Submission Deadline
Kiss-Fist Team Greetings, Fans! Preparation is now underway into launching KISSFIST's sixth issue set to be released in September! We are always looking for more submissions so if you got something you wanna share with us, just be sure to send it over to submissions (at) kiss-fist (dot) com before August 1st, 2009. We are especially excited about our [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009 · 6 hours ago

Deaf Families Featured in a Government Parenting Campaign
Grumpy Old Deafies Two videos has been produced by and for Deaf parents in the UK as part of Everyday Adventures in Parenting; with the support of the Parent Know How programme from the Department for Children, School and Families. My Favourite Day: Lending a Hand. Deaf parents Louis and Paula get involved in their children’s school life (4 minutes 12 seconds) Moving on Up. Two De...
Media Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009 · 8 hours ago

Snap!VRS comments on the FCC.
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!Yesterday I was doing this post: [link] today, scot who is a user on blogspot, sent me this link about SNAP!VRS comments: [link] I decided to bring it out of the comments area and post it here so that you'd see what's happening out there.Meanwhile, the world is watching on North Korea. They are still "testing" missiles and they hope some nation is goi...
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009 · 10 hours ago

Contact Numbers and Email Addresses to the 4th Power
Donald's Deaf / Hard of Hearing Technology Bl In these days, it seems many of us are getting multiple assigned device numbers and email addresses - how can one possibly memorize them all? Yet this all seems ironic given that many deaf and hard of hearing consumers may not utilize voice services, and actually end up having more phone numbers than hearing consumers. This article will illustrate some ex...
Media Language Tech Culture Wed, Jul 01 2009 · 24 hours ago

CNET Reviews Offer CC!
Welcome to ... Seek Geo!     CNET is a website where they review technology stuff so it helps you to decide whether or not things are the right equipment for you to buy. They review such things as cell phones, TV, cameras, etc, definitely a great site to check if you are unsure which one(s) to buy. Well, good news is [...]
Media Language Tech Wed, Jul 01 2009

Action Alert! Support the 21st Century Act
News On Friday, June 26, 2009, in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced comprehensive legislation to ensure that people with disabilities have access to Internet-based communications and video programming technologies. The NAD urges members and supporters to let their elected representatives know how important this is for the American deaf and har...
Media Tech Legal Wed, Jul 01 2009

Cultural Competency Through Captioning
National Association of the Deaf blogs As a Deaf Community activist, I'm required to exhibit knowledge about the issues I'm advocating for, just like any professional, but one skill that's often overlooked is exhibiting cultural competence. This is something that many people take for granted, unless you do international business. Deaf culture and hearing culture are two very different cultures, ...
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Wed, Jul 01 2009

What’s the Latest With Internet Captioning?
National Association of the Deaf blogs Internet captioning has come a long way since I initially wrote about it on Dailykos yet we still have a long way to go in making internet media accessible to all deaf and hard of hearing Americans. read more
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Wed, Jul 01 2009

Story of the First Caption Action
Jamie Berke (About.com) If you were born after 1975, you probably never heard of the first Caption Action. Caption Action was a national grassroots campaign to get closed captions on home video. And...
Media Language Tech Culture Tue, Jun 30 2009

High Hope for our Future National Broadband Plan
SSW Blog Lately there is a firestorm over how to draft some specifics into a national broadband policy as well as there is ongoing debate about how to advance broadband deployment, how to define broadband as “service” or “infrastructure” and other concerns like unserved and underserved rural areas. The plan will be due by February 17, [...]
Media Language Tech Legal Culture Tue, Jun 30 2009

The Sweet Taste of Technology
DeafNation The recent "Taste of Technology" event in Austin, Texas on June 26, 2009, sponsored by Relay Texas and attended by 40 people, has broadened my experiences relating to technology-themed issues, and after grabbing the opportunity to listen to a parade of speakers...
Media Higher Education Language Tech Legal Tue, Jun 30 2009

Shorts – Captioned Trailer
bill creswell [link] more about "Shorts – Captioned Trailer", posted with vodpod Posted in Captioned Movie Trailers Tagged: Captioned Movie Trailers, Shorts
Media Tech Tue, Jun 30 2009

Inbreeding to blame for deaf village ?
At The Rim India's "silent" village of deaf-mutes"I think it is because of a genetic problem," Mohammed said. "Close relatives marry here. In the past there was no immunization given and also there is a lack of iodine and salt."Lack of education, and hearing aids, has left many locals disillusioned about the future."These days it is so difficult to find matches for well educated...
Media Culture Tue, Jun 30 2009

Internet Captioning Bill Introduced on Hill
Jamie Berke (About.com) The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2009 has just been introduced in Congress by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). This is the bill that if passed, would require...
Media Language Tech Legal Mon, Jun 29 2009
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Questions: Are there any films that portrays Deaf?
Deaf Bay I'm curious.  Are they any movies that have any regards to Deaf people or culture?  Children of a Lesser God is the famous one especially among the Deaf audience.  It even launched Marlee Matlin into mainstream super stardom.  Why don't I see any other films like that?  Can you show me?
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

Thinking about my blog world.
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone.Earlier today, Bernie Madoff found out his fate: Prison until he dies. Now he has to hope he can appeal it. But all that money he stole to make any of his in-kind companions wealthy, he prolly is protecting them and willing to go to prison until he dies. Such is a man that will face his fate. He thinks he has done nothing wrong. But the ultimate punishm...
Media Tech Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

Show Business: The Road to Broadway
Show of Hands Latest news: Three (captioned) videos added to our YouTube channel (and two more RENT videos put up by EverythingIsRENT). Show Business: The Road to Broadway first came out in 2005 as part of a limited release on the big screen and went straight to DVD. However, much to the disappointment of musical theater afficiandos, the DVD itself was NOT captioned nor subtitled. ...
Media Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 29 2009

Documentary about ASL Poetry, "The Heart of the Hydrogen...
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature I met Miriam in 2007 when she put together an evening of film to close the CAID Conference. As a movie buff, she shared her insights into the representations of deaf people in film. I introduced myself to her at the end of the presentation knowing that we had much in common and we have been Facebook friends ever since.When I interviewed her, she said that she was work...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

Lorelle tried “podcast” with Deaf
Illustrator: Blog-alloon At WordCamp 2009 at Dallas, I brief meet Lorelle on early morning as she point at my shirt as she said something as I wore Seattle in bright orange. Either she loves that city or it could be where she comes from. With smile each other, we did. Until I learn that she is really into [...]
Media Language Tech Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

My thoughts on “Sound and WAY Beyond”
Sarasera I've been curious about the Sound and WAY Beyond auditory training from Cochlear (one of the 3 cochlear implant brands).  Problem is, it's $99 (maybe more since I'm not a Cochlear customer) and it doesn't run on a Mac (believe it or not I'm not set up to run Windows on my Mac. I have [...]
Media Tech Mon, Jun 29 2009

Vlog & Blog (Vblog) Symposium
submit by: askeung87 DCARA presents the Vlog & Blog Symposium. Different bloggers and vloogers presented their work and had discussions about it. I filmed a few things from the event. It was fun!
Media Tech Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009
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Good Question
Signs of the Times Now that all has been said and done, I can now tumble on. The hills to the east shine with the light of the One. Yea, Fremont has been good to me. Thank You.I look east and feel my children calling me. I reflect on my stay here as I brace myself for the next stretch of this journey.Now, whereto shall that fool tumble on?Such reckless abandon!Oh Lordy...That's D.B. S...
Media Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Mon, Jun 29 2009

Captioned Music Videos by Thnderslilangl
bill creswell Wow. Remember I told you about some other people adding Captioned Music videos to the collection? This overstream user, [link] has added captions to 32 music videos in the last 8 days! Her captioned version of Mariah Carey's “Hero” was a big hit yesterday, with 177 views! That brings the Captioned Music Video Collection up to 115 videos [...]
Media Language Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 29 2009

Becoming an Advocate
The CI Circle News Quite possibly one of the hardest things for me to swallow through our first year of becoming parents to deaf children was the average civilian’s lack of knowledge. Though I’d worn those very same shoes for 26 years prior to having my first child, I quickly forgot my own condition, which was weighted with the same ignorance. I immediately began my habilitation as soon...
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Sun, Jun 28 2009
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Video clip of Illinois School for the Deaf Rally
Fookem and Bug Video and Edited by Mike Aubry and Jerri Willoughby Summary: Over 5,000 people went there to show their support to have ISD, ISVI and other programs to stay open. The result from Gov. Quinn was that they will stay open beyond July 1st but they might will face some budget cuts. We still need your support [...]
Media Education Legal Sun, Jun 28 2009