I’m turned on (no, not like THAT!)
Sudden Silence I CAN HEAR! That is all. LOL, I’m just kidding.  Well, not about the hearing part but of course I have a lot more to say! We’re leaving in about 30 minutes to go to my mom’s for dinner, but my actual activation appointment was just under 2 hours instead of the expected 3 hours so I [...]
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Just $1.27 for Insurance Coverage
Hearing Aid 2008 From the newsroom of the WTMJ-TV, Channel 4 News, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 ..... On Deaf Ears Folo by John Mercure Some deaf Wisconsin children continue to go without the tools that could bring sounds to their silent world. Insurance companies refuse to pay for hearing aid coverage saying it would raise everyone's rates. The reality i...
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Should we call ourselves “ASL People”?
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses Recently, there have been a few vlogs discussing the idea of replacing “Deaf” with “ASL” due to the perceived negative stigma of “Deaf” among Hearing people.  In this vlog, I take a look at different cultural groups and their names, the power of choosing one's own name, and Deaf culture and identity itself in answer [...]
Language Culture Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

VL2 approved for $12 million funding over next three years
Inside Gallaudet The Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), headquartered at Gallaudet, has been approved for funding for the remaining three years of its five-year cycle at $4 million per year.
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Not Black and White
At The Rim Hoi've got a lo-ve-ly bunch o' coconuts. There they are a-standin' in a row. Big ones, small ones, some as big as yer 'ead! Give 'em a twist, a flick o' the wrist, That's what the showman said. Hoi've got a lo-ve-ly bunch o' coconuts. Hevery ball yer throw will make me rich. There stands me wife, the idol of me life, Singin' "roll a-bowl a ball, a penny a pitch! OK Th...
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Deaf Anthology # 98: "Deadread"
Deaf Anthology The internet have expanded beyond the graves, now it's possible to contact anyone in the spirit world on Deadread. Deaf Anthology had an opportunity to chat with a few so here are the messages we recieved so far:Gallaudet: "Bell, he's not here, try contacting Hell."Clerc: "I withdrawn my application to be reincarnated as I don't want to take the risks of being CI in t...
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Deaf or ASL: Do We Have To Choose?
Deaf Cinematic FilmBlog Click To Play
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Growing Up Deaf and Prefering ASL
Kalalau's Korner A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Carl offers another perspective on using ASL versus telling that he's DEAF.
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Deaf ASL Story of Matrix
DeafJoke.tv Deaf ASL Story of Matrix by Damon Banks A great, longtime friend of mine, Damon Banks, performed a brief ASL story of Matrix in the year of 2002 at a NTID's fraternity, Sigma Nu, dinner dance event. Hope y'all like it. Video provided by CutieActress Tags: ASL-Story, Damon-Banks, deaf, Matrix, movie, NTID
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Deaf people and the musics
The deaf boy in the world I was listening to the song by Justin Timberlake and I was thinking about many times when random hearing people would be surprised or shocked that I can actually enjoy musics because I am profoundly deaf guy with implants. I told them that I have implants which helps me to to enjoy the music. It's always funny when people would ask me if I can enjoy musics. Many deaf ...
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Noted: vocational rehabilitation and job hunting
Inaudible Nonsense A counselor for a department of vocational rehabilitation gets the Q&A treatment at i711.com. Since I'm in the process of trying to find work in NY, this came at a good time. I've been reluctant to seek out these types of departments. I always imagined that their ideal client was someone that was really bad off: accident [...]
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Virtual tour of the controversial SLCC
KISS-FIST ASL
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Latin to Pompeians is ASL to Deaf People
Butterfly, like me...Deaf's v/blog Hi, there,I would like to mention this, Latin to Pompeians is ASL to Deaf People. It is all because of one suggestion by Carl Schroeder. I also learned something from someone else. Carl explained how DEAF vs. ASL could be valuable in this world and for marketing purposes. Someone else questioned the word Deaf in Deafhood, as if it is still crippling one self. That thi...
Language Culture Tue, Aug 19 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Death Race 2008 Subtitled Trailer
bill creswell Available in MoPix: Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together [...]
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New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling...
submit by: Grant W Laird Jr New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services
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Rebecca's Adopted!!
I'm adopting a deaf child with Ushers, now wh Well...we have reached the finish line, or the starting line, however you want to look at it. Court was incredible. We got the certified interpreter (yippee!!) and she was great! We had the same judge that our other daughter was adopted with, so she got to see our family come full circle. The girls CASA worker was there even though she has been off their case for ...
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NEWS FLASH! UT Audiology & Speech Program Update
Laurie's Dance with Sound I just received word that the University of Tennessee Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology program has been saved! This is WONDERFUL and GREAT news! So many people have responded and worked very hard to save this department that makes a difference in so many lives. I don't know all of the details yet but it was announced this afternoon.This news comes jus...
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The Rocker - Subtitled Trailer
bill creswell Available in MoPixYahoo! A failed drummer is given a second chance at fame. Robert “Fish” Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Genres: Comedy Release Date: August 20th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating...
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Stuff Deaf People Like #4: Complaining About Gallaudet
Stuff Deaf People Like Gallaudet University has a special place in deaf culture.  Both polarizing and unifying, Gallaudet is a favorite topic among groups of signers or deaf people.  Invariably a complaint will float to the surface, like a dead fish on the top of a scummy lake. Double edged swords, is there anything more mesmerizing to a deaf person?  [...]
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New Approach to Deaf Education: "ASL IMMERSION"
Deaf Anthology Commentary: Have you notice that when hearing children goes to a public school, they learn English as it is their primary language but in middle school (sixth grade) they get to choose a second language to learn, Spanish, French, etc. and be fluent in it. So why not be the same way for us Deaf. English is our second language, so I propose a radical thought, why not we...
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PROBLEM: Addict/tempt to watch Deafvideo.TV
submit by: LChaim2007 Help me how to solve with my addiction from watch Deafvideo.tv Everyday I watch DVTV all the time but not completely do something else.
Tech Culture Tue, Aug 19 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Plato's Cave: ASL
ECNARB
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The Death Of A Spouse
Lantana's Latitude (I took some time off to drive up to the Hood Canal and attend a 100th birthday celebration of my former childhood housemother. Yes, she turned 100, and I turned 75 on the same weekend!) (Part 6) Soon after we moved to the Coast, some 17 years ago we met a new friend. Actually, he worked in our yard and did the heavy stuff for us, and it was a long time before we actu...
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Aug 19 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Once Upon A Time... I Started Blogging
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World On a fine summer day, two years ago in July, I sat down in front of some blogging software. Blogger, it was called. “Why don't I start my own blog!” I said to myself. I figured it would be nothing more than an online journal where I could entertain my family and my friends. Blogger prompted [...]
Legal Culture Tue, Aug 19 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Home Depot Self-Service Checkout Dispute
Grant Laird Jr. Several weeks ago, Grant sold his selling item through craigslist.org for 300 dollars cash. Next day, Grant and his girlfriend went Home Depot and purchased a new air condition unit for 399 dollars which means he would pay the difference. It's no problem. When they approached cashier, he skipped self-service checkout because he doesn't want to deal [...]
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