Second Week Ends
Glenn's Story Book Glenn wrote:I've been in the provost's office twice this week to see if he had talked with anyone over at Student Affairs and Enrollment Management (SAEM) or the DSS office. Monday I just left my name and email, hoping that would be enough for the provost to get back to me. It wasn't and I went back to see him again this afternoon. The administrative assistant look...
Higher Education Tech Legal Sat, Oct 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Captioning One Theater and Stadium at a Time
Please face me, I read lips Many of you know I hold season tickets to the opera.  This used to be one of the few stage experiences I could enjoy with friends and family since it always offered subtitling in English, (due to the fact that operas are sung in other languages.)  Over the past three decades many musicals I would have like to have [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Tech Legal Culture Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf College Student Fights for Adequate Accomodations
Jamie Berke (About.com) It took me an hour to read through the entire Glenn's Story Book blog, but it was worth it to get the big picture. Glenn, a deaf college student at...
Higher Education Language Tech Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Back to Class
Glenn's Story Book Glenn wrote:Classes begin for the fall quarter on Wednesday, September 24th. It was a really stressful week for me.My first class is IT 428, which is at 11. I've had this instructor before and he's a challenge. I have two different TypeWell transcribers alternating days with one another. One of them has some experience and the other has very little experience. So...
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CART Criticized
Glenn's Story Book Glenn wrote:It has been a fairly interesting day today with a lot going on. Most of it was good, but some was not.One of the good things that happened was that I got to meet someone on the east coast via video phone call who had some really good ideas on how to get more exposure for this story. She had quite a few excellent suggestions, and I have already acted on o...
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CART Booted
Glenn's Story Book Glenn wrote:I'm in my 11:00 class and trying to follow along with this complex stuff the instructor is going over in class and an email lands in my inbox. I wanted to take a quick look at it to see if it was anything interesting.It was from the new coordinator saying that he had arranged to have TypeWell in my next class starting on Friday. He didn't say who it was ...
Higher Education Language Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

LSD Needs To Clean Up Its Act!
Mishka Zena As we discussed not too long ago, unfortunately sexual abuses do occur in deaf residential schools, just like the hearing boarding schools and day programs, both hearing and deaf. However with better laws and supervisions, these violations are usually caught and referred to the law authorities to handle, unlike the earlier times where these incidents [...]
Media Education Legal Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Hey, everyone! Join me to celebrate one loving year~
Waving With My Deaf Hands ~ The Anniversary of Waving With My Deaf Hands!One loving year of being a blogger/vlogger in Deafread. I can hardly believe it's been a year. I wonder where the time went! I'd like to share the first post from October 3, 2007, so here it is:It warmed my heart, and I wanted to show you this article either on the blog spot or in a person.Some of them are from this artic...
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Jay Leno DOES NOT HAVE to apologize to St. Joseph Institute...
Show Me Deaf Community With the recent hoopla about St. Joseph's crying about Jay's joke, Jay was talking about deaf kids not hearing what he said.He pointed out the unusual headlines and listings found in papers. There was a story about Barbershop singers going to schools. He joked about shrugging his shoulders and mouthing his words without sound.Jay Leno does NOT have to apologize. H...
Media Language Audism Education Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Ronda Del Boccio and Karen Putz Have a Chat
DeafMom So, how does a deaf woman chat with a blind woman on the internet? I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ronda Del Boccio, the gal who won the Affiliate Marketing Challenge that I wrote about previously on Disaboom: Storyation Lady Wins Marketing Contest. Ronda was the only person with a disability and the only woman in the contest. I original...
Language Fri, Oct 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Emilie Padullon, Deaf working for Philippine President
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I'm not sure if Emilie is the first deaf person who ever worked with the Philippine President because we don't have any previous records. But, I believe she is the only deaf person in history who made a lasting impact to any Philippine President.
Language Education Legal Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Tabula rasa
Ke5ter Tabula rasa With a limited auditory input (I can only hear low sounds with a db of about 70 in my left ear but profound in my right ear), I believe in this and thanks to technology we have like computers and the Web, we're able to input a lot of information through our eyes [...]
Tech Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The People I Meet - Drew & His Family
Laurie's Dance with Sound Last Friday, I had opportunity to meet another CI kid - Drew! His parents both write in "Turn On My Ears" and they live in Columbus, Ohio. When I was planning my trip to Ohio, I email them to see if we could possibly meet. Drew's family invited me for lunch and we had a wonderful time visiting and learning about each other's hearing journeys.Drew & Laurie (we b...
Tech Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Move Over, Kid. Grandma's Getting a Cochlear Implant Too.
Jamie Berke (About.com) MSNBC.com has a long article, "Older ears hear again with cochlear implants," about the growing popularity of cochlear implants among older people. Older people who lose their hearing generally do...
Tech Culture Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Blogging and Conferences
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature It has taken me a while to check my RSS Feed... so the compliment is a little dated; however, thanks Living La Vida Alpo for complimenting my blog. Interestingly enough, I've been following her blog and especially enjoy being Cue-Flipped and her post on banned books. I'm supposed to nominate at least seven other bloggers. I've already mentioned some of my favorite bl...
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NEWS: Jamaica HIV & AIDS Program Includes Disabled People
We Can Do The United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) program in Jamaica has been taking action to ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind in HIV/AIDS education efforts. Initiatives include providing materials in Braille for blind people and incorporating sign language into television public service announcements for deaf people. Read more detail about the project [...]
Media Language Education Culture Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

African Journal #23: Tactile Love
Tactile The World Portland - Seattle - DC - NYC Every day that passed, dusk til dawn, I often thought about those who I missed dearly. My father, my rebellious brother, my ailing mother. My devoted friends, friends who came and went, those who tactiled with me in the darkness. Strangers that passed by with a glance, those who [...]
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Education Culture Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Patch Of Sunshine
Five String Guitar The number of annular rings on my personal tree are a number that feels high, in light of my mood mental health today.Life feels like 25.The sun is shining, the breeze is moderate, the temperature is not quite jackets yet. Footballs float in the school yard horizon and my cochlear hears and interprets correctly, the sound of laughter from young minds who care not a p...
Tech Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Three deaf guys and NAD kick some ADA booty in Washington...
Jared's Global Microbrand NAD along with three Redskins fans Shane Feldman, Brian Kelly, and Paul Singleton have successfully sued the FedEx Field where Redskins games are hosted. Because of them, the stadium will be more accessible to the deaf. The judgment in this lawsuit was long in coming (ongoing since 2006) but they ultimately prevailed! Hopefully, this will [...]
Media Legal Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

¡Bienvenido a Sigthos! La primera plataforma WEB para la...
BLOGVISUALSIGNAREXTREME ¡Bienvenido a Sigthos! La primera plataforma WEB para la interpretación online de la lengua de signos, mediante videoconferencia.Sigthos le proporciona la capacidad de comunicarse, en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar. Nuestros intérpretes están disponibles las 24 horas del día, los 365 días del año, a través de la red Internet.Acceda a nuestros servicios de inte...
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NAD Makes a Touchdown – Victory in Redskins Case
NAD Advocacy On September 30, 2008, a federal judge in Maryland ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the Washington Redskins to provide fans who are deaf or hard of hearing with equal access to the auditory information broadcast over the stadium public address system at FedExField where the Redskins play. This auditory information includes [...]
Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A BENEFICIO DE ESCOL-SORDO
BLOGVISUALSIGNAREXTREME PROGRAMA DE NUESTRA PRÓXIMA PROYECCIÓN DE PELÍCULAS,Y CONFIÓ NO FALTAREIS PARA COLABORAR CON NUESTRAS AYUDAS A SORDOSNECESITADOS.
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Louisian Teen Sex Act with Six Year Old
submit by: Anonymous A teenager in Louisiana forced a deaf six year old child to do a sex act. Details in this report from WAFB Channel 9.
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My iPod Touch (2G)
Illustrator: Blog-alloon I brought it right after iPod Touch 2G introduce from recently Apple Event. I really like it so much as I could make easy look up on website and check e-mail at home or anywhere with Wi-Fi available. I could watch movie with subtitle or closed caption (see demo) or play game whatever I'm bore. New [...]
Media Language Tech Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

17th-century Deaf Dutch painter
Fookem and Bug Ice Landscape Oil on canvas Staatliches Museum, Schwerin Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634), one of the first Dutch landscape painters of the 17th century, was deaf and mute and known as de Stomme van Kampen (“the mute of Kampen”). He is especially noted for his winter landscapes of his homeland. His landscapes are characterized by high horizons, bright clear colors, [......
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