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DeafNation Mon, Feb 13 2012 · 8 hours ago Urgent HB 1367 Update
Deaf Bilingual Coalition HB 1367 Public Hearing Set February 16th, 9:00am at Indiana Statehouse HB 1367 is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Appropriation... Mon, Feb 13 2012 · 13 hours ago Update: Kids No Hearing Aids
Jamie Berke (About.com) Ten submissions to the new Readers Respond page on Kids Who Do Not Want to Wear Hearing Aids have been published so far. There have been quite a few interesting submissions. One reader made a deal with his grandmother.Update: Kids No Hearing Aids originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at 18:17:36.Permalink | Comment | Email this Sun, Feb 12 2012 · 23 hours ago Noted Deaf Artist and Actor Chuck Baird Passes Away
Texas Association of the Deaf Photo: Credit to Steve Baldwin and Paul Rutowski Official Press Release February 10, 2012 Media Contact: David H. Pierce david@davideo.tv NOTED DEAF ARTIST AND ACTOR CHUCK BAIRD PASSES AWAY Chuck Baird, who was born on February 22, 1947, attended Kansas School for the Deaf, Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University), and Rochester Institute of Technology. Upon com... Sat, Feb 11 2012 India's Own Inexpensive Cochlear Implant
Jamie Berke (About.com) It was bound to happen. Cochlear implants from the main manufacturers are too expnesive for many in foreign countries. Now India's scientists have come up with an inexpensive cochlear implant of their own, which will have clinical trials soon. How inexpensive? The Indian news media reports that the expected cost is as little as 1 lakh, compared to 7 to 10 lakh for the... Fri, Feb 10 2012 It's Just a Choice
Jamie Berke (About.com) That's the point of this article in BBC News. The BBC reports on young deaf people who have both chosen and not chosen to, get cochlear implants. Cochlear implants are just a choice to make. We all know that people with cochlear implants can choose to be culturally deaf just as some hard of hearing people identify with the deaf community.It's Just a Choice origi... Fri, Feb 10 2012 Gallaudet University: State of the University Address...
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: State of the University Address February 7, 2012 President Hurwitz drew inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his February 7 State of the University Address, which celebrated Gallaudet's past and present and envisioned its future. Dr. Hurwitz said he chose "A Dream for Gallaudet" as the title for his presentation after a m... Fri, Feb 10 2012 Chuck Baird, Noted Artist and RIT/NTID Alumnus, Dies
NTID News Chuck Baird, a famed artist who helped establish De’VIA, a type of painting depicting the life of a deaf individual in a hearing world, died this morning in Austin, Texas, after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 64. “The RIT/NTID community mourns the passing of one of our most gifted alumni,” said NTID President Gerry Buckley, who first met Mr. Baird as an ... Fri, Feb 10 2012 Come See Bernard Bragg Perform "The World Is My Stage"
NAD News The legend is back! Come and see Bernard Bragg perform at Gallaudet University on February 25, 2012, at the Elstad Auditorium at Gallaudet University. All proceeds will generously benefit the NAD Law and Advocacy Center as well as the Gallaudet University Bernard Bragg Chair in Theater Arts. Click here to buy tickets now! read more Fri, Feb 10 2012 The Bella Chronicles Part III: A Necessary Evil?
Usher Syndrome Blog by Mark DunningFor Usher treatments to be found, someone is going to have to take a risk. Someone with Usher syndrome is going to have to be part of a clinical trial. Someone is going to have to be the first human being ever to try a particular treatment. Oh, it will be tested on animals and the researchers will have vigorously studied it. They would never try it unle... Wed, Feb 08 2012 DBC Newsblast - February 2012
Deaf Bilingual Coalition OPPOSE HB 1367! Sign the Petition! ( [link] URGENT REGARDING HB 1367 Tue, Feb 07 2012 TEDxPSU Dr. Joseph Valente Hearing the Unheard
Deaf Network of Texas TEDxPSU – Dr. Joseph Valente – Hearing the Unheard Dr. Joseph Valente is involved in comprehensive research in childhood studies, comparative and international education, educational anthropology, deaf studies and disability studies. He is the author of the autobiographical novel and autoethnography, “d/Deaf and d/Dumb: A Portrait of a Deaf Kid as a ... Tue, Feb 07 2012 Take the Super Bowl XLVI Caption Survey
NAD News Did you count the captioned commercials and promotions shown during Super Bowl XLVI? Help us by filling out this survey. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) created the Super Bowl XLVI caption survey to compare what was shown on television sets throughout the country. The deadline... Mon, Feb 06 2012 Lawsuit Against CNN Continues
Jamie Berke (About.com) The San Francisco Chronicle carried a report over the weekend about how a federal magistrate ruled that the captioning lawsuit in California against CNN can continue. The lawsuit is actually about the lack of captions on CNN.com. In a rather interesting statement, the lawyer for CNN states that closed captioning would "violate its editorial practices." That must mean ... Mon, Feb 06 2012 Hearing Teen Tries to Understand
Jamie Berke (About.com) Sometimes teenage boys can be sweet when you least expect it. That certainly is the case in the experience of "Winter" on the forum. Winter is a deaf teenage girl living in a small rural town. She expresses her frustration that many hearing boys she tried to date, would leave because they could not deal with her deafness. Now she is seeing a hearing teenage boy who is... Sat, Feb 04 2012 Super Bowl XLVI: PepsiCo and the NAD
Deaf Network of Texas Super Bowl XLVI: PepsiCo and the NAD The National Association for the Deaf (NAD) and PepsiCo announce that the NAD Miss Deaf America, Rachel Mazique, will perform the National Anthem and America the Beautiful in American Sign Language (ASL) at the upcoming Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on February 5, 2012. The NAD in partnership [...] Fri, Feb 03 2012 NAD, NFL, and NBC team for Super Bowl Captioning Experience
NAD News The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the National Football League (NFL) along with NBC, the network airing Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5, 2012, worked together to ensure an accessible experience for the most important game of the year. As in years past, the Super Bowl and national commercials as well as network and NFL promotions will be caption... Fri, Feb 03 2012 NAD And NVRC Ask You To Count Captioned Super Bowl...
NAD News Super Bowls are renowned not only for the excitement of the game itself, but also for their legendary commercials. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) are continuing their annual partnership to count closed captioned commercials this year for Super Bowl XLVI between the New Englan... Fri, Feb 03 2012 Author Posts on Forum
Jamie Berke (About.com) The author of a new book for young people, with a deaf main character, has posted on the forum about her book. In her book "Flying to the Light," the deaf character is a young boy with a type of super power. I have not read this book. If you read it, go back to the forum and post your review!Author Posts on Forum originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Thur... Thu, Feb 02 2012 GTS: Behind-the-Scenes
GallaudetVideo GTS: Behind-the-Scenes Gallaudet Technology Services (GTS) provides essential resources, end-user training and support for academic and administrative uses of technology at Gallaudet University-for the University and Clerc Center communities. Offices that provide direct support to students include the Help Desk, Media and Classroom Support, eLearning and Web Authorin... Thu, Feb 02 2012 Gallaudet University: The Archives
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: The Archives Take a journey through the Gallaudet Archives! For more information, please go to archives.gallaudet.edu From: GallaudetVideo Views: 19 0 ratings Time: 07:06 More in Education Thu, Feb 02 2012 Hundreds See "The Hammer" on Screen and in Person
NTID News More than 400 people on Monday attended the RIT premiere of The Hammer, a film based on the life of Matt Hamill, a Rochester Institute of Technology Hall of Fame wrestler and three-time NCAA Wrestling Division III national champion. The film, which was made two years ago in and around Rochester, was shown in the Clark Gym, the same venue where Hamill competed as... Wed, Feb 01 2012
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