Copyrights, What are YOUR Rights?
Bucket of Crabs (Note from author: This is my interpretation and understanding of the current copyright laws of United States of America, not to be substituted with actual legal advice. If you are seeking legal counsel regarding these subject, my advice to you is to seek an attorney. As for international laws and foreign laws, my advice is [...]
Language Tech Legal Tue, May 27 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Children In Foster Care
I'm adopting a deaf child with Ushers, now wh This has been heavy on my heart & I hope it opens some eyes. We adopted a hearing child last summer and we are working on adopting our second child who is her Deaf sibling. The largest difference between these two children was with the caseworkers. After many years in foster care, Rebecca got her 1st caseworker who knew a little bit of sign with us. This broke...
Language Legal Sun, May 25 2008 hide this blog

POLICE ABUSING DEAF JUMPS 100%
Show Me Deaf Community ** Paul's note:For a long time, I have been getting information from deaf communities from sea to shining sea. It is the same story all over again. Police abusing deaf has now jumped 100%! This is as result of a recent story from Rochester, NY.This is a result of AG Bell and his regime encouraging audism and abuses in the community. It is time to buck the trend ...
Language Audism Legal Culture Fri, May 23 2008 hide this blog

Good Morning, America
Saltbar In response to the latest post by MM, there are certain things which doesn't quite rings true or got me baffled. The title “Wake Up, America” is confounding. Wake up, America, to do what? To watch the whole drama to unfold on a distant shore? MM alerting USA as an early warning system to prevent similar [...]
Legal Culture Wed, May 21 2008 hide this blog

United Airlines--Are You Listening?
Karen The service industry ain't what it used to be... This morning, my friend John sent me the link to a story about poor customer service on United Airlines: Not-So-Happy Flying Last week, I wasn't so happy with United Airlines myself. After two phone calls trying to get them to load a subtitled movie into the plane, I learned that I was going to have to create a new ...
Media Tech Legal Tue, May 20 2008 hide this blog

Your early morning call
At The Rim WAKE UP AMERICA !I've just read two blogs on the embryology issues in the UK, where HAVE you been ? This is OLD news, yesterday the first part of the embryology Bill went through our parliament (All in Favour ? ... Moooo !)....more parts of the BILL are being voted on today re abortion.For those that were obviously out of town at the time, here is the repeat from the...
Audism Tech Legal Culture Tue, May 20 2008 hide this blog

Beyond the Initial Cost--Closed Captioning Sends Out a...
DeafMom Down in Florida, there's a fight stirring up over whether or not to provide closed captioning for deaf and hard of hearing residents at The Villages, a huge retirement community with 70,000 residents. Louis Schwartz, a deaf resident, is asking the owners of The Villages to provide closed captioning on the TV programs they produce for the residents. No, says ...
Media Language Legal Tue, May 20 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Couple Wants Right to Select Deaf Embryo
submit by: Daniel502 My take on the situation in the UK where lawmakers are seeking to ban the use of "abnormal" embryos if others are available.
Media Tech Legal Culture Tue, May 20 2008 hide this blog

Deaf couple wants to have ‘guaranteed’ deaf baby via IVF
Fookem and Bug Should a Deaf couple with hearing embryos and deaf embryos to choose from be allowed to choose only a deaf one for implantation? Does this qualify as control over one's body, like abortion, since the woman is choosing the fetus she wants to carry? Or is deafness as disability that we shouldn't choose for a [...]
Audism Tech Legal Culture Mon, May 19 2008 hide this blog

Insurance Coverage After the CI: Auditory Training
Jamie Berke (About.com) Does your insurance cover auditory training for you or your child, after receiving a cochlear implant? My insurance does not cover it. I have talked to several people and they...
Language Tech Legal Mon, May 19 2008 hide this blog

Sorenson, Shame on You!
Banjo's World Sorenson, shame on you!Shame on you!The provincial government of British Columbia, shame on you!Shame on you!The federal government of Canada, shame on you!Shame on you!Some of you may have heard by now, Sorenson set up a VRS (Video Relay Service) call centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is a province right above the state of Washington. Some of you may think that...
Language Tech Legal Culture Mon, May 19 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Challenge to be on Jury
At The Rim Monday May 19 2008 Ireland.WHEN she began her landmark legal challenge against a decision to exclude her from jury service, Joan Clarke said she was suing the State because she wanted to perform "this important civic duty".The married mother of two and former factory worker from Athenry was turned down for jury duty, a task dreaded by many and dodged by untold number...
Legal Culture Mon, May 19 2008 hide this blog

IEP - It is all about crossing t's and doting i's
Tales from a CI Gal --- are so many educational jargon that is used in development of an IEP it leaves others speechless or signless. The process involved in development and assessment for an IEP is a process and the document is developed yearly. There are several documents involve in identification of special education services. I want to discuss the Individualized Education Program. I...
Education Legal Sun, May 18 2008 hide this blog

Can DCN receive money from Federal?
Deaf Channel Org. Blog Here Vlog comment about Federal money, Can DCN get From??
Language Tech Legal Culture Sun, May 18 2008 hide this blog

What We Should Do About Awful "Open-Captioned Films"?
RLMDEAF To my own disappointment for not able to view the latest Disney-Walden Media, Inc film, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Capsasian" with captions this opening weekend, May 16th. What?Many deaf people DISLIKE the Rear Window Captioning (RWC) films!!I could not possibly view "Iron Man" lately or last two weeks ago. I enjoy viewing any epic films on the majestic silver ...
Media Tech Legal Fri, May 16 2008 hide this blog

Sorenson Communications Robs Canada
submit by: Anonymous Sorenson Communications made sure they took interpreters from deaf people in a Canadian locale and used them to benefit the U.S. I'm not at all interested in their loophole rationales. This is other reason why we need to really boycott Sorenson Communications.
Media Tech Legal Fri, May 16 2008 hide this blog

Captioning on the Airlines--We'll Need a New Law
DeafMom It looks like I'll have to keep dreaming. I recently shared my experience in trying to get subtitled movies on a flight from Chicago to Hawaii. I called United Airlines again to get them to load a subtitled movie on the flight home. It's not going to happen. "I'm sorry, we don't show subtitled movies for the flight you are...
Media Tech Legal Fri, May 16 2008 hide this blog

Tinnitus Causes Hard of Hearing Man to Lose Job
Jamie Berke (About.com) An About.com visitor wrote: I was born with a hearing defect but over the last few years it has become worse. In 2001 I started to get tinnitus in both my...
Audism Legal Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

411: Canadian Airlines To Allow SSP’s Ride for Free!
Tactile The World Many thanks to Deaf Blind Canada, a group on Facebook for announcing the wonderful news. In sum, the Federal Appeals Court has turned down an appeal by Air Canada and WestJet - two major airlines in Canada - to argue the Transportation Board's decision to allow passengers with severe disabilities bring assistance (intervenors, support service [...]
Legal Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

Activism--When the Message Gets Lost
DeafMom Veralidaine posted an article for Blogging Against Disabilism Day featuring a video of a deaf woman being surrounded by police. In the video, the woman is using her voice, explaining that she's deaf. Veralidaine noted that when she posted the video on two different forums, the discussion turned to disbelief that someone couldn't possibly be dea...
Media Legal Culture Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

ASL Video Podcast to Discuss ADA, Disability Rights, and...
Disabled Politico Received courtesy of the DBTAC Southwest ADA Center: May 13, 2008 - The first ever video podcast in American Sign Language is being launched today on the Disability Law Lowdown website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts will bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by expanding traditional audio -only podcasts to ...
Language Tech Legal Culture Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

Petition Against 14(4)(9) Human Fertilisation and...
Grumpy Old Deafies For anyone who has been following the Stop Eugenics campaign will A petition has now been approved on the Downing Street website, relating to clause 14(4)(9). Please go and sign it (open to UK residents only). We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Keep reproductive liberty: drop clause 14/4/9 of the HFE Bill. The details are: The Human Fertilisation ...
Audism Legal Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog

Hotels, Videophones and the ADA
CHAT WITH BRYEN I was on another business trip for a couple of days last week and couldn't help but feel a longing for my videophone.  Yes, I guess like the rest of us, I've become somewhat dependent on it.  And I wondered about those of us who take frequent business trips.  How do we deal with this [...]
Tech Legal Culture Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog

Parliament: Assistance for Deaf People into Employment
Grumpy Old Deafies A question around deaf people and employment: Sandra Gidley (Shadow Minister, Health; Romsey, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what mechanisms are in place to help deaf people into employment. Stephen Timms (Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform), Department for Work and Pensions; East Ham, Labour) We are committed t...
Language Legal Culture Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog

NAD Participates in Hearing on Capitol Hill
NAD Advocacy Celebrity witnesses testified on May 1, 2008, at a House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on “Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities.” Witnesses included: Jamaal Anderson, defensive end and 2007 first round draft pick of the NFL Atlanta Falcons whose father is Dr....
Media Tech Legal Culture Mon, May 12 2008 hide this blog