Make Videophones Equal to Telephones
NAD Advocacy Introduction In this video Kelby Brick, an attorney with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Law and Advocacy Center explains how the NAD and other consumer groups have just filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to implement changes that will make videophone users more equal to telephone users. View This [...]
Thu, Aug 03 2006 · hide this blog

To Sign or Speak: The KODA Question
Alternative Solutions Center
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Clean Shaven
DeafDC.com The New York Times published an article this morning about men who are married to women but also sleep with men. Over the past year, there have been some articles in this vein about well-known cruising places near the city where men stop off for a quickie before speeding down the highway towards their [...]
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Meningitis
Jamie Berke (About.com) Of all the causes of hearing loss, meningitis has to be the scariest one. ... [...]
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VRS choices!
Ryan Croke [...]
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The Meaning of the Word "Cordial"
Mike McConnell I knew it was a matter of time until Ridor spilled the beans publicly about our low-keyed meeting during the NAD conference by saying I was never cordial during the meeting. But Dave Evans being the neutral observer while he was there saw the whole thing. He can confirm on how the first initial meeting went. It was more than [...]
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DeafACT 's next Audition and latest News!
Patty Hi,Some of you may know this, but I am a board member of DeafACT, inc. as a Outreach Director. It's a volunteer job that I love so much. DeafACT is approaching to 1 year since we first met and decided to set this non-profit organization. It's amazing year for us and we grew so fast. So many things are happening [...]
Wed, Aug 02 2006 · hide this blog

YLC Pageant, the greatest show on earth.
NAD YLC Blog Vance Youngs and camper Ian Lazarus shake hands in agreement of a done deal during Debate Time’s negotation period. Offering to explain her side of the bargain, Elizabeth Povilauskas stands next to campers Randall Anderson, Chad Evringhman, and Rebecca Lovitch. Campers hard at work! Alison Heron, Noe Turcios, and Cameron Abey are pictured here designing their boat [...]
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How to communicate with the iPod-impaired
DeafBiz There’s more examples here [...]
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It's Thursday Already!!!
C.A. Fanara The 6th DHI Conference continues...and it's already Thursday!!! We have been led by such swirls of lectures, workshops and social life that I hardly have time for my blog....so, my dears, I apologize for not writing anything yet...but I promise to fill you with rich information that I've learned from the conference. Many thought-provoking lectures, especially those by Carol Padden [...]
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4 Deaf Dudes were at SanO on July 30th (ASL Vlog)
San Diego Deaf Surfers Go to YouTube (ASL Vlog) [...]
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Interpreting a Wedding - Help Needed
Jamie Berke (About.com) Tonight an About visitor asked me, "I'm currently a student right now, and i'm interpreting a 15min. ceremony for a wedding this sat. I'm looking for any advice to freshen... [...]
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FSSA Must Act ASAP
RidorLIVE About the Axis of Evil: I had been in touch with individuals all over the country, many claimed that they will continue to protest against the selection of Dr. Fernandes as the 9th President of Gallaudet. This week, Gallaudet is hosting Pan Am Games for Deaf Youth, reared towards between the age of 10 to [...]
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Deaf-Hearing Relationships: Happily Ever After?
Alternative Solutions Center
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Gallaudet BoT still Deaf to FSSA
Mishka Zena     A message from Dr. Brueggemann, Interim Chairperson of the Board of Trustee   July 31, 2006   The Gallaudet University Board of Trustees met on Friday, July 28 and Saturday July 29, 2006 at which time they reaffirmed their unanimous and strong support for Dr. Jane Fernandes as the university's 9th President.  President I. King Jordan, President-designate Jane K. Fernandes and Board Liaison [...]
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Path of Dreams Cross
DeafBiz Ain’t this a small world? sComm and Greg Gunderson are on the roll, getting major media coverage. Here’s another news article: Path of Dreams Cross [...]
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NAD, NAD and NAD!!
RidorLIVE Few days ago, I completed ‘Sands of Time’ by Lawrence Newman, the book which explored the backgrounds of NAD Presidents from 1880 to 2003 (except for Andy Lange, who probably will be added later in the next edition). Despite the sporadic of misspellings, the book is excellent for bedtime reading.  When I flew back from California, [...]
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Deafness is not a form of Mental Impairment
Banjo's World A young man named Andrew did a demonstration of how he would sound and act as a deaf person in front of a classroom. What I?m truly disturbed is how he portrayed a person with deafness. Deafness is an invisible disability, and we don?t certainly act like we are unable to think for ourselves. Though, I do acknowledge that deafness [...]
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It takes two? (relationship)
Deaf Ogre Sorry but I have to sidestep the “Elitism” issue for a moment. Actually, I plan to post at Rob’s entry but mine is quite lengthy so I created this entry about it instead. Rob Rice of DeafDC.com asked a question that has been throwing around in heated discussions & debates whether or not if a Deaf-Hearing [...]
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NetSquared, Petru, Baer, Terrorist and Many More!
RidorLIVE The Interview with Ridor: I was interviewed by NetSquared.org few days ago about the popularity of RidorLIVE.com among others as well and it is being posted up on its website as of now. Remember Petru? A couple of years ago, Petru, a graduate of Maryland School for the Deaf-Frederick and immigrant from Romania, was [...]
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Closed Captioning on Google Video?
Jared Evans [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Greg Gunderson is #3!
sComm Finally, the moment many of us (and Greg Gunderson in particular) have been waiting for - the final announcement of the Racin’ for a Livin’ voting results! At 3:00pm EDT, JVI Productions made the results available to a limited group via the Racin’ for a Livin’ web site. sComm, Inc. was given a press pass to [...]
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Can Deaf-Hearing Relationships Really Work?
DeafDC.com I’m sure many of us have had the experience of trying to understand our hearing dates. In the video clip below, a hearing guy is trying to break up with his semi-deaf girlfriend. FYI, it’s not captioned, but with some lip-reading, you’ll get the gist of it. Click the arrow to play. [...]
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Did Greg Gunderson Make the top 15??
Mike McConnell Here is the official voting result for Greg Gunderson competing for a spot on the new TV network reality show Racin' for a Livin'. I was given a Press Pass by the Executive Director of Racin' for a Livin' where the media can access a password protected website on the final tally vote results for all 44 drivers competiting [...]
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Deaf Celebration 2006
Grant Laird Jr. Biggest event of the year. 14th Annual Deaf Celebration (501c3 nonprofit) will host expo (day) and entertainment (evening) on October 7th at Arlington Convention Center. This is largest event of the year in Dallas and Fort Worth community. Misty and I have attended Deaf Celebration event numbers of time. It’s always been positive and rewarding [...]
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