Misspelling the word 'Periscopic?'
Periscopic Eyes to the World's Stage. Did I misspell the word, 'Periscopic' in my title? Not really...it is an adjective word that is an Optics (of certain lenses in special microscopes, cameras, etc...) giving distinct vision obliquely, or all around, as well as, or instead of, in a direct line.I saw the word before this 'periscopic' was a noun word 'periscope.' I read the book in Webster's Dictionary th...
Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The important of history and "Freedom Writers."
Periscopic Eyes to the World's Stage. I hope the link works on this because I read 'Jodi's Review: Freedom Writers," in seekgeo.com (www.seekgeo.com/?p=1479). I would like to say, " If you want to rent it, do so but this is nothing to pass by....buy it!" It worth it to watch it, ASAP? NAH!! Just grab it without second thought!As it shown in seekgeo with the summary of "Freedom Writers" and myself watched ...
Education Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A NICE result on cochlear implants
Campaigning for deaf children I have a confession to make. Having blogged about it last week, I've known what NICE will say in their report on cochlear implants for a full six days. But they made me promise not to say anything about it until the report was officially published or they would never speak to us ever again. [...]
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Tennis Balls Not Just for Play
Jamie Berke (About.com) I've heard of tennis balls being used to reduce background noise on chairs before, but this picture in the Daily News is the first time I have seen a picture...
Media Education Tech Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Do hearing children need to interpret for their parents?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Awhile back, I commented on a blog of a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult) regarding her topic on NOT wanting to interpret for her deaf parents. For the benefit of my blog readers who are unfamiliar with the term, Wikipedia defines CODA as: a hearing person who was raised by a Deaf parent or guardian. Many [...]
Language Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Sorry To Say - But It Is So!
The Rebuttal Regular readers will have read the earlier article Please Say It Isn't So. Well I am sorry to have to tell you - It actually is so. A friend, simply by emailing the Cora Barclay Centre, asked for a copy of THAT Ad ... Dutifully the centre emailed it in the form of a Windows [...]
Language Education Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Two Great Snippets About Bilingualism
found in blank Thanks to my classmate Erica for passing those on so I could scan ‘em! In the meantime, check out my new UCSD website.
Language Education Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Something NICE comes this way…
Campaigning for deaf children No, sadly, it's not a box of chocolate digestives but a report into cochlear implants from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (or NICE - hence the appalling pun in the title). NICE is a Government body which decides what treatments the NHS can provide in England and Wales. And cochlear implants are devices implanted [...]
Legal Language Culture Education Tech Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

WHEN…TEACH…ERS… TALK… REALLY… SLOWWWWWWLY…
Campaigning for deaf children I go where the work takes me. It would be nice if these places were Barcelona or Florence but as I'm the NDCS campaigns officer, yesterday, work took me to Newbury in Berkshire. Anyhow, the reason I was in Newbury was to meet a young deaf person called Laura (who actually lives in [...]
Language Audism Culture Education Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Periscopic Eyes to the World's Stage
Periscopic Eyes to the World's Stage. It took me a while to figure out to what I want to called my Blog. I'm a Theatre Artist, ASL Professor, and I loves to talk about everything...well, not everything! Every time I listen to people, I always want to hear both sides and I really walk around the views 360 degree because it enrich my knowledge. There are always some stories on the stage and I got the part o...
Art and Storytelling Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Party conferences: NDCS’s plans to stalk MPs
Campaigning for deaf children The political party conferences are coming up in September. There are where all the MPs and members for each party get together. Depending on the political mood in the party, MPs will be talking about how wonderful it is that the general public seem to like them or wondering what poison to put in their [...]
Legal Culture Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DFEC Polls. Please give us your opinion on all 3 questions.
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Education Wed, Sep 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Interlude: Marty Booked His First Gig
The Countdown To The Resurrection Today is Tuesday.  Of course, one has to tune in to watch the Oxygen Channel's Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency whom one Deaf model gets to live in a house with Janice Dickinson. Tonight was the 2nd show and needless to say, there was not enough spotlight on Marty all night long.  But guess what irked me [...]
Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

More on Online Classes
Say What? The second half of my first quarter has me in two new classes, and the method these lectures are being done is different from the first class.  If you don't remember, my previous and first class was done in PowerPoint presentation with live text chat discussing what was on the PowerPoint presentation. This is my [...]
Higher Education Tech Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Shopping at Target
Life of the Hard of Hearing             Ahhh, the glorious mornings. Waking up to go to work. I went off to Target to do some shopping! I was desperate to go buy the new DVD’S that had come out, Desperate Housewives Season 4, and Ghost Whisperer Season 3. They were on sale which made it all the more better! I also noticed on the tag it said with a purchase of the DVD I could get a 10 dollar gift...
Art and Storytelling Education Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Matt Hamill will fight against Rich Franklin this Saturday....
Fookem and Bug Matt Hamill, above, will have his hands full with cage veteran Rich Franklin, but he's used to being the underdog. “I am always underestimated because of my deafness,” he said. “I don't mind because it's always fun proving people wrong. I am always seen as an underdog and that is okay with me. It makes any [...]
Media Audism Art and Storytelling Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Cobra's Bacccckkk!
Chrome Tattoo Gal's Run Escape Story about red chopper biker, take course, writing book & magazine, and Deaf Life magazine.
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The Sounds of Music...
CHRONICLES OF A BIONIC WOMAN As it would seem that the older I get; the more avant-garde my moments of lacking comprehension seem to get. Either my superb lip reading skills have diminished in the past year or my brain is becoming particularly innovative when watching the zygomatic motion play an intricate part of shaping the lips in such a fashion that I am supposed to comprehend. Even though ...
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DeafRead Custom moves to Dashboard
DeafRead Human Editor Download DeafRead Custom has been moved to DeafRead Dashboard, the new login system at DeafRead.  DeafRead Custom allows you to set your preferences and control which blogs and vlogs you want or don't want to see on DeafRead. If you remember a while back, DeafRead Custom was developed in response to requests from many readers who wanted [...]
Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

When ID Theft hits home!
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out my day was going to get worse. Earlier today, I was talking with a fellow blogger that we thought about NTID's situation of the stolen laptop that contained the personal info may or may not hit on the NTID alumni community. We were thinking of revising our posts.Following the pick up from today's ...
Higher Education Tech Culture Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

We Got Sandy Allen, What About Tallest Deaf?
Blue Jeans Guy Hi readers,As many of you should know Sandy Allen, the world's tallest living woman recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, passed away on August 13th of this year. She was living in Shelbyville, Indiana about an hour drive from where I live.In 1988 when I was a sophmore at Indiana Deaf School she came to give a presentation to the audience. I don't remember...
Education Culture Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Boo Dashboard DeafRead Custom!
Simply Saunière What was wrong with cookies for DeafRead Custom? I understand the argument that TaylerCo is making, but really, why couldn't they have left the cookie option too? That way people would have a choice. I don't appreciate being required to sign up for something, and I avoid it every chance I can. Big Brother, privacy issues, hackable data, and all that...BRING BACK THE C...
Tech Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Give Out Your Password? NOT! NEVER!
RSGeo-007 There's some AIM screen names, most notably "powerball4real8," that are being used to scam more deaf out there. Watch also for any with "emerson" in it, like "pacemerson247" that kept getting others. This time it's of someone who is trying to ask you for your password to "open the briefcase" to get the person their money.First, this is another variation of the Nigeria...
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In the Search of Deaf Surfers: part 2
deafsurfhistory.com Transcript: Hello! What a great time I had and just made it home back to San Diego! I began my trip up to Northern California starting in Eureka; cruising my way down south down California. I had many opportunities to meet great people, complete some unforgettable interviews, did many film shootings. I also participated in [...]
Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Will the ASL Be An Endangered Language?
RLMDEAF "The Linguists" (2008) new subtitled film have been screened at many universities and linguistic associations and several film festivals to the acclaims of film attendees and linguists and university researchers. That film also have been shown at Yale University, University of London, University of Chicago and Purdue University this year.American Sign Language (ASL) i...
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