Toys Accessible for Deaf Cats and Dogs
Deaf Animal Row The thought of toys that would be accessible for deaf dogs/cats have not crossed my mind until I adopted 2 deaf dogs. It is when I realize most of the toys are sound based, mostly for dogs, where toys are made of squeaky or any other sound. At night time, they couldn't hear the bounce of a ball to trace it and go after it or play with it. What I found and bought at th...
Tech Culture Tue, Sep 25 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Blog RAGE!!
Mike McConnell You´re familiar with the term. It´s something like "road rage" when a person uses a vehicle as way to bully other drivers on the road either to get them out of the way or to pester them like a festering pimple on the face. It is seen as an extension of the person´s personality and weapon of choice. "Road rage" is actions that are marked with heightened hostility, ange...
Tech Culture Tue, Sep 25 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Do Deaf Boys Kiss Better Than Hearing Boys? ~
The Ear of My Heart Photo by: "pedrosimoes7"Join LaRonda and her sultry tales as she remembers her college days with girlfriends at Gallaudet and the pursuit of kissing Deaf boys! (Parental guidance: Some adult content) Transcript:
Culture Tue, Sep 25 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deafness in Wyoming
Jamie Berke (About.com) Wyoming is a rather sparsely populated state. However, Wyoming does have a few things to offer people involved with deafness or sign language. The newest entry in the American Deaf...
Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

No Gays in Iran? What about Deaf Gays?
Mike McConnell I can imagine the outcry but perhaps dear old Uncle Ahmadinejad is right when he said there are no gays in Iran?Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "In Iran, we don't have homosexuals like in your country. We don't have that in our country. In Iran, we do not have this phenomenon. I don't know who has told you that we have it." Must be a paradise country where...
Media Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Mary Dallas Herrold passed away
Oh I See! Mary Dallas Herrold (Herry), the Deaf Elder lady from the Elder interview vlog I've posted last March, had passed away in her home in Fremont last weekend. She was 81. After teaching at West Virginia School for the Deaf (her home state) for many years, Mary Dallas also taught at California School for the Deaf in Berkeley from 1975 to 1980 and in Fremont (when the scho...
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DODHH Community Letter
Michigan Deaf Community Download the letter to print: DODHH Community Letter [link] - to find your house rep [link] - to find your senator Any questions or concerns, you may contact: Freida Morrison at aslmorrison@yahoo.com Sheri Ann Garnand at sgarnand@tmail.com *Note: transcript for this vlog is coming
Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My former elementary teacher as a role of Jane K. Fernandes
joe818's Xanga Here is my fourth blog after I posted several blogs previous time. I want to share with you about my experience is relationship with a former elementary teacher about 14 years ago. I wish I have to tell you if a person is remind me of role by my former elementary teacher last year. I never gonna share with you until I am ready to share w...
Education Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Stay deaf or ...
Hildaholics Wat zou je doen? Neem je? :-)What would you do? Do you take? :-)
Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece was Deaf
Fookem and Bug Smile... Yes. Maybe some of you know that the late Princess Diana's father-in-law, Prince Philip was the son of Princess Alice and Prince Andrew of Greece. Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice was 100% Deaf. When I was Editor of THE GREEK DEAF COMMUNICATOR, I did a write up on Princess Alice of Greece in 1993. A librarian from the Mahoning County Li...
Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Jane's Picks: Bernard Bragg
Reflections Through a DeafLens QuickTime Transcript: Hello, for Jane's Picks, I've selected Bernard Bragg, known by most of us as "BB." There are many reasons for my choice. Basically it's because he's a artist, actor, director, translator, playwright and teacher. BB is a second generation Deaf actor, his father was an actor and director in the New York area. Whi...
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The Influence of Marcel Marceau
Banjo's World
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Judge is Back!
Judge's Anything Hello Everyone, it has been ages since I last posted. Actually a few months ago. A few issues -- Deaf Fest 2007 in NJ, Preserve ASL, and Marcel Marceau.
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Sep 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Marcel Marceau and Me...
Amy Cohen Efron Amy Cohen Efron honors Marcel Marceau, 84, the world's famous mime performer passed away on Saturday night in France. Marceau was considered as "the master" with the rare gift of "being able to communicate with each and everyone beyond the barriers of language." This statement is very true for me personally. Watch how Amy shared her ...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Sep 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Who Is Jericho?
RidorLIVE Who is Jericho?  No, I'm not talking about that thing in Israel.  I'm talking about this comic book character named Joseph Wilson, also known as Jericho.  I believe he is the first character in the history of comic book industry to incorporate the use of sign language. But is Joey Wilson deaf?  No.  He's mute.  He [...]
Audism Culture Sun, Sep 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Disability Rights Treaty on Verge of Making History?
We Can Do The United Nations, and more than 600 million people with disabilities around the world will be watching the 25th of September, 2007, when nations gather at the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly. This day will offer an opportunity for nations to ratify any treaties that they have signed but not yet put into force–including the UN Convention for the Right...
Legal Culture Sun, Sep 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Scram? No Way. We Need Voices of Reason.
Berke Outspoken Ridor attacked me on his blog and here is my response as follows:Ridor:"Now let´s focus on Jamie Berke, she cried a massive river last summer when the Deaf Bilingual Coalition staged a peaceful demonstration at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia."Me:>>>Let's get one thing straight. This was NOT a "peaceful demonstration." Peaceful yes, demonstra...
Language Audism Education Culture Sun, Sep 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The Straitjacket Diary: #5
Signs of the Times The Orogeny of IdentityFrom the days on the Border,to the nights on the Green, these mountains of Me, I'm beginning to see. With the hands of my heart and the eyes of my mind, I am revealing every lie that I find. I didn't understand the words they'd say, yet my pride had me play with 'em anyway.I don't play games anymore.Can't stick with an act,that's short on the fa...
Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Sep 22 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

International Sign Language Day
Jamie Berke (About.com) It has come to this. People in the signing community who are concerned about the marginalization of sign language, are planning marches in Minnesota and elsewhere on September 29, 2007...
Media Language Audism Culture Sat, Sep 22 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Thoughts About Jena 6
RidorLIVE As you may know, thousands traveled to Jena, Louisiana to demonstrate and march against the double standards upon African-Americans. I wondered whether if there was a deaf individual traveling to Jena, Louisiana? I'm sure few of ‘em did. Anyone willing to raise their hands? My thoughts? Good for them! The hypocrisy [...]
Media Language Audism Education Culture Fri, Sep 21 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

On the Deaf Blogsphere
Say What? I regularly visit DeafRead.com for the latest, but some of you may not be visiting DeafRead.com so I am going to highlight a few things here. Douglas Duane Bahl In the month of November 2006, Douglas Bahl, a well known advocate in the Twin Cities Deaf community (Minnesota) and St. Paul College instructor, was pulled over for traffic violation. It escalated into beatin...
Media Language Audism Education Legal Culture Fri, Sep 21 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Journey To The Center Of...The Deaf-World?
gBlog Jex, Me, Day Day, and Kula shopping in Shreveport in 2007 This is my story about my journey into the Deaf-World that I have come to love. In my last blog, I shared about how I became acquainted with the Deaf-World and learned sign language. I started learning ASL three years ago, but my education was limited to classroom learning only. As I said before, I have no De...
Language Education Culture Fri, Sep 21 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Campers Take Over YLC!
NAD YLC Blog  One of the most fun-filled moments at NAD YLC, Campers' Day is a truly a day that all campers really look forward to! From having an "Administration Team" to teaching all classes including Debate Time, and from hosting the Evening Program (which was a hilarious version of "The Dating Game") to deciding the method and time campers would [...]
Culture Fri, Sep 21 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Ladies and Football: Is There Such a Thing?
via link submit In this ASL Vlog, the Quarterback of the Ladies flag football team, Nanette Virnig deconstructs the misconceptions about deaf women and football, and shares information about the upcoming national deaf flag football tournament. This vlog closes with quite a few nice clips of deaf women making dazzling touchdowns, painful tackles, and awesome interceptions. Deaf women [...]
Culture Fri, Sep 21 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Phone rings make Deaf family angry
Fookem and Bug Click to view By Jimactor Note: Keep in your mind, this incident happened about 20 years ago. No relay service, video phone or ID caller. Transcript: Hello, I have another story to share with you. That incident, one Saturday night, before dinner time, you know a long time ago we had a big machine TTY which called MONSTER with coupler. The coupler means the phone on [...]
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