Updated Newsreport from the FCC Hearing, 4/29/08
RLMDEAF Approximately 30 deaf "consumer advocate" representatives attended yesterday's FCC hearing on the timetable implementation of the 10-digit portable phone numbers within the VRS service providers. The FCC commissioners and industry personnel faced each other across from the opposite end of table to make their public comments. Deaf consumer advocate representatives from...
Language Tech Legal Wed, Apr 30 2008 hide this blog

Congressional Hearing on Communication and Video...
RLMDEAF The House Subcommittee (U.S. House of Representatives or HR) on Telecommunications and the Internet will have the congressional hearings on the 21Th Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2007 this Thursday, May 1st, 2008. The enclosed legislation proposed by the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology known as the COAT. It is consisted of ...
Media Language Tech Legal Tue, Apr 29 2008 hide this blog

CDI, interpreters and Code of Professional Conduct
deafutahhiker Hello! It has been a fantastically busy month for me, with several things going on. First of all, the first weekend of the month, I attended a CDI workshop which lasted three days. For you who are unfamiliar with the abbreviation, a CDI is a certi... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Legal Culture Sun, Apr 27 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Customers Fight the Unfair Wireless Taxes?
RLMDEAF This issue probably affect you greatly as a deaf customer from using the deaf pager and wireless online service on daily basis. More local and state government are desperately seeking for more revenues into their treasury during an economic slump. These government likely to double and triple your monthly wireless taxes. Here are your chances to do something -The "My W...
Education Legal Fri, Apr 25 2008 hide this blog

Transcript of ‘Debating Deafness And Embryo Selection: Are...
Stop Eugenics! On the 9 April 2008, the Progress Educational Trust organised a debate in Cardiff, “Debating Deafness And Embryo Selection: Are We Undermining Reproductive Confidence In The Deaf Community?” This debate was primarily to focus on the merits of Clause 14(4)(9) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. This event was oversubscribed, and had a long [......
Tech Legal Culture Wed, Apr 23 2008 hide this blog

We've Decided to End Your Child's Speech Therapy
Jamie Berke (About.com) Today's Washington Post reported that the Virginia Department of Education is seeking to change a rule regarding parental consent to end services such as speech therapy. The state DOE wants...
Education Legal Tue, Apr 22 2008 hide this blog

Interpreter Code of Ethics
submit by: Deborah Miller Alot of deaf people have commented on vlogs about interpreter gave their personal opinion while on the job. That is in violation Code of Ethics. Please refer to www.rid.org and click tab "ethics" and read and watch this vlog explaining the code of ethics and how to approach this interpreter and to file complaint if interpreter refuse to change their actions. Remembe...
Education Legal Culture Tue, Apr 22 2008 hide this blog

Breaking: Sorenson files request with FCC to stall
Open the Directory! Someone just emailed me a PDF that contains SorensonVRS' recent filing that was sent to FCC. In it, SorensonVRS asks for more time beyond the implementation date of December 31, 2008. Before I started this campaign, I hadn't the idea that SorensonVRS may have been stalling (with other companies as well), [...]
Audism Education Legal Fri, Apr 18 2008 hide this blog

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
Jim's DEEP Thoughts Site with information: ExplanationThe BillProvide a tax credit of up to $500 per hearing aid, available once every 5 years, towards the purchase of such hearing aid, available to: 1) individuals age 55 and over, or 2) those purchasing a hearing aid for a dependent.
Tech Legal Fri, Apr 18 2008 hide this blog

Ten Covenants by Sheri Mutti
VRS Action Now I came across this wonderful text by Sheri Mutti, and have received her permission to reprint here for your benefit - Evan Greetings Consumers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Speech to Speech: I’ve attempted to basically put together a list of what the consumers’ needs are on the TN issue, utilizing TDI’s, et al recent [...]
Media Language Tech Legal Thu, Apr 17 2008 hide this blog

Are the Deaf blind?
Living The Questions I was looking at different career options the other day when I came across this interesting career-- braille transcriber. Being naturally interested in books, I love the idea of transcribing books for blind people. This is also something you can do out of your home on the side as contract work, so it could bring in a little extra cash. Cool! The site went on to explai...
Language Tech Legal Thu, Apr 17 2008 hide this blog

Dawn Niles Case--Gary Albert Pleads Innocent
Karen The Southtown Town Star posted an update on the case of Dawn Nile's murder: Gary Albert Pleads Innocent Dawn was a deaf student at Hinsdale South High School and she was found murdered in March of 1981. Gary was held in jail on a one million dollar bond and his family bailed him out to the tune of $100,000. A hearing is scheduled for May 22nd. To read all of t...
Education Legal Culture Wed, Apr 16 2008 hide this blog

A Letter From Leanne
Waving With My Deaf Hands Honorable Senators, House Representatives and Friends,My name is Leanne (Berry) Carpenter and I was in classes designed for the hearing-impaired at the University Lab School from 1980 to 1985 in Greeley, Colorado. I graduated in 1985 from University High. I moved to Greeley from Oklahoma with my family for me to receive a better education at University Lab School wher...
Language Education Legal Wed, Apr 16 2008 hide this blog

12th April March review.
Islington Deaf Campaign (IDC) Please Deafread Thank you very much wathed everybody.
Media Legal Culture Wed, Apr 16 2008 hide this blog

Deaf man: Outdated phones kept me in jail
Jim's DEEP Thoughts claims he couldn’t call his family because the jail has older text phones As usual, the government is behind on technology, especially when it comes to deaf and other disabilities.
Language Tech Legal Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog

Is anyone frustrated with Sorenson?
Tayler Mayer I've noticed an increase in blogs and vlogs on both DeafRead and DeafVIDEO.TV addressing and covering issues related to the telephone numbers VRS companies provide to us, the consumers. I've been following them closely, including NAD and Ed's Alert and three other sites, with interest because of these two reasons: My web development business require...
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog

Bob Daniels vlogs on why TN is important
VRS Action Now Wow!  This is by far the best vlog I have seen!  Bob Daniels posted a vlog at  [link] that we need telephone numbers for VRS.  He also refers people to Carmen's www site (VRSTNnow.com) so they learn how to file FCC comments!  WOW! This truly is internet community teamwork for the best!  Go now and visit Bob's vlog and see [...]
Tech Legal Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Spam?
DeafDC.com Sharing this with DeafDC for our collective amusement — my first “deaf” spam (I don't read spam so I might have gotten one before now, but this one slipped through Gmail's spam filter...).  Pasted verbatim, including errors. Dearest One, It is my pleasure to write you but first I will introduce myself to you. I am a [...]
Media Legal Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog

NAD Files Comments on 10-Digit Numbering System
NAD Advocacy The NAD worked closely with TDI and other consumer groups to file comments updating the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) record about adopting a system to assign real telephone 10-digit numbers for users of IP-based relay services (VRS, IP Relay, and IP Captioned Telephone Service). Click here to read the comments that were filed on [...]
Tech Legal Tue, Apr 15 2008 hide this blog

Think Globally, Act Locally
Joey Baer I am back to share my thoughts about “Think Globally, Act Locally” I mentioned at the DeafRead Awards ceremony last February. This is only to present my perspective and as always, your insights and thoughts are always welcome. Play Quicktime version
Language Education Legal Culture Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog

By Staff Attorney of NAD
Waving With My Deaf Hands I got an email about the letter from my friends, Kim and Shawn Harmer (her husband), so I re-published this letter into the blog (so everybody can read about it). It's pretty good advice,and that's great because we have a lot of issues going on to consider here (and for the upcoming meeting about University School). I recommend you do as much fact finding as possib...
Media Education Legal Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog

MEDIA WATCH: Comment and Analysis [Article Re-Print]
All The Young Dudes The political and media response to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, has provided the inspiration for some very good writing, thought and analysis by Deaf people and their Hearing colleagues. The Stop Eugenics site is replete with articles and links, of which the following editorial Disability Now Coverage by Disability Now, blew me [...]
Tech Legal Culture Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog

Problems with DeafRead
Grumpy Old Deafies Earlier Tayler posted something about solutions for DeafRead. I've got my own thoughts on this, but its not quite the subject of this post. I've stopped using DeafRead for some time, because it does not work for me and its having implications on the free flow of content. Since most of our UK readership won't know what it is, DeafRead is a moderated or filtered aggr...
Media Language Audism Tech Legal Culture Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog

Diversity, Inc. Tackles Disability Issues
DeafMom Diversity, Inc. magazine is featuring two articles on disabilities issues on their website: Seven Things Never to Say to People with Disabilities and Karen Putz's Video Interview on Drive-Thru Access (captioned) A couple of weeks ago, I was in New York and did the video interview at Diversity, Inc. The interview follows...
Legal Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog

Disability Now Coverage
Stop Eugenics! Disability Now wrote a recent Editorial which can be seen here [PDF]. This compliments a recent article by Dr Steve Emery, in the same publication. Details of other media coverage can be found here and here. An updated list will follow shortly.
Audism Tech Legal Culture Mon, Apr 14 2008 hide this blog