NAD Shares Links to Accessible Swine Flu Information
via link submit The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to share the following links to accessible information about Swine Flu as a public service.
Mon, May 04 2009
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Audist or Frightened?
Please face me, I read lips In my last blog post, someone commented– “Are all Hearing people audist? No. But until they become aware of Deaf culture, I think you would agree that Hearing people would think to be Hearing is the “only” way, . . ., and not to hear is seen as devastating and incomprehensible.”   I agree with this to a [...]
Mon, May 04 2009
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Deaf or ASL Bilingual Coalition?
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Sun, May 03 2009
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05/01/2009 - The latest information provided by the Centers...
DeafMD.org News The latest information provided by the Centers for Disease Control
Fri, May 01 2009
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Swine Flu- Closed Captioned
via link submit In this CLOSED CAPTIONED video, Dr. Joe Bresee with the CDC Influenza Division describes swine flu - its signs and symptoms, how it's transmitted, medicines to treat it, steps people can take to protect themselves from it, and what people should do if they become ill.
Wed, Apr 29 2009
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Beating A Dead Horse
Amy Cohen Efron Everyone… CI = Cochlear Implant. CI people, CI babies, CI children, CI person, or CI community OR… Deaf people with CI, Deaf babies with CI, Deaf children with CI, Deaf person with CI and Deaf Community using CI. You want to look at CI as a primary identifier of the person… then it is causing problems right now. [...]
Mon, Apr 20 2009
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The Attitude
Signs of the Times “You’re better off now with an implant than when you were without. You can now function in the world as you should. Your implant gives you opportunities that those poor deaf kids without implants will never have. Oh darn, I love you more now that you can hear me express my love for you. If it wasn’t for your implant, you’d just be a poor deaf child like those kids who...
Fri, Apr 17 2009
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Peripheral vision of the online community
Tayler Mayer On a post by Mishka Zena, she tries to understand what makes some people consider cochlear implants as evil. I made a comment unrelated to cochlear implants. I don’t think the commenters that we see are representative of the deaf community. Passionate people are more motivated to comment–making moderates appear non-existent. Silent moderates make up the [...]
Fri, Apr 17 2009
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Alexander Graham Bell the name
Tayler Mayer First things first: AGBell = organization Dr. Bell = person I encourage AGBell to put it into writing that they no longer support the philosophy put forth by their founder. This is like kicking themselves in the nuts, but bear with me here. AGBell has a page, however small, about the option of using ASL to teach deaf [...]
Wed, Apr 15 2009
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Amazonfail — hurts both Disability and GLBT Communities
ReunifyGally If you are even remotely plugged into the GLBT communication network, or even a casual user of twitter, then you probably already know about how Amazon's new “adult” policy has created a situation that makes it much, much harder for consumers to search for, and find, all kinds of GLBT-books. This includes books that [...]
Mon, Apr 13 2009
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Deaf Oral AGBell Representatives Using CART During...
Mishka Zena While reading AFA's letter requesting for a copy of the CART transcription from the AFA/AGBADHH meeting two weeks ago for the behalf of two deaf oral AGBADHH representatives, a thought came to my mind.  Why was the CART services needed in the first place? Wasn't there an interpreter in the room, voicing for Deaf AFA leaders. [...]
Mon, Apr 13 2009
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Facebook in Reality - Idiots of Ants (Captioned)
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Sun, Apr 12 2009
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Bill Cresswell
SpeakUpLibrarian I'm finding myself becoming more "caption dependent" all the time. This week I went to a movie with open captions that I wouldn't have gone to otherwise. The movie (Duplicity) was so-so as I expected but getting to see the dialogue was very enjoyable. In my house, it's become standard practice to switch the captions on for a DVD as soon as the previews are finished. T...
Fri, Apr 10 2009
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Video Showing A Cop Breaking Deaf Driver’s Nose During A...
Mishka Zena To see the video clip of the cop smashing Deaf driver's face into the rear windshield,  Video On Demand: Latest News Video | WFAA.com It began with a routine traffic stop due to excessive speeding over one year ago. The Deaf driver, Christopher  Ferrell, attempted to retrieve his wallet to show the identification card showing his deafness. [...]
Thu, Apr 09 2009
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DeafRead as platform for activism
DeafRead Team It's been amazing to watch traffic over the last few days. Traffic rose. It is clear to me why it did—the Audism Free America (AFA) protests. Because DeafRead, the site, is neutral, this post wasn't written in support or opposition of the recent AFA activity. The aggregator, however, is proud to serve as a platform on [...]
Tue, Apr 07 2009
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Sniff Test: Finding Bias
Amy Cohen Efron This blog is dedicated to the parent-driven organization called Hands and Voices. One of the representatives from Hands and Voices came and gave the presentation, and I was there. The best part of the presentation which I've learned was the “Sniff Test”. Sniff Test is the way to help parents to recognize [...]
Mon, Mar 30 2009
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ASL Free America instead of Audism Free America?
Insane World of Misha Hello, everyone.... Look at this title, ASL Free America. What is it about? I've seen a few vloggers/bloggers asking “Why not use ASL Free America instead of Audism Free America?” I disagree with that wording. Why? Because that means you “reject” ASL. [...]
Mon, Mar 30 2009
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AFA Rally Against Audism: The Right Move?
Mishka Zena By now just about every Deaf person involved in the Deaf cyberworld is very much aware of the Audism Free America's upcoming rally this Friday at Volta Bureau, the headquarters of AGBell Association in Washington, DC.   The temperature in the  DVTV room skyrocketed a few times the last several days, with people debating the pros and [...]
Mon, Mar 30 2009
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WE SKYDIVED!!
ABC JohnABC, Jill and CODA son Johnnie skydived!!
Sun, Mar 29 2009
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Careful! Wikipedia Is NOT an Authorative Encyclopedia.
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations It is quite taxing to see more and more college-educated deaf people in DeafRead use the information from Wikipedia. A university professor would give an F on a student's term paper if the information was cited or quoted from Wikipedia.Wikipedia is NOT an authoriative encyclopedia.To learn more about the unauthoriativeness of Wikipedia in general as well as about the...
Sat, Mar 28 2009
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Steak ‘n Shake, The “Other” Side of the...
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World It's amazing to me that a year later, people still remember the Steak ‘n Shake incident where my son and I were denied service at the drive-thru window of the Bolingbrook Steak ‘n Shake.  I still receive comments from time to time, and with the exception of two that were literally nasty comments, I've published [...]
Fri, Mar 27 2009
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Two new DeafRead features
DeafRead Team “Hello everyone! About 2 months ago, Jared contacted the DeafRead team to meet online. We recently had the opportunity to do this a couple weeks ago. It was pretty much an open table meeting - we could talk about anything. A number of features were proposed to improve the DeafRead experience. The second feature will be explained [...]
Thu, Mar 26 2009
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Commentary on Sign Language and Accessibility
The Deaf Perspective First of all, I would like to proclaim that I have not reneged on my promises of “transcript coming!” on some vlogs. Transcripts are UP and posted for some vlogs that I updated in hurry without translation. You may go back to them and check out the English words. I work hard to transcribe my vlogs but due to my being in school full time, being active in extracurricula...
Wed, Mar 25 2009
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Deaf Brain: Auditory Regions Convert to a Sense of Touch
Grumpy Old Deafies Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers did some research on ferrets. They discovered that deaf ferrets re-routed the sense of touch into parts of the brain usually intended for hearing. This study is published in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (March 23, 2009). The team reported a phenomenon known a...
Tue, Mar 24 2009
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A Deaf Mom and Two Kids Killed Near Gallaudet
Mishka Zena How horrible.  A Deaf woman and her two kids were killed, allegedly by her common law husband in Trinidad area, which borders the campus of Gallaudet University.  The murders were suspected to be from domestic violence. I have no idea if the slain victim, Erika Peters, was an alumnus of Gallaudet or MSSD.  Deaf Woman and Her Two Kids Killed [...]
Mon, Mar 23 2009
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