers for the Deaf Blind [...]
Legal Wed, Jul 04 2007

Film: In the Land of Silence and Darkness

Tactile The World I am positively and utterly speechless. I have too many thoughts rushing in my mind, and my heart is tugging. I am overcome with emotion after seeing these two short clips from German director Werner Herzog's documentary, "In the Land of Silence and Darkness". In 1971, Herzog, a well known German director shot this documentary about Deaf Blindness, [...]
Language Education Mon, Jul 02 2007

Play: I Never Slept With Helen Keller

Tactile The World MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL presents I Never Slept with Helen Keller a new play by Deaf playwright Raymond Luczak August 3 - 10, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota Show Information: [link] Fringe Festival --- I was notified of this play through a Seattle friend and I was overcome with excitement. Raymond Luczak is a well-known Deaf writer, his name has floated around me [...]
Culture Sat, Jun 30 2007

Vlog: Merci, Transcribers & My Deaf Blind Family

Tactile The World In my vlog, I thank the transcribers of "Pet Peeves" dated June 20th. Ever since that Vlog, I have now officially received 8 offers to be my transcriber for future vlogs. The power of suggestion lies in being brutally honest and straightforward. I also mention how much I miss my Deaf Blind family, being in the same world as them and feeling [...]
Tech Culture Fri, Jun 29 2007

411: PDAs for the Deaf Blind

Tactile The World I am absolutely blown away by how advanced technology can be, more so when it is geared towards meeting the consumer needs of the Deaf-Blind. A while ago in one of my blogs I expressed my concern that while every sighted person has a pager, a VP, blogging/vlogging and more tech gizmos, the Blind were being left behind. Now, we have 1) transcripted vlogs, 2) [...]
Tech Sun, Jun 24 2007

Vlog: Denial, Vlog Transcribing & Fake Suntan

Tactile The World View today's vlog by Coco Roschaert: [link] Ranting about Usher Syndromies in denial, absentee vlog transcribers, and my fake suntan mishap. Warning: I'm a b*tch. Tactile love.
Thu, Jun 21 2007

Becoming Blind: What I'll Miss Seeing

Tactile The World No one ever wants to become blind. Sight, in my opinion, is the number one everybody takes for granted. They don't really think about the little things that matter that are right in front of them until they gradually start to lose vision, lose it it an accident or is constantly with a loved one enough to value their sight more. I've had this question asked [...]
Sat, Jun 16 2007

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