The Installation of President Robert R. Davila
Inside Gallaudet Dr. Robert R. Davila will be installed as Gallaudet's ninth president on Wednesday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. in the Field House. The installation will be followed by an open reception in the Jordan Student Academic Center.
Thu, May 03 2007

Jordan's Legacy: Accreditation Jeopardized
Mishka Zena Accreditation Concerns Remain for Gallaudet .....the school is under scrutiny from several agencies at once. The NCAA is investigating a complaint about a grade change for a student athlete, Davila said. In recent days, officials from the Department of Education were on campus, too, following up on an Office of Management and Budget report last year that rated [...]
Thu, May 03 2007

Interpreters and the whole set up scaring me
Grumpy Old Deafies Warning, this post is long but it raises some serious questions around the nature of interpreting, specifically in the UK. I don't even want to be typing this, I've got other things I want to do, and I'm completely irritated that it has to be flagged. Blogging this, simply because people need to get it, an education needs to happen and more importantly open [...]
Thu, May 03 2007

Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
Bionic Ear The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP), formerly known as The Captioned Media Program, has a new home. The change makes sense since it covers or adds the following: Video-described media for persons who are blind and visually impaired. Educational video description guidelines. Searchable information portal, including links to information from educational [...]
Thu, May 03 2007

Ca Va Pas La Tete?
DeafJoke.tv Illustration by Gerry Dorpel from Belgium. Unconfirmed translation: "And you want to do that to my head? Are you crazy?" belgium, cochlear implant, comic strips, Gerry Dorpel
Thu, May 03 2007

Discussion: Why PCs are better than Macs?
deafmac.org Whose who have been using Macs for a long time would always tell you this, "It's much better than a PC." While this is very true, I am going to open this post for discussion to allow loyal PC (Windows) users to tell us why it is better than a Mac (OS X) computer. Let's begin Round One now. I have one simple request that we all engage in [...]
Thu, May 03 2007

Preview: Sidekick ID
DeafPagers.com Blog If cost has been the only thing keeping you from getting a Sidekick, you don't have to worry anymore. T-Mobile now has a Sidekick just for you. It's called the Sidekick ID! So, what do you give up with the Sidekick ID in exchange for the low price? Not very much, really, especially if you're deaf. If you think of the Sidekick ID as a SK2 in a [...]
Thu, May 03 2007

Choices of Communication methods for deaf child
Bilingual for all Deaf Children All over the country, we have a law that we must have early and unbiased evaluation of hearing loss in school-age children and unbiased evaluation of deaf children using a variety of communication methods. Many of us know that this is a joke because typically someone will talk all day about oral program and two minutes about ASL or bilingual which can be legally to [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Babel, Clarke & Beltway Madame
RidorLIVE Babel:  We need to boycott this film, Babel, mainly because they used a hearing actress to perform as deaf schoolgirl in that film, you know about this one? Clarke School:  In Northampton, Massachusetts, William Corwin was named as the President of Clarke School for the Deaf.  Clarke School for the Deaf is the infamous site where [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Digital hearing aids
I look so I can hear.... I've worn my new Oticon aids for 3 months now and I'm still picking up more sounds as my brain adjusts. So what's new? I was amazed yesterday when I walked my dog Smudge along a fairly quiet road, it was quite hot, and I realised I could hear him panting. Wow. I must have looked so silly, walking along with a huge grin on my face. Recently, I was [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Murray: Gallaudet College and American Deaf Citizenship
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The next speaker in this particular panel is Joe Murray. His paper is titled, "Gallaudet College and American Deaf Citizenship in the Progressive Era." I'm going to present today on American citizenship during the Progressive era. I'll be examining this through the prism of Gallaudet. My research focused on the annual reports from approximately [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Lane, Pillard, Hedberg: Deaf Lives in Maine 150 Years Ago
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We all adjourned for lunch after the panel session this morning, and now we're back in the auditorium for the final afternoon of papers and presentations. This afternoon we have three panels, and several presentations within. The first panel is "Interpreting Deaf History." But before we are treated to the papers and presenters themselves, Brian [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Deaf Australia explained..
MM's BLOGALOG Would anyone like to respond on these claims about Deaf Australian views, and if other deaf in the UK and America share them or even find them accurate ? Is this an 'official' deaf organisation via the 'system', overdosing on political correctness, let us not forget, this IS the major southern hemisphere area for cochlear implantation !"Anyone who does not value [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Where are the Deaf people hiding?
Mountain Mama I live within 25 miles of the State's School for the Deaf and Blind, and you'd think that the place would be crawling with Deaf people. Not so. Since I moved here 2 years ago, I have seen only a small handful of Deaf people. I remember once, we were driving back home from our monthly shopping excursion to the next biggest town and I happened to see a couple outside [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

So much for deaf awareness!!
Fintan Ramblings As some of you know that  7th - 13th May 2007 is Deaf Awareness Week. I came across the York Press which is a local newspaper. Below is the extract from the website LIFE-saving smoke alarms designed for deaf people will be fitted free by the fire brigade as part of an awareness drive. During Deaf Awareness Week next week, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service is [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Kevin McLeod - To Sue or Not to Sue?
i711.com : Deaf News This Week One day at a large Washington, DC courthouse, I was suddenly, without warning, seized by three burly policemen.
Wed, May 02 2007

Cued English Follow-Up
The Deaf Edge I've made a new post on this topic because I need to clarify my viewpoint. My last comment on the previous post was muddled and had mistakes in that, so I have deleted my last comment. So ignore my note in the previous post as well. So I apologize for all of the confusion. I also closed comments on that post, FYI. Now, as it turns out, the commenter and I were [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Wal-Mart Not Required to Provide Interpreters
McCollum & Associates (Deaf Law) The Eleventh Circuit has decided that a deaf person is not entitled to an interpreter at a meeting in which his employment was terminated as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Court reasoned that because termination was not...
Wed, May 02 2007

Deaf Characters in Books--All In One Place
Karen For as long as I can remember, I have always had my nose buried in a book. My mom used to complain when I brought a book to the dinner table. Recently, while doing some surfing on the internet, I came across a compilation of books that have deaf or hard of hearing characters in them on My Shelf.Brenda, the website owner, has a personal interest in books with deaf [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Conveying Your Message Effectively...
Banjo's World As many of you may be familiar with Ben's blog, 'Der Sankt Speaks'. In a recent blog entry titled, 'How Insulting!“ somebody under a pseudonym (fictitious name), 'Deaf Philosophy' posted a lengthy comment, which I thought was well thought out. S/he appeared to be coherent (able to speak clearly and logical) and clarified (less confusing and clearer) where the real [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Review: Ecamm Network's iGlasses
deafmac.org I'm sure many of you have used iChat's video chat feature. I love it, especially when I'm able to do a multi-party chat. It's just incredible, and I am really looking forward to the new version of iChat in the upcoming version of Mac OS X (10.5 Leopard). Also, I like being able to use iChat on the road anytime with my Sprint Treo 700p. [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Late Night Blog for the D/deaf Commmunity...
Nick's Corner of the World Hi, Everybody! Its been about two weeks since my last posting congratulating Barb and Beg and since that time I've gotten really busy! That's why I hadn't done a vlog or blog in awhile. Tonight, Im having some trouble sleeping so I decided to do a blog posting instead. I'll go back to vlogging soon. Anyway, I wanted to talk about the [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Commencement speaker and honorees announced
Inside Gallaudet Dr. Albert J. Simone, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), will deliver the keynote address. He and other selected leaders will receive honors.
Wed, May 02 2007

New Bubble Video Just For You
RidorLIVE Of course, some of you may be stunned to see a bubble pop up on your screen when you get to RidorLIVE.com. Yes, I shall share some tidbits from time to time when necessary through the bubble video. Ain't this great? Here is the update information about Ed Tagge, the Dean of Student Services at SWCID. [...]
Tue, May 01 2007

What is your "Unity for Gallaudet" story?
RLMDEAF What is your "Unity For Gallaudet" story? Where have you been during last year's May 1st 2006? How did you learn about the student protest brewed out on Gallaudet main campus? What was your intital reaction? What did you assume about the state of protest? What source (s) did you find out more about the first day of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? How you really feel [...]
Tue, May 01 2007