Reasonable Accomodations for Closed Captioned Televisions?
Deaf Pagan Crossroads Are employers required to assure that televisions in private residences where they employ staff to care for clients are closed captioned for any deaf or hard of hearing staff to be able to enjoy watching television the same as the hearing staff do? Would this fall under the category of “reasonable accommodations”, even if the [...]
Media Language Legal Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Change the way you see disABILITY
I look so I can hear.... Do you remember the lovable creatures from Aardman Animations? Hei sent me this link, showing adverts with subtitles, sign language and transcripts from Creature Discomforts, a campaign run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. They're different and highlight a number of prejudices and assumptions that people make. Has anyone spotted the campaign posters? There is a...
Media Language Audism Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My white whale: fingerspelling
Inaudible Nonsense So fingerspelling is a bit frightening, a much bigger hurdle than signing words and phrases. I mean it feels like a bit like what watching foreign-language television used to when I could hear. A lot of fast attempts at communication and about zero comprehension. I've taken to practicing quite a bit in random places, especially [...]
Language Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf pubs Yahoo Group
I look so I can hear.... Join this new Yahoo Group to find out information about and notifications of meets around the UK for Deaf people in pubs. Meeting other deaf people is a great way to practise your sign language and make new friends. To all those who organise meetings, contact the group with your new fixture dates, time and full [...]
Language Culture Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

New BDA CEO makes an appearance
Grumpy Old Deafies As seen on Sign-tube, the new BDA Chief Exec took to the stage at the BDA's recent conference in Cardiff... ... it seems he has been learning BSL. As he should indeed! We at GOD didn't make it to the conference this year - did you? Any thoughts? See also: New BDA CEO: Simon Wilkinson-Blake
Culture Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Watchman - Subtitled Trailer
bill creswell In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante [...]
Media Tech Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Joel Garcia: ADA, You, and Getting Involved
The Deaf Perspective TRANSCRIPT:Joel Garcia: Hello, my name is Joel Garcia and I'm a student, majoring in Social Work and Family Studies at Gallaudet. I'm currently involved with the Democratic National Convention. I want to talk about the ADA policy. The ADA is designed to create accessibility for the Disabled. Remember - the Senators, House Representatives, various people working at the...
Legal Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Hearing the Ocean for the First Time
CHRONICLES OF A BIONIC WOMAN Later that evening, Jen and I went to Point Pleasant Beach. I grew up with some strong nautical family ties to the ocean. I grew up with the beach at my doorstep. When I lost my hearing in February of 2007, I was still hoping that my hearing was going to come back any day. I realized that it wasn’t after I went on a vacation with a couple friends to Myrtle Beach a...
Art and Storytelling Tech Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Conference in a Castle Teaches Cultural Awareness and...
National Technical Institute for the Deaf New College students with hearing loss from around the world met in England Aug. 9-16 for PEN-International's Summer Leadership Institute, a week-long event offering presentations, discussions and hands-on activities.
Higher Education Language Culture Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Weekend at Abbie's! :)
SURROUND SOUND I took a little trip over the weekend...to New Jersey! I had been really missing Abbie and my hubby kindly suggested that I go visit her. He didn't have to ask me twice :). We started planning this trip about a month ago but it took this long to find the right weekend...we had church activities, Katie's birthday, the beginning of the school year, and the Nashville HLA...
Art and Storytelling Tech Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My bionic belle comes to vist!
CHRONICLES OF A BIONIC WOMAN Every hour of this past weekend felt happy hour because my wonderful friend, CI mentor, fellow blogger and mother of five adorable kiddies Jennifer flew in from Tennessee and stayed the weekend with me! When we met in Reno for the first time, it didn’t feel like it was the first time we met. We clicked, we really clicked. The fun does not falter between us. The th...
Art and Storytelling Tech Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

I'm deaf, see ?
At The Rim I was reading about 'Aid Pride', i.e. those wearing hearing aids rebelling against the stereotype, and showing their hearing aids off in many shapes and colours. One man said "I am proud to be deaf, I don't care who sees I am wearing a hearing aid." Then found he wasn't being taken seriously.... The problem in highlighting the fact you have a hearing aid (Aid Prid...
Language Tech Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

13: About Martin Ritchie
The Countdown To The Resurrection Oh lord. Word gets around that Martin Ritchie is going to star on Oxygen Channel's Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.  Martin Ritchie is Deaf.  At first, I did not recognize him ... I realized, “Oh, my gosh.” I knew Martin when he was a toddler.  He was quite hyperactive kid but relatively nice boy.  He used to live [...]
Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

So How Long Does a Cochlear Implant Last?
Jamie Berke (About.com) Back when I was still considering a cochlear implant, well-meaning friends warned me that I would become a surgery patient for the rest of my life. Is that true? I...
Tech Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

When did deaf history really start?
Deaf Sims's Web Log I was wondering when was deafness was first document in history? When did our deaf world real begin? I would like to start collect all information on that and put them all together and keep add update with it.. same with all deaf film or home film that is made by deaf person or people. Keep them all together for future. We can pass those values of deafness to our fu...
Media Language Culture Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Please Say It Isn’t So!
The Rebuttal I woke up from a bad dream last night. I dreamt that I was watching television. Bolt had just run like lightening and secured the 200m sprint. In my dream he ran it it in 3.4 seconds. Dreams are like that you know. He had celebrated by shaking his thang as only a Jamaican can [...]
Media Language Art and Storytelling Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My past years with speech teacher, has to use my voice, and...
TAZ W0LF Hey all!!!When I learned ASL during my summer time, I really learned alot about ASL, I mean, look at me, I am Deaf. Yah! But I dnt learn ASL coz my skool is mainstream so some few deaf students are there, i would say about three deaf students and eight hard of hearing students but these hard of hearing students dnt kno how to sign so we deaf students dnt sign like ASL...
Language Education Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

House Bunny - Subtitled Trailer
bill creswell Available in MoPix Shelley Darlington has lived at the Playboy mansion for the last nine years. She is Hef's favorite and acts like a den mother to the other girls. On her birthday, she is unceremoniously evicted from Hef's pad for ‘being too old.' Homeless and without essential skills, Shelley wanders around L.A. until she finds [...]
Media Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Thinking about the Deaf around the World
Kalalau's Korner A vlog discussion by Carl Schroeder: Carl argues that Deaf people around the world need to identify themselves as signing people or seeing people, not hearing-challenged people.
Language Culture Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Leah Katz-Hernandez: Asking a Question About Primaries
The Deaf Perspective TRANSCRIPTLeah Katz-Hernandez: My name is Leah Katz-Hernandez, and I'm from Gallaudet University. California is a huge state with a lot of diversity and very populous. Why don't the bigger states vote firsts, set the political trends. Since the bigger states are more diverse and more populous, they would be more representative of America.(Transcript not provided for i...
Higher Education Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Leah Katz-Hernandez: A Tour of Regis University's Main Hall
The Deaf Perspective TRANSCRIPTLeah Katz-Hernandez: See this beautiful building. This is the main building of Regis University, established in 1877 by Jesuit religious people (who believe in education, apparently)... Mm, established in 1877 -- Gallaudet is better for having been established in 1864, right? Hahaha, I'm just kidding... Well, let's come in and look around.(walking)See the pr...
Higher Education Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Just MY Perspective(s) on Deaf Issues and Deafhood & ASLhood
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Language Culture Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Lauren Ridloff - Service Dogs
Channel i Vlogs Thinking about getting a furry companion? Sign up to get a service dog. Lauren tells you about their talents, abilities and why you should get one. Woof!
Tech Legal Culture Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

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 [...]
Tech Wed, Aug 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

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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