Comcast Screw-up
Don's Blog Two weeks ago, I contacted Comcast asking them to establish service here for cable TV and broadband internet. They informed me that they’d be out to our residence in a few days. True to their word, they showed up the day after I contacted them. After a cursory examination of our house, the technician informed [...]
Media Tech Sun, Jul 20 2008 hide this blog

The fate of so many books...out of print
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature Tomorrow morning I'm flying out to Sioux Falls, SD for the Midwest Conference on Deaf Education at Augustana College. During my travels, I'll be reading Kief Hillsbery's War Boy (2000). Although the book is fairly new (less than a decade old), it is already out of print. That is a sad and realistic fate of many books. They are just as mortal as we are. It is also a sh...
Media Art and Storytelling Sat, Jul 19 2008 hide this blog

That's Entertainment
SpeakUpLibrarian Awhile back my friend Linda told me she had started watching DVDs with the subtitles feature turned on. I was surprised because she has no difficulties with hearing. She explained to me that she enjoys watching literary movies with lots of conversation and often the actors use British accents so she finds the subtitles helpful. After that conversation the next time my...
Media Language Tech Sat, Jul 19 2008 hide this blog

Cooool: Gettin' A (New) CI on MTV 1PM on SUN.
An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear MTV to give once-deaf teen a starring roleEpisode will focus on Vernon boy's cochlear implant experience*Note from me...before reading the article - ponder the title (Um, I'm not too happy about it)*It was a major milestone in Chris Bryson's young life.The Sussex County teen, who was born completely deaf, received a cochlear implant and had the device activated a mont...
Media Language Tech Sat, Jul 19 2008 hide this blog

Inner Voice
submit by: Lois .
Media Language Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

RIT/NTID and C-Print Are Hits on the Hill
National Technical Institute for the Deaf New More than 300 scientists, researchers and government officials - including members of Congress and their staffs - visited an exhibit by RIT/NTID on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. June 25 at the 14th annual Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition.
Media Higher Education Language Tech Legal Thu, Jul 17 2008 hide this blog

Google Now Captioning Videos!
Don's Blog Or at the very least, the political ones! They’ve developed software that transliterates spoken speech into text for videos. The end result is captions on the videos, and also a side benefit is that now spoken words can be used as keywords for searching! Pretty cool! The internet just got a bit more accessible [...]
Media Language Tech Tue, Jul 15 2008 hide this blog

Leaving DeafRead
Joey Baer After reading Patti Durr's blog this morning, I made up my mind and will join Patti in leaving DeafRead. It was not easy decision but I simply can't support DeafRead's mission and vision anymore after watching them approving bashing and destructive v/blogs. That is NOT how Deaf community work. Reference: Patti Durr's blog [...]
Media Language Tech Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008 hide this blog

Deaf peddler's 1929 card sold on Ebay for $1,357.
Deaf Anthology Deaf peddler's 1929 ABC sold on Ebay for $1, 357. Steve, of Los Angeles, found catches of ABC cards in the basement that her Deaf grandpa sold to earn a living during the great depression. He thought they might be valuable and was surprised at great interests in them. So far, he sold a few dozens, earning $12,000 so far, still have hundreds left. At the beginning of t...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008 hide this blog

Post-Convention Letter to AG Bell
Deaf Bilingual Coalition Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attn: Jay Wyant, Karen Youdelman and Board of...
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008 hide this blog

Deaf-mute raped in front of deaf classmate
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This one is disgustingly horrible! It just happened a couple of days ago. The news article was written in our vernacular. I'll try my best to translate it accurately in English for our international readers.
Media Legal Culture Tue, Jul 15 2008 hide this blog

Another Website on Deaf Characters in YA Literature
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature Here is another website to find research on Deaf Characters. Stephanie Anne, a graduate of Humboldt State University's English/Language Arts Education program, created a Deaf Young Adult Literature page for one of her English classes. Her site reviews A Maiden's Grave, Feathers, Finding Abby, Graffix: The Listener, and Rally Caps. It's a bit humbling to see my researc...
Media Language Education Tech Culture Mon, Jul 14 2008 hide this blog

Motion: Be Dumbledore's Phoenix Bird: Resurrect Ourselves...
PreciousASL I make a motion: START A FORMAL ORGANIZATION TO SERVE THE DEAF CHILDREN IN THEIR BILINGUAL EDUCATION.Purpose: To promote bilingualism in deaf children; to remove the misconception that oral-only approach enhances English mastery. To act as advocates for pro-option for the parents of deaf children; to present them with other alternatives/options to oral-only approach. ...
Media Language Education Tech Culture Mon, Jul 14 2008 hide this blog

That's Not A Bluetooth Headset
submit by: Adam Stone About a boy's cochlear implant that keeps getting stolen by thieves who think it's a Bluetooth headset.
Media Tech Mon, Jul 14 2008 hide this blog

Blogs Preach to the Choir?
Mr. Sandman Yesterday, while relaxing and reading the Sunday paper, I read an interesting Op-Ed piece in the Los Angeles Times. “Who listens to blogging heads?” by John Sides and Eric Lawrence is an interesting read, and addresses an issue that's been bouncing around my head for some time now. While computer ownership has increased over the years, [...]
Media Language Education Tech Mon, Jul 14 2008 hide this blog

another place to find Books with Deaf Characters
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature The more the merrier, right? Here is another place to find books with Deaf Characters. Amazon's Listmania Profile user AnnainCa has created a Listmania list called Deaf Protagonists for Young Readers. While the list includes several of the adolescent literature texts listed on this blog, AnnainCa includes picture books such as Lakin's Dad and Me in the Morning and the...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Sun, Jul 13 2008 hide this blog

Viable VPAD
Don's Blog Recall the Viable VPAD I blogged about, where I actually drove all the way down to Los Angles to buy it? Will be reviewing it sometime this week or the next as soon as I have switched over to Comcast. I haven't been able to test it since I bought it (bad high speed [...]
Media Tech Sun, Jul 13 2008 hide this blog

Update on Captioned Movie Access
Thumpaflash All:I last posted a week ago today, regarding my decision to contact my State Representative and my State Senator regarding the possibility of state level legislation being drafted to require captioned movies be shown in theaters housing 5 more more screens in the state of Kentucky (see my post "Deaf Access to Movies Now"). I drafted my proposal and sent it via ...
Media Language Tech Legal Sun, Jul 13 2008 hide this blog

“See What I’m Saying” Deaf Documentary
Gary Brooks Show HI all- I am much looking forward to see this documentary film and I am not sure when will it release? “See What I'm Saying: the Deaf entertainers documentary” Visit their site:   www.seewhatimsayingmovie.com -Gary Brooks
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Jul 13 2008 hide this blog

Transcript for my vlog.
Der Sankt Speaks... For everyone who did not understand my vlog “Open Vlog to DBC Leaders” because you aren't fluent in ASL, I truly apologize for not having this made much sooner. Just so you know, this is a rough translation of my ASL version. I tried to stay true to the nature of my vlog and portray [...]
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Sat, Jul 12 2008 hide this blog

Journalism as Deaf Community Building
SignCasts - Transcript: Signcasts is an attempt to find out how to successfully provide news to the deaf community. Of course, the deaf have our own needs, but model and concept of journalism should be the same. The key problem is in finding which model of journalism would work best. The first key to understanding this question is in understanding that the deaf community is not ...
Media Sat, Jul 12 2008 hide this blog

Walkin’ Thru the NAD Exhibit Hall
NAD Conference [See post to watch Flash video] Transcript to come soon.
Media Tech Culture Fri, Jul 11 2008 hide this blog

In Reaction to Bobbie Scoggin's comment
Deaf Cinematic FilmBlog Click To Play NAD Board Election Results
Media Culture Fri, Jul 11 2008 hide this blog

Victories in the Big Easy
Inside Gallaudet For the third year in a row, Gallaudet has won an annual battle for college bragging rights. And, Gallaudet student wins title of Miss Deaf America.
Media Higher Education Fri, Jul 11 2008 hide this blog

The RNID Interview (Part one)
At The Rim Read Hear (BBC) Interview with Jackie Ballard. The New RNID CEO.RH: How have you found your role at the RNID so far ?JB: I am having a ball, I think it is a fabulous place to work, I am very lucky.RH: What do you think has been your biggest achievement so far ?JB: I would say the 6 most senior staff that were here when I started, are still here. MY personal achieve...
Media Culture Fri, Jul 11 2008 hide this blog