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Best Buy Does Deaf

The Talkie So what's going on here? Have you heard about Best Buy? A manger at the Frederick Maryland store started something, and it seems to be gaining momentum! She sent her employees to basic signing classes. After that basic step, they now have scheduled signers on staff to assist Deaf shoppers. They have a video monitor at the door telling you which staff can [...]
Language Education Tech Culture Sun, Aug 19 2007

Finally, the Deaf Teaching the Deaf

The Talkie Ridor would be proud, the hearies finally figured out that Deaf people are more skilled at handling Deaf issues than we are. An article was just reading says they gave the job of heading up the South Dakota School for the Deaf to a Deaf person. Although they deny that his deafness had anything to do with it, I'm sure we all know better. Now if only more places [...]
Education Sat, Aug 04 2007

Closed Captions

The Talkie I see a lot of talk going around about Deaf issues in the UK and much relates to television recently. Not having been over there in a number of years, I was wondering if they do the same thing there, as they do here. They being BBC America. I have been watching several shows on this network lately, and I've noticed that at the beginning of each on they talk [...]
Tech Sat, Jul 14 2007

New Deaf Charater on TV

The Talkie Since they decided to bring back the Bionic Woman later this year, I have been steeped with anticipation. There are finally some videos on Yahoo for the new show. I don't think they are advertising it, but the sister character is deaf. I can't wait to see how this plays out. Dennis
Media Mon, Jul 09 2007

VSDB Remembered

The Talkie Sorry for my absence, busy days. I was reading an article which says that there will soon be a book written about the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. This kind of thing interests me. I know a couple people who went there. They all talk fondly about the experience. How they made life long friends, had the most memorable experiences. I have yet to hear a bad [...]
Education Culture Tue, Jul 03 2007

Village of the Deaf

The Talkie At dinner with Ben last night he gave me a copy of Discover Magazine (he read lots of high brow crap ) for July 2007. It contains an article called 'Village of the Deaf' which I found very interesting. It's about a village in Israel called Al-Sayyid. Over the last 70 years they have had a Deaf population explosion. 150 of 3500 of the residents [...]
Thu, Jun 28 2007

The Talkie Okay so I haven't written in a few days, and my vlog fell off the face of the earth, I'm sorry. Lots going on here right now, most of it not good. I want to talk about friendship among Deaf people tonight. My very best friend in the whole world is moving away this Friday. I'm very upset about this. I know Deaf people tend to maintain friendships [...]
Culture Wed, Jun 27 2007

Equal Communication Access

The Talkie Having taken part in some of the work for this, I feel like I need to say something about it. I noticed in the comments when Aiden posted the video that some of them suggested that this whole thing could be good to make hearies realize what they need to do in order for things to be equal. That is true, it can and hopefully will do that. However, I would hope it will [...]
Language Audism Tech Culture Sun, Jun 24 2007

Deaf Community Service Leader Wanted

The Talkie It seems that even when agencies try to place Deaf or HoH people in charge of Deaf services they cannot win. According to this article in the Dayton Daily News, they have made offers to several, for lack of a concise term, 'non-hearing' people, but none of them would take it because it doesn't pay well. Since the local community is so up in arms over [...]
Audism Thu, Jun 21 2007

The Infamous Friday Vlog, Finally!

The Talkie Okay, after many trials and tribulations here it is, the Vlog I promised for Friday. Hey, better late than never! By the way, I already know I messed up at least one fingerspelling, you don't have to remind me Here is the text that it was made from in English. 6/15 Hello, I have decided that I will do a Vlog every Friday. This will help me learn new signs [...]
Language Mon, Jun 18 2007

More Public School Woes

The Talkie I saw an article today about a girl named Samantha who sued her school district for a transcriber in her classes. She won the suit, but the district is appealing. So I'm curious what other Deaf people think about this. They offered her a note taker, and an interpreter. Both of these options would provide the same data, as far as I can tell, yet both are much [...]
Language Education Tech Legal Thu, Jun 14 2007

Okay, a Challenge for Bloggers, NOT Vloggers.

The Talkie Since Ben issued his vlog challenge, I thought it suitable to go the other route. I would like to challenge the bloggers here to translate his story into proper English. I know it sounds silly, but hey, why not? If we can challenge ourselves to go from ASLish text to signed ASL, we should be able to go both ways. If this works out, and you guys do it, I will respond [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Wed, Jun 13 2007

Vlog on Fridays?

The Talkie Okay, I'm thinking about doing a vlog each Friday, until I get more comfortable. They will of course be accompanied by text, I am a hearie after all. I think doing this will force me to learn the signs for what I want to say, rather than just learning random ones. That said, I was wondering, for those of you who have had ASL education, did you learn it in [...]
Language Tue, Jun 12 2007

Has it Been a Month Already? (or) Writing ASL?

The Talkie Yes folks, it has been one whole month since my first post. Hard to believe, it seems like a year! I've had my ups and downs with all of you, mostly ups, thank God. I even finally got up the courage to post a vlog! WOW! Thank all of you for everything so far, I hope this continues to be a fun thing to do, and I hope I continue to learn and understand. Now [...]
Language Mon, Jun 11 2007

Okay, My First Video, Yikes!

The Talkie I did this for Deaf Pundit to use in her project. I hope it isn't too bad. I welcome criticism that will help me improve, if you just want to be mean, just keep moving. Dennis
Language Culture Sun, Jun 10 2007

Differences Between Deaf and deaf.

The Talkie Since Ben Vess suggested I do it, here it is. When I first became involved in learning about people who were deaf, I had no idea what made people Deaf. I was, of course, too proud to ask Ben, so I read around until I figured it out. People who are deaf have some level of hearing loss, people who are Deaf were raised within the Deaf community and share a culture with [...]
Language Culture Thu, Jun 07 2007

Some Basics About the Physical Part of Deafness

The Talkie Deafness - a range of causes The ear is our organ of hearing. At around 20 years of age, our hearing starts a gradual decline. Higher frequencies are usually the first to go. This age-related hearing loss is normal and doesn´t lead to total loss of hearing. Deafness can range from mild to profound and is caused by many different events including injury, disease and [...]
Wed, Jun 06 2007

Deaf Boy in NY Discriminated Against

The Talkie I was just watching the local news (channel 7 in NYC) and they were running a story about a boy named Corey Brisner who attended a public school through 5th grade. He is partially deaf. He received good grades the whole time he was in the school, in fact he did very well on his government testing. Of course he could not read or write at all. It seems the school [...]
Audism Education Tue, Jun 05 2007

A Review of the ASL Resources I'm Using

The Talkie Okay so here are the things I'm using, and what I think of them: "Alpha Teach Yourself American Sign Language in 24 Houirs" by Trudy Suggs I've gotten through 12 chapters so far. The book is rich in social and cultural content. It exlpains why things are the way they are. Tells you about conversing with Deaf people and what to expect, as [...]
Language Tue, Jun 05 2007

A Rather Benign, if Self Serving, Post

The Talkie Okay, I've decided to take a break from stirring things up for a while. Instead I am going to talk about the things I've learned so far, and thank those who taught me. I think it's very important to express gratitude to those people who help you, even if they did it without trying. First and foremost, thank you Ben Vess, you started me down this [...]
Language Audism Culture Mon, Jun 04 2007

The Talkie Okay, I know there's been a bit of a ruckus going on lately over CIs. I made a post yesterday that was in response to some other things dealing with them. However, the point of my post was not really about CIs, it was about getting your message out. In reading the comments, and other posts that followed, I saw a mix of emotion and attitudes about CIs, so today [...]
Language Audism Education Tech Culture Sun, Jun 03 2007

Update on Broken English Post

The Talkie Just for self satisfaction, I checked Yahoo and Google for the phrase 'Why to deaf people have broken English?' Guess what? On Google my post is the first result you get. It hasn't shown up on Yahoo, even though I know Yahoo crawls my site. But either way, the result I hoped for has been achieved. I know it's silly, but if just one person [...]
Language Sat, Jun 02 2007

CI Implant Video Post

The Talkie Okay, I saw two things on DeafRead today that were interesting. First was a link to a UTube video of a child having their CI activated. The second was a link to a response on Deaf Bison Network. The video was old, 6 months old, I can't help but think it was injected via 'link submit' in order to start trouble. I'm a bit paranoid sometimes, I [...]
Language Audism Education Tech Sat, Jun 02 2007

AG Bell and the Like

The Talkie I saw a post today on Kalalau's Korner about the Alexander Graham Bell group and their functions. He talked about disrupting the functions in some way to show Deaf Culture solidarity. I think this will only give Deaf people a bad reputation as trouble makers. Don't get me wrong, I agree that something needs to be done. I think the best thing to do would [...]
Language Audism Fri, Jun 01 2007

Deaf Discrimination Against Deaf

The Talkie I had the following conversation tonight on IM with a Deaf Blogger: Blogger:i'm from a long line of deaf families, my name is such a stigma if i fell or injure myself, people in Seattle will find out so ... if deaf people came from hearing families, they are OFTEN (but not all) irrelevant Vess is from deaf family, I [...]
Culture Thu, May 31 2007

Todays Deaf Leaders

The Talkie So I see lots of 'Prominent' people here in the world of blogging. Those whose opinions are exceedingly respected and whose posts are taken for majority view. But who are the real front people? Who are the ones that if you were electing a Deaf President and congress you would want to see somewhere in the list. What makes these people stand out? Do they [...]
Language Education Culture Thu, May 31 2007

Deaf Information Network

The Talkie So just how do Deaf people manage information? I mean is there a collection of web sites where all the good stuff is, or is it still by passing from one person to another? Do the majority of Deaf people still belong to Deaf Clubs? Do you just gossip with your friends? The reason I ask is that it seems so many of you know each other, or at least OF each other. I [...]
Culture Wed, May 30 2007

Deaf Home Full of Hearing Seniors

The Talkie Reprinted from Fox News: FREMONT, Calif. - The first deaf retirement home in Northern California has ended up taking mostly hearing seniors, frustrating the project's organizers, who hoped for a deaf-only enclave. Fremont Oak Gardens, which opened in May 2005, was meant to be a place where deaf seniors could rest and grow old in each other's company. But [...]
Culture Tue, May 29 2007

What is a Talkie?

The Talkie I got an email yesterday asking me what a Talkie is. Well, up until a few months ago I would have been hard pressed to provide you any other definition besides one of the first sound movies from way back when. However that changed for me, quite unexpectedly. A few months ago, Ben Vess invited me to a friend's birthday party where he was taking the pictures, to [...]
Tue, May 29 2007

Deaf Group Homes (A Wink to Lantana)

The Talkie In recent comments on one of my last posts it was said that people in group homes must have some disablility, not just be Deaf. I have never personally worked in one, Deaf or otherwise. But I know people who have, apparently two of them now. There is this misconception that folks in group homes are retarded, mentally challenged, socially inept, the list goes on. [...]
Language Culture Mon, May 28 2007

Why Do Deaf People Have Broken English?

The Talkie Okay, first, I do not belive that, or am I asking. I am posting about the question itself. I, like many of you out there I'm sure, frequently poke around in my blog stats. One of the things they tell me is the search engine terms that bring people in. Well, I was just looking and I saw that 'Why do deaf people have broken English' was listed [...]
Language Culture Sun, May 27 2007

Deaf and Gay, a Divisional Comparison

The Talkie Okay, in my last post I asked for suggestions on how to bring the Deaf community together in order to advance Deaf issues for all parties. Most of what I got in response (as interpreted by me, of course) was that it couldn't be done because there are too many things that are disagreed on. I'd like to make a comparison at this time of the different groups [...]
Culture Sat, May 26 2007

Unity in Deaf Culture

The Talkie I saw a post this morning about the problems created by the different parts of the Deaf world each trying to get the support they need on their own rather than working together as one body. It occurs to me that if everybody got together and worked as a single being the increase in persuasive power would be incredible. This is especially true for the smaller segments [...]
Culture Fri, May 25 2007

Bridging the Communication Divide

The Talkie It was brought up that we need to stop avoiding the situation and do something about it. But what? Here are some suggestions: I know these things will require funding and work, but they are ideas none the less. National media campaign, TV commercial all in ASL with captions underneath (forcing hearing people to look at it) expressing the need for ALL people to be able [...]
Language Audism Education Culture Thu, May 24 2007

Post Mortem of a Fiasco

The Talkie Okay, yesterdays post generated a lot of activity. Mostly I think people misunderstood me. My post in a nutshell said, 'Being rude for no reason is wrong.' Or at least that's what I meant it to say. Many people seemed to think I was somehow criticizing for either not speaking, or not learning English or something along those lines. This is not [...]
Language Culture Thu, May 24 2007

The Talkie I was reading some interesting things today. A post at ASLisRisen linked out to a post on Judges Anything which talked about an incident in a store between the author and a hearing sales person. I was most interested in the comments. Some commenters agreed that making the sales person figure out what to do and not helping to figure it out was the right thing to do. [...]
Language Audism Wed, May 23 2007

Response to Ken Rose's Comment

The Talkie Okay, so Ken says that behaviors (the 'isms') and attitudes are almost built-in these days. Because of that sometimes it's not a choice or attitude that the person makes consciously. And I suppose this can be true in certain situations. My grandmother was one of the most racist people I ever met. This attitude was passed down to her children, in [...]
Audism Tue, May 22 2007

Update on Deaf Woman Who Needs New Service Animal

The Talkie I posted a few days ago about a wheelchair bound Deaf woman who needed a new service animal in this post. Her current animal has cancer and is dieing. The animal has already saved her life before. Here is what has happened since: FOX 25 of Boston is doing a human interest piece to raise awareness of her needs. MY 9 of NY/NJ Is doing a similar human interest piece. [...]
Culture Mon, May 21 2007

Okay, maybe this time I'll make somebody mad, but . . .

The Talkie On Bens blog he talked about the definition of Audism and how he thinks it's being over used. I have had my share of instances where the term was used to describe me, or something I said. Maybe once in a while it was true. But, it wasn't always, and I've seen it used in other places where I know it wasn't. I'm sorry, but every [...]
Audism Mon, May 21 2007

ASL Complications

The Talkie Okay, I've progressed into one of my books to the point where it discusses body language and facial expression and what they do to the meaning of what you are signing. Now I know how Deaf people can tell a new signer, or a non-native signer even if they are good at making the signs. This is some complicated stuff. Every time I turn around I discover [...]
Language Sat, May 19 2007

The Talkie I just read a post on another blog about this word, and what it means, and the category on DeafRead. I've noticed over time that several of my posts end up there. Having read about the word, I have a whole new understanding of what it means. I'm not sure why my posts go there. I was originally under the impression the category was for hearies and their [...]
Audism Fri, May 18 2007

Some Police Agencies do Recognize the Benefit of ASL

The Talkie The article is about the value of understanding multiple languages in order to best serve the entire community. I found it pleasing that they specifically chose to mention ASL, therefore recognizing it. Reprinted from The Connecticut Post: May be read in its entirety here: [link] The woman in the holding cell at Bridgeport police headquarters sat cross-legged on [...]
Legal Thu, May 17 2007

More Learning ASL

The Talkie Attempting this mostly on my own, I don't have time for a class right now and only one native signer to help (who I don't want to drive crazy), is definitely a challenge. I bought six books the other night. Various methods and types of learning in each of them. Some explain grammar and sentence structure, which is very helpful, and others concentrate on [...]
Language Wed, May 16 2007

The Talkie Okay, based on the comments I got, I did some reading. I also bumped into the AG Bell web site yesterday while looking for local Deaf groups. I just don't get it. How is it that so many people lack basic common sense? I mean, I can understand Hearing folks thinking it's in Deaf folk's best interest to fit in with the majority. In a basic equation, [...]
Tue, May 15 2007

Learning ASL, for what reason?

The Talkie I see many mentions of the Deaf Community trying to protect ASL from Hearing scrutiny because they suspect we will want to change it, or play with it somehow. Normally, in the past, I would have stood up indignantly and protested, why would we want to do that? Now, having done some homework on Deaf history and culture, I understand that thinking. I can empathize [...]
Language Audism Mon, May 14 2007

Isn't ASL the same as English, just with signs?

The Talkie In my opinion, this is one the biggest Deaf-Hearing barriers. While many hearing children pick up some ASL from Deaf friends, they never really LEARN ASL, they just sign as they would speak English, I know this because that's what I did. Then as they grow older, if they don't stay in touch with their Deaf friends they forget. But what they never really [...]
Language Audism Education Sun, May 13 2007

Since You Asked

The Talkie Let´s discuss some of the questions in 'For Hearing People Only' 2nd Ed. Of course, let's start with the one mentioned in a comment on the last post: 'Is there any similarity between Braille and ASL?' Book's answer (condensed): Not at all, but a surprising number of people think they are the same. Braille is NOT a language, rather a [...]
Language Audism Education Sat, May 12 2007

For Hearing People Only - A book everybody should read

The Talkie My friend Benn Vess recently loaned me his aunts copy of 'For Hearing People Only.' I have to say it has opened my eyes on so many levels. As many have probably noticed, over the last couple months I've been reading and commenting on blogs in the Deaf Community. I usually ask weird 'Talkie' questions and get a mixed response. Many of [...]
Fri, May 11 2007

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