2008 Deaf Employment in USA? Pros and Cons
The Rogue's blog We need to have open discussion about Deaf Employment in United States. I noticed some of deaf people are frustrating to find a decent employment  through Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Health and Human Services. Are DVR/ DHHS very reliable services for any deaf people to find a job? I am just expressing my theory. I noticed things got [...]
Audism Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Tinnitus Causes Hard of Hearing Man to Lose Job
Jamie Berke (About.com) An About.com visitor wrote: I was born with a hearing defect but over the last few years it has become worse. In 2001 I started to get tinnitus in both my...
Audism Legal Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Tidbits
Say What? Update on a previous postThe days fly by so fast for me. I didn't realize how many days had passed since the post “Would Rather E-mail Me,” because I have an update on it. I got his e-mailed consultation on Monday May 5th (the phone conversation was on Friday, May 2 morning). Ironically, his title was [...]
Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

This IS The GREATEST IRONY!!
CANDY Just out today was a statement from K'Dee Miller Productions, which pointed out all the facts and alledged censoring by certain entity. It was stated that “unfortunately it does appear that the “confidential sources” have censored the facts.” and we know who kept saying “confidential sources.” Common sense would dictate that...
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

My name is Steve and I have a hearing loss
deafness and hearing aids Something unusual happened in the office last week: I had a conversation with several people about my hearing problems and the aids that I wear. I've never been one to hide my hearing aids, they are there for everyone to see, but I've never really talked about them with anyone. Possibly people just weren't interested or [...]
Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Find subtitled videos using Google
deafness and hearing aids You can use Google's video search to find subtitled videos on the web. Go to the Advanced Search option: The simply click the “search only closed captioned videos” checkbox: Super easy and super useful.
Tech Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Stress Video
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys please watch this amateur video made by our deaf students at Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf (MCCID). This ten-minute drama story in Closed Caption showing the Deaf Person's life after graduating in college and having difficulty finding job. It has been uploaded only a few months ago yet almost 10,000 have already [...]
Media Audism Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Speech
Deaf Kitchen PAH! is just one of many "oralized" ASL words! Here are a few others, and then we'll see if you have any of your own to contribute?!
Language Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Salute to the Gallaudet Grads of 2008!, NTID 40th reminder,...
The Deaf Sherlock G'day Everyone!A whole academic year has flown by and now it's graduation time again at Gallaudet University! Please SALUTE these hard working students who have earned the right to host their undergraduate and graduate degrees in a PROUD BISON TRADITION!Today, there's the graduate hooding ceremony that will be on webcast today. [link] webcast begins at 3:30pm today (...
Higher Education Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Cultural Barriers?
Anonymous Deaf Law Student One interesting thing that I've noticed about myself and other law students is our cultural differences. I won't pretend that I have fully immersed myself in the Deaf community (how could I have done so? I grew up in a mainstream educational environment and went to a hearing university), but I have adopted some of [...]
Legal Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

An Interview with Sean Berdy in "Deaf Family"
submit by: CSD, Riverside A CSDR student, Sean Berdy who plays the character of Wesley in the movie, “The Deaf Family” , shares his experience working with the film production company, Mösdeux. Don’t miss the opportunity to see it!!!
Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

I gotta have some of your attention…
Sudden Silence I’m engrossed in whatever I’m doing…dishes, typing, reading, sewing. Totally focused, listening to whatever weird thing my tinnitus is doing at the moment (Pipe organ! Roaring ocean! Revving motorcycles!). Suddenly there’s a tap on my shoulder and I shriek, peel myself off the ceiling. Sometimes I feel like being deaf is going [...]
Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

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Relationship Differences Based on Methodologies
Cochlear Implant Online A friend of mine sent me a very interesting article about a research study on the mental health of deaf adolescents resulting from communication mode used with the child's mother: Hearing mothers and their deaf children: the relationship between early, ongoing mode match and subsequent mental health functioning in adolescence.  Note ...
Language Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Loud Shirts for Dollars for Deaf Children
Jamie Berke (About.com) Some students at a public school in Australia are trying a creative method of raising funds for a deaf educational organization, the Shepherd Centre: "loud shirt" day. This is one...
Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

BSL Recognition: Tender Specification from the Department...
Grumpy Old Deafies Last week we blogged about a forthcoming tender from the Department of Children, Schools and Families in respect of a project to improve access to and demand for BSL. The tender has now been released and we've taken liberty to upload it here [Word], so that anyone can access. The specification is described as: COMPETITIVE GRANT SPECIFICATION FOR A PROJECT TO IMPROV...
Language Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

MM on Jimmy Kimmel Live 4/22/2008 - Subtitled
bill creswell Marlee Matlin on Jimmy Kimmel Live, after being voted off Dancing with the Stars. from www.overstream.net posted with vodpod
Media Tech Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

Thank you, Hearing parents who learn ASL
Sojourner For Mum Who CrawledThe sky was the only wayBut it wasn't for meI couldn't fly. I was born without wings,You bent your wings and hid them.You crawled with me.My knees got dirty,You let yours get scrapes.Some people got fake wings.You didn't believe in that.You wanted me to be true.You were right.I would have torn them off.You learned my language before me.I became fast...
Language Art and Storytelling Thu, May 15 2008 hide this blog

My 93-year-old Grandma’s Sorrow (open-captioned)
Deaf Progressivism For the first time ever, I am going to present my video interview using spoken English with my hearing grandmother aged 93. It comes with captions, of course. You may be shocked that I would do a vlog using spoken English but this is how I communicate with my grandmother. I grew up with my hearing grandparents using spoken English and with my Deaf family using ASL in ...
Language Art and Storytelling Education Culture Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

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Culture Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

So Many Good Blogs. What to Do?
Jamie Berke (About.com) Like you, I am starved for time. Then I look at DeafRead.com, and I am overwhelmed. So many good blogs and I can't read them all. Neither can you. Awhile...
Media Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

History of technology for my ears
CD's Ear Blog Thought it'd be fun to post pictures of all my hearing aids and FM systems for this blog.My very first pair of hearing aids ever! Or perhaps my second. I'm not too sure.My lovely old purple hearing aids. Oh gosh, I remember being so proud of them in the 3rd grade at school. None of the other students at the deaf school had colored hearing aids. By about mid-4th grade,...
Tech Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

Hurdles: Facing Them, Jumping Them
Sudden Silence We went over to my mom’s house on Mother’s Day. It’s kind of funny, this ‘holiday’. On the one hand, I’m a mom so in the back of my mind I feel like it’s my day to be pampered. On the other hand, I don’t want to ignore my own mother so [...]
Language Audism Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

Video on DeafVIDEO.TV, your Wordpress blog and DeafThat
Tayler Mayer The above vlog was produced with Seesmic Video right from my Wordpress blog on the write screen. No longer do I have to upload a video somewhere and paste it in. It's as simple as clicking “Add a video to your post”, recording and saving a video. I'd been using Riffly Video on DeafVIDEO.TV for approximately [...]
Tech Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog

Lily’s Story
Cochlear Implant Online Lily Barrett is able to listen and speak with the help of her cochlear implant. She is currently a senior in high school, and looks forward to continuing her academic success next year at Kenyon College. Lily was kind enough to allow me to share her ...
Tech Wed, May 14 2008 hide this blog