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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An Open Letter to the Indiana Government
The Deaf Edge ASL Version Dear Indiana Legislators: As a Deaf Community activist, with a degree in Public Administration, I am writing to you to strongly state my opposition to House Bill 1367, and am asking you to oppose this as well. HB ... Continue reading →
Sun, Jan 22 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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The Power of Twitter
The Deaf Edge The online store, Amazon.com is now embroiled in an intense controversy due to its labeling GLBT books as adult, effectively censoring these books. This tactic apparently began back in Feburary, and it wasn't until this weekend, when Twitter bloggers took up the cause with the tag of #amazonfail, that Amazon.com declared it was a glitch [...]
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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