Harvey Goodstein Rose to the VP of Gally Board &...
RLMDEAF "Save Our Deaf Schools" E-Coordinator posted the latest news from Gallaudet University regarding the Gallaudet Board of Trustees -Harvey Goodstein promoted to Vice Chair of Board of Trustees, Duane Halliburton to join BoT in October Deaf President Now (DPN) protest hero Dr. Harvey Goodstein has been promoted to Vice Chair of the Gallaudet Board of Trustees, replacing ...
Sat, Jul 31 2010 · 1 hour ago

Persona non grata
Mike McConnell Calm down folks. Before I get any more emails (yes, I know) let me remind you that I don't have the need nor the time to watch videos that are long on hyperbole, short on facts and full of the tabloid stuff. . Not my bag no matter the subject.Next, if you like golf, technology and you have a hearing loss, maybe this bit of news will interest you.The annual conference ...
Sat, Jul 31 2010 · 1 hour ago

Comfortable Kinds of Hearing Aids
Cacophony to Symphony The following is a guest post from a hearing aid center employee. If you would like to write a guest post, write a comment or send an email to pinklam94 'at' yahoo 'dot'com (replacing at and dot with the respective symbols). I will be back to writing some posts of my own very soon, don't think I've given up on writing!- LAMMany people will tell you that hearing ...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 13 hours ago

DeafNation World Expo Experience
That Deaf Cartoonist Ok. Well my eyes and brain are still reeling from so MUCH stimulation from attending last weeks DeafNation World Expo in Las Vegas. As many of you may know I was sponsored by a very cool group of people at Zvrs. They bought and distributed for FREE over 400 of my “In Deaf Culture” and [...]
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 15 hours ago

Deaf Reel #8 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist I hope you are enjoying my new comic series: Deaf Reel so far. Well if you not...I sure am!! So much fun that I decided to develop my own Deaf Reel website to house my collection. This week Robin Deafhood has dropped his bow and arrow and is on a lecture tour of Nottingham to [...]
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 15 hours ago

WHAT DO WE DO WITH ORAL PROGRAMS?
Show Me Deaf Community As I said in earier posting, that the war on audism is not over yet! I am asking everyone to stop and think about those oral programs that benefited from 130 years of oppression. We need to have them modify the programs to go back to pre-1880 deaf education programs.Every action since September 11, 1880 were illegal.With the recent developments, it will take anoth...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 15 hours ago

Act Now! Urge the U.S. Senate to Adopt H.R. 3101
NAD News On July 26, 2010, the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (H.R. 3101) with a vote of 348 to 23. The NAD thanks U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), for authoring, introducing, and championing H.R. 3101 and Representatives Henry Waxma...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 15 hours ago

THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL 3-D MOVIES IN THEATRES
Deaf Anthology We Deaf been fighting for our rights for access to movie theatres. We been filing lawsuits after lawsuits against major theatre chains. I am wondering if we are better off working with the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and the Department of Justice in achieving our goals. There is no excuse whatsoever why we can't ask for 100% of the screens to have th...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 19 hours ago

Act Now! Urge the U.S. Senate to Pass H.R. 3101
NAD News On July 26, 2010, the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (H.R. 3101) with a vote of 348 to 23. The NAD thanks U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), for authoring, introducing, and championing H.R. 3101 and Representatives Henry Waxma...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 19 hours ago

Melow's Twitter Page..
At The Rim Question 1ContactAFamily @RNID Hi! How have you involved your users in the rebranding process?RNID @ContactAFamily There've been various stages - 4000+ people interviewed or surveyed, including users, commissioners, members (the RNID has 35,000 members but chose to ask outsiders like the people they want money from !).Question 2sirgarg @RNID Do you think the younger ...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 20 hours ago

DEAF WON FREE MOVIE TICKETS IN LAWSUIT
Deaf Anthology This just in out of Boston, the Massachusetts Attorney General reached a settlement with the three major theatre chains, to give out at least 200 free movie tickets to the Deaf and blind.After 20 years of ADA, fighting for my rights, and all I got is this damn movie ticket.Here's an article from the Boston Globe: (David Abel)The 18-year-old from Barre appreciates the ...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 20 hours ago

Ashley Fiolek Wins X Games 16
submit by: Lauren Deaf Motocross racer Ashley Fiolek wins another X Games gold medal!!
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 21 hours ago

DEAF STRANDED IN VEGAS AFTER EXPO, HERE'S WHY?
Deaf Anthology Let's look back at the highlights of Deafnation Expo in Las Vegas. Pah!1. Deaf Magician Morgan adopted one of Seinfeld tiger.2. "Oralism" meant a day at the Mustang ranch.3. Waitresses denied unemployment benefits after a week of no tips.4. "Do not kick" door placards replaces "Do not Disturb" after complaints.5. Security couldn't distinguished those signing and those...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 21 hours ago

New York City Installs Hearing Loops on its Subways
Hearing Sparks Empty subway in NYCI just read on the blog Eh? What? Huh? that New York City is installing hearing loops on its subways. Subway riders who have a telecoil or T-switch on their hearing aids will be able to switch to it and hear announcements directly in their hearing aids.Here's a story from NPR about this loop; it's an interview with David Myers, who created hearinglo...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 21 hours ago

President Obama to the Federal Government: Hire More People...
NAD News On Monday, July 26, during the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the ADA, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing plans for the Federal Government to hire more people with disabilities. This order move will not only provide jobs to many disabled individuals, but also make the federal government a "model employer of individuals with disabiliti...
Fri, Jul 30 2010 · 23 hours ago

Three times thankful
Deafinitely girly Today is Thankful Friday.This weekend, The Rents are coming back from a month-long trip to the USA.It is for this I am thankful for!I have missed them.And they also promised to bring me back some Peanut Butter M&Ms and some Combos…Oh, and some Bush’s Baked Beans – the most divine thing on the planet!For this, I am also thankful.And, for obvious reasons, as a result of...
Fri, Jul 30 2010

Disney's 3D Xmas Carol a first in UK
At The Rim Bluddy 'ell Christmas comes earlier every year ! Only one error as I can see the promo vid isn't accessible lol.....From this link...Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' breaks new ground as the first ever fully 'accessible' 3D movie. This weekend marks a milestone in UK cinema - the release of the first ever 3D movie that is accessible to people with hearing or sight loss....
Fri, Jul 30 2010

Message to all employers
Liz's Blog Are you deaf aware? Are you ignorant? Or just don't you care?   Are you treating deaf people in your work place like I have been treated? (see previous post on that) Are you treating deaf people as well as hearing people, in regards to making them use their holiday entitlement, for their known medical [...]
Fri, Jul 30 2010

Wooden Floors, Deaf Schmoo!
adreanaline Deaf moms may not have their ears tuned to their kids, but they most certainly have radar! Our tools include great peripheral vision, gut-checks, and wooden floors. A long span of stillness is enough to have us go checking. ;) And schmoo — mean what? I learned ASL later in life, so English is my [...]
Thu, Jul 29 2010

Deaf couple confronted by police search without...
Deaf Japan News Note written by the police agent to communicate with the Deaf couple. (photo: [link] agents from the Aichi Prefecture Police suddenly visited the house of the Deaf married couple in Aichi Prefecture this May, and the search warrant of the suspicion of the Stimulants Control Law violation against the husband was presented.The agents did not bring the sign language in...
Thu, Jul 29 2010

Big Movie Theater Chains See Writing On Wall And Start To...
Hearing Mojo On the same day that the U.S. Justice Department was asking for comments on a proposed rule requiring movie theaters to provide closed captions for hard-of-hearing customers along with audio descriptions for blind theatergoers, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was finalizing an agreement with three of the biggest movie theater chains to dramatically incre...
Thu, Jul 29 2010

Video: Captions on the Radio
Jamie Berke (About.com) Just saw this video from  National Public Radio about captioned radio. It shows how it works in prototypes (but does not explain how the captions are created.)  I don't know if I would want one in the car, but I would love to have one I could take to the pool.Video: Captions on the Radio originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 21:19:3...
Thu, Jul 29 2010

iPhone 4 Unlimited Data Plan TAP Update From AT&T
myVRS Relay Central Blog This is updated information in regarding iPhone 4 Unlimited data plan for deaf people. I would like to pass this along to everyone and this is useful for everyone to take this advantage. Please read this very clearly and the rumors you heard about the TAP pricing plan is incorrect. This is the real source [...]
Thu, Jul 29 2010

NAD Establishes Scholarship in Honor of Departing Chief...
NAD News At the 50th Biennial NAD Conference in Philadelphia, a special announcement was made on July 7, 2010 during the Welcome Ceremony by Barbara Jean "BJ" Wood, Annette Posell, Julie Rems-Smario and Jerry Nelson. With the approval of and on behalf of the NAD Board of Directors, they announced the establishment of a scholarship fund in honor of departing Chief E...
Thu, Jul 29 2010

Recognition Awards Presented at 50th Biennial NAD...
NAD News The NAD Board of Directors wishes to take this opportunity to recognize again the outstanding efforts of individuals and corporate entities who received awards during the 50th Biennial NAD Conference, in recognition of their efforts on behalf of the American deaf and hard of hearing community, listed below. Click here to learn more about each award and view recip...
Thu, Jul 29 2010