Military Eligibity, Disability, and Social Programs
The Deaf Perspective Before I begin this post, I apologize sincerely for opening up such a can of worms. I am not sure about what kind of role SSDI plays in the life of people with disabilities outside the deaf community but I will write based on my knowledge of the issue within the deaf community.What propelled me to think about this issue critically and through the lens of disability ri...
Higher Education Audism Legal Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009 · 5 hours ago
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RNID leans on BBC ?
At The Rim Why is the BBC suppressing an government report, criticizing the RNID's 'Typetalk' text system ? My last blog which gave links and an insight to what is, an official report, is deemed too 'hot' for the BBC ? Surely deaf people have a right to be informed, when they have been validated for their criticism of this system and abandoned it day one ? Sour grapes from th...
Audism Tech Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009 · 13 hours ago

Ofcom Slams Typetalk as obsolete and Useless ?
At The Rim Ofcom has final supported, what deaf have been telling the RNID for the past 8 years, in that the 'Typetalk' text-relay system is no use to deaf people, and doesn't work for them. The RNID's flagship BT collaboration system is now in tatters, so how long will BT continue to fund this Turkey of a system ? Even at this time, the RNID is continuing to put funds into t...
Audism Tech Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009

From ASL to Audism
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog: Carl Schroeder discusses how people in the past said no to ASL and today they say no to audism.
Audism Culture Tue, Jun 30 2009

YES to AUDISM
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog: Carl Schroeder explains that Church people and believers used to say no to Galileo Galilei's discovery in the 16-17th century that the earth rotates around the sun. Today there are certain people who say no to Audism, the term indicating that it's better to hear than to be Deaf.
Audism Tue, Jun 30 2009

NAD's 1991 position statement on Cochlear Implants
AUDISM FREE AMERICA For historical purposes - AFA is sharing the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) 1991 public position statement on Cochlear ImplantsTo see their current position statement on CI go to: [link] see and sign AFA's petition to the FDA for an impartial and independent investigation into the long term physical, psychological, social, and cultural impacts of CI on infan...
Audism Tech Mon, Jun 29 2009

AGBell: The MOB?
Bilingual for all Deaf Children AGBell: The MOB? I read the book: The M.O.B. This is a book that everyone should read. It is for you decide who is part of the “MOB” and why they do what they do. The “MOB” has been around for over 100 years! And they have been gaining recruits and growing in numbers, and it is still growing [...]
Language Audism Education Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

Moderation in Postings
RSGeo-007 I had to write this after the near-flamefest here (the audism posts) and on The Deaf Sherlock last month. Over the years, I've been a moderator in chatrooms and message areas. Sometimes the work is fun. But then there's the occasional time when you'll have a member who is quite abusive and openly flouts the rules.In some cases, moderators need the ability to clamp dow...
Audism Tech Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009
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Becoming an Advocate
The CI Circle News Quite possibly one of the hardest things for me to swallow through our first year of becoming parents to deaf children was the average civilian’s lack of knowledge. Though I’d worn those very same shoes for 26 years prior to having my first child, I quickly forgot my own condition, which was weighted with the same ignorance. I immediately began my habilitation as soon...
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Sun, Jun 28 2009
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From Audism Discussion: Frank McCracken
Kalalau's Korner A special guest vlog: Carl Schroeder videotaped a story told by Frank McCracken during the Audism Unveiled panel discussion at Central Oregon Communicty College today. Frank went to Colorado School for the Deaf and he later graduated from the school in 1944. The other panelists are Bob Warr and Peter Quint. Please observe his use of American Sign Language and how it s...
Higher Education Audism Art and Storytelling Education Sun, Jun 28 2009

Solidarity.
The Regency I was reading a 'disability' messageboard recently and came across the following fine comment:It is shocking how often the people who surround the disabled will attempt to exert power and be abusive. Power over what they will provide - even if you know of a better and cheaper option - power over how you are to be perceived and represented, even if you can do a better ...
Audism Culture Thu, Jun 25 2009

AFA petition to the FDA for an investigation of Cochlear...
AUDISM FREE AMERICA view at youtube if video not playing hereTo sign the petition To: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Dear Commissioner Hamburg, Audism Free America (AFA) requests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establish an independent and impartial investigation into the long term physical, psychological, social and cultural impact of the surgical insertion of cochlear i...
Audism Tech Thu, Jun 25 2009

An Email from my Former ASL Student
Kalalau's Korner -----Original Message-----From: Sarah HilfertyTo: Carl SchroederSubject: How are you doing?Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:54:27 -0700Hi! Remember your student from New Urban High School in Milwaukie? I just wanted to say hello and let you know how I am doing, it's been awhile, huh? I just recently graduated New Urban on the 4th of June, and now attending summer classes at ...
Higher Education Language Audism Education Thu, Jun 25 2009

Reflections on Last Week's Blog
Musings on communication Protest or Censorship?The response to my blog "Enough with blogs about CI surgery!" was interesting. Not only were there both pro and con responses on the blog itself, it spilled over into other blogs as well. [link] first responses were positive. It touched a nerve in other Deaf people also sick of blogs about CI surgery and its skewing focus in the lives of d/Deaf...
Language Audism Tech Culture Sun, Jun 21 2009
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Blog Post of the Week: Get Out of the Way, Deafie.
Jamie Berke (About.com) Jimm at the Raging 8th Nerve has posted a blog post that will strike a chord with many of you: Fifth Wheel Sucks. In it, he describes how whenever his...
Audism Culture Sun, Jun 21 2009

Arseda Are Us
I look so I can hear.... I am profoundly deaf and as a direct result of my disability, as confirmed under the disability definition section within the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), I have a hearing dog. The hearing dog is classified as a registered assistance dog with Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK), whereby hearing dogs should be afforded the same access [...]
Audism Art and Storytelling Legal Culture Sat, Jun 20 2009

AFA shares excerpt of Dr. Humphries dissertation re: audism
AUDISM FREE AMERICA Excerpt from Tom Humphries’ dissertation: Communicating across cultures (deaf-hearing) and language learning (pp. 7-10)Reprinted here with permission from the author - many thanks to Dr. Humphries for coining the term Audism and for examining the unexamined. "I grew up in a hearing environment and had all the values, behavior and mannerisms of a hearing person. I was ...
Language Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jun 20 2009

The Curse of Audism: Deficit Thinking
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog: Carl Schroeder discusses tragic for not only Deaf children, but also their families and friends. Something is terribly amiss or deficit in Deaf Education. The ability to use American Sign Language (ASL) is the heart of the matter for all Deaf children with and without cochlear implants. ASL enables us to learn and to think critically. Using ASL corr...
Language Audism Education Tech Culture Tue, Jun 16 2009

AUDISM DEFINITION CHALLENGE
At The Rim Who has challenged the defintion of audism ? Why ? Those who did object targetted the fact deaf could also be Audists ? Pro-'Deaf' to the exclusion of others is also Audistic behaviour ? Would this include total and blanket opposition to CI's I wonder ? Wiki cites there is NO verifiction on the definition of Audism ? It is not based on any verifiable proof ? 100s ...
Media Audism Tech Culture Tue, Jun 16 2009

Employment's Mask
submit by: LChaim2007 Why we have problem with the employments?? Do they avoid you during your interview period? Do they have heavy discrimination and audism on you if they do not hire you? They won't tell you why they won't hire you for some reason???? Come and watch my vlog
Audism Mon, Jun 15 2009

Take Your Mask Off!!
Jacey's Relate to Our Real Political Task- ASLElla and maskpsych- pdurr
Audism Mon, Jun 15 2009

Ella's Vlog Revisited: POLITICS
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog: Carl Schroeder discusses Ella's recent vlog, Our Real Political Task, by pointing out that Ella quotes Michael Foucault's quotation that is found in Harlan Lane's book, The Mask of Benevolence. Carl then discusses two terms, mask and benevolence, and elaborates how economics affects political procedures in our society.
Audism Sun, Jun 14 2009

Enough with blogs about CI surgery!
Musings on communication Medical and cultural views on being DeafThese two viewpoints on being d/Deaf couldn't be more opposite. In the medical view, one focuses on the deficit (loss of hearing) and curing it. In the cultural view, the person is accepted as a Deaf person and the most sensible language is used. Sign. In the medical view the person is brought to a standard or as close as possib...
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Sun, Jun 14 2009
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ARE DEAF SUFFERING FROM LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES?
Show Me Deaf Community Give or take! A deaf person will be committed to hospitalization for mental health issues. What are the statistics? It is untold and underreported everywhere from the sea to the shining sea. Are there support services for deaf patients? What programs are working for deaf needing mental health services?This picture above is a puzzle being put together but some piec...
Audism Sat, Jun 13 2009

DBC Sucks….?
AGBell.info A new blog call “Auditory Verbal Parents” showed up in Deafread com and the blog is filed under Melissa Chaikof.  I clicked the blog's resources and here's what came up, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing American Speech-Language Hearing Association Natural Communications, Inc. The Listen Foundation VOICE for Hea...
Audism Sat, Jun 13 2009