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Clarification and Integrity
People of the Eye Greetings all There has been lots of discussion about a comment I made in this People of the Eye website by Aidan and Ben and others Here is the controversial comment: “I have had a great deal of contact with the core members of DBC and I have NEVER seen any of them pronounce radical views. How does [...]
Language Audism Culture Tue, Jul 08 2008 · 6 hours ago hide this blog
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DBC rocks - Chat with AG Bell Parents part I
People of the Eye Note: voice over on the video and text summary below [link] vlog re: chat with AG Bell parents - gives a third reason why the DBC conference rocked for me - dialogue with AG Bell parents NOTE: at each of the AG Bell Association conferences (state and national) - DBC members were [...]
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DBC rocks - Part II chat with parent
People of the Eye [link] vlog describing my chat with an AG Bell assoc parent re: bilingualism voice over on video and text summary below. Note there are some points in the summary that are not covered in the vlog and there are some comments in the vlog that are not covered in the text. [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Education Tech Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog
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Why the DBC Conference Rocks!
People of the Eye 6 min. vlog explaining Why DBC Conference Rocks for me [link] examines 2 reasons: 1. demonstrated there is power in numbers - collective voice, you are not alone 2. it gave AG Bell members and DBC members a chance to SEE each other. Some AB Bell members that i bumped into in the [...]
Language Culture Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog
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Are you part of the Disaster or part of the Solution? Help...
People of the Eye MEDIA DISASTER - NOT There has been some v/blogging about the two articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covering the Deaf Bilingual Coalition conference and rallies and the AG Bell Association’s convention. [link] [link] Some have gone as far as to refer to it as a “media disaster” Some important quotes on MEDIA / PRESS: The most important service rendered by...
Media Culture Wed, Jul 02 2008 hide this blog
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Deafread - pls re-consider your decision
People of the Eye Hi all Im formally asking Deafread to re-consider its decision on banning the Cochlear Implant Online website I dont do this cuz im a fan of this site - im not. I have seen some very audist statements made in blog entries there; however, i believe that when DR decided to shift from a Deaf Culture [...]
Fri, Jun 06 2008 hide this blog
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NY times article
People of the Eye Short 1884 NY Times article about AG Bell's paper on the Formation of a Deaf Variety of the Human Race Click for article to open in a new window then click again to enlarge
Media Audism Fri, May 30 2008 hide this blog
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Bell’s “Upon the Formation of a Deaf Variety of the Human...
People of the Eye Few people have seen the primary document (see below) in which AG Bell put forth his analysis of deaf to deaf marriages contributing to the possible development of a deaf variety of the human race and ways to stop this from happening. This 86 page paper shows Bell's interest in social Darwinism, eugenics, and [...]
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EM Gallaudet’s full address at CAID re: AG Bell
People of the Eye Full text of an address by Gallaudet President, Dr. Edward M. Gallaudet, at the Convention of the American Instructors for the Deaf in 1895 in regards to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell extreme activism in promoting oral-only education and banning sign language and deaf teachers from the classroom. SOME INCIDENTS IN THE PROGRESS OF DEAF-MUTE EDUCATION IN [...]
Higher Education Culture Thu, May 29 2008 hide this blog
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Quotes from AG Bell
People of the Eye Quotes from AG Bell - In his own words “Nature has been kind to the deaf child, man cruel. Nature has inflicted upon the deaf child but one defect — imperfect hearing; man's neglect has made him dumb and forced him to invent a language which has separated him from the hearing world. Let us, then [...]
Language Audism Culture Tue, May 27 2008 hide this blog
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Bells are ringing for AG Bell
People of the Eye For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. Facts: 1. Oralism: AG Bell was the chief architect and advocate of the oral / aural only exclusive method in Deaf education in the US. Bell never tolerated sign language as part of the deaf child’s educational experience however deaf and hearing leaders advocated for a bilingual education for [...]
Language Audism Culture Sun, May 18 2008 hide this blog
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Dr. MJ Bienvenu at Deaf Studies Conference in Utah
People of the Eye short summary of some of Dr. Bienvenu's points during her keynote address “Expedition for a (Deaf) Theory” at the Deaf Studies Conference at Utah Valley University on April 11, 2008 Books by bell hooks books by Tove Skutnabb-Kangas MJ's presentation reminded me of my friend's favorite quote from Agatha Tiegel Hanson's speech [...]
Language Culture Thu, Apr 17 2008 hide this blog
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Deaf Studies Utah - Vlog re: Dr. Paddy Ladd’s Keynote...
People of the Eye short vlog re: Dr. Paddy Ladd's Keynote Address at the Deaf Studies Today Conference at Utah Valley University Please feel free to add comments re: ur own views on the keynote if u attended or offer any corrections etc go to: [link] for more info on the Deaf Studies conference and its [...]
Language Audism Culture Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog
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Additional Deafhood comment by Pat Graybill
People of the Eye Annex spirit tried to omit this comment from our video but the mischief has been detected and overridden with this additional video comment sorry pat for the mishap peace p
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Deafhood workshop in Rochester Rocks
People of the Eye Video comments from participants at the Deafhood Workshop in Rochester, NY On March 29, 2008 a full day workshop on Deafhood led by Genie Gertz, David Eberwein, and Ella Mae Lentz was enjoyed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing, young, young at heart, folks from Rochester, out of state and [...]
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News Flash - Deaf people without CI can FUNCTION in a...
People of the Eye Response inspired by Jodi's comment re: her view that hearing aids / CI are essential to function in a hearing world and her view on the word “hopeful” Just wanna let ya all know that Deaf folks who dont have CIs - even Deaf folks who dont talk can FUNCTION in a hearing world shocking yes i know [...]
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Response to Rachel’s “Why Im on DeafRead?”
People of the Eye this entry is in response to: [link] Rachel your blog is a personal blog - u have and continue to share a great deal about your personal life in your blog. just want to make that clear. but i totally agree u should not share more than u want to or are ready to. [...]
Language Audism Tech Culture Mon, Mar 03 2008 hide this blog
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a belated response to Ella’s “elephant in the room” vlog
People of the Eye vlog reflections inspired by Ella's “AGBell: Elephant in the Deaf Room” [link] [link] translation - about 3/4 done ; ) Summary Hi. Do you remember’s Ella’s flashlight vlog about the elephant in the room? That was great – it’s one of my favoities. I’ve been thinking about it a lot and [...]
Sun, Mar 02 2008 hide this blog
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What Does DeafRead want to be when it grows up?
People of the Eye What Does DeafRead (DR) want to be when it grows up? (I apologize that this is in English only – I did videotape myself signing ASL but it came out way to dark each time I tried (even brought in three lamps to the room- boo!) For the past few month there have been some b/vlog entries [...]
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What do my ears have to do with down there?
People of the Eye short vlog (2 1/2 min) about how medical professionals can become obsessed with our ears and not more urgent, life threatening issues. [link] summary: in this short vlog I recall an exchange with the admitting doctor at our local hospital emergency room. A few days after I gave birth, i was [...]
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KISS
People of the Eye short and sweet blog from me - PAH! 1. if u care about the reproductive rights of Deaf people and/or the prospect of stopping deaf babies from being created - go to this link will give u links to learn more about the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill before parliament and a press release / position paper [...]
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Finding My Home - Where Do I Fit?
People of the Eye Description of Deaf Community and my personal journey to Deafhood break ends TMW so wanna get this up before my focus shifts back to school Below are diagrams to visually represent how i see my own Deafhood journey That is me - the X from the age of O to 19 - i never met another culturally Deaf [...]
Culture Sat, Jan 05 2008 hide this blog
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____?______ Culture
People of the Eye vlogblog about a new term for Deaf culture [link]
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ASL version (by Ella Mae Lentz) of an excerpt of MLK Jrs...
People of the Eye Death of the Spirit vs. Standing Up
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What the Heck is Deaf Culture
People of the Eye Culture is defined as a way of life for a group of people Literature on Deaf culture chiefly describe 5 characteristics of Deaf culture: Language - for U.S. that is ASL Norms of Behavior Values / Beliefs Traditions / Heritage Possessions / Artifact (community is usually defined as a group of people who share a common goal, language and space/place) several good books ...
Culture Wed, Jan 02 2008 hide this blog
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HFEB Heads Humanity Towards a Black Hole???
People of the Eye this blog started out as a comment to Shane Feldman's blog posting and responses on DeafDC.com but my own comment went way to long so I've made it a blog entry here... to me the case of the U.S. couple seeking out a sperm donor with a strong dominant gene for “deafness” is not the [...]
Fri, Dec 28 2007 hide this blog
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PEACE - By the Better Angles of Our Nature - Ethical...
People of the Eye since the four agreement video is so dark ive decided to copy and paste a blog comment i left on another site and amend a bit here PEACE - By the Better Angles of Our Nature - Ethical blogging / vlogging Peace does not mean we say nothing or that we move on and ignore - [...]
Audism Culture Fri, Dec 21 2007 hide this blog
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Four Agreements
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Artistic Expressions re: Eugenics
People of the Eye hi all just saw this awesome artwork re: the UK Stop Eugenics campaign “Who's Playing God” by Allison Bryan 2007 (U.K.) [link] to see some earlier works by Susan Dupor on the subject of eugenics go to: “F-I-X, the New Eugenics” by Susan Dupor 2000 (U.S.) [link] and “Eugenics” by Susan Dupor 1999 (U.S.) [link] id love t...
Tue, Dec 18 2007 hide this blog
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Apathy vs. Activism
People of the Eye Short stop animation film (>1 min) using Russian dolls to examine the possible core root of apathy and how to start over to rebuild ourselves from apathetic beings to peaceful activists
Sun, Dec 16 2007 hide this blog
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Are My Genes No Good?
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Part III - To Be or Not to Be - From Euthanasia to Genocide
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Part II - To Be or Not To Be - Nazism, Eugenics and Deaf...
People of the Eye This video focuses on the Nazis' implementation of a Eugenics program
Audism Sun, Dec 02 2007 hide this blog
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JKF Petition - Response to Dr. Davilas Email
People of the Eye Greetings: you may recall a petition objecting to Dr. Jane Fernandes teaching in the Dept of ASL and Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University this spring was circulated. She will teach 2 sections of Intro to Deaf Studies which may be a required course for some majors. The petition was mailed via certified mail to President Davila [...]
Higher Education Fri, Nov 30 2007 hide this blog
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To Be Or Not To Be - Part I
People of the Eye To Be Or Not To Be - a discussion on eugenics and social Darwinism in the 21st Century
Thu, Nov 29 2007 hide this blog
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Videos After Black Friday Oct 13, 2006
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Paddy Ladd Presentation at NTID - Parts I - III
People of the Eye In 2004, Dr. Paddy Ladd presented at NTID/RIT in Rochester, NY on his new book entitled: Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood See part I of Dr. Ladd's presentation
Culture Sat, Nov 24 2007 hide this blog
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Another Deaf Ancestor / Hero - Dr. John Hotchkiss
People of the Eye hi all i put up a few postings re: George Veditz (see side bar) and wanted to signout praise for Dr. John Hotchkiss - another amazing Deaf educator, leader, and ancestor. Ill let him speak for himself with these excerpts as this is one of my all-time favorites of the NAD motion picture collection [kml_flashembed movie=" [link] [...]
Language Education Culture Mon, Nov 19 2007 hide this blog
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And there was light - artwork from Mythology Images Exhibit...
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Apathy - whats up with that?
People of the Eye Apathy is a state of indifference where an individual has an absence of interest or concern to certain aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. Apathy can be object-specific toward a person, activity or environment. It is a common reaction to stress where it manifests as “learned helplessness” and is commonly associated with depression. [...]
Culture Thu, Nov 15 2007 hide this blog
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Love vs. Fear: United We Stand vlog
People of the Eye [link] HI all - click link above for vlog re: Love vs. Fear: United We Stand am trying to embed the link here but not having any success finding the embedding function on this blog form - sorry for those who dont know ASL or can't understand me - see below: Summary of Love vs. Fear: United We Stand [...]
Sat, Nov 10 2007 hide this blog
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IKJ, JKF, and KK spring course load
People of the Eye Teaching Load for IKJ, JKF, and KK at Gallaudet for this Spring 2008 Karen Kimmel ENG 442 Major Author, Lucille Clifton Jane Fernandes 2 sections of Deaf Studies 101 classes and possible grad. course IK Jordan PSY 495 (special topic) PSY 795 (special topic) Fall 2007 - assistant instructor for scuba evening --- is Power Again, i do [...]
Higher Education Tue, Oct 30 2007 hide this blog
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An Examination of Karen Kimmels Law Suit
People of the Eye May 2, 2007 Dr. Karen Kimmel filed a lawsuit against Gallaudet University To see the full lawsuit go to: [link] Below is an examination of some of the claims and statements in this suit. I apologize for the capitalization of my comments - I don't mean to be screaming even if I do feel very emotional when [...]
Higher Education Legal Tue, Oct 30 2007 hide this blog
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Petition Re: JKFernandes teaching in the ASL and Deaf...
People of the Eye biggest thanks to Judy Gough of Ca. for getting a ton of signatures in just a hour or two of time biggest thanks to Ella Mae Lentz for mentioning the importance of taking a peaceful stand after more signatures are gathered, the petition will be sent to Dr. Davila with a cover letter requesting a formal statement [...]
Sun, Oct 28 2007 hide this blog
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Return of the Three Ks to Campus
People of the Eye The Return of the Ks to Campus I am posting my thoughts on the return of Dr. Jordan, Dr. Fernandes, and Dr. Kimmel to teach at Gallaudet NOT because I want to create discord or see a protest emerge. Neither of these outcomes are desirable or effective. I post because I cherish Gallaudet she [...]
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FACTS vs. FICTIONS - a Response to JKFernandes' quotes in...
People of the Eye FACTS vs. FICTIONS - JKF please stop talking to the media A response to JK Fernandes comments in Paul Basken´s article, "A Year After Protests, Gallaudet Sees Progress, but Key Dispute Remains," which appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education (Tuesday, October 16, 2007) FICTION #1: JKF - "The protesters objected to my vision that Gallaudet needed to become a...
Higher Education Culture Fri, Oct 19 2007 hide this blog
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Paddy Ladd on Post-Colonialism and Deafhood
People of the Eye In 2004, Dr. Paddy Ladd presented at NTID/RIT in Rochester, NY on his new book entitled: "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood"  There has been alot of discussion on what Deafhood is and is not.  Perhaps seeing what Paddy had to say on the subject will be helpful.  [link] (sorry i cant figure out how to embed the video on this blog system :...
Culture Tue, Oct 16 2007 hide this blog
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Veditz's letters to Bell
People of the Eye Some letters George Veditz wrote to AG Bell which appear in Bell's archives Veditz´s handwritten letter to AG Bell Dec. 29, 1909 Veditz starts by saying he is sending ANOTHER copy of the NAD's resolution to Bell. Veditz states he regrets that Bell won't be attending the World Congress for the Deaf the next summer because "We should have like...
Language Education Culture Mon, Oct 15 2007 hide this blog
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Veditz hits the WWW
People of the Eye There are many short postings discussing Veditz lately Got George? by Martha Anger 3:12 min Video discusses George Veditz's background and as a few short clips from his "Preservation" Speech Veditz vs. Bell by Martha Anger 8:17 min Video discusses George Veditz tried to convince AG Bell of the errors of his ways (Martha Anger is a student at NTI...
Language Audism Education Culture Mon, Oct 15 2007 hide this blog
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GEORGE VEDITZ, 1861-1937
People of the Eye GEORGE VEDITZ, 1861-1937 Every American school child is taught who George Washington was - what if every Deaf child grew up knowing who George Veditz was? o Son of German immigrants o Bilingual in German and English o Deaf at age 9 from Scarlet Fever. o Attended Maryland School for the Deaf and learned American Sign Language (ASL). o Passed entrance exam for Galla...
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