Ask The Deaf - Sounds Vs Images
Teej42 Question: If you have always been deaf, what is your experience like with words? I mean, when you think a sentence does it run through your head as “sounded out” words, or is it more the concept of the symbol? This is difficult to describe. It is like the “is the yellow you see, [...]
Language Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Ask the Deaf - Introduction
Teej42 It is natural to be curious. To be able to learn more on the difference between people, I find it to be encouraging, as this kind of knowledge would help expand our minds toward new things that we may never experience in our life. Someone on a geek forum (arstechnica.com) took the step to ask me some [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Cell phones and texing ban.. now..this?
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!Heads up. I had a alert from a friend of mine that told me of what's coming down the road. If the local laws are getting more serious, then common sense is already going out the window.Here's what RSG007 wrote today: [link] the article he refers to: [link] we have Cell phone ban while driving (yet, if I could take a number of pictures of these offen...
Art and Storytelling Tech Legal Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

No Insurance for Hearing Aids?
DeafMom Many people are often surprised to find out that hearing aids are very rarely covered by insurance. I work with families with newly identified babies and children with hearing loss and families often tell me how shocked they are to learn that they will have to fork over a few thousand dollars to purchase hearing aids. If they're fortunate, the state...
Tech Legal Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Interlude: Don’t Forget To Watch Marty Tonite!
The Countdown To The Resurrection Tonight on Oxygen Channel at 10 PM EST. When you're done watching, come back and discuss. Cheers, R-
Media Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Textwalking, Textdriving, textwhatever...
RSGeo-007 Sherlock Steve has had some pretty good points when talking about texting while driving. The recent Washington Post article, Textwalkers: Do They Need A Heads-Up? talks about things like this including textwalking. There's even mention of laws being passed related to texting.Folks, put down your pager and walk normally. You really do not want to be in NYC or other cit...
Tech Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The relief of a summer
Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007 This summer I felt better than I have in many years. Somehow I think getting away also meant that my mental self got away for a while. I did what I said before in this blog: I left it all (about my hearing and thinking about it and being tired from it) behind and “forgot” [...]
Tech Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Rachel and the Italian Asshole
An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear I'm on Luca's archaic work computer because my internet has been down for six days. FRUSTRATED! I have so much to say and five minutes until some pop-up on his computer erases what I've written. Typing my ass off, right now.I miss Rachel. The Italian guy was a first class Asshole. He called Friday night to try to get together, but we were in Siena, Pienza and Montalci...
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Getting Ready for Back to School
Bionic Ear Paula Rosenthal offers advice on how to help a child get ready for school. I asked my mom what she did when I was in elementary school. She said that after the first one or two years, she asked the...
Education Tech Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

News Online: UFC Fighter gets hero's send-off
submit by: Anthony UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - In 12 days Ultimate Fighting Championship Fighter Matt Hamill, of Utica, will be involved in his biggest match of his career. But Monday night, before full preparations could set in, Hamill had a hero's send-off out of Utica.
Media Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

An Interview with Deaf Gay Model Martin Ritchie
Deaf Queer News Martin Ritchie, left, was initially rejected by Janice Dickinson because his tummy wasn’t too firm. But he returned, and is now a “new model” on season four. Deafinitely By Daniel A. Kusner Queer Texan Martin Ritchie hopes to impress Janice Dickinson. He’s got one advantage the other models don’t — he can’t hear her scream Rejection can’t stop Martin [...]
Media Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

First Night of DNC 2008 Through Deaf Eyes
The Deaf Perspective Tonight we had the first series of speeches celebrating the Democratic Party and Barack Obama’s upcoming nomination. I was lucky enough to work inside the Pepsi Center, on the second floor! I could see a lot of what was going on and I had an interpreter with me so she interpreted all of the speeches. WOW! Let me give you my observations… The first comparison in m...
Media Culture Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A More Perfect Union: Why it's Important for the Deaf and...
The Deaf Perspective This entry is reposted because it was written several days before I joined DeafRead and it's important for all of you to read this piece: This morning I was listening to a very good speech when I heard the words "New Mexico voted Democratic in Presidential Elections for a while until 2004, it turned red with 500 votes."Just 500 votes?!?Immediately, what popped in my m...
Media Legal Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Taking it to the next level
A Radical Sabbatical Well, two more days and my sabbatical is truly over and done with.  Thursday I return to work and a new office.  Should be interesting as I also return for my last semester in College on Wednesday evening to complete the certificate program. If I said I wasn't anxious, it would be a lie.  I'm worried [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Horse Used as a Model
Deaf Animal Row A wonderful article on how Cali, the deaf horse, have contributed to the understanding of disabilities and how they can function equally if allowed and given the opportunity. The emphasis is on the abilities of each individual as everyone has their own limits. Even hearnig animals and people have limits and we are not quick to call them as someone with disabilites. At...
Media Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

How Do You Sign "Obama?"
Jamie Berke (About.com) This fall, the signing community will be discussing politics along with the rest of the nation. Naturally, we need a sign for "Obama," and another sign for "McCain." Already, discussion...
Language Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

World Federation of the DeafBlind 9th Helen Keller World...
We Can Do Note that this includes a call for abstracts for proposed presentations and workshops, the deadline for which is February 1, 2009. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT World Federation of the DeafBlind, WFDB 9th Helen Keller World Conference and WFDB 3rd General Assembly Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, October 22 - 27, 2009. Hosting organisation: The National Association of D...
Language Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A Letter From My Father - Part 3
Laurie's Dance with Sound My father's letter continues. . .Laurie's mother should be given the majority of the credit for ensuring Laurie's speech training and for spending hours and hours listening to her and her problems and for encouraging her to "never give up" on being able to "get along" in a hearing world.She taught Laurie how to be organized and to get tasks done in a timely manner. F...
Higher Education Language Education Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Gallaudet students plunging into the political process
Inside Gallaudet Students taking part in The Washington Center's Presidential Academic Seminar Series are plunging into the political process and sharing insights and inspiration with the deaf community.
Media Higher Education Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Oil Can Henry's
Lantana's Latitude A few years back, Hubby and I were thrilled when we read that Oil Can Henry's was building a brand new site just a few blocks from our beach home. We formerly had to go all the way to Astoria to have an oil change, so this big news made us feel warm and fuzzy inside. What an improvement for our town!!I was thrilled to death the first time I used these new facilities, ...
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

UnReasonable Access ?
At The Rim The British DDA Act.The DDA requires employers and providers of goods and services to the public to make reasonable adjustments to assist disabled people in recruitment, employment and to enable them to access goods and services. For deaf people, reasonable adjustments might include providing communication aids or services, such as sign language interpreting.The Probl...
Legal Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Democrats....down?
Deaf Republicans Obama/Biden Ticket ResponseSeems like the Deaf Democrats blogsite is "down" and has not been active since May 11, 2008. I wonder why? Not happy that Hillary was selected? Though right now 1 in 5 Hillary voters support McCain. That's 20% of the 18 million voters or about 3.5 million to John McCain's side. Or even more unnerving to Democrats is that more than half of Hi...
Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Reflections
The Rebuttal The Rebuttal is two years old in October. It started in 2006, just before the Australian Association of the Deaf National Conference. Our first piece attacked Deaf sector organisations for not making enough effort to promote and encourage deaf people into leadership and management roles. The message was clear, employing deaf people is not enough. [...]
Language Audism Education Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

We Should Have Deaf Delegates!
The Deaf Perspective Everyday at work, we have discussions with our co-workers. These discussions range from anything from wildly speculative “What-if-Hillary-Clinton-stole-the-nomination?” to more serious subjects such as Bobby Kennedy’s legacy. Today, we talked about delegates. During the primaries, the super-delegates got an enormous amount of attention from the press because of t...
Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

"200" Brought to Deaf Gaza School Lately
RLMDEAF The New York Time's latest article (8/23/08) reported more than 40 international human right advocates in two boats recently landed in Gaza in defy of the Israel government and brought 200 hearing aid devices for deaf Gaza youngsters. *rolling eyes in --- in the world for the international human rights advocates brought hearing aids, instead of money for lack of dies...
Audism Tech Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post