Staying and blogging.
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!First, thanks to many people who answered an unspoken prayer request for the son of our fellow blogger who underwent a successful major surgery a few days ago. He is recovering nicely and is expected to be home soon. Again, many thanks.Meanwhile, I have made a decision to stay with deaf read and support them. There was a reason for it. Part of that reas...
Sat, Jul 19 2008 · 17 hours ago hide this blog

Vietnamese Deaf Tours
Jamie Berke (About.com) Dung, a hard of hearing Vietnamese tour guide, has posted on the forum promoting the tours for deaf and hard of hearing in Vietnam. Dung also shares about her frustrations...
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Can You Take Out A Song During Surgery?
Life In a Cone of Silence My mood about surgery in four days is much more pragmatic this go then my April 8th surgery.Emotionally I am probably more secure in the outcome as I have been through this. My surgery, on Wednesday, is my second cochlear implant.Still, anytime a high speed drill travels millimeters from my brain, sweat beads form on my brow, and my mind does a little scary wander.I ...
Culture Sat, Jul 19 2008 · 19 hours ago hide this blog

Inappropriate Insulting Comment
At The Rim Carl asks: Why haven't we been told which DeafRead editor(s) read, approved and published blogs or vlogs that were inappropriately insulting? DeafRead has created numerous victims of civil, social, and political intolerance. We are in danger of forgetting that freedom entails responsibility.Deaf.read is not responsible for blog content, the authors are. 'Inappropriate...
Culture Sat, Jul 19 2008 · 20 hours ago hide this blog

Goodbye DeafRead
Oh I See.. After a year and half of vlogging in DeafRead, it's time to part ways and to move on to the next stage in my life. Thanks for visiting Oh I See! and commenting all these times. For the sake of my health, it's time to rest and prepare for the challenges I'll face ahead. My goal is to complete grad school in 2009 and return to the workforce full-time. I hope I can make ...
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Slacker! :)
SURROUND SOUND I've been called a slacker lately...I've neglected both of my blogs! Sorry about that...it has been a bit nutty here. Good news first...yes, it seems that the August 28th surgery date is a go. I still have not heard THE FINAL WORD but I e-mailed them the other day and they said that the date isn't the issue anymore...it's deciding how to bill everything to insurance, ...
Tech Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

The Parallel: Deaf Protest 2006 & Presidential Election 2008
Under The Hill Back in May of 2006, as the students, the faculty, staff and the deaf community were protesting the choice of Jane K. Fernandez as the next president of Gallaudet, I began to observe, research and understand what had transpired in the events prior to the protest, with a wide range of substantiated and unsubstantiated information [...]
Higher Education Legal Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Inner Voice
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Media Language Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

DBC - Awesome!
ABC JohnABC shared his experience at the DBC conference in Milwaukee.
Language Education Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

It’s all about me!
CodaDiva I'm finally owning up to it! IT IS ALL ABOUT ME! At conference I had a breakthrough moment. I've been fearful of my ideas and taking them out into the world. I was always wondering what the negatives would be. I was scared of being who I was “CODA” and running with it. This year's [...]
Language Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Sample Attacks and RSS Readers
Random Thoughts and Musings Irresponsible commentsHmm. In my most recent post, I've received generally polite comments, even from those who didn't agree, and I thank my commenters for that. However, I received one comment that just could not be allowed through because he called individuals or groups names. In the past, I simply didn't let this type of comment through without saying a word about ...
Tech Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Magic Glove
DeafJoke.tv Deaf joke and ASL Storytelling by Robert A. Rivera Tags: ASL "Robert Rivera" storytelling magic glove
Art and Storytelling Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Hearing Where One Can Not Hear
Teej42 As a deaf person with both ears unable to interpret sounds below around 105 decibels, I have to depend on hearing aids in order to partly hear some sounds. Those devices do not make me a hearing person, as it only “improve” my hearing loss to moderate deafness. Much better than profound deafness, [...]
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Signing Out (Speaking Out)
Deaf Progressivism Transcript could not be provided this time due to time constraint. Play QuickTime I am addressing my concern how expressing my individual views got twisted and distorted to the point that it has been reported to my workplace. I was concerned about the oppression among Deaf babies/children that they were denied complete access to language when practicing Oralism. I ...
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

It's TIME to thank Deafread
Waving With My Deaf Hands
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

A.S.I.I.D. with Deaf Crew Member Joooey Voted Off Show
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature After five weeks of competition, the Detroit dance crew A.S.I.I.D. (And So It Is Done) didn't make it through to another week on the second season of America's Best Dance Crew. I've been following the show since the first episode when we were introduced to A.S.I.I.D. crew member Joooey, who is profoundly deaf. Joooey lost his hearing aid a few weeks back during the cr...
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Famous CODAs
Confessions of a DeafBlind Mother Decided to take a break for myself while kiddies are at day camp and surf the internet. I was originally looking up famous Oklahomans and found one famous actor who's also a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult) and decided to compile a list of other CODAs. - Lon Chaney - "The Man of a Thousand Faces", well known as the Phantom in "Phantom of the Opera" (1...
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Lisa A. Goldstein - Plugging in to Rehab
i711.com : Deaf News This Week Did you know that the iPod is a great tool for CI rehab? This is one of the many things I learned...
Tech Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Journey of DBC conference
Eyepoetically
Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Is there Transparency on the part of the DeafRead Team?
Kalalau's Korner What is wrong with DeafRead?More and more people are writing me emails, asking whether I will leave DeafRead. I've thought a lot about removing my blog because ... Well, let me write this blog post to raise the question of whether there's enough transparency with the DeafRead team's actions.Why haven't we been told which DeafRead editor(s) read, approved and published...
Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Speak up Damn You !
At The Rim Currently, the UK is seeing a spate of funding being withdrawn for the support of lip-reading classes. People hard of hearing and going deaf in some areas, are being charged high admission to class fees too. By comparison, we have seen the last few years, many millions of pounds (sterling), and government grants given to promoting classes and courses in 'Deaf' aware...
Language Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

23 formerly deaf (small c) became Deaf (capital D) today in...
Deaf Anthology 23 formerly deaf (small d) became Deaf (capital D) after receiving their certificates today in a special ceremony at New Amsterdam College in New York City, after an intensive summer of exposure to ASL and Deaf culture.When they arrived here, they were deaf (small c), having no knowledge of ASL or Deaf culture, because they grew up in the hearing world, mainstreamed i...
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

What is my Deafhood and yours too?
The Rogue's blog It's time for us to cool off our heads and enjoy it! I would like to introduce my deafhood? I know we do not usually called ourselves ” Deafhood”. Aidan Mack explained what is “Deafhood” from her  blog. So she gave me some ideas, I decided to share what is my “deafhood” so many of [...]
Higher Education Language Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Why Ask Why? Drink Bud Dry.
SpeakUpLibrarian That classic Budweiser slogan is what comes to my mind when I ponder the essential question of why this hearing loss happened.During my first visits to my audiologist, I asked her what I had done to cause it. Had I injured my ears by using Q-tips? No, she patiently explained that it was nothing that I had done to injure my ears. I have a sensorineural hearing loss - a...
Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog

Steak ‘n Shake — Filing a Complaint for...
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World It was bound to happen.  For the last two days, friends have been sending me the news articles about Karen Tumeh, a deaf woman from Nebraska who is suing the McDonald's corporation for refusing to provide access in the drive thru.   Sounds familiar, doesn't it?  Back in January, my son and I had the drive thru window closed [...]
Audism Tech Legal Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog