About “Closed Society”
adreanaline Response to the Holism's "Closed Society" post. "The deaf community consists of people who have a shared experience. Each individual is different, their ideas and behaviors different..."
Tue, Mar 02 2010
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“The Customer is Always Right” – in response to Sean...
adreanaline This is in response to Sean Gerlis' vlog, “Bashing NAD, Good Idea?” Translation:  While I appreciate Sean's comments, I want to remind Sean (and NAD) of the old adage, “The customer is always right.”  It is typically used in reference to business, but the principle also applies to non-profit organizations.  When a company produces a...
Sun, Feb 14 2010
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I just spit coffee on my keyboad...
We Never Landed In Holland So it is Christmas Eve and all my work is done. I have free time for the next few hours and I came down to play around on my blog and catch up on emails. I have a fresh cup of java and the kids are busy getting ready. All is calm, life is good. Well I noticed a comment on my last post so I decided to read that first. As I read it I started to laugh so hard I spit cof...
Thu, Dec 24 2009
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Different Perspectives
A Course In Miracles TeleVision JohnABC and Jill explain how things are not always as they appear.
Fri, May 08 2009
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DeafRead Moderators Appreciation Day!
DeafRead Team Would you believe it if I said DeafRead had 45,298 articles?! 1,028 days passed since DeafRead was born, so this figures to a mind-boggling 44.064 posts per day. In and out! On Saturdays and Sundays. On Valentine's Day, July the Fourth and Thanksgiving! (Thankfully DeafRead slows down on these days.) Before you start saying the moderators could [...]
Wed, May 06 2009
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Public Relations War on DVTV
The Deaf Edge The ongoing saga on DeafVideo.TV is a convoluted tale, beginning with AFA's inception in early March, prompting Barry Sewell to accuse AFA of being an extension of DBC, which has been denied by both organizations. This led to CherylfromMA and InsaneMisha, two prominent vloggers/commenters and strong supporters of Barry, to gradually over time, question his motiv...
Fri, May 01 2009
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Fed Up With Scams
SSW Blog I bet most of you are tired of being victims by scammers. Scammers target Deaf and hard of hearing community by taking an advantage of IP based relay services, email, social networking such as Facebook and AIM. We need to work together and fight back against scammers. How? I know it is not easy to [...]
Fri, Apr 24 2009
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Hidden Agenda for Cochlear Implants
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog: Carl Schroeder explains challenges he faced as a Deaf Education teacher. Parents of CI children are often concerned about benefitting from Deaf teachers who do not use voice in classrooms. Hidden agenda for Cochlear Implants do not focus on respect and diversity but on eradicating Deaf teachers from their profession.
Thu, Apr 16 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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Why go after AGBell? What is the difference between AFA and...
Musings on communication Participating in the AFA protest was at once enlightening, troubling and thought-provoking.Enlightening because I had questions about who the AFA leaders were, what its agenda was, and its future plans. Not all of these questions were answered, but I am satisfied that it is a separate organization from the DBC and directed by different leaders than are involved i...
Thu, Apr 09 2009
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Gay Rights On Ballot?!
Welcome to ... Seek Geo! Closed Caption is available. Summary: The question is why should gay be on ballot for voters to decide? How about put women's rights on the ballot as well as civil rights along with disabilities right? Will they pass if it even happen? Here's the article for Vermont: Click here And here's one for Iowa: Click here
Thu, Apr 09 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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Evidence of Audism Behavior from AGB and Ways to Combat...
Deaf Progressivism Summary: This vlog focuses on the evidence of audism behavior by AGBell and how we all have agreed to stop audism but may have different ideas to do it. It is so important to recognize that there is no one right way to do it as it requires multi-approaches to combat audism. The past and recent actions of AG Bell who pressured the media about not showing sign languag...
Sat, Apr 04 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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Don't Judge Them Right Away!
Waving With My Deaf Hands For the vloggers and commenters under several vlogs, having a hot debate on Audism and AFADon’t Judge Them Right Away!Don’t look at or assume people what they’re up to. Don’t judge on what they do; you could be wrong.Don’t assume what their action is about.Don’t say if we don’t read their minds.Do you really know if they’re bad or good?Don’t point at them, don’t look...
Sat, Mar 28 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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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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"Freedom Isn't Free"
via link submit This short film features Alexandria Wailes. Produced, Written , Edited and Directed by Matt Kohn Videography by Matt Boyd.
Wed, Mar 25 2009
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Live Coverage of Daphne Wright’s Appeal to Supreme Court
Mishka Zena Live blog: Daphne Wright's apperance before state Supreme Court | argusleader.com | Argus Leader It's in progress now.
Wed, Mar 25 2009
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