The Raging Hands

How can WE, the Deaf Community better protect ASL and our...
The Raging Hands
Mon, Jul 21 2008

Does "True Life:I'm Deaf" represent the Deaf?
The Raging Hands
Mon, Jul 21 2008

Follow Your Heart
The Raging Hands "Follow Your Heart" were the words that had a strong impact on me, Let me tell you the story of how it impacted me. It was in 2004 that I just had enrolled at Virginia School for the Deaf in Staunton. I met a young man who was at that time, an eighth grader. He was a intelligent student. He and I clicked and became good friends. I started admiring him and copying him ...
Fri, Apr 25 2008

Deaf Culture
The Raging Hands Imagine living in a world in which you have not heard a single sound, not even lyrics from romantic songs. Imagine describing your feelings with only hands. Loud claps are replaced with waving hands. Imagine not having a verbal voice. Imagine learning about the world, how things work, chemical reactions only through your eyes. Imagine being in a world that is muted an...
Sun, Feb 10 2008

Cochlea Implants and Deaf babies using ASL
The Raging Hands I want to say what is on my mind about this hot topic in the Deaf community. As a culturally Deaf person who grew up in a hearing world. I feel that Deaf babies should not be implanted. Why is that? When I was born and diagonsed as Deaf, my parents and family looked at many options offered but ultimately chose to use Sign Language and used it with me from a early age....
Sun, Feb 10 2008

Why should we cherish ASL?
The Raging Hands I want to express my thoughts about our crown jewel of our culture, the gem we hold most dear, American Sign Language. ASL has been our language since Clerc and Gallaudet formed it during their fifteen days maiden voyage aboard the Mary Augusta, coming to America to set up the first permanent school for the Deaf, American School for the Deaf in Connecticut in 1817. Si...
Sun, Feb 10 2008

NAD and AGBAD
The Raging Hands As you all probably heard of what is happening between NAD and AGBAD, I want to commend Bobbie Beth Scoggins on what she did on NAD'S behalf. I personally am disgusted with the letter that AGBAD wrote to Pepsi Co. because AGBAD does not accurately represent the true core vision and values of the Deaf community. NAD is the true representative of the Deaf Community. I t...
Sun, Feb 10 2008