Assa Vassa Bassa
found in blank Many of my good friends come from oral backgrounds, so it's not rare to see our almost-actualized Deaf adult selves mocking our own attempts to speak. One way of doing this is mouthing “assavassabassa” very quickly (or as the case may be, very slowly). Maybe it's just an inside joke, who knows. Imagine my surprise [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

A Deaf Child in the Family - Part Two
Deaf Pagan Crossroads This is Part Two in my continuing series of posts taken from an article in my files. I don't know who is the original author of this article, but I think she does an excellent job of sharing what it means to raise a deaf child. There was an amazing custody case in North [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

American Sign Language Misinterpreted
Kalalau's Korner Communication in American Sign Language (ASL) begins with comprehension. If one cannot understand what is said in ASL, his or her information will be misinterpreted at best. According to Taylor in Interpretation Skills: American Sign Language to English (2002), "The lack of ASL comprehension that appeared regularly in the research made it clear that ASL lexicon and AS...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Magen David Adom launches new service for the hearing...
DeafBiz Magen David Adom is Israel's equivalent of Red Cross. They just came out with a new services allowing deaf/hard of hearing to call for help by texting MDA dispatch, as reported in Ynetnews. Text messages received at Magen David Adom's central dispatch will be immediately displayed on a plasma screen along with a vocal [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Mark Drolsbaugh--A Man with Many Hats
Jobs, Careers and Callings When I first came across Mark Drolsbaugh's books,Deaf Again and Anything But Silent I ordered both books right away. I tore through both books, laughing and nodding along. I felt as if Mark had wrote about my life! I had the opportunity to contribute a chapter of my life in his third book, On the Fence. I always recommend those three books to everyone I meet and my...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Mapping day!
Welcome to Sam Spritzer's Web Site Today is the first mapping session for the new ear after 5 days of flipping between HiRes-P and HiRes-S. Supposingly, the Advanced Bionics rep will be in today so the agenda for the day will be: I just feel that I have progressed so well with the second ear that if possible although not [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Deaf-Blind Deaf Dog
DeafJoke.tv Tags: blind, comic-strips, deaf-blind, dog
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Update on Progress in CI Recovery
Jamie Berke (About.com) I returned to work yesterday (11 days after surgery. It would have been 10, but Monday was a holiday) - after a week in the house, I had cabin fever....
Wed, Feb 20 2008

For Jodi - The Gay and Deaf Worlds
The Deaf Edge I just finished reading Jodi's blog, and I felt compelled to write a post in response. The Deaf world is very much like the gay world. Gay by Nature, Proud by Choice is a slogan that us Deaf could borrow if you replace Gay with Deaf, because so many of us identify with that sentiment. You're [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Take your hearing aids out, hear more
deafness and hearing aids You could hear more by taking your hearing aids out. How does that work? Well, I was in a meeting yesterday, sat around a table with seven other people - after a while I realised that I wasn't hearing several of them as well as I normally would be. I did a quick check that the [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

My Hot, Dyke, Sister Niki's Response
An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear God I'm pissed off this morning! The freaking cats are in heat and I have a male cat. Let me tell you the sound of female cats in heat is about as sexy as when a doctor looks in your ear...although, that would depend on the doctor. Anyway, for the past two weeks I've been waking up at 3:31 am and 4:16 am consistently. 3/31 is my anniversary...and 4/16? Beats the hell...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

New design for ASLAN and AGBELL based on current event...
Aslpride Click to play
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Deaf Man was killed in the deadly accident
Fookem and Bug 25 year old Colorado Deaf man was driving a 2002 VW Jetta as he was trying to flee on I-25 in Cimarron in Colorado, when he took off at about 90 mph on the wrong way and crashed into 2002 Saturn. 64 year old driver Sylvia Hinklin of Saturn and her little dog were killed. The driver of VW [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

04.04.01 Hein’s Castle
The Deaf Child: A Mythology 34th clip of DC myth. Clip Title: First Hearing Test. (03:52 m. - 3:17:59 h.) This clip is posted in joy to someone I just conversed with - who is following the myth and understanding the deep interplay of connections to everything Deaf this story entails. The more I ponder on this myth, the [...]
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Bob's Vlog: A conversation with Lynn Ray Boren, Onye Davis,...
Inside Gallaudet In this “Bob's Vlog,” President Davila interviews Lynn Ray Boren, Gallaudet's volleyball coach, and Onyemachi “Onye” Davis and Priscilla Biskupiak, two of Gallaudet's finest student-athletes.
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Heyday of Captioned Films on the Farm
Pah Mine 3:50 minutes long.Captioned films held on the farm every other Saturdays by my parents has brought us siblings, friends and families much love and wonderful memories. Growing up meet many Deaf faces etched in my mind forever. I think it is so unique of this notion CF parties on the farm, anyone out there has the same experience? I wonder.
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Trying to fit in...One sign at a time.
Life of the Hard of Hearing Hey Guys- First off, I want to thank everyone for the support and praises I have heard from each and every one of you. It means a lot to me! I also want to thank those who are reading but didn’t leave a comment, again thanks for reading! I also read all comments and take them to heart, and again anything you want to hear from me or anything send me a m...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

An uncontroled "Business" who cheats
Da Virus Infect Raised with a large family of deaf members. I have experienced some of the worst service anyone could tolerate. Even though it's considered as a non-profit organization, the main factor that comes before all things, is money. Yes it's greed, it's effects us all, including those who have fallen in the game called the "rat race". Once money is made the concept becomes a...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Deaf Greeting Card Business Owner
Jamie Berke (About.com) About.com's guide to Collectibles alerted me to this interview with a deaf, gay greeting card business owner. His company is called Smart Alex, and the greeting cards they make are...
Wed, Feb 20 2008

The Long Goodbye
Going Deaf Hello! How are you all doing? I know it’s been a long time since I’ve vlogged. I’ve got something to explain to you. Tonight my husband came back from Chicago on the train. He asked me “Why is the house so dirty?! Didn’t you clean?!!” Well, you know the Yahoo Live! Chat? I’ve been in there for about 3 or 4 days now. I didn’t do anything else. I didn’t clean ...
Tue, Feb 19 2008

VRS never say GA but a few HEaring still do
NorthTrue Wanna to share my experience with VRS.. no plm with VRS .. In past or still up to now people use intend use relay service with Deaf people always say GA but on VRS say GA ??? nope Enjoy watch clip
Tue, Feb 19 2008

Trip To Leavenworth
Welcome to ... Seek Geo! For YouTubers: Click here Summary: We took the trip up to Leavenworth, WA which is a German-looking town. Check more info about the town, click here. Share This
Tue, Feb 19 2008 · Moved from DeafRead Extra

Ding Dong, the HD DVD Format is Dead
Banjo's World That's right, the HD DVD format is now officially dead as of today. Toshiba, the biggest backer of HD DVD announced today they are dropping the format due to the declining sales in both hardware and software. Ever since Warner Bros. Entertainment announced they were going to support Blu-ray exclusively back in early January, it resulted in a massive domino effect. New...
Tue, Feb 19 2008 · Moved from DeafRead Extra

42: DPN20 Anniversary
The Countdown To The Resurrection Greetings! Can you believe that by next month, the first week of March 2008, we will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Deaf President Now Movement! This is very important milestone in the history of deaf community across the globe. We should and must celebrate this historical event that took place at Gallaudet University [...]
Tue, Feb 19 2008

Disillusioned with Obama
CHAT WITH BRYEN The recent debacle where Obama staffers prevented the visibility of Deaf interpreters by putting them and Deaf attendees backstage instead of allowing them to be equal participants on the floor with fellow rally-ers certainly left a bad taste in my mouth.
Tue, Feb 19 2008