HandTalk Team Project
submit by: David Fulmer HandTalk is a wireless glove designed to recognize basic American Sign Language (ASL) hand signs and voice them by interfacing with a Java enabled cellphone/PDA. This project is created by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Tech Mon, May 12 2008 · 12 hours ago hide this blog

Merci Beaucoup Sign Language and Thanks To Our Soldiers
CodaDiva I have Skype and have joined a couple of chat boxes. In one of my business chats, we were discussing American Sign Language. One of the gals had asked if I'd seen this video. The Gratitude Campaign. I had not, I saw it as a youtube link. So while watching the video I was [...]
Media Language Mon, May 12 2008 · 12 hours ago hide this blog

First Sucessful Claim of Disability Discrimination against...
Grumpy Old Deafies The first disability discrimination case has been brought against a recruitment agency, Sales Link Services, and won. The case in hand concerned a deaf person, Pauline Alexander: "I was asked to phone in, which I did using TypeTalk [a relay telephone service for deaf people]," says Alexander. "The person I spoke to said he thought my hearing loss would be an impedim...
Audism Legal Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 14 hours ago hide this blog

Lindsey’s Story
Cochlear Implant Online Lindsey and I met each other through HearingExchange on Facebook several months ago and we got to know each other through sending each other messages. Lindsey has a very interesting perspective as a CI user as she was raised with the oral approach but immersed herself in the deaf ...
Higher Education Tech Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 15 hours ago hide this blog

Me? Hearing Person??
Butterfly, like me...Deaf's v/blog 7.12 minutes long videoHi, ASLpride just mentioned that he was mistakenly identified as a hearing person. Where is ASLpride?? Anyway, it was a funny story. Go to this link, if you missed his story. I would like to share this with you. It is not only one time experience, but hundreds time, uh, no, thousands time, yeah.It was no fun in the beginning. Whenever anyone ask...
Audism Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 15 hours ago hide this blog

Parliament: Cochlear Implants & National Institute for...
Grumpy Old Deafies Last week there was a debate in parliament about the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Within this debate, there was reference made to cochlear implants, and wider benefits not being factored or measured when making a budgetary argument. This suggestion was made by the RNID: Sandra Gidley (Shadow Minister, Health; Romsey, Liberal Democrat) ......
Tech Legal Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 15 hours ago hide this blog

05.01.01 Siepee’s Monastery
The Deaf Child: A Mythology 46th Clip - Title: Finding Monks - (04:03 mins - 4:18:20 hours) This first clip of chapter 5 is posted to give more recognition to Etienne de Fay, one of the earliest deaf teacher of the deaf in history. Even though the history of deaf education began in Spain in the 1500's, barring more discoveries [...]
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 17 hours ago hide this blog

Former ‘Little Rascals’ star was Deaf
Fookem and Bug  ”Darla” in the “Little Rascals” film Written by Bug If anyone remembers Alfalfa, Porky, Spanky, Darla and Pete the Pup from the “Little Rascals” films, did you know that former child actress Mollie Mae Gottschalck Barron as “Darla” was Deaf?  She played in the ”Little Rascals” films for a year while other ac...
Media Mon, May 12 2008 · 17 hours ago hide this blog

AGB gifts... WOW very sick!
James Carr I got mail from AGBell last weekend . (box)  WOW! very surprise..
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, May 12 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog

Critique of "Love is Never Silent" by Kimberly DeBlase
NTID Deaf Cinema Class
Art and Storytelling Mon, May 12 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog

New Fim - Itch On
Oliver's 180 Day Itch... Sorry to keep you waiting, finally here is a new film called 'Itch On'!Enjoy :-)
Art and Storytelling Mon, May 12 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog

Farewall with my “ASL” project
Tar2006's Weblog
Sun, May 11 2008 · 23 hours ago hide this blog

Live webcasting of Commencement events
Inside Gallaudet For anyone who cannot make it to Gallaudet's 2008 Hooding Ceremony or Commencement exercises, the events will be available online via live webstreams. And anyone can relive the memories with archived videos available the following Monday.
Higher Education Sun, May 11 2008 · 23 hours ago hide this blog

Bob's Vlog: A conversation with Brooke Budzinski, Brian...
Inside Gallaudet Bob's Vlog: A conversation with Brooke Budzinski, Brian Lucas, and Arlyn Penaranda On this week's Bob's Vlog, President Davila interviews three students graduating next week--Brooke Budzinski, Brian Lucas, and Arlyn Penaranda.
Higher Education Sun, May 11 2008 · 23 hours ago hide this blog

Support the Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Cochlear Implant Online Unlike cochlear implants, which are covered by Medicare and most insurance plans, hearing aids are not covered by Medicare, or under the vast majority of state mandated benefits, according to Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). 71.4% of hearing aid purchases were purchased out of consumers' pockets, according to ‘MarkeTrak’. In ...
Tech Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

BBC iPlayer Accessibility Update and Comments
Noesis Since I last blogged about the BBC's iPlayer, there's been developments but the access still leaves a lot to be desired. Sign Zone now has a category of its own People might remember that I complained about the trying to find a needle in the haystack, when attempting to source signed programmes. The BBC's Access 2.0 picked up on my comments in this blog post It se...
Tech Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

First Memorial in the UK to Mark Disabled People's...
Grumpy Old Deafies The first memorial in the UK, to recognise the one million disabled people who were persecuted, sterilised or killed by Nazi Germany has been unveiled. This has located at The Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire. Firstly it serves as an important memory, these people are never forgotten. It is also about time some more mainstream recognition was given, as history c...
Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

Fascist Thugs at the AGBell Conference!
RLMDEAF Someone deaf told me few weeks ago about the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBAD) hired the security firm. ex. security guards to keep the peaceful rally participants within the Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) from entering the conference site and AGB HQ hotel (Jack Barr's own term). The ABAD did post their official announcement about hiring the securi...
Language Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

Are You Treated Differently in the Workplace?
Jamie Berke (About.com) That is the question asked by a poll posted on the forum by LRHamke. The poll question is: "Do you feel that you're being treated differently by others in your...
Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

Go, Matt Hamill. Go!
Der Sankt Speaks... Once again, a so-called “leader” of the Deaf community has spoken on “behalf” of the community about Mr. Matt Hamill. Remaining true to my words (and refusing to allow my peers who stood up be beaten down alone), I must speak up and say this: The Deaf community does not agree with the so-called “leaders.” [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

21: Cheers to NTID/RIT and Gallaudet
The Countdown To The Resurrection Condescending. That is the word that first came to me when I think of Matt Hamill. Double cheers to Amy Cohen-Efron for alerting the communities about Matt Hamill picking a hearing actor to perform as Deaf person. The result is that it sends a ripple effect to Washington and Rochester where they subsequently cancelled [...]
Media Audism Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

LaRonda Dances With Wolves ~
The Ear of My Heart Join LaRonda as she compares her journey of Deafhood to that of the character, Lt. John Dunbar (played by Kevin Costner) in the film: Dances with Wolves. Dances with Wolves is one of my favorite films. I love it, not only for it's breathtaking cinematography, but also because Kevin Costner made the film as authentic as [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

Myron Uhlberg shared tales of his Deaf Heroes (his Parents)...
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature Myron Uhlberg has a self-deprecating nature that is both humbling and humorous. During his presentation, I laughed, got teary-eyed, and felt nostalgic as I watched the 75-year-old CODA discuss his life and the legacy of his parents, Sarah and Lou Uhlberg. It was an absolute honor to attend his presentation and to meet with him afterwards. Myron was born in 1933 to pa...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

More Photos from Fulton, MO
The Rosa Lee Show Greetings! My friend just sent me a dvd full of pictures that one of her co-workers took during my performance at William Woods University last month. Here they are for your viewing pleasure.
Language Art and Storytelling Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog

African Journal #13: The Sands Of Time
Tactile The World May 11, 2008   Baring The Essentials         It was time to bid Abuja adieu, its luxury traded for the rugged inferno of the desert I called home. My organization had agreed to have one of their drivers drive me home, amid concerns that as a Deaf Blind white woman I would not fare so well traveling alone [...]
Language Sun, May 11 2008 · hide this blog