Fundraising 2011: Give the Gift of Education
Adam Stone This successful fundraiser has concluded! Go here for updates on how your generous support and donations were put to good use to improve the education of deaf and hard of hearing children in Matara, Sri Lanka. This fall, give the gift of education to Deaf children and adults in Sri Lanka! Last July, I [...]
Tue, Feb 07 2012

River Walk – Before and After
Please face me, I read lips Last November I went for a walk along a river path just a couple weeks before my cochlear implant surgery to take notes on what I heard. I wrote it all down in a journal entry. I could hear my own feet, or perhaps I only felt the footfalls as I walked along. Wasn’t sure. [...]
Tue, Feb 07 2012

Fundraiser Update–And It’s All Good News!
Adam Stone Last fall and winter 2011, nearly 100 people from all across the United States and overseas donated a total of $6,620 to support building new classrooms and help complete a national sign language dictionary and grammar DVD project. Here's an update on what's happened so far with your generous support of Rohana Special School and [...]
Tue, Feb 07 2012

Take the Super Bowl XLVI Caption Survey
NAD News Did you count the captioned commercials and promotions shown during Super Bowl XLVI? Help us by filling out this survey. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) created the Super Bowl XLVI caption survey to compare what was shown on television sets throughout the country. The deadline...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Lawsuit Against CNN Continues
Jamie Berke (About.com) The San Francisco Chronicle carried a report over the weekend about how a federal magistrate ruled that the captioning lawsuit in California against CNN can continue. The lawsuit is actually about the lack of captions on CNN.com. In a rather interesting statement, the lawyer for CNN states that closed captioning would "violate its editorial practices." That must mean ...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Powerpoints from meeting of 1/2/12
Save Bristol Deaf Centre Please click on the link to see the powerpoints from the presentation given at the Interim Working Group meeting, held at Bristol Deaf Centre on Wednesday 1st February 2012: IWG1stFeb2012FINAL
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Germans used deaf people as rearguard in WW2
At The Rim From an old Glasgow Paper of 1944...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Thank you to those who popped in Chat today
Liz's Deaf Blog Thank you to those who popped into chat today. It was really nice, and more came than I expected, so I really enjoyed today. I hope you did too.Chat was from 3pm till 6pm. But I ended up starting chat beforehand, as there was someone patiently waiting there, and I did not have a heart to make him wait for next half hour.Then more popped in throughout the day. I had a ...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Interview with Claire Braden, director of BBC3’s Deaf...
Charlie Swinbourne First published in the February 2012 edition of the Hearing Times. Claire (pictured right, with Meghan after her cochlear implant operation) has worked in TV for eight years, starting off in wildlife documentaries before moving into filming people instead. After ... Continue reading →
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Sometimes a cupped-hand can work wonders
deafness and hearing aids Even though digital hearing aids do a remarkable job of helping us to hear better it is sometimes good to go back to basics. A cupped-hand behind the ear can work wonders. If you are like me then you'll sometimes put your hand behind your ear if you didn't hear someone as an indication that...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

BBC News Article on Cochlear Implants
PDDCS News BBC News have an article today reporting on the decision of two young people not to have cochlear implants. It explores what thier reasons are for not going for implants while more and more young deaf people go down that route. The article also puts the positive effects of an implant on another young person.Asher Woodman-Worrell and Sara Kendall supported our par...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Hearing at my gym
Deafinitely girly This morning I woke up unable to move without pain. The cause for my old lady hobble? A kettlebells class. See, on Saturday, I went to the gym with the Singing Swede. She had tennis, I was going to do a circuit class. Except it became horribly apparent in the first few minutes that I wasn't going to hear anything, so I left. Fifteen minutes later, as I was running on ...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

NBC Discriminate Deaf Community?
Deaf YouVideo INDIANAPOLIS - At Super Bowl XLVI, The NAD Miss Deaf America, Rachel Mazique performed the anthem in american sign language, so very disappointed that Rachel Mazique wasn't on TV the national broadcast, which is not the first time the NBC has done it at major event. "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson rendition of the national anthem unsurprisingly finished her vers...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Impeachment Trial Summary in Filipino Sign Language
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers We are very fortunate to have the Impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona easily digested by the Filipino Deaf Community by watching this sign language video. This is courtesy of the Dela Salle College of St. Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies. Macky Calbay is the deaf signer. These videos are summaries [...]
Mon, Feb 06 2012

English article: Japanese Deaf Cyclist Arrives In Liberia
Deaf Japan News A Japanese Deaf man named Mr. Kohei Hakamada (62) is traveling around the world on a motorcycle with the theme: “Around the World Deaf Japan.” He arrived in Monrovia in Liberia on Sunday, January 29, 2012, after visiting 48 other countries that have national associations for deaf persons.He is expected to leave Liberia on next Monday for neighboring Sierra L...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Rachel Mazique National Anthem Super Bowl 2012
Deaf YouVideo INDIANAPOLIS - At Super Bowl XLVI, The NAD Miss Deaf America, Rachel Mazique performed the anthem in american sign language, so very disappointed that Rachel Mazique wasn't on TV the national broadcast, which is not the first time the NBC has done it at major event. "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson rendition of the national anthem unsurprisingly finished her vers...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Getting to Know Your Athletes Vol. 03
The Buff and Blue Our very own Gallaudet University freshman middle/outside hitter Kali Frowick came to Washington, D.C. from Norfolk High School in Nebraska with an impressive volleyball resume. Frowick has made an immediate impact in her first season with the Lady Bison volleyball team stepping into the starting lineup. In her first year, she has already racked up [...]
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Salford forced to re-think Cuts to deaf child support
At The Rim A town hall has given a stay of execution to services for deaf children, the disabled and the elderly. Salford council is to re-think plans to cut its specialist teaching team for deaf youngsters, and close three day-care centres for vulnerable people. Council leader John Merry said he wants more time for the proposals to be reviewed. Both were met with outrage when a...
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Relief as Government protects funding for specialist...
Campaigning for deaf children Last week was full of depressing news about cuts to welfare support for deaf and other disabled children. So it was a relief to get a government announcement towards the end of last week with a glimmer of good news on the education side of things. This was the announcement that the Department for Education [...]
Mon, Feb 06 2012

Speak Up, or Remain in Silence!
The Rebuttal Last week Stella Young wrote a scathing article directed at leader of the opposition, Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott has publicly stated that he would put any further investment in disability support through the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme on the back burner until Australia was back in economic surplus. Ms Young quite rightly took offence [...]
Mon, Feb 06 2012

TILL DEAF DO US PART: Life In A Mixed Marriage
The DEAFinite Resource Online Webster defines “marriage” as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” For the word “contract,” they define it as a “binding agreement.” Also listed as a definition for “contract” is “an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill another p...
Sun, Feb 05 2012

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At The Rim FORTHCOMING PROGRAMS.Link HereDon't miss this
Sun, Feb 05 2012

Launch Statement 2
Studentbison Finally. Studentbison Beta is here. I expected to write more, but I haven't slept in the pursuit of the meeting launch date, and it's 8:15AM already. Studentbison is currently only in Beta. So yes, much more to come later. You haven't seen the cool stuff yet. :)
Sun, Feb 05 2012

Gally in Facebook: Unity for Gallaudet
Studentbison Facebook wasn't all that popular in 2006. What would have happened if it was popular during the Unity for Gallaudet protests?
Sun, Feb 05 2012
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Feathered Revolver 1
Studentbison What's the best part of ASL? Find out after the break!
Sun, Feb 05 2012