Howard Dean's Speech - Part One
The Deaf Perspective It was a truly wonderful speech and it is made accessible to the deaf by including the interpreter in the frame. Notice how many of his speech's themes and talking points really applies to the deaf community!
Language Culture Mon, Aug 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DNC 2008: Howard Dean Meets Gallaudet University Students
The Deaf Perspective VIDEOHoward Dean shakes hands with several Gallaudet University students.Howard Dean is well known for being the Governor of Vermont, running for the President in the 2004 primaries (which ended with his now-famous "scream"), and is currently the Chairman of the Democratic Party.
Higher Education Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

We Should Have Deaf Delegates!
The Deaf Perspective Everyday at work, we have discussions with our co-workers. These discussions range from anything from wildly speculative “What-if-Hillary-Clinton-stole-the-nomination?” to more serious subjects such as Bobby Kennedy’s legacy. Today, we talked about delegates. During the primaries, the super-delegates got an enormous amount of attention from the press because of t...
Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

"200" Brought to Deaf Gaza School Lately
RLMDEAF The New York Time's latest article (8/23/08) reported more than 40 international human right advocates in two boats recently landed in Gaza in defy of the Israel government and brought 200 hearing aid devices for deaf Gaza youngsters. *rolling eyes in --- in the world for the international human rights advocates brought hearing aids, instead of money for lack of dies...
Audism Tech Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Unity in Duality ~
The Ear of My Heart Photo by: Danny Lakeboy I’ve always enjoyed the ancient Chinese symbol of Yin - Yang as it helps my understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents “everything” or “truth,” while the black and white shapes within the circle represents the interaction of two energies, called “yin” (black) and “yang” (white). They are n...
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Epilogue
Lantana's Latitude "It is always something that happens to someone else". Don't you believe it.Luckily for me I have always been well-read, from the time I went deaf at age 10 until the present, I read everything I could get my hands on including "Death and Dying". 'Losing a spouse cannot be compared with other family deaths, such as those of your parents or a cherished child. My b...
Language Art and Storytelling Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

MTV: True Life I’m Deaf Captioned Trailer
bill creswell (Full Online Episode does not appear to have captions - be sure to make your wish for that known on Overdrive/MTV's website) True Life | Full Episode | ‘I'm Deaf' | Two deaf people struggle to live in the hearing world more about “MTV: True Life I'm Deaf Captioned Tra...“, posted with vodpod [...]
Media Language Culture Tech Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

About DeafCampaign2008's The Deaf Perspective
The Deaf Perspective I will now talk about the DeafCampaign2008's blog "DNC 2008: The Deaf Perspective."This blog is not news-reporting blog, like CNN or NBC. It is about our experience at the DNC 2008 as Gallaudet University students. This blog is important because it enables you to watch and understand the convention through deaf eyes and our unique perspective. The information that you...
Higher Education Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Babylon A.D. Captioned Trailer
bill creswell Coming in MoPix It is the not-too-distant future. Thousands of satellites scan, observe and monitor our every move. Much of the planet is a war zone; the rest, a collection of wretched way stations, teeming megalopolises, and vast wastelands punctuated by areas left radioactive from nuclear meltdowns. It is a world made for hardened warriors, one [...]
Media Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A Demonstration in Patience
Deaf - Hearing Relationship The required reading for my second ASL class at the Salt Lake Community College is When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf by Harlan Lane. The first chapter is the story of Laurent Clerc’s early childhood. His parents, after discovering he is deaf and not knowing what to do with him, send him [...]
Higher Education Language Culture Education Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

12: Many Things To Talk About
The Countdown To The Resurrection PThe Wilkinsons: IN the last week of June, my Great Aunt Mary Wilkinson died at the age of 85 in Clinton, Tennessee. Then 15 days later, my Great Uncle Arthur Wilkinson also passed away at the age of 89. Both are Deaf. Mary was the sister of my Drandma, Virginia Pool Duncan. I [...]
Language Education Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Impulsive generation
Oh I See.. Do we "click click click" on our mouse or Enter button and expect people in the real physical world to function immediately the same way we expect from our computers or communication device? This is something to think about. How can we achieve goals in the real world more effectively and most importantly, realistically? I had an interesting discussion with a friend so...
Audism Tech Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Can you hear movement?
deafness and hearing aids Melissa Saenz, Ph.D., a postdoc at Caltech, has discovered that the video above can identify people with auditory synesthesia, a condition that can make some people hear music, even though there is no music being played. From the press statement by Caltech: “While I was running an experiment at the Caltech Brain Imaging Center, a group of [...]
Tech Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

More Activation Observations
Sudden Silence The first thing that popped into my head when my CI’s went “live” was, “How am I going to describe this?!” It was a sound I’ve never heard before and didn’t seem to fit any of the previous activation descriptions I’d read. Now that a few days have passed, things are (thankfully) much easier to [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

What Happen to "ACCEPTING" reasonable accommodation?
Jim's DEEP Thoughts I will probably get alot of deaf and hearing people mad about this comment. In this recent article deaf couple seeking more than $50,000, plus punitive damages. Even though the Deputy Sheriff offered "reasonable accomendation" to communicate and was rejected by the couple. In the article, "Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher contends that Bahl was offered use of a text...
Media Legal Culture Education Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

I have a confession to make….
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses Regarding my last post on “People of the Eye and Hand”, I have a confession to make.  Watch my confession and forgive me, please. Play Quicktime version
Language Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

“But the Deaf are inferior to the Hearing, aren’t they?”
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses On one of my email listserves, Gardy Van Gils, a Deaf woman from Holland, sent this story of what happened in a meeting of Deaf and Hearing people in her workplace discussing how Deaf and Hearing can work together more effectively, when one woman stood up and said what was on her mind.  Read the [...]
Audism Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Honduran Child Getting a Cochlear Implant, But What About...
Jamie Berke (About.com) I understand the need for a cochlear implant for the deaf Honduran child mentioned in this article. What I do not understand, is the fact that he is not in...
Education Tech Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Gay Model Joins Reality TV Show Cast
Deaf Queer News Openly deaf gay model Martin Ritchie of Austin, Texas, is one of the new models joining the cast of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. The reality show airs on Tuesday nights on the Oxygen channel. Don't miss the new season premiere on August 26! More about Martin Ritchie Video Interview on Oxygen
Media Culture Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Leah Katz-Hernandez: The Benefits of Volunteering
The Deaf Perspective TRANSCRIPTHi. Now we are at the Pepsi Center. It's where the whole convention will happen at. See all this! I want to emphasize, THAT is the reason why you should get involved with the political campaigns, volunteer, and more -- because you will get ACCESS. Whoa -- see, all these people are bustling about; it's pretty busy here with all the preparation for the BIG con...
Media Education Sun, Aug 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Captioning the world and speaking of politics….
SayWhatClub Weblog I don't know about your town but even here in NYC, I can't find enough theatres that have the most recent films with closed captioning.  Usually the most recent films will be shown in Manhattan.  Not exactly the most convenient place for me to get to.  I realize we're suppose to be grateful that there [...]
Tech Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Experience being part of Deaf Community (online)
Waving With My Deaf Hands I didn't go into Deafread by myself. Someone led me into the Deaf Community online.Blogs, Deafread, signing online, Deafvideo TV(I'll probably try to do a transcript for this vlog)
Media Tech Culture Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

New research into hearing aid stigma
deafness and hearing aids A researcher at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol wants to meet people diagnosed with impaired hearing but avoid wearing their aids. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf estimates nine million people in the UK have some degree of hearing loss but only 1.4 million use aids. Psychology student, Claire [...]
Tech Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Are deaf people considered as flight risk?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers If airline companies have policy against boarding ten or more deaf passengers because of safety concerns, does it mean that they are considered as flight risks?
Audism Education Legal Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Meeting Deaf Vloggers
Oh I See.. One of the greatest pleasures in vlogging is that sometimes you get to meet the person outside the Deaf blogosphere in person after being familiarized with them for some time. I did just that recently when meeting some vloggers at a friend's house for a few hours to chat when they were in town. One has an incredibly busy schedule this summer (also trying to rest!) and...
Culture Sat, Aug 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post