Dine and Sign: A Hearing Son and His Deaf Dad Dining and...
Xpressive Handz This is Alex and his "Dad". Dad is deaf. These two men are positively adorable with their relationship and the intelligent, witty conversations they have over dinner. I love the points the father makes regarding technology. The link to their site is below the video, watch their series and share with your friends. I guarantee you will laugh out loud at some of their ep...
Tue, Jan 31 2012

Consider What You’re Fighting to Win–My Post on Hear...
Deaf Echo For the background on the story, see Michele Westfall's recent DeafEcho.com article. The following is a recent update on the issue: HB 1367 apparently passed in the House in Indiana, and will soon make its way toward a final vote (with amendments). Below is a slightly revised version (note to the general audience: don't post [...]
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Jon Savage Transcript (English) Jon & Renny: Hello Jon: Now, I want to grab the opportunity to have my daughter will join with me on this vlog. We are talking about Alexander
Mon, Jan 30 2012

"Cold Hearted Governor Daniels of Indiana"
Where's Maisha? Got it from Paul on facebook at [link] "Got recent e-mail from Scott Reske - State Representative for 37th District (Indiana): Paul, Thanks for your email. You make good points and I am leaning towards opposition. In addition, I believe this bill is a step closer by the Governor to close the ISD. He was cold hearted enough to close the Indiana Children’s
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Usher syndrome part IV: Clinical management and research...
Usher Syndrome Blog by Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D.Editor's Note: This is part four in a series. Here are the links to parts one, two, and three. We will return to the story of Bella's struggles in school in the next post.The current standard of pediatric care mandating that all newborns undergo hearing screenings has been applied successfully throughout the industrialized world....
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Toxoplasmosis as a Cause of Hearing Loss
Jamie Berke (About.com) Do you know anyone whose hearing loss is a result of the toxoplasmosis parasite? And did you know that even though it is considered a risk factor for hearing loss, most newborns are not screened for toxoplasmosis? Fortunately, it is easy to avoid getting the parasite, so not that many babies lose hearing from toxoplasmosis.Toxoplasmosis as a Cause of Hearing Loss orig...
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Deaf Anthology # 1120: "Deafless"
Deaf Anthology
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Deaf Anthology # 1119: "Bethlehem"
Deaf Anthology
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Euro Accessibility Act, pointless ?
At The Rim You know me always game for a laugh and always able to find some of the biggest in Europe. The latest is a 'consultation' on accessibility whih appears to have a few 'european' fans of the deaf ilk in the UK in a tizzy. Someone hasn't told them the UK wants as little to do with the European laws or Europe mostly and still hasn't complied with an law made 10 years ag...
Mon, Jan 30 2012

The Silent Friendship between Deaf and Hearing person
Deaf boleh! Malaysia Have you thinking about Deaf and Hearing person can become great friends? Yes, we can! What are their feeling when they make new friend on first time? Remember, Communication is very important for the relationship between Deaf and Hearing person. When I watched this youtube, it reminds me about my hearing friends who close with me! Then I miss my hearing frien...
Mon, Jan 30 2012

FCC’s FNPRM on VRS #8 – “Per-User” Model
Sean Gerlis Highlighting reimbursement for VRS provider in their consumers' VRS usage as “per-user” rather than utilizing existing “per-minute” model within FCC's most recent Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). FNPRM can be found at [link] Captioned [click "cc" button to view captions] [5:15]
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Jordan's Presentation
An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Listen to the Deaf - Save A Life
Xpressive Handz The story below the video occurred last November, (2011) during Thanksgiving week. There is absolutely no need for this to happen to anyone. Future incidents like this can be avoided simply by educating our police departments as well as all those that serve with public duties. The simple solution is to have training at the academies and regularly on the job....
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Access All Areas ?
At The Rim I'd settle for just the main ones frankly ! I'm STILL stuck with some snail mail and some hearing help ! It is e.g. impossible to call an utilities company/bank/ISP with anything like a text or e-mail, they don't want to know. In ye olde days when Typetalk was about, the relay operator was unable to assist at all, defeated by press a for this b for that etc. I had t...
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Seven Weeks
Please face me, I read lips I just realized I haven't written in here in over a month.  It is hard to find the time. Earlier tonight I had my family over for dinner and watched TV with my two sons.  Somehow the captions got switched off.  I was surprised how well I could follow along.   Since it was in [...]
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Deaf Comedy Trailer "Breakfast"
Deaf YouVideo New Deaf comedy short movie theater group from Germany known as THOW&SHOW! Latest play "Breakfast" Theatre events, visit us at: www.ChannelForSign.com neue taub Filmkomödie Kino aus Deutschland als THOW&SHOW bekannt! Neueste play "Frühstück" theaterveranstaltungen, besuchen Sie uns unter: Video by Gustevarra
Mon, Jan 30 2012

Deaf Girl's Parents
Deaf YouVideo Video with Captions - "Sarah's Parents" Deaf Bill of Rights interview number two. This DCBR would require a Language & Communication Plan to be attached to every deaf/hard of hearing child's IEP so that the IEP is: (1) language & communication driven; (2) focused on unique language & communication needs, (3) effective by developing an action plan to meet t...
Sun, Jan 29 2012

HOW DO YOU HANDLE COMMUNICATION WITH HAIRSTYLISTS AND...
SayWhatClub Weblog It's hard to find a hairstylist that “gets” you.  I put off going to the hairstylist for this reason.  When I lived in Atlanta, I finally found a lady I just loved, through a coworker.  I was sad to move from the area, mostly because I had to leave Addy behind!!!  You might think I'm [...]
Sun, Jan 29 2012

Frog Chat
Xpressive Handz Children are sometimes the best teachers. "Boys Frog ---
Sun, Jan 29 2012

DJ Demers - hard of hearing comedian
Mike McConnell I have never heard of DJ Demers out of Canada who happens to be a hard of hearing stand up comedian. No signing but the typical speaking comedy performances he does. I discovered this guy the other day when I came across a video of him interviewing Sarah Churman on the Sharp Focus website. An up and coming comedian who have won awards and recognition for his sta...
Sun, Jan 29 2012

Buying a New Hearing Aid (Yay! and 'Yawn')
Eh? What? Huh? It has been at least six years since I bought a new hearing aid. I bought it based on a recommendation from an audiologist in New York City, while I was living there. I did not shop around or care to really learn more about the hearing aid I planned to buy, which was really expensive at the time. I did not even check to see if my insurance company would cover it. I wa...
Sun, Jan 29 2012

AG BELL's MASTER PLAN TO BRAINWASH AND COLONIZE DEAF
Show Me Deaf Community AG BELL's MASTER PLAN TO BRAINWASH AND COLONIZE DEAF
Sun, Jan 29 2012

DBC Newsblast - January 2012 #3
Deaf Bilingual Coalition URGENT - URGENT - URGENT House Bill 1367 in Indiana is just the start of special interest groups, such as Hear...
Sun, Jan 29 2012

Deaf People are Cheated by Oralism
Deaf YouVideo Video with Subtitles/Audio - Support bi-lingual education for Deaf children. STOP Indiana HB 1367. Please share this video clip from the 1994 PBS documentary "For A Deaf Son." This documentary is no longer available to view or purchase anywhere. I wish it would become available to view publicly. So many good things in this film. Jack Gannon's words are inspiring, touc...
Sun, Jan 29 2012

Hard of hearing person interviews Sarah Churman
Mike McConnell Here's an interesting captioned video interview of Sarah Churman by DJ Demers of Sharp Focus. What makes this an interesting interview is that you have two hard of hearing people talking back and forth on a live video feed with DJ Demers out of Toronto, Canada and Sarah Churman out of Burleson, Texas. They're able to understand each other quite perfectly. The only dif...
Sun, Jan 29 2012