Deaf Culture Around the World
Deaf YouVideo Short film with subtitles - Deaf Associations and Events Around the World. For our final project in Deaf Culture and Heritage, we explored Deaf Associations and events in the countries of Australia, England (the U.K.), Egypt, Italy and Pakistan and etc. Video sources by hashaa101
Thu, May 03 2012

Unanswered questions I’ve posted on Twitter
Daniel Greene I've posted some tweets lately with questions to the interpreting profession, but I've seen no replies. Maybe you can change that — reply to these tweets or leave a comment here. ASL or other signed-spoken language interpreters: do you do consecutive interpreting & if so, take notes? Any concerns re: confidentiality?— (@TerpTrans) Ap...
Thu, May 03 2012

A Call for Help Gets Answered
I look so I can hear.... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global, April 27, 2012 A Call for Help Gets Answered CochlearImplantHELP.com, a new and comprehensive website aimed at helping current and future users of cochlear implants and their families, announces the website launch today. A need was identified to help others better navigate their journey to receiving a cochlear implant, whether [......
Thu, May 03 2012

Are we there yet? A clinical trial to test a potential gene...
Usher Syndrome Blog by Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D.In my last post, I summarized over a decade of research on the putative functions of the USH1B protein, MYO7A, in retinal cells. I did this in hopes that the forthcoming descriptions of the preclinical and clinical trials for this therapy would have a bit more relevance, so do let me know how that works out for you. Here goes: At last year�...
Thu, May 03 2012

"From Us To You" By Deaf Filmmaker
Deaf YouVideo Short film with english subtitles - "From Us to You" by Ted Evans, who is Deaf and a filmmaker from United Kingdom. He made this voluntary film, in the little spare time he had, to help inspire young Deaf People. When you are young it's sometimes hard to find role models and with this project he wanted to bring some role models to the screen for the young people to se...
Thu, May 03 2012

Lara Steward: From acting to opening my own pet shop
The Limping Chicken I am a pet shop owner. It all started two years ago when I brought a farm with the help of my wonderful family. It was run down. Ugly. Over-grown. But I loved it. The original plan was to have a petting farm but that dream vanished as soon as I discovered exactly what happened [...]
Thu, May 03 2012

Deaf Dad: What changes when a baby arrives?
The Limping Chicken Recently I was asked a question by a friend of mine who is about to become a Dad: what changes when a baby arrives? My initial answers focused on the obvious – the sleepless nights, nappy changing and so on. Then he asked me a very different question. How does your relationship with your partner [...]
Thu, May 03 2012

Gallaudet University: Gallaudet Dance Company's Spring...
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: Gallaudet Dance Company's Spring Concert 2012 Gallaudet Dance Company presented their 57th Spring Dance Concert. The internationally acclaimed Gallaudet Dance Company will performed "The Power of Dance" on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 in the Andrew Foster Auditorium. Guest choreographers who contributed their new piece...
Thu, May 03 2012

Colombia holiday – part 2, vignettes from an English Deaf...
TigerDeafie Purely holiday entry here! Photos below. Time passing, memory in danger of forgetting, so I try vignettes. Well, first of all it's spelt ColOmbia, not ColUmbia, as they have put in the Olympics 2012 programme grrr...! (p.s. I'm supporting Colombia Women's Football team, yay, got tickets to see them during the 2012 Olympics!) Some pics [...]
Wed, May 02 2012

International Deaf Tattoo Convention
Deaf YouVideo 1st International Deaf Tattoo Convention - IDTC NEWS in International Sign Language. For many years there has been all over the world a tattoo convention. Well long discussions with other Deaf tattoo artist, we have concluded that we will organize a convention for the Deaf. This will take place International! The first International Deaf Tattoo Convention will be held...
Wed, May 02 2012

Fashion News Live – ASL
Cultura Surda Categoria: Canal de moda (Outros) País: Estados Unidos Línguas: Inglês e American Sign Language (ASL) Site oficial: [link] (...) Entrevistas com estilistas, designers de moda, modelos, celebridades. Matérias sobre tendências, passarelas, marcas. Passear pelo mundo da moda, em um grande canal on-line – o “Fashion News Live” (FNL) - agora...
Wed, May 02 2012

Advanced Reframing Retreat
submit by: Facundo Element Do you believe in the power of reframing? Hone your skills at 9,300 feet!
Wed, May 02 2012

Breaking New Ground in Austin, Texas
CSD CSD Technology Group is opening a new Technology+Design Studio (TDS) in Austin, Texas. The mission of TDS Austin is to design and develop our next generation web environment, mobile applications, and network/communication infrastructure. The terminology “technology+design” was chosen to communicate the integration of information technology and creative des...
Wed, May 02 2012

Meet: Simeon Hart, Green Party candidate for Liverpool...
The Limping Chicken Simeon Hart's first political persuasion was supporting the Conservative Party, following his parents. However, on moving to Liverpool in 2001, he joined the Liberal Democrats, then after completing a Master's degree, he joined the Green Party in 2008. He is now standing as a candidate for Liverpool Central Ward in the local elections tomorrow [Simeon [......
Wed, May 02 2012

Deafax: How does your hearing affect your sexual health?
The Limping Chicken How does your hearing affect your sexual health? You might think you’ve misread, but read again, because the chances are your hearing affects your sexual health a great deal... Think back to school: perhaps you received sex education in the classroom? Did this rely on your teacher awkwardly explaining how women get pregnant? Or muttering [...]
Wed, May 02 2012

CHARLA - COLOQUIO EN MÁLAGA
Plataforma del 1 socio/a = 1 voto
Wed, May 02 2012

A educação bilíngue de surdos em discussão
Vendo Vozes Olá pessoal,Hoje quero falar sobre o tema principal do II Congresso Iberamericano de Educação Bilíngue para Surdos: "em busca de um modelo pedagógico conforme às características étnicas dos surdos". Vários especialistas discutiram o tema, especialmente em relação ao grande insucesso da educação bilíngue para surdos na América Latina, que já completou 2...
Wed, May 02 2012

HOH! What certifies their qualifications?
interpretingconsiderations Many of you may be conscious of the two auditory worlds: the hearing world and the Deaf world. When the two worlds must come together, interpreters are the ones that bridge the gap. But did you know that you don't ... Continue reading →
Wed, May 02 2012

What an Implanted Device is Like for People Who Have Lost...
Xpressive Handz ( Transcript From Rush Limbaugh's Radio Program)Questions on the Host's Hearing March 18, 2011 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Evan in West Coxsackie, New York, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hey. I'm just wondering, when you listen to music with your hearing aid, how's it sound?RUSH: Music?CALLER: Yeah, like ...
Tue, May 01 2012

Expert ASL Teachers Criticism in Music ASL Video
Deaf YouVideo Expert ASL Teachers Criticism in Music ASL Video "No Church In The Wild" The expert ASL teaching consultant saying "No Church In The Wild - JAY-Z & Kanye West (Sign Language)" That video is NOT sign language... I am a hearing ASL teacher, this is my personal opinion of the recent "No Church in the Wild" video posted by 3 hearing ASL students. I apologize for the...
Tue, May 01 2012

Cafe de los Signos
Cultura Surda Categoria: Bar / Restaurante (Outros) País: Espanha Línguas: Castelhano e Lengua de Signos Española (LSE) (...) Inaugurado no final de 2006, o Cafe de los Signos foi um espaço madrileno de promoção da cultura surda. O café-restaurante, que contava com garçons e outros vários profissionais surdos, sediava exposições de arte surda e de obras de [...]
Tue, May 01 2012

From Us To You
I look so I can hear.... Do you remember how hard it was when you were younger and deaf? Before you found your way in life? Before you became successful? Or are you young and deaf, and you're wondering how you can be successful, but don't know if this is possible. Check out Ted Evan's wonderful film which looks at deaf [...]
Tue, May 01 2012

Grant to Improve Problem-Solving Skills for Deaf and...
NTID News A nearly $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable three reserchers at RIT to learn how deaf and hard-of-hearing students study and solve problems. Further understanding of these unique differences and providing solutions to improve learning outcomes, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, is the focus of this new resea...
Tue, May 01 2012

Headed to our IEP
Miss Kat's Deaf journey We are walking out of the house, headed to Oral school, for Miss Kat's IEP meeting. It is our first IEP having had an entire year at the school. We will review her goals, her language and her standardized testing. This is a big deal because it will reflect whether or not she is making sufficient progress to close the gap, and whether or not moving out here was wo...
Tue, May 01 2012

Watch: From Us to You, by Ted Evans
The Limping Chicken You might remember a few weeks back, Deaf filmmaker Ted Evans was featured on this site looking for inspirational Deafies to be featured in a short film inspired by Life in a Day. Well, we're very happy to report that Ted has now made the film, and as of today, it's available for all to [...]
Tue, May 01 2012