Are deaf people considered as flight risk?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers If airline companies have policy against boarding ten or more deaf passengers because of safety concerns, does it mean that they are considered as flight risks?
Audism Education Legal Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

OBAMA SIGNED "THANK YOU" TO DEAF MAN!
Show Me Deaf Community I was watching Obama's rally in Springfield, Illinois on CNN. I caught him signing to deaf man who told him congratulations in sign language.It is nice to know that Obama replied in sign language to deaf man.I want to vote for change!This means Obama-Biden!Paul K.
Language Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Frog helps hearing aid science
deafness and hearing aids With a twitch of a muscle, the Chinese concave-eared torrent frog brushes off the sounds of thundering rivers, focusing on the one thing that really matters: the siren song of the opposite sex. The males of this rare species are the only animal known to be able to turn a deaf ear to distracting noises while [...]
Tech Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DMH is playing the shell game with Missouri Deaf Community.
Show Me Deaf Community *Paul's note - this e-mail was sent to Bill McClellan, the columnist of St. Louis Post Dispatch. This is to recruit him to help us to expose the bull about DMH and the deaf programs. There will be posting about seeking attorney to help expedite the process to provide mental health services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Missouri. - DMH does not have money in ...
Media Legal Culture Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Peter Cook performs for Gallaudet
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature While this blog is primarily for adolescent literature which includes Deaf Characters, I like to add topics that may be of interest to young adults in general. As an educator (and a lover of books), I want young people to read; however, I also hope that they attend cultural events that encourage them to play with language. One example is last night's performance by De...
Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Music Videos Captioned on Tube Caption
bill creswell Hi! I wrote a couple weeks about about TubeCaption. The site has some features that make it easy to import text, and gives an “educated guess” as to where they go. As it turns out, this lends itself well to music videos, which have lyrics easily available online. Insert the url, paste the lyrics, make some adjustments, and [...]
Tech Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Swimming Naked with ‘Honu’ (Sea Turtles) ~
The Ear of My Heart Before I left for my family summer vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii, I told my Deaf friends I was going to swim naked with ‘Honu’ – the Hawaiian name for sea turtles. A bona fide workaholic, I had wisely planned a well-earned, long overdue, 2-week vacation to an exotic island and dared to [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Friday I’m in Love
Sudden Silence ...with my CI's! Starting back at the beginning…when Dave, Paige and I first got to the mapping room, my audiologist, Krystine, explained that she would set the volume thresholds on each CI individually. Then both of them would be turned on and we’d make sure the volume levels were compatible, stuff like that. I was so [...]
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Children Stories On Video
I'm adopting a deaf child with Ushers, now wh I found this awesome video about a month ago and I have been meaning to share it. It's the only website I have found like this and my children absolutely love it. If you know of more sites like this, please share. [link] You PBS!!
Media Art and Storytelling Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Noted: subtitling community
Inaudible Nonsense Two posts to Lifehacker this week — DivXLand Media Subtitler Embeds Subtitles into Movie Files and Subdownloader Grabs Subtitles For All Your Movies — lead me into the world of subtitle sharing (what seems to be an outgrowth of anime fanboys and fangirls that share subtitles with each other). Apparently there some legal issues here in terms of who [...]
Tech Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

How to Interpret a Foreign Language Class?
Jamie Berke (About.com) Here's a tough challenge for interpreters: foreign language classes. Especially if the interpreter does not know the language! True2himall_ways is an interpreter on the forum who has to interpret four...
Language Education Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Presidential Sign Names
Finding my identity... Not sure what possessed me to think about presidential sign names as I slowly emerged from sleep this morning. Perhaps because Obama announced his VP pick this morning...OK, Nixon - the letter 'N' across the chin for lying, right? Lying Nixon...Carter - the letter 'C' signed as 'peanut'.Ford - did he have a sign name?Bush, Sr.?What's Bush, Jr's sign name?Reagan - the ...
Language Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deafess and Photography
The Ambling Rambler Someone asked me recently whether I would be so keen on photography if I had perfect hearing. I found it rather hard to answer that question as I've been deaf all my life and have never had perfect hearing. We all do things in life, the things that shape us, through our own experiences, some that aren't of our choosing, and we all tend to bend towards those that we ...
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Poll: Do You Turn Off Your Hearing Aid or CI in the...
Jamie Berke (About.com) I thought I was the only one who did it, but this past week I read in a comment on a mommyblog about a child with a cochlear implant turning...
Tech Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Scandal Brewing at SCSDB? Deaf in Olympics
Mishka Zena Board of school for deaf, blind decides to replace president The President, Pamela Shaw had been hired merely seven months ago had tendered her resignation abruptly, apparently under pressure. Her last day at work will be on Aug 29. The state is now investigating the state school for the deaf and blind for criminal allegations,  something Shaw claims ignorance. [...]
Education Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Jessica Bianco’s Story
Hearing Aid 2008 This morning as I listened to my clock ticking my son was sleeping next to me. Because he was not wearing his hearing aids, he was completely unaware of the ticking. The clock screamed at me, “WRITE THE STORY, WRITE THE STORY, WRITE THE STORY”. My story is overdue. I promised I would submit it [...]
Tech Legal Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

“First Class” Hotel proudly run by Deaf People
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the first of a series of features that focuses on famous Filipino Deaf as well as worthwhile institutions and foundations for the deaf in the Philippines. It's my way of recognizing their feats and showcase their successes the world over. Meet, “Dao Diamond Hotel“! Located in the majestic island paradise [...]
Culture Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Redskin? Nah, Just Semantics.
DeafDC.com Well, who knew? Turns out, according to the Washington Times, Reed Doughty, Redskins safety, has a hearing loss. Don't get too excited. He's definitely not deaf. Just has a hearing loss. Gotta give up a simultaneous eye-roll and kiss-fist for the headline of that story: “Redskins' Doughty tackles hearing loss.” Get it? [...]
Language Culture Tech Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Training The Brain to Hear Better
SpeakUpLibrarian Photo creditDiscover's September 2008 issue has an interesting article called "Mental Fitness" by Kathleen McAuliffe which describes Posit Science's Brain Fitness system. The article is mainly about improving cognitive skills but a short section on improving auditory processing caught my eye. Here's a quote from the article: "The Posit Science system strives to enhanc...
Tech Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

6 year old wants to be DEAF PRESIDENT!
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!It gets cute every year. Every 6 year old kid DREAMS really big. Wanting to be a PRESIDENT!Try this one: [link] is a deaf 6 year old Declan Hurley of Clarence NY, serving notice that he wants to be the first DEAF PRESIDENT.My reaction: Laugh LONG and HARD! Kids, they're safe from the world's pressing problems and enjoying their childhood dreams. Th...
Higher Education Culture Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

2008 Invitiation Games of the Deaf, Taipei
DeafNation Experience more of Taiwan with the gang from deafnation.com on September. 5-10, as they bring you live internet coverage from the 2008 Invitation Games, in Taipei!
Culture Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Damned for my difference!
Third Eye Nothing I am Deaf, and yes it means i m disabled. But i dont see myself separated from society by that medical condition if you would call it. I use American Sign Language in my daily life and often read or write. Deaf Culture history shows we went through imperialsim, evolutionsim, and eugenicism, it s really amazing how we re still alive today and thriving!! I see alliance...
Language Tech Culture Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

RT Newsletter
Ed's Telecom Alert All.. RT Newsletter Summer 2008. This will be my last RT Newsletter as a PUC employee. RT NL 2008 By the way, the STAP Coordinator position has been filled to replace Kristen (she works for Viable now). The Relay Texas Administrator has yet to be filled, but likely will be filled by next week. eyes open & thumbs ...
Language Culture Tech Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Stuff Deaf People Like #5: Vibrating Devices
Stuff Deaf People Like There is nothing more useless to a deaf person than a device that does not vibrate, but chirps, beeps, or emits other kinds of more melodious noise.  You will find blog posts, ASL vlog rants, and other kinds of complaints about your device if it does not give a vibrating option in lieu of sound. Putting [...]
Tech Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The Lore of the ASL Dragon and the Wizard
Kalalau's Korner The ASL Dragon and the Wizard are representative of a special kind of the "magic" (for lack of a better term) that can enhance our thoughts and ideas about the world around us, but they do not attain their magical touch all at once. As soon as we begin to inquire how the ASL Dragon and the Wizard came into our imagination in the first place, we need to remind ourselve...
Language Fri, Aug 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post