2008 HLAA Convention Reno Recap
Laurie's Dance with Sound So much happened during my trip to Reno for the HLAA convention that I don't know where to start! I barely got my act together and got everything situated so I could leave for ten days. I have a husband that can pack a suitcase in 15 minutes but it takes me several days! My flights were good and I really didn't have any major problems except the usual stress of won...
Art and Storytelling Tech Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

Crop Circles
That Deaf Cartoonist Here's a cartoon that was inspired by the movie, “Signs”. Funny to see how that ILY hand print also can be “airplane landing” in sign language! Ah! Another conspiracy to investigate! ‘Til next time... peace out—Matt
Art and Storytelling Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Character in Cary Holladay's A Fight in the Doctor's...
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature A Fight in the Doctor's Office by Cary Holladay Reading Level: Adult Paperback: 135 pages Publisher: Miami University Press (August 2008) Storyline It is Spring, 1967. Jenny Hall Havener, a young woman who has just been jilted by her husband, sets out from Washington, DC, with her wealthy parents on a combination vacation/husband-search. In rural Virginia, Jenny happ...
Art and Storytelling Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

For DBC in Milwaukee, A Marching Song!
The Deaf Child: A Mythology I am reposting this revised “marching” song I wrote last year when the DBC (before they were formed) led a protest at AGBell's summer conference on AVT in Virginia. This song was written and is now dedicated to DBC and their noble, honorable, and very important work for deaf children worldwide. Octopus Volt refers to [...]
Language Audism Art and Storytelling Tech Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

Fairlady interviews LaRonda Part 1 ~
The Ear of My Heart Closed Captioned Join Fairlady as she begins a series of interviews with LaRonda Zupp from Ear of My Heart.
Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog

Style Deaf Vloggers Song
submit by: LChaim2007 Sings song for deaf vloggers!
Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Wed, Jun 25 2008 hide this blog

ASL Poetry: Strong & Out
Jon Savage Download: (1:05 minutes) Video hosted by videoserver.us (ASL VLOG) Click on YouTube This is video clip as a gift to DBC and NAD conferences 2008 because I will not be able to attend! No Transcript at this time...
Language Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Wed, Jun 25 2008 hide this blog

Blogger Gang Hand Signs
DeafJoke.tv Via innovations Creators. Tags: blog, gang, hands, networking
Art and Storytelling Wed, Jun 25 2008 hide this blog

What Is The Music? (Dactyl Tetrameter [?] )
Abysmal Poet What is the music, O! ‘Tis just the melody,Instrument playing in perfect accordance?‘Tis a vibration so complex to follow?Searching intensely inside soul so deeply?Beating profoundly relaxing persona,Soothes in one’s mind? True sound and so audaciouslyVibrating its true intention with heartfeltechoes of treble and bass so entwined, yesthat is the music and that is th...
Art and Storytelling Wed, Jun 25 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Surfer
That Deaf Cartoonist Wouldn't that be a groovy invention for a deaf surfer? The lifeguard could simply push a button to get the surfer's attention! Surf's up...'til next time—Matt
Art and Storytelling Tech Tue, Jun 24 2008 hide this blog

George Carlin and Deaf Comedians on Edge
RLMDEAF The recent death of George Carlin, controvestial and thought-provoking "stand-up" comedian brought me much memories of deaf comedians on the edge. George Carlin was a hearing person himself anyway. The concept of stand-up comedy for past 50 years boldly challenged the definition of profanity, inapporiate language usage and crudeness. Numerous deaf comedians come t...
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

Confusing Identify? Deaf? deaf? Hard of Hearing?
Waving With My Deaf Hands Losing a true identify is a confusing reality without a key.Looking for a real key and using it to eliminate your inner identifyKnowing your identify by finding the right keyIdentify is the key to be found The lock of your hidden identify to be openedNo matter if you’re Deaf, deaf, deafening, or hard of hearingYou’re always a person Show a true identifyEach one is un...
Art and Storytelling Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

A Septic Tank Misadventure
Deaf Tea Time A CODA indirectly assisted my mother in a rescue of a septic tank misadventure.
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Sign No Evil
Deaf Freckles Hey you deafies!  I received this email from one of my dear friends and thought I'd share with you for a good chuckle!  Enjoy the picture!
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

New Sign for AGBad
DeafJoke.tv New sign name for AGBad...poor AGBad gets ouchy with new sign name... TOO BAD!!! Tags: AGB, Alexander-Bell, offensive, sign-language
Language Art and Storytelling Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

HLAA in Reno
Laurie's Dance with Sound Where do I begin to write? Four days at the HLAA Convention in Reno was not enough time to see all the things I wanted to see, spend time with all the friends I wanted to be with, take all the pictures I wanted to take, attend all the seminars I wanted to go to, and do all the things I wanted to do. There are so many thoughts I want to share with you all about the c...
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

Part 2 of Update (5 days postop)
icedpinkchampagne So, the days following the surgery, my head didn't hurt THAT much, but that was mainly because I was so faithfully being administered medicine by Ian. But nights and early mornings were worse, I'd say. It was hard to find an easy position to sleep in and it often would flare up at night for some reason. Then when I'd wake up it was like my head had a reaction to the c...
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

Holy Crap.. Update
icedpinkchampagne Sorry I haven't updated!! I've basically been letting myself use the excuse that I have to wait to find my camera cord to upload my pictures first!! :P Well, I just moved to my summer housing. Yes, I am on my own since Saturday (5 full days after surgery) I spent Monday and part of Tuesday at the hospital, Tuesday through Wednesday with Ian at my mom's house, Thursday...
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog

Rocky Off-Duty: 22 June 2008
Deaf Woof Barks It's been a while since I've blogged here, but the good news is that I've signed an agreement with Gallaudet University Press to publish a collection of my full-length plays Playing It by Eye: Stage Plays about the Deaf American Experience, which is slated to appear in the fall of 2009. (That should be my tenth book; I'll talk more about it once its cover is ready fo...
Media Higher Education Art and Storytelling Sun, Jun 22 2008 hide this blog

HLAA Convention Recap #1
CHRONICLES OF A BIONIC WOMAN The hotel shuttle bus whisked me away from the landing field of hell to the magnificent Grand Sierra Hotel in Reno, Nevada. On the way to the hotel, I was trying to text to Jennifer, Laurie, Mike and Phyliss all the while trying to hold a verbal conversation. It is a miracle in itself in how I remained intelligible through my texting. At first glance of the hotel, ...
Language Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Sun, Jun 22 2008 hide this blog

Musings of a Village Idiot
At The Rim An excerpt from "The Village Idiot Diaries" (MM)Chapter IV (Family influences on communication).The family is critical on the communication front. Mine were of the old ways, they were ashamed at having a deaf child, there was pro-active and deliberate drives from them to ensure I never learnt sign language, which would have stuck a 'label' on me for all their friends ...
Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Jun 22 2008 hide this blog

Sue the Videophone Companies!
Fookem and Bug By Bug  Another humor video of tough Deaf Lawyer Tom Neville with wild hand gestures! If you got injuried because of videophone, contact him! He will help you suiing the videophone companies and get a lot of money! Tom is pretty much the funniest man who ever lived. Enjoy his video.   If you haven't seen his other funny video ” Sidekick Lawsuits”, cl...
Language Art and Storytelling Tech Legal Sat, Jun 21 2008 hide this blog

05.04.01 Siepee’s Monastery
The Deaf Child: A Mythology 49th clip - Title: Entering the Monastery - 6:01 m./4:35:17 h. This clip/post focuses on the world's first public (free) school for the deaf in Paris, France, known either as the INJS or the St. Jacques school. The formal name is, in English - the National Institution of the Deaf Youth. To view the [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Education Culture Sat, Jun 21 2008 hide this blog

Who says Deaf people cannot sing ASL? My 101th vlog…
Rita's expressive vlog Hello all... How are u all? I am good here. Last week I just went to eye doctor to get prescription renew for my lenses for my glasses so I will have new lens next week. My lenses were 10 years old so it was due for an update. With my glasses on I was [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jun 21 2008 hide this blog

Trailer for Teri Brown's New Book, Read My Lips
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature I just finished reading Teri Brown's new novel, Read My Lips. Look for an upcoming review of the book and interview with the author. In the meantime, I found this trailer for the book on YouTube. I think it does a nice job adding visuals to the pictures that I have already created in my head. Enjoy!
Media Language Art and Storytelling Education Tech Sat, Jun 21 2008 hide this blog