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 [...]
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Miss Deaf America is in Town for YLC Pageant.
NAD YLC Blog BLOG Howdy guys! I?m here for once again, telling you what's going on around here at YLC! First of all, let me refresh your mind- we went to a Laundromat and a mall yesterday and had our time. Last night, for the Evening Program (EP) activity was a dodge ball game between the staff and the [...]
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Interview with Ridor on NetSquared
via link submit NetSquared interviewed Ricky Taylor of RidorLIVE (who kindly mentions DeadRead.com).
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Understanding Deafhood: Our History (1 of 4)
Joey Baer Welcome to new designed website! I want to THANK Jared Evans for his assistance in redesigning this new look! Thanks Jared! Now to the moment you have been waiting for, here is the video clip on Understanding Deafhood: Our History (1 of 4). It was very difficult to trim down from 90-minutes ... [...]
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Joey Baer's new ASL blog is up now!
Jared Evans [...]
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A Silent Communication
sComm KDLT-TV in Sioux Falls, SD has profiled the story of Jason Curry and his UbiDuo communication device. This story was on the TV news at 6:00 and 10:00 last evening, and is the first of a three-part series on Jason and Greg Gunderson. Check it out online at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14127392/. Look for tonight’s story about Greg, and then [...]
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Chasing Happiness
Alternative Solutions Center
Tue, Aug 01 2006 · hide this blog

Eyeth (Deaf World): Elitism IS a problem (Part 1)
Deaf Ogre Introduction:  I had been considering making an entry about “Elitism” in the Deaf community but kept postponing because of two reasons; 1) When it comes to speaking on various controversial issues, I can be a downright asshole about them hence I sometimes try to stay away from those issues as far as I can to get [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Deaf Helped or Hurt by SSDI?
Jamie Berke (About.com) Or, When does a financial cushion become a crutch? I've never gotten SSDI, and I know that a deaf person can get it if they are out of work. During the... [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

The internet makes the small world smaller
Deaf Ogre “Small World” is a popular expression term for Deafies (and some hearies) to use whenever their “Hey-I-Know-Your-Brother’s-Roommate” conversation comes up. Why am I making a blog entry about it? Well, simply put, I was contacted by two women?one is a good friend whom I met in Vermont and another one was my long-time sweetheart from [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

The So-Called First Day of the 6th DHI Conference...
C.A. Fanara I awoke with excitement, knowing I was in Berlin and knowing yesterday was the first day of the 6th Deaf History International conference. Took a quick shower and had breakfast before I went to registration that was inside my hotel. There were already many Deaf folks in the registration area, and I got to meet some really nice folks. One such folk [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Greg Vote-A-Thon III
sComm The sComm folks are really on a roll! On Saturday, July 29, 2006 the Curry house was again decked out with black and white balloons, checkered flags, candy-filled racing helmets and a full-size cardboard cut-out of Tony Stewart as Jason and Missy hosted the third and final Greg Vote-A-Thon. Best of all, Greg Gunderson and his [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Laundry Day!
NAD YLC Blog Well prepared to do their own laundry! Allison Heron, Ryan Hastings, and Cory Behn had a serious discussion about whether should they use bleach or detergent? Kassie Fields, Meira Kirschbaum and Janine Butler struggled to fold their clothes. Brianne Catron shared one of her wonderful kodak moments. A sneak peek in the photo booth! Emilia Nowalski made sure Drey Sims’ [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Elitism in Our World
Random Thoughts and Musings A trend is becoming alarmingly evident as one scans the Deaf blogosphere and listservs such as GallyNet-L. This trend is the full-scale assault on deaf people who happen to have deaf parents. This is quite disturbing.To understand why this bashing is occurring, it is necessary to examine the roots of the situation. To really delve into this would require doctorate-style [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Review: Treo 700p (Sprint)
Sam Dunn Okay, here is a brief that I got a raise from my work which is excellent news. So, I decide and get new mobile phone since my Nokia 6822 seem have problem lately. So, I brought Treo 700p under Sprint. Yes, that’s right, I have switch from Cingular (as former AT&T Wireless) to Sprint. Oh, [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Deaf Blogosphere: Win/Win
Tayler Mayer DeafRead’s subscription has grown to 32 feeds, and Jared and I haven’t hightailed it to reach out to the blogging masses. We plan to. In little over two weeks, we invited over 5,500 (unique) visitors to DeafRead. With the badges’ help, DeafRead should harness and tie closer the Deaf Blogosphere, which at times feels scattered [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

August 2006: Update
ASL Community Journal Summer is fast fading as the new school year draws near.  We would like to address a couple of things before we all return to the business of educating our Deaf children as well as the professionals working with them.  First, we would like to take a moment to recognize Darla Jackson, a former teacher, assistant principal, and interim State Administrative [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Peeves About Being Deaf
DeafDC.com Now I’m the kind of person that likes to write in complete sentences without using any slang. It drives me up the wall I get emails from my friends (mostly deaf), or when they write blogs, and they use ASL slang. I guess because I’m a stickler for using proper English. When I see people writing [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

AIED Discussion
Jamie Berke (About.com) Do you have autoimmune inner ear disease? Read what others have to say about it...... [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Last day to vote for Greg Gunderson
sComm It’s finally here! Today is the last day of voting for the Racin’ for a Livin’ rookies!  Voting will remain open until 11:59pm EDT today. Many thanks to all of you who have been faithfully voting for Greg Gunderson. He remains in fourth place in the rankings, and we still need your help to make him [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

My Jr. NAD Experiences = Deafhood?
RidorLIVE When I was a student at VSDB, I was an active member for the Cardinal Forum Chapter of Jr. NAD. When I first joined the group, I was in 8th grade. There were only 7 members of us. Naturally, the sponsors talked about closing the organization down. I protested and kept [...]
Mon, Jul 31 2006 · hide this blog

Racin for a Livin Final Vote Announcement!!
Mike McConnell I have been given a press pass by the Executive Director, "JV", of Racin' for a Livin' to access a password protected website reserved for the media where the final results of the Racin' for a Livin' for the top 50 drivers (6 were already eliminated, so that leaves 44 drivers) will be shown. I am honored that the Executive [...]
Sun, Jul 30 2006 · hide this blog

A Bit Of A Gossip From Home...
C.A. Fanara After reading my emails from home, I was surprised at my mother's email. She is quite good at keeping me informed about news in the Los Angeles area, but I was delighted that she gave me information about one article that is related to the Deaf community. Apparently the article was about Deaf West Theatre, and she is right about [...]
Sun, Jul 30 2006 · hide this blog

Our own telephone numbers
Grant Laird Jr. Everyone is talking about “universal” 10-digits phone number for deaf community. Finally. Like Kelby Brick explained on his video, we need to find a way to launch 3rd party system to handle it. Make it easier for both worlds to call each other. No more special local or 800’s phone call to relay service. I [...]
Sun, Jul 30 2006 · hide this blog

Whoa, Wait a Minute... Deaf Drivers?
Banjo's World The deaf folks are legally entitled to obtain a driver's license. Did you know that? I did, but that's only because I am deaf and I have a license to drive. Before you say something, I?ll bet most people haven?t even noticed a deaf driver on the road. How would they know if they see one to begin with? Deafness [...]
Sun, Jul 30 2006 · hide this blog