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My Cochlear Implant V/Blogs rays of raychelle They've moved! I decided a more appropriate place for my v/blogs would be over at the ASL-CI community blog. They have graciously accepted my videos and blogs about cochlear implants. Thanks, ASL-CI. Click here to go to the CI vlogs Thanks for all your support! Tue, Apr 29 2008 Unveiling The ASL-Cochlear Implant Community Blog rays of raychelle After my recent six v/blogs about cochlear implants, many of you commented and asked for ASL-CI adults and parents of ASL-CI children to share their thoughts directly with you. Your wish has been granted! Their unifying belief is stated below: We sincerely believe that the Deaf and hearing communities must come together and start driving towards a uniform belief: ... Tue, Mar 25 2008 Post Epilogue: Myths? See For Yourself rays of raychelle I want to point your attention to this very well written, unfortunately disillusioned, blog. We Cannot Pathologize Our Way to Prosperity The blogger shares a few myths about the Deaf community and Cochlear Implants. I've copied and pasted a few which are easily disputed. MYTH #1. Deaf community members are very angry people who are out there to push other groups o... Mon, Mar 24 2008 Epilogue: Thanks, Black & White analogy and Gary Malkowski rays of raychelle First of all, I want to thank those out there who sent me support and cheers via email, facebook messages and videos, and pages. I am amazed at this outpouring of support from people within the Deaf community. Although I can't respond to every one of them (it would take me days and days), so please forgive me if I do not respond to yours, but please know every one o... Sat, Mar 22 2008 Getting a CI - The Earlier, The Better rays of raychelle The earlier, the better saying could not be more true here. Brains are like sponges the first few years of a child’s life. After that, it has been shown that the plasticity/ flexibility of brain starts to decrease. The longer a young child does not have access to quality sound, the more difficult it becomes to make sense of the many sounds provided by a cochlear im... Sat, Mar 22 2008 Who Is Our Enemy? rays of raychelle Who are our enemies? The CI companies? The doctors? The parents? No, our biggest enemy is ignorance. We must educate everyone – I mean everyone – on the merits, benefits and successes of implanted bimodal (visual/auditory) bilingual (ASL/English) Deaf children. (In the vlog, I did not distinguish between the visual and auditory modes very well - reading and wri... Fri, Mar 21 2008 CI Users are Still Deaf rays of raychelle CI's are unusual – you remove them, you are Deaf. This is not comparable with hard of hearing people who are always hard of hearing, 24/7. They cannot stop being hard of hearing. CI’s are similar to people who wear hearing aids and glasses, when they take them off they hear less/see less. Cochlear implant break and get lost. When a person does not have on their c... Fri, Mar 21 2008 People with CI's Can't Drive Hybrids and Play Football? rays of raychelle Remember this vlog applies to the new and most recent CI’s. Drive a hybrid? Yes. Ride roller coasters? Yes Scuba dive? There is a depth limit. If a person with a cochlear implant goes beyond the specified depth the internal implant (plastic casing) holding the magnet will break. Ihe internal implant is validated to withstand pressure at a depth of 82 feet unde... Fri, Mar 21 2008 Myths about CI Surgeries rays of raychelle How long is the surgery itself? Actual surgery time can range from 1 ½ hours- 6 hours depending on the individual. The surgery is usually outpatient and after about a 2 hour recovery period the individual can go home. What does the scar look like? The scars of the past do not apply to today's surgeries. The scars are very minimal, and for young infants, the scar is... Thu, Mar 20 2008 I Got The Surgery! rays of raychelle In this ASL vlog, I talk about my surgery and how I believe it is analogous to cochlear implant surgeries. Would you change your opinion of a Deaf person you've known all your life, went to school with, who received a cochlear implant? Why? They're still the same person. Cochlear implant surgeries, in my opinion, are similar to someone getting laser eye surgery. B... Thu, Mar 20 2008 THANKS, Scott! rays of raychelle Prior to this post, I posted the e-mail dialogue between the founder of the Gratitude Campaign, Scott about changing the identification of the sign THANK YOU (from the heart) as American Sign Language - to 'gesture' because that sign THANK YOU (from the heart) is not a recognized sign in ASL (except maybe as the ASL sign defined as ADMIT). They have updated their sit... Fri, Dec 14 2007 Talk Before Losing Your Pants - The Case of "THANK YOU" rays of raychelle Hi all, I have not blogged here much lately (spending more time over at EcoDeaf), but it is for an uncomfortable reason I have to blog here. I'd like to emphasize the importance of talking - simply talking - with people before jumping to conclusions with nasty e-mails. Likewise, we want people to talk to us first, before jumping to conclusions. We should at least ... Tue, Dec 11 2007 Gallaudet's Celebrate ASL! 9-28-07 rays of raychelle An event to recognize sign language rights was hosted at Gallaudet University by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), supporting World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). This event was sponsored by ASL & Deaf Studies department. Here, in this short film, you will see who were there! Celebrate ASL! Many, many thanks to Melissa Malzkuhn for helping make this e... Thu, Oct 04 2007 Introducing EcoDeaf.blogspot.com rays of raychelle Ever since I started this blog, I've been ranting and raving about a variety of eco-topics - then I realized I could team with other people and do the same thing, with a more collective sense, instead of me simply blogging and you simply reading (and commenting). Come join the EcoDeaf blog, it's a place where eco-conscious Deaf people and ASL users meet to share ... Fri, Sep 28 2007 Celebrate ASL Day at Gallaudet! rays of raychelle *hands waving* Hey all! :) Want to know what I'll be wearing tomorrow? A black shirt, to support the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Interational Day of Sign Languages. Want to know where I'll be tomorrow? In front of the steps of Chapel Hall from 2 to 4 pm listening to and learning from people like the former WFD president Dr. Yerker Andersson and the CEO of NA... Thu, Sep 27 2007 AG BELL PROTEST: DAY ONE: DEAF CHILD HARMED rays of raychelle From the Deaf Bilingual Coalition: After today's commotion (Crystal Gateway Marriott manager Jenny Botero's unprovoked attack on us) at the AG Bell convention, we debriefed each other and made more discoveries to today's attack. AG Bell conv site coordinator/manager Botero snatched the flyers from Brianna DiGi, Barb DiGi's 8-year-old Deaf daughter, and in the [...] Fri, Jul 27 2007 Reeling from My Day at AGBAD Conference rays of raychelle Hi all, What a day. I'm still reeling from the behavior of the AGBAD conference planners and their instructions for the Marriott Hotel manager and security. Originally they told us we couldn't distribute flyers in the lobby to conference participants, but we could verbally (their word) talk to them. What's the difference? It's just the same language in spoken form [...] Fri, Jul 27 2007 AGBAD Protest: The Day Before (Vlog/Blog) rays of raychelle AGB Protest Report #1 from David Eberwein Everybody, We (John & Shirley Egbert, Aidan Mack, Barb DiGi, and I) had a great day today at Gallaudet University, the place where signing was never banned in its 143-year history. We spoke w/ a lot of people, and got more coming to the actual protest tomorrow. The funny thing is, many didn't know abt the protest. [...] Thu, Jul 26 2007 The Greatest Irony: Deaf Baby Cuffed, Hearing Baby Learns... rays of raychelle It's time to expose AGB and their mind-boggling "deny the deaf child sign language" philosophy to the public. The masses need to know that there are people depriving deaf babies access to a complete and natural language. And the protest at the AGB conference tomorrow and Saturday is a great opportunity for the world learn from us! Courtesy of the extremely talented [...] Thu, Jul 26 2007 dVelo & Biking all 5 Boroughs in NYC rays of raychelle On Sunday, May 6th...about 20 deafies, most members of dVELO - a deaf cycling group open to all - (www.dvelo.com) met at NYC's Battery Park to bike 42 miles through 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island bright and early at 8 am. Over 33,000 people participated! Participants varied, from young kids to elders, one deaf man said this was his [...] Sat, May 12 2007 Baby Has a Secret Message for You All! rays of raychelle Check out Baby's vlog about why his mom rocks! Aurimas is a student at Kendall School and loves his (super)mommy dearly! VOTE CHAMP for Auris HERE! :) Or here: [link] Wed, May 09 2007 Were We Duped? Policies for Naming University Buildings... rays of raychelle How are Buildings and Internal Rooms named at Gallaudet University? The Administrative and Operations Manual states: 2.12 Naming Facilities (last revision in 1994) The Board of Trustees reserves the naming of all major capital assets, including building and large external areas, in recognition of significant philanthropic support of the University?s goals and [...] Tue, Feb 27 2007 HMB Lockdown: What Really Happened Inside
rays of raychelle (Note: This story was originally submitted to DeafDC.com during the first weekend of October 2006, at the same time HMB was locked down during the protest. It was rejected.) Hall Memorial FortI support the protest. I know many of you do. I also know some of you don?t. I also know many of you are unsure and want to know more about both sides before making your [...] Tue, Feb 27 2007 |
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