Just Wondering...
Oscar As I read through DeafDC blogs and occasionally taking part in discussions, I get this sinking feeling. Why? Well, as I look around me in there and look for any familiar faces I realized that there is a rarity in there. What is that rarity? The v/bloggers who are strong ASL signers and proud to say so. There are few in there who has strong thick skin, namely [...]
Tue, Sep 18 2007

Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Deaf Progressivism
Tue, Sep 18 2007

Discovering Deaf Worlds, New Zealand bound!
Discovering Deaf Worlds We did it! Our flights to New Zealand have been booked for October 23rd!! ...and so our journey begins. We will arrive in the heartland of Christchurch, New Zealand after an 18 hour flight, an 11 hour layover, and a 16 hour time difference. Phew! We wanted to send you a personal thanks for helping us get this far. Your individual donations and sponsorship [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Hear no evil, see no evil
I look so I can hear.... There are so many blogs out there, where the writer wants to improve their hearing by getting better hearing aids or a cochlear implant. It seems to me that most deaf people want to be able to hear. Aren't deaf people happy with not being able to hear well? Does this mean they aren't happy with themselves? If you could choose to be deaf or to be hearing, [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

FAMILY PHOTOS
The Deaf Family I asked the gang to try to get an "old" photo of their family - deaf or hearing. I just figured it'd be fun to see who's who in their environmental setting many ages ago! I'll start off this entry with Heather Herzig's family photo. The Herzig Family - 1970's If anyone in the audience who reads this blog has a hilarious [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

COUNTDOWN BEGINS AT SHOW ME DEAF FILM FESTIVAL!
Show Me Deaf Community September 17 , 2007 - COUNTDOWN BEGINS AT SHOW ME DEAF FILM FESTIVAL!Here is this video that will detail on what's happening at SMDFF! Any questions? contact Paul at paul@deafimages.tvThank you! =)
Mon, Sep 17 2007

CHANGE OF PLANS CA STATE CAPITOL RALLY SEP 29
Oh I See! UPDATE (Monday, Sept 17th, 2007) CA STATE CAPITOL DEAF INTERNATIONAL DAY SEP 29 RALLY CANCELLED Disregard my recent vlog (by request) on this rally at the Capitol. I just received an update to share with you that the rally is cancelled and replaced with another event. Sorry for the inconvenience. Instead of having the rally at the Capitol from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday, [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Heinz Commerical
DeafJoke.tv 'Upside-down' short commerical. Created by Tom Neville, DeaFridgeProduction. caption, commerical, food, ketchup, product, Tom Neville, upside down
Mon, Sep 17 2007 · Moved from DeafRead Extra

How to read your audiogram
I look so I can hear.... Have you ever been puzzled by your hearing test results? This link explains how to read your audiogram. It's useful to keep your audiograms so if you change hospitals, you can show your specialist how your hearing loss has progressed. I've lost my hearing in large leaps and this seems to be common among my (young) deaf friends. I've always asked for [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

The Monkey Cage–Thanks to Paul Simmons
Ella's Flashlight (Ella's note: I got this from Paul Simmons and I thought it was fitting to share with you all...another way to look at our system and with that increased consciousness, we can go ahead and get the banana! Thanks, Paul!) ***** The Monkey Cage Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

National Deaf Cycling Weekend
RidorLIVE This is fantastic! Two events will occur on the first weekend of October which HawkRelay has sponsored. Both events will happen in Washington, DC and in California, hence the name: National Deaf Cycling Weekend! On October 6, there will be a group of Deaf cyclists getting together and do the cycling all the way to [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Shane Feldman - Off-Campus Partying at Gallaudet
DeafDC.com The Voice of the Hill recently reported that Gallaudet University has extended its conduct rules to include student behavior off-campus. The 2007-2008 Gallaudet Student Handbook states: An off-campus violation(s) by a student of Gallaudet University of a criminal law or the Student Code that brings the University into disrepute, adversely affects the University´s [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Career Center's new job search system and other...
Inside Gallaudet The Career Center has launched Bison CareerLink, one of many recent initiatives aimed at increasing career opportunities for students.
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Three Years Later, Deaf Murdered Woman Receives No Justice
Mishka Zena Remember Chris Lambert?  He's the deaf ex-boyfriend arrested and charged in the fatal beating of Tallie Antolin (her body was stored in a balcony for three days in the sweltering heat in North Carolina).   This horrendous murder took place in May of 2004, well over three years ago. To this day, his trial has yet to begin.   Daphne Wright killed and dismembered [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

New Hearing Loss Assessment
Bionic Ear A Purdue researcher is working on a new method for assessing hearing loss that reflects real world situations. The purpose of the testing is to determine the best route for the patient. This is not for infants.
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Easiest way to subtitle and show your videos: Overstream +...
Proud Geek Heads up: a new subtitled bonus video at the end of this blog post — this time, of my younger daughter walking for the first time! Four months ago, I told you about Overstream, a website where you can easily add subtitles / captions to your videos. Several of you (including myself) mentioned that while this website was wonderful, there wasn't a way to [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

David Stuckless - Cops and Robbers... And Deaf People
DeafDC.com As kids, my twin brother John and I would ride our matching Schwinn bikes around the neighborhood looking for criminals. We would pull our imaginary police radios from our handlebars and speak into them saying, “Seven Mary Three and Four, responding”, the line made famous by Ponch and John from the TV show CHiPs. [...]
Mon, Sep 17 2007

Celebrate ASL! NAD Observes WFD International Day of Sign...
via link submit The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will host “Celebrate ASL!” in observance of World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) International Day of Sign Languages on Friday, September 28, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, on the front steps of Chapel Hall at Gallaudet University. This event, supported by the ASL and Deaf Studies Department at Gallaudet, will also reaffirm the [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007 · Moved from DeafRead Extra

Vlog: New Sign for "Usher Syndrome" and "Sighted" People
Tactile The World Bonjour again! Seems like I'm itching to vlog every day of this week - so many ideas, so many topics to cover! Hopefully I'll find volunteers willing to transcribe every and each of these vlogs... pronto! I have a special vlog for you. Others have seen it on Facebook and on my Xanga site - and they've given rave reviews! This one is about [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007

Deaf Fest in New Jersey
AJR's Blogs/Vlogs
Sun, Sep 16 2007

Cochlear Implants: A Wedding Sermon
Banjo's World In this vlog, I decided to bring up a subject of something that occurred at a wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. It was a deaf couple's wedding; the bride is a good friend of mine. I've known her for many years. She is Polish and most of the family members at the wedding were Polish and many were born in Poland. In my city, they have a strong Polish community and many [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007

Access to equal communication
I look so I can hear.... Are you dreading the traditional family christmas gathering? A lot of people with imperfect hearing find such events very difficult because they are so isolating. Just imagine..... you are all sitting together at christmas dinner and you can't join in the conversation because you can't hear it you have gone to midnight mass with the family but you [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007

The Deaf Family: The Trailer
Banjo's World The folks at Mosdeux are at it again. They are currently producing a movie called, 'The Deaf Family'. Here's the synopsis that is featured on the official website.Anything that could go wrong inside The Deaf Family will go wrong! This light-hearted family sitcom about a dysfunctional deaf family going through trials and tribulations as each characters experiments with [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007

Hard Of Hearing Handbag Syndrome
deafness and hearing aids Do you have handbag syndrome? Shops are very noisy places, there are a lot of people around, everyone is talking, tills are ringing - there's a lot of background noise and a lot of distractions. Many hard of hearing people finds shops difficult - it can be difficult to hear the person who is serving you. How much money are they asking you to pay? If you [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007

Two hearingaids are better than one
deafness and hearing aids When buying hearingaids, it can be tempting to buy one instead of two. It's cheaper for a start. If you are worried about how you will look with hearingaids, one aid would be easier to hide then two. It might be case of, "I'll buy one and see how I get on with it". If you are suffering from hearing loss in both ears, you need two hearingaids. [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2007