Phantom of the Opera
I look so I can hear.... Last Saturday saw me hitting the theatre again, this time to see captioned Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre, London. It's the first time I've seen an Andrew Lloyd Webber production and I didn't know what to expect. The captions were a talking point amongst our group as they were scrolling captions, scrolling [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Tech Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

Some Things Never Change - CI or Not.
Jamie Berke (About.com) Laine, 14, has an implant and a hearing aid. She just posted a comment on an older blog post, "You Have to Be Deaf to Understand - Never Mind." In...
Tech Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

Good Luck, Miss Deaf Texas Katherine Murch
Texas Association of the Deaf Miss Deaf Texas 2007-2009 Katherine Murch is now in New Orleans attending a retreat with 21 other contestants and will be vying for the title of Miss Deaf America. The contestants are from: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, N...
Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

DBC rocks - Chat with AG Bell Parents part I
People of the Eye Note: voice over on the video and text summary below [link] vlog re: chat with AG Bell parents - gives a third reason why the DBC conference rocked for me - dialogue with AG Bell parents NOTE: at each of the AG Bell Association conferences (state and national) - DBC members were [...]
Language Audism Art and Storytelling Education Tech Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

DBC rocks - Part II chat with parent
People of the Eye [link] vlog describing my chat with an AG Bell assoc parent re: bilingualism voice over on video and text summary below. Note there are some points in the summary that are not covered in the vlog and there are some comments in the vlog that are not covered in the text. [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Education Tech Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

DBC Milwaukee Rally Footage #2 - Sunday
Jon Savage This 2nd video clip is produced by my friend, Doonsky that he went to Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from June 27 to 30. This is where the LOVE is! Download: (8:25 minutes) Video hosted by videoserver.us (ASL VLOG) Click on YouTube
Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

Cain and Abel V the Prodigal son
At The Rim Anything you can do,I can do better.I can do anythingBetter than you.No, you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't.Yes, I can. No, you can't.Yes, I can,Yes, I can!Once upon a time, there were two brothers, both were deaf, somewhere along the line, one decided he didn't want to use sign language any more, and practiced and practiced until he could understand people talking ...
Art and Storytelling Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

SignVideo
Benfletcher's Weblog For more about SignVideo, have a look at their bilingual website. AtW is short for Access to Work run by the government. Transcript: Hello. Today I'm very excited because I've just read that SignVideo has an understanding with AtW where AtW can now provide me with funding to use their services for communication support. This I am excited about. I'll ...
Tech Culture Sun, Jul 06 2008 hide this blog

“Deaf-friendly” wolves: A clarification
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses After my last post on “Wolves in Deaf-friendly clothing”, some of you started pointing your fingers at each other accusing other people of being “wolves”, I felt it was necessary to offer a clarification of what I mean by who is truly a “wolf” here.  Play Quicktime version
Language Audism Culture Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Why the DBC Conference Rocks!
People of the Eye 6 min. vlog explaining Why DBC Conference Rocks for me [link] examines 2 reasons: 1. demonstrated there is power in numbers - collective voice, you are not alone 2. it gave AG Bell members and DBC members a chance to SEE each other. Some AB Bell members that i bumped into in the [...]
Language Culture Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

How to talk to Hurricane Katrina Survivors
Signing World
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Captioned Movies- Access Denied
Thumpaflash Hello all, it's been a while since I last blogged, been out and about with work and family duties. One thing I have been working on, is captioned movie access in my little corner of the world (Eastern Kentucky)Our local movie theater is part of a small chain owned by a family. It consists of 3 theaters in 3 different communities thoughout Eastern and...
Media Tech Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Who are my Vlogger Heroes?
Rita's expressive vlog Hello everyone...  Today i want to talk about Heroes, mainly the vloggers.  I want to remind you all,  I love all vloggers and i love to watch all different vlogs.  Every vlogger is my hero...  I just wanted to pick out few vlogger and just explain why i look up to the person and how [...]
Tech Culture Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Couple on CNN.com's America's Money Series
Jamie Berke (About.com) The other day I was leisurely reading CNN.com's latest America's Money series, on gas prices. One of them featured a deaf couple, the Metsches from Vancouver, Washington. They talk about...
Media Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Piggy in the Middle
At The Rim Total CommunicationTrying to Have the Best of Both WorldsWHAT IS TOTAL COMMUNICATION?Total communication is the using any means of communication - sign language, voice, fingerspelling, lipreading, amplification, writing, gesture, visual imagery (pictures). The sign language used in total communication is more closely related to English. The philosophy of total communi...
Language Sat, Jul 05 2008 hide this blog

Silent and Sparkly
Sudden Silence We’re a little laid back as far as the 4th of July is concerned.  We throw some food on the grill and that’s about it.  We don’t buy fireworks or sparklers, we don’t go to a fireworks display. When the kids were younger, we made more of an effort.  Our town doesn’t do fireworks on the [...]
Tech Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Let’s beware of “Wolves in Deaf-friendly clothing”!
Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses Edward Miner Gallaudet was one of the strongest supporters of ASL-based education and opponent of A.G. Bell's views.  During the period that Oralism was becoming more widespread, EMG tried to suggest some ways that Manualism and Oralism could co-exist in Deaf education.  I was shocked recently to find out that Donald Moores, a professor of [...]
Higher Education Language Audism Education Culture Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Deafness Forum Posts of Interest
Jamie Berke (About.com) In the past few weeks, there have been several posts of interest on the forum: Doctors Test Totally Implantable Hearing Aid Digital Art Gallery - to include deaf themed films Sign Language Student...
Language Education Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Deafies' Freedom
submit by: LChaim2007 We are so blessed to live here in our country and compare to other countries which is no freedom for deaf community.
Media Language Audism Education Tech Culture Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Accessible podcasting — A preview
Accessible Rhetoric I just finished an article-length webtext on accessible podcasting. The webtext 1) is a critique of the dominant approach to podcasting, an approach that assumes (mistakenly) that every producer and subscriber can hear, see, and move well enough to manipulate a mouse, and 2) describes a set of solutions for making podcasts (both audio and [...]
Higher Education Language Tech Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

DBC: Restrategize Counterattack On AGB
Deaf Tea Time Revisit the original mission of promoting ASL for Babies and Children and away from oralism.
Language Audism Education Tech Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

DBC: A Parallel To Our American History
Deaf Tea Time In honor of our July 4th celebration, an offer of an anaology of a parallel in history of DBC to the American Revolutionary era.
Art and Storytelling Education Culture Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Have you accepted that your child is deaf?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I remember a few years back, when I was faced with this serious situation. The parents together with their five year old deaf child went to our school. The mother asked my opinion as to what to do with their child. She inquired about what I could recommend to them as regards her child's education. Now, that question was tough.
Education Tech Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

American Sign Language and the Jabberbox
Kalalau's Korner For most Deaf people, American Sign Language (ASL) is a means of communicating with others. But the person whom we might call the Jabberbox uses English words or Signed English to block communication. He hides behind a smoke screen of English words OR Signed English that are not necessary in ASL.Not only does this Jabberbox get more attention while everyone, Deaf and ...
Language Tech Culture Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog

Senator Jesse Helms and His Wife Knew ASL
RLMDEAF  One of most colorful and conservative politician on the national level, recently passed away and had a connection to the deaf community thru his wife. Honorable Jesse Helms of North Carolina, elected to the U.S Senate in late 1970s. Helms was a polarizing lawmaker, but truly effective with his anti-communist and moralistic messages - www.conservapedia.com/Jesse_Helms...
Higher Education Language Legal Fri, Jul 04 2008 hide this blog