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Deaf Olympics 2008 Diver Chris Colwill
Deaf Soup The 2008 Olympics include a Deaf diver. I'm surprised no one in the deaf blogosphere has mentioned this  yet.  I cannot find a mention of him in my searches at DeafRead.  So, I present to you, a bio for Chris Colwill, formerly of Florida, now living in Georgia. Let's cheer on one of our own! Chris [...]
Sat, Aug 09 2008

Gallaudet Easter Campers of 1903
Deaf Soup When I attended Gallaudet in the late 80's and early 90's, whenever we'd get a long weekend, some of us boys would get a convoy of trucks and vans filled up with camping gear and head up to the mountains at Deep Creek Lake or Sugar Mountain, or attend Timberfest camping festivals in Pennsylvania or [...]
Fri, Mar 21 2008

Et Tu, Hulu? The Epitome of Betrayal
Deaf Soup I was thrilled by the announcement that Hulu.com, a long-planned site that showcases free movies and television content in both full length and short clips, had gone LIVE, and hundreds of episodes and films were now available. They describe themselves on the website as “a vast selection of premium video content, on demand, free and [...]
Fri, Mar 14 2008

1923 Gallaudet Football Team Photo
Deaf Soup I came across this fantastic vintage photo of some members of the 1923 Gallaudet Football team in action on the field. I do not have information about the player names or graduation years, and would like help in identifying them. Perhaps persons with access to Gallaudet Archives or vintage yearbooks from this era could help? If [...]
Fri, Mar 14 2008

The Deaf Hear Through the Teeth
Deaf Soup I was skimming through some very old vintage advertising materials from the 1880's and came across the Dentaphone, a device that “by it's use, the deaf are enabled to hear all ordinary conversations, lectures, concerts...” according to the advertising copy, the device is “a thin, flexible folding diaphragm of a peculiar composition, ...
Sat, Feb 16 2008

Another reason to vote for Obama - he is …
Deaf Soup Another reason to vote for Obama - he is the only one who provides full access to all of his videos with captions for the deaf. see the report from Stone Deaf Pilots here: [link]
Mon, Feb 11 2008