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Why "Medical Intervention" Enclosed in EDHI Bill And Seen...
RLMDEAF You ought to examine the "Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program" H.R. 1198 legislation passage closely what it really meant by "medical intervention for children with hearing loss" and "appropriate programs". The EDHI bill also mention "treatment of hearing loss" and see deaf babies as "birth defect" [link] for the text of legislation - S 1712 and loo...
Thu, Jul 03 2008 hide this blog

Let's Block Re-Authorization of "Early Hearing Detection...
RLMDEAF FYI, the re-authorization of "Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act" (EDHI) legislative bill have been recently introduced to the U.S. Senate for final voting anytime this summertime. This bill have been passed in the House of Representatives known as H.R. 2889 last April 2008. The EDHI bill is also an amendment to to the S 1712 bill known as "Screening for Hea...
Tech Legal Wed, Jul 02 2008 hide this blog

Milwaukee WITI FOX-TV Station Apparently Violated Federal...
RLMDEAF Milwaukee WITI FOX-TV station apparently violated the existing federal law for NOT providing equal time to Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) last weekend to offer the opposing viewpoints on controversial issues regarding the options for language acquisitions among deaf babies and youngsters with cochlear implant (CI).The Fairness Doctrine law created by the U.S. Congress...
Media Legal Language Culture Education Tech Tue, Jul 01 2008 hide this blog

Mabel Hubbard Bell Frequently Told AGB Not to Sign ....
RLMDEAF Not many people realize that Alexander Graham Bell's own wife, Mabel Hubbard Bell, frequently reminded the hubby NOT to sign in public. She ever scolded AGB at one of the dining establishment for signing before the general public. Many deaf people found Alexander Graham Bell to be more accessible than previously thought. Alexander Graham Bell eloquently signed much...
Audism Fri, Jun 27 2008 hide this blog

Yes, There Is Really "Conflict of Interests" Within AGB and...
RLMDEAF  Yes, there is really the "conflict of interests" within the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGB) and "Cochlear America, Inc".    I met the "extremely nice" and 'very attractive" hearing couple last December 2007 at the Logan Circle neighborhood party after the annual house tours. I was not expected to meet anyone from the AGB that Sunday evening.  I fo...
Media Audism Tech Legal Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article Raises Journalistic...
RLMDEAF Jeannie Aquino and Annysa Johnson wrote the recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper article on Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) and Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBAD) conference.Aquino and Johnson ever are not the regular staffers at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper. Their professions are not with any journalism industry at all. Their past...
Media Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

What You Really Could Do About DBC and AGBAD Conference!
RLMDEAF Many of you probably could not go to Milwaukee for attending the Deaf Bilingual Coaltion (DBC) conference this June 27-29 weekend. Something you could do is to write a letter of concern or inquiry to Jeannie Aquino and Annysa Johnson of "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" for its questionable and biased news reporting about what is going on with the Deaf Bilingual Coalition ...
Media Language Audism Tech Culture Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

George Carlin and Deaf Comedians on Edge
RLMDEAF The recent death of George Carlin, controvestial and thought-provoking "stand-up" comedian brought me much memories of deaf comedians on the edge. George Carlin was a hearing person himself anyway. The concept of stand-up comedy for past 50 years boldly challenged the definition of profanity, inapporiate language usage and crudeness. Numerous deaf comedians come t...
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

"Deaf Village" Reminds Me Much Of .......
RLMDEAF The formation of "Deaf Village" by Rachel Carson and team of moderators like Mike McConnell, surely reminds me much of M. Night Shyamalan's 2004 film. Guess what? The similar title of his Hollywood film. What an eerie coincidence!Rachel Carson created the "Deaf Village" in protest of the DeafRead's so-censored format of her blog with questionable intents which attract...
Media Language Tech Culture Thu, Jun 19 2008 hide this blog

Rumors About NTID/RIT In Wing To Take Over Gallaudet...
RLMDEAF  Unfounded rumors for months among handful of deaf people about the National Institute of Technology (NTID)/Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the wing to take over Gallaudet University due to the growing financial difficulty and MSCHE accreditation status.    If the Gallaudet University do not meet up to the MSCHE's satisfaction by next November 2008. The U.S...
Higher Education Language Education Sat, May 24 2008 hide this blog

Q's About Bilingualsim At Gallaudet University In Response...
RLMDEAF There are many excellent bilingualism resources (published materials) on bilingualism and bilingual education on Gallaudet University website - [link] for the related bilingual education discussions fromH. Dirsken-Bauman's "What is Inclusive Bilingualism?"Richard Clement's "Bilingualism and Multilingualism"Lewis Perser's "The Bilingual University - General Reflect...
Higher Education Language Fri, May 23 2008 hide this blog

"Introducing the Hamill Movie" Website
RLMDEAF Every of you, the DeafRead viewers and readers could have an opportunity of viewing actor Eben Kostbar in his so-called ASL fluency, Hearing film director Joseph McKelheer, Deaf co-producer, Oshina Blagd and real pathetic terp whatever her name is.Here is the new Matt Hamill movie website just created yesterday, May 21th, 2008 - [link] let me know what you really tho...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, May 22 2008 hide this blog

Mrs. McCluskey of ABC-TV's 'Desperate Housewives" Will Be...
RLMDEAF Mrs. McCluskey, a fictional character of ABC-TV's "Desperate Housewives" will be hard of hearing next Fall 2008 television season 5. She was used to be a loathing character, then evolved into the well-liked character.That will be very interesting to see this character dealing with hard of hearing in the age of human enhancement, ex. cochlear implant. Will she have to ...
Media Mon, May 19 2008 hide this blog

Deaf DC.com Enclosed Inaccurate Information Regarding...
RLMDEAF Many deaf people always tell me - "Don't trust the Deaf DC.com for the listing of open-captioned (OC) and rear-window captioning (RWC) film availabilty via showtimes and days on her website". I nod with skepticism.I hardly have time to check out various movie theatre websites to see what they are showing any current films with OC or RWC. I just go to the DeafDC.com fr...
Sat, May 17 2008 hide this blog

What We Should Do About Awful "Open-Captioned Films"?
RLMDEAF To my own disappointment for not able to view the latest Disney-Walden Media, Inc film, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Capsasian" with captions this opening weekend, May 16th. What?Many deaf people DISLIKE the Rear Window Captioning (RWC) films!!I could not possibly view "Iron Man" lately or last two weeks ago. I enjoy viewing any epic films on the majestic silver ...
Media Tech Legal Fri, May 16 2008 hide this blog

DC-Area Examiner Newspaper Took Swipe at Deaf and HOH ....
RLMDEAF According to the DC-area Examiner (The Examiner) free newspaper's 5/12/08 article took the swipe at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government Employment and Technology Forum and accused the federal government's so-called "colorblind" government training program(s) a JOKE! Melanie Scarborough, the DC's "The Examiner" columnist blasted the federal government's wasteful...
Audism Culture Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog

Fascist Thugs at the AGBell Conference!
RLMDEAF Someone deaf told me few weeks ago about the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBAD) hired the security firm. ex. security guards to keep the peaceful rally participants within the Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) from entering the conference site and AGB HQ hotel (Jack Barr's own term). The ABAD did post their official announcement about hiring the securi...
Language Culture Sun, May 11 2008 hide this blog

Does Hearing People Introduce Themselves That Way?
RLMDEAF In response to Joey Baer's vlog posting - "First Name JOEY Last Name BAER". I often got real annoyed with anyone deaf and hearing signers everywhere by signing "My first name JOHN OR JANE (pause) Last name SMITH" I simply lost having a conversational interests with that deaf or hearing person. I was supposed to remind anyone deaf or hearing that wouldn't be necessa...
Language Culture Thu, May 01 2008 hide this blog

What's Going On With Amy - Skullchick's World?
RLMDEAF Amy's latest vlog posting (Skullchick's World) is very irrational and illogical to call any deaf people "hyprocrite" whom not considerate themselves "disabled" and draw the monthly SSI benefits. Deaf people in general, must NOT allow the society at large to define what and who we are all about. Pathologize anyone with such definition or societal label is NOT ACCEPTA...
Language Culture Thu, May 01 2008 hide this blog

Hot Off the Press from "Communication and Video...
RLMDEAF The U.S. House of Representative's' House Commerce and Energy Committee held an entire morning hearing from the panelists variously among consumer advocates, daily technological users and industry providers on Thursday, May 1st, 2008. House Commerce and Energy Committee Chairperson, Rep. Markley and several House committee members frequently grilled the industry provi...
Media Tech Legal Thu, May 01 2008 hide this blog

DEADLINE FOR FCC CONSUMER INPUTS REGARDING 10-DIGIT...
RLMDEAF There is a recommendation for all the VRS consumer inputs regarding the 10-digit portable phone numbers and related issues within the VRS providers to submit their comments by 30th June 2008. So the FCC could write up the recommendations and policies in timely manner for next December 30th 2008. This recommendation made by the FCC hearing chairperson and staff member....
Language Tech Legal Wed, Apr 30 2008 hide this blog

Updated Newsreport from the FCC Hearing, 4/29/08
RLMDEAF Approximately 30 deaf "consumer advocate" representatives attended yesterday's FCC hearing on the timetable implementation of the 10-digit portable phone numbers within the VRS service providers. The FCC commissioners and industry personnel faced each other across from the opposite end of table to make their public comments. Deaf consumer advocate representatives from...
Language Tech Legal Wed, Apr 30 2008 hide this blog

Congressional Hearing on Communication and Video...
RLMDEAF The House Subcommittee (U.S. House of Representatives or HR) on Telecommunications and the Internet will have the congressional hearings on the 21Th Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2007 this Thursday, May 1st, 2008. The enclosed legislation proposed by the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology known as the COAT. It is consisted of ...
Media Language Tech Legal Tue, Apr 29 2008 hide this blog

Special Online Exhibition at the USHMM Similar to the...
RLMDEAF The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC have the special exhibition on The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936 - the opening day - Friday, April 25th. This museum ever offer the superbu online exhibition regarding this very same topic. The Nazi Germany and the Alexander Graham Bell Association (AGBELL) were much intertwined in common themes - alternation of human r...
Higher Education Language Audism Tech Fri, Apr 25 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Customers Fight the Unfair Wireless Taxes?
RLMDEAF This issue probably affect you greatly as a deaf customer from using the deaf pager and wireless online service on daily basis. More local and state government are desperately seeking for more revenues into their treasury during an economic slump. These government likely to double and triple your monthly wireless taxes. Here are your chances to do something -The "My W...
Education Legal Fri, Apr 25 2008 hide this blog

Director Joseph Sargeant Kept Telling Marlee Maltin to Shut...
RLMDEAF According to the Washington Post special article in the weekly Post's TV Week periodical by Kathy Blumenstock. Director Joseph Sargent repeatedly instructed Actress Marlee Matlin not to open her lips while signing to capture the accurate and pure ASL use for this telemovie. The director and the film making crew had to edit several scenes with Matlin and frequently pa...
Media Sun, Apr 20 2008 hide this blog

Why Isn't Cochlear Implantee Using Hir CI to Talk on...
RLMDEAF What good will be for Jamie Berke and other CI users if they could not use the regular phone to communicate with someone on the end of phone? What point for having the mega-expensive cochlear implant device and invasive surgery in the first place? What a waste for the health insurance company or the Medicaid program to pay for the cochlear implant device and costly su...
Language Tech Thu, Apr 17 2008 hide this blog

How Can We Shake Up The General Conception of Our Deaf...
RLMDEAF Barbara DiGi of the "Deaf Progressivism" wrote the real splendid letter to the CBS-TV in response to the airing of the "Cold Cases" last night on the network television. Her "open letter" to the CBS-TV could be seen on Misha Zena' blog. My first reason is to get into the DeafRead blogosphere few years ago is to mobilize all of you, deaf readers, viewers, bloggers an...
Media Audism Mon, Mar 31 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Insights - How and What Past So-Called Militants...
RLMDEAF Dr. Don G's vlog presentation had been excellently covered why we ought to be damn proud of calling ourselves "Deaf Militants", instead of cowering and running away from the societial labels. W.E. DuBois, the former president of the National Colored Association of Advancement People (NCAAP), usually reminded the wary ones about providing the equal rights to colored pe...
Language Audism Tech Tue, Mar 25 2008 hide this blog

Buy Pepsi's Declining Stock Now to Keep AgBAD (AGBELL)...
RLMDEAF Pepsi Cola company faced the declined stock values due to the softened economy and consumer taste changes. If you want to show your support and loyalty to the Pepsi Cola. That is very best time to buy up the Pepsi stocks at very good deal. Contact your stock brokers and financial planners NOW before the AgBAD (AGBell) people taking the boardroom control of the Pepsi ...
Language Audism Culture Wed, Feb 20 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Insight: Voted For Huckabee As a Protest Vote Against...
RLMDEAF I actually voted for Mike Huckabee as part of "protest" vote against Sen. John McCain in Northern Virginia this Tuesday morning, February 12th, but I am a registered Democrat myself since 1984. I do vote independently without tying myself to any political party affilation. I had a hard time to decide between Obama and Hillary over the past weekend. I was overly disapp...
Higher Education Tue, Feb 12 2008 hide this blog

Why Sign Pepsi That Way?
RLMDEAF Out of curiousity, why the deaf people sign 'Pepsi" in resemblance of old ASL sign for Italy so far? Was the Pepsi Cola, Inc. ran by the Italian-Americans or what? Look at the surname of Nancy Peospi, another Italian-American as the current House of Speaker, native Baltimorean herself? Peopsi ~ Pepsi My deaf mother and other deaf Marylanders signed Pepsi in much diffe...
Language Culture Sat, Feb 02 2008 hide this blog

Cy's "Deaf Tea Time" Great Posting About Discords on...
RLMDEAF Cy's wisdoms always prevail every time on her "Deaf Tea Time" vlogsite. I encountered too many deaf people and told me personally that they lost their personal interests in the DeafRead site lately. Questions arised about the Pro-CI blogs whether they are really the corporate-driven agendas for the CI manfacturers and investors. If yes, then the DeafRead ought to ch...
Language Tech Culture Thu, Jan 31 2008 hide this blog

Why Isn't Jerry Covell on DPN's 20thAnniversary Guest List?
RLMDEAF Why isn't Jerry Covell on the Deaf President Now (DPN)'s 20th Anniversary Banquet guest list at the Gallaudet Kellogg Conference Center (GKCC) next March 8th? Jerry Covell was one of the four DPN student leaders whose known as most firebrand speaker among them. He surely fired up the apathetic Gallaudet student body into real action. His speaking style definitely ele...
Higher Education Culture Thu, Jan 31 2008 hide this blog

Effective Protest Tactics Against "Steak 'n Shakes"
RLMDEAF First of all, I owe a heartfelt apology to Karen Putz for my harsh criticism of her so-called melee with the "Steak 'n Shakes" establishment. I should refrain myself from writing up the blog piece without knowing the full story what really happened. Let's do the effective protest tactics to teach the "Steak 'n Shakes" fast-food chains for defying such common sense app...
Audism Legal Tue, Jan 29 2008 hide this blog

You, HOH Whiners About Deaf Access!!!
RLMDEAF Oh boy! You, Hard of Hearing or Hearing Impaired populace tend to whine about the so-called deaf access within the fast food outlets! You, HOH/deaf individuals ought to do the real favor to the Mother Earth (real fragile macro-organism) by getting out of your vehicle and walking up to the counter to make some orders. Stop the gasoline emission from contributing to th...
Language Audism Education Tech Sat, Jan 26 2008 hide this blog

Public Apology to CI Users, But .....
RLMDEAF I meant to issue a sincere public apology to the CI users everywhere, but NOT the parents of deaf youngsters to impose their own ideal of what the world should be. I am really much PLEASED to see more and more deaf people raising their hands and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" I have no intention of putting down the CI users themselves, who happened to be victimized by thei...
Tech Culture Fri, Jan 18 2008 hide this blog

Clarification on What I Meant By Denying CI Users...
RLMDEAF Here is the clarification on what I really meant by denying the CI users "disabled" status. I notice that I did not write more clearly. I am really targeting the future parents of deaf youngsters to be fitted with CI. After reading numerous blog and comment postings by parents of deaf youngsters with CI. They kinda rub the "successful CI adaptive" stories against our...
Tech Legal Culture Thu, Jan 17 2008 hide this blog

What About Getting Health Insurance For Freelance ASL...
RLMDEAF Too many freelance ASL interpreters lack the health insurance coverage! Why not the American deaf community get together to create the national affordable health insurance coverage program for freelance ASL interpreters? So more and more freelance ASL interpreters could be available for the community-based tasks than running out to the Video Relay Service (VRS) comp...
Language Tech Culture Wed, Jan 16 2008 hide this blog

Gifts for ASL/Cued Speech Interpreter???
RLMDEAF When I read Jamie Berke's submittance on her "About. Com: Deafness" blog on the issue of gifts for sign language interpreters derived from the About.Com: Health's Disease and Condition content reviewed by the Medical Review Board (How interesting!!) Well, I do not have any problems with the idea of giving gifts to sign language interpreters if anyone deaf have the SA...
Wed, Jan 16 2008 hide this blog

Let's Deny CI Users "Disabled" Status!
RLMDEAF Many cochlear implant (CI) users and idealized parents of deaf youngsters with CI use often remind us that they greatly benefit from the use of CI, etc. Good for them! That is the time for us, deaf community to demand that any deaf individuals with CI to be classifed as non-disabled and will not able to receive any benefits or special tax breaks, etc. Why should the ...
Wed, Jan 16 2008 hide this blog

Drew Gutches Passed Away Yesterday, 1/5/08
RLMDEAF Many deaf people knew Drew Gutches from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, DC, Class of 1985 and the Boundless Wireless Inc. and Deaf Pagers, Inc. He was a familar face in countless deaf events and made his appearances at numerous ASL Expo/ Deaf Nation Expo across the United States. Drew Gutches was mainly seen last time at the major deaf event like ...
Culture Sun, Jan 06 2008 hide this blog

DEAF FACTCHECK - Obama and Iowa School for the Deaf
RLMDEAF Handful of DeafRead readers somewhat got the wrong impression that Honorable Barack Obama actually visited the Iowa School for the Deaf on January 1st. The victor of the Iowa 2008 caucus just campaigned at the publicly-funded public facility as part of regular campaign stops. Very typical of primary presidential campaigns to find any suitable facility to accommodate t...
Media Fri, Jan 04 2008 hide this blog

New Book Pointed Out to AGB's Deceptive Practices
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Question the Validity of "Fact Findings" Deaf Blog!
RLMDEAF Questioning the validity of "Fact Findings" Deaf Blogsite. Who is really behind this blog? What is the name of author/blogger, please. Thanks! "Fact Findings" deaf blog is questionably validated with the so-called fact findings of the Deaf American Community. The blogger and blog itself do not provide any kind of statistical information or circuminstal evidence(s) at...
Tech Culture Wed, Dec 05 2007 hide this blog

How to Blog/Vlog Safely Without Getting Fired, Demoted or...
RLMDEAF Kim Symansky, Olathe, Kansas of "Deaf Mom3" vlogger expressed such concerns about many state and municipal employees within many residential schools of the deaf being forbidden from blogging and vlogging off-duty premises. There are several organizations and legal experts helping out bloggers/vloggers with their own constitutional rights to express themselves like the...
Audism Legal Fri, Nov 30 2007 hide this blog

Police Recently Taserized Deaf 20 Years Guy, then Died at...
RLMDEAF According to the WRC4-TV of Washington DC news report, the Frederick County's Sheriff Department taserized Jarrel Gray, 20 years old African American guy, who was deaf in one ear and died at the Frederick Memorial Hosptial. Gray was taserized which the sheriff deputies tried to break off the fight around 5am in Frederick area.More info could be found at this WRC-4 web...
Tech Mon, Nov 19 2007 hide this blog

Does Actor Henry Winkler Have Deaf Daughter?
RLMDEAF According to the latest interview with Actress Marlee Maltin (MM) on the iVillage synidcated show. Maltin mentioned about meeting actor Henry Winkler at the age of 12 after her performance. Winkler was quite impressed with Marlee Maltin's acting talents. Maltin described several hearing adults took Henry Winkler aside and told him not to encourage MM in any way and wi...
Media Mon, Nov 19 2007 hide this blog

Marlee Maltin Neutral on CI Issues
RLMDEAF Actress Marlee Maltin (MM)appeared on the iVillage syndicated show today (11/19) with Bill Rancic, former victor from Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" (2004). Rancic's blog said that the interview took the place on November 5, 2007. Bill Rancic interviewed Marlee Matlin on the set of the "L-Word", Showtime-TV mature programming after the filming of final season episo...
Media Tech Mon, Nov 19 2007 hide this blog

Open E-Message to Richard Roehem, OCED (ASL Issue)
RLMDEAF Hey Richard, Why should we, deaf people have to be obligated to accomodate hearing people's rudimentary (limited and inferior) signings at any various deaf events for their own sake??? Deaf people in general NEED some break from the dominant (hearing) society from time to time and want to interact with other deaf fellows in their own language WITHOUT taxing t...
Language Audism Sun, Nov 11 2007 hide this blog