Scammer atttacks the Deaf Community on FaceBook!
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!The time has come to expose those owners on WWW.Facebook.com. Especially since the deaf community is getting scammed left and right by hackers. Lately hackers have been taking over AOL Instant Messengers (AIM), Taking over Yahoo Instant Messengers, taking over AOL mail, Yahoo email. and God knows what else.The result is very awful. It damages friendsh...
Sun, Aug 29 2010

Deaf Employees Always Entitled to Interpreters?
Jamie Berke (About.com) A federal appeals court just overturned a district court's decision against a deaf UPS employee. This employee claimed UPS did not provide him with interpreters for less important (weekly) meetings, and instead only provided "summaries"  (UPS stated they provided notetakers) for the less important meetings. Obviously, he could not participate in the less important mee...
Sun, Aug 29 2010

White deaf man calls black person an "Uncle Tom"
Mike McConnell Pretty shocking to see this happen in this day and age. Go here for more details and where it took place. People need to understand and realize the need for greater tolerance and how it is important that it's about a person's character and not about skin color. Yesterday was Martin Luther King's 47th anniversary of his "I have a dream," speech that was delivered on th...
Sun, Aug 29 2010

Uncle Tom
Deaf Conservative Republicans It was an unfortunate thing. In one deaf discussion forum I brought up the "Restoring Honor" rally where Glenn Beck played the host and the question quickly came up on where were the blacks or African Americans in a "sea of white." Of course, there were many that attended the event which happened to be the same date when MLK did his "I have a dream" speech on August 2...
Sun, Aug 29 2010

WeCanDoIt! Vote 3x a day!
Uploads by ClercsChildren WeCanDoIt! Vote 3x a day! Elevate Clerc's Children to top ten! www.refresheverything.com/4deaftoddlers, To:73774 Msg:101469 & send, Via facebook: Like & download "Pepsi Refresh Voting App" and search Clerc's Children then vote. Thank you! From: ClercsChildren Views: 14 0 ratings Time: 01:36 More in News & Politics
Sun, Aug 29 2010

Intro to University Food 101
GallaudetVideo Intro to University Food 101 Part of New Student Orientation (NSO) is getting acquainted with campus life, and that includes experiencing the all-you-can-eat meals at Cafe Bon Appétit (also known as the Cafeteria and the Plaza Dining Hall). From: GallaudetVideo Views: 184 1 ratings Time: 00:35 More in Education
Sun, Aug 29 2010

Shy? Investigating social phobia…
Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007 Social phobia, also know as social anxiety, is the third largest psychological problem in the world today... This diagnosis has a higher representation among people with hearing difficulties (and other populations segments), than in the average population. This site offers more information: [link] Background: Katharine Cecilia Peterson (Kate for short, brief pre...
Sun, Aug 29 2010

1 implant for TWO ears
Melissa's Cochlear Implant [link] happened on Friday, and when I saw it on the news, I thought this was quite interesting. I have never heard this before and hopefully it will become a new thing since bilateral CI's in adults are not allowed here unless you have blindness or other disabilities.I wonder if the patient involved will be revealing how her two implants work for her??
Sat, Aug 28 2010

22nd WFD Regional Secretariat A-P Meeting, November 25-28
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yes folks, the 22nd World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia-Pacific Meeting will be held in my country, the Philippines from Novermber 25-28, 2010 at Tagaytay City. Here is the email sent by Philippine Federation of the Deaf President Rack Corpuz. She specifically requested that I won't change any info mentioned in it: [...]
Sat, Aug 28 2010

WHO THE F#@K AUDIOLOGISTS THINK?
RLMDEAF Oh boy, the latest drama within California's "AB 2072 bill", the enclosed letter from the California Audiologist Association (CAA) to Rep. Tony Mendoza. So you could see for yourself with your OWN EYES what the true colors of audiologists and the California Coalition are all about, especially the deaf detractors and naysayers and deaf traitors. Jesus Christ, audiolog...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Take My Word For it
The Rebuttal One of my pet hates in life is to have to constantly prove that I am deaf. You know society mistrusts everyone so much that you must show that you are the real deal. Often it is necessary because people do take advantage.  For example they will try to de-fraud Centrelink of Disability Pension money [...]
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Deaf Anthology # 579: "Death Valley"
Deaf Anthology This Californian Deaf hiker, seeking relief from the sun, found shelter in a cave, stumbled onto something, while drinking bottled water to satisfied his thirst, fearing rattlesnakes, in its darkness lighted a flare only to discover something, the "golden tablets," which became known as the Death Valley scrolls, reaffirming the faith of Joseph Smith followers. The pro...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Come On, Google, Do The Right Thing!
Caption Action 2 Google has jumped into the web series biz, producing its own web series, Google Beat. Google Beat is about search engine term popularity, and has a human host. Google Beat is on YouTube of course - but they are using the inaccurate automatic captioning. (For instance, in the picture below, are they talking about what we are eating for breakfast, not what we are heari...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Getting Benefit of Two Implants for Price of One
Jamie Berke (About.com) This week's big cochlear implant story is the development of a new surgical technique that allows  people to get the benefit of two cochlear implants with only one surgery and one implant. It works by having two wires and two microphones. This type of implant has been around for a while (40 other implants like it have been done in Europe). However, it is big news in t...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Deaf Anthology # 578: "Mail"
Deaf Anthology Silver Spring, Maryland (DA) This Deaf guy living in fear, "...what's the hell going on, why is it happening to me?" First they repossessed my car, then the power went off, the Sheriff has just given him an eviction notice.Something is wrong, haven't even got my SSI check, maybe it got lost in the mail. "I don't want to live on the gang-infested streets. Here is the s...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

iStoryTime Releases App for Deaf and Hard of Hearing...
InMyLingo Blog iStoryTime, the app developer for DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon,” among other audio-visual children’s stories, now will offer the option to view it in oral, manual, or sign-language. "iStoryTime brings the joy of a children's book to the convenience of your iPhone, iPod® touch, or iPad. Our books are illustrated and narrated, so your child can...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Secret Deaf Perks
J. Parrish Lewis We all know what the usual perks to being deaf are, like being able to sign underwater and all that, but I'm going to share the SECRET ones. I got to do this quick before someone figures out a way to shut my website down. THEY don't want you to know. I'll get to the [...]
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Holanda - Historia de Língua de Sinais - Oralismo e IC
Língua Brasileira de Sinais Libras Libra
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Brasil - TV Vez da Voz - Libras
Língua Brasileira de Sinais Libras Libra Quem é a pessoa surda? from Vez da Voz on Vimeo.
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Holanda - LC Kamp trailer
Língua Brasileira de Sinais Libras Libra
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Holanda - Surdos-Cegos - Doofblindendag in Amsterdam
Língua Brasileira de Sinais Libras Libra
Sat, Aug 28 2010

The X_Factor deaf- wise.
At The Rim Forget X-Factor and the relenteless parade of untalented idiots queuing up to be aunt sally in the TV stocks, and fuelling dubious egos of even more obscure 'celebrities'. This is a real and unique chance for the deaf in the UK to see who will step up to the plate to be ID'd as cultural deaf leadership material in the United Kingdom. We have waited 10 years for a...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

What are your thoughts to subtitles on tv being censored?
Liz's Blog From what I can see, subtitles (Closed Captioning) on out tv are censored, i.e. if someone swears you get s*** or ‘bleep' depending on tv programme or film. I had someone from America recently who emailed me, on behalf of his wife. And he mentioned how in America their Closed Captioning is censored, and wondered if [...]
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Capturing Moments – Sign Your Story
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Sat, Aug 28 2010

“Parents” Shouldn’t Be A Lot Of Talk
Deaf Echo I want you to run an experiment with me.  Go to Google. Type in “deafness.” Look at what pops up—the top five sites. As of right now, as I type this at precisely 9:00 p.m. on August 26th, 2010, those sites belong to: - Wikipedia - About.com - The World Health Organization - The National [...]
Fri, Aug 27 2010