Tropical storms: How the deaf can monitor tornado warnings
Jared's Global Microbrand [caution to the reader: this post has extreme snarkiness] Unwelcome visitor: TS Debby Yesterday was an eye-opening experience for me. Central Florida got slammed by tropical storm Debby which wrecked havoc in certain areas.  Debby unleashed 13 inches of rain in Pinellas county in 96 hours and caused flooding in the Tampa Bay area. [Water [...]
Tue, Jun 26 2012
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#captionTHIS!
National Association of the Deaf blogs Today is the day of the #captionTHIS social movement in social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc.). What's this campaign all about, you ask? Thanks to the 21st Century Video Communications and Accessibility Act, more and more content are being captioned, but one glaring loophole in the law is that any content that's posted only online, and not on television, is n...
Wed, Jun 06 2012
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You Put ASL In Shame!
In Your Face A friend of mine alerted me of this video. I'm not sure if his intention was to share the humor or to have me translate the entire video for him. Unfortunately, it was none of the above. I went hellbent on being offended.Go ahead and watch the video before reading furthermore... No Church In The Wild - A song done in ASLSee? Naturally, I went t...
Thu, Apr 19 2012
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“I Wanna Eat Chicken’s Vagina!”
hotdogdryfinish Augusta, a first born, strikes me as a very silent leader and with a mind that can scare you shitless at times. However, I have a story to share when Augusta was just 4 years old.  *Augusta, I know that ... Continue reading →
Fri, Mar 16 2012
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A Deaf Academic Wins Award
submit by: A Deaf Pundit Dr. Maren Linett, a Deaf associate professor, wins an award from Purdue University in recognition of her efforts to increase discussion and acceptance of disability studies.
Mon, Mar 05 2012
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Gally in Facebook: Unity for Gallaudet
Studentbison Facebook wasn't all that popular in 2006. What would have happened if it was popular during the Unity for Gallaudet protests?
Sun, Feb 05 2012
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Action Alert: Support Ind. School for the Deaf, Oppose HB...
NAD News The National Association of the Deaf asks everyone to support the Indiana School for the Deaf by calling/emailing Indiana legislators and asking them to oppose Indiana State House Bill 1367. The bill would remove the outreach center currently housed at the Indiana School for the Deaf, terminate all staff working in that center, and recreate a new outreach center separ...
Fri, Jan 20 2012
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Introducing ASLDeafined.com!
Amy Cohen Efron Hello everyone! I was notified with this awesome website, even better than ASLPro.com! This website is called ASLDeafined.com, and that website believes educating the community one sign at a time. This website is a brainchild of two sign language interpreters, Paul Fugate and Mercy Gonzalez. According to the website source, [...]
Tue, Apr 21 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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List Published: Deaf Groups on Facebook
Jamie Berke (About.com) Just published, a new list of the largest deaf-related groups on Facebook. In putting this list together, I made the cutoff point approximately 500 members. I considered making the cutoff...
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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