Hearing Loss Cure Poll Results - one week later
Mike McConnell The poll results so far has surprised me but perhaps not as much considering I suspected there could be many closeted Deaf people who secretly would want to have their hearing loss cured or restored should biotechnology be advanced enough to do so. What was surprising was seeing culturally deaf people answer "yes" to the question "If you have a [...]
Thu, Sep 07 2006

White Priviledge and Audism During and Post-Katrina...
Mike McConnell Gallaudet University will be hosting a special event at the Swindells Auditorium this Thursday, September 07, 2006 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM where Richard Morin, a renowned former Washington Post reporter who has done extensive investigations into race in America, will present the results of his work on how discrimination, based on skin color, is affecting the degree of [...]
Thu, Sep 07 2006

Update: Access, kindness, and cooperation
Random Thoughts and Musings Mr. Sandman and MishkaZena commented on my previous entry about museum access, rightly pointing out that their saying that there was only one copy was unacceptable. I agree, and I had already mentally composed a letter saying very much what they said. Thank you, Mr. Sandman and MishkaZena, for your eloquently crafted arguments showing that the museum bears most of [...]
Thu, Sep 07 2006

CSUN Official Announcement From Vice President of ...
DHH-CommUNITY Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 11:38 AM Subject: NCOD Director Appointed Please Share Widely I am pleased to announce that internationally recognized deaf educator and advocate Roslyn “Roz” Rosen has been appointed director of Cal State Northridge’s acclaimed National Center on Deafness. Dr. Rosen spent 33 years at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. before retiring [...]
Thu, Sep 07 2006

The Nature of Oppression
Random Thoughts and Musings One situation at work has really rankled for a few years and it was recently resolved. Without going into specifics, we as a team were discussing whether or not we wanted to change one policy, and if so, how we would change it. Most of us wanted to change it in a certain way to reflect Deaf cultural norms and [...]
Thu, Sep 07 2006

The Police Chief LISTENS
San Diego Deaf Hate Crime Today at 4:15pm there was a meeting with Police Chief Lansdowne regarding this incident and the response that was given to the Deaf Community by the San Diego Police Department.Chief Lansdowne was very attentive to this issue and definitely paid attention to what we had to say the past two weeks. He shared good news that they were very close [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Games deaf people play
Deaf in the City Thought Experiment: What is the most maddening thing about dating Deaf/dating Hearing? Some friends' experiences prompted this post.Is it when you're out with your hearing family and your boyfriend complains about leaving a tip?Is it when he spends the entire night reading ridorlive on his blackberry 8700g?Or does it have to do with his social past? [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Denouncing Aristotle?
DHH-CommUNITY By Sheri Farinha Mutti When was the last time you went to Barnes N Noble to buy a book about Deaf Culture or Sign language? I went there recently to pick up a book, Spark Notes on Hamlet, for my son's senior class at his high school. Due to all the Deaf [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

A Poll - Why did you leave Gallaudet University?
Mike McConnell Here's a poll worth answering. It may yield some interesting surprises as to why former Gallaudet University students left. If you were a former Gallaudet student, why did you leave and not finish your study to get your degree? Pick the best answer that suits your situation. If you graduated from Gallaudet, please pick #1.Why did you leave Gallaudet University?I [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

There Are No "Inalienable Rights"!
Daniel Greene The current code of ethics for ASL interpreters is the joint NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct. That document contains in its preface a section titled, “Philosophy,” which reads as follows: The American Deaf community represents a cultural and linguistic group having the inalienable right to full and equal communication and to participation in all aspects of [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

It surely looks a lot like Sidekick?
into dean's cyberspace But it is not a Sidekick. It is by Pantech. This is IM-U410 Multimedia Phone. I tried to find the info on this product. It is not easy to find. And it looks like it is selling in Asia area (probably Japan or China) only. Also, it looks like it has not come out yet. [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Gallaudet Walk for Social Justice
Mishka Zena Written by FSSA Editorial Team    Wednesday, 06 September 2006  A Gallaudet faculty member sent the following message to members of her department.Just to keep you in the loop:Students who are unhappy with the recent presidential appointment process at Gallaudet University in Washington DC organized a small march today at noon, beginning at the student cafeteria and walking on sidewalks [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Marlee Matlin Hosts Extreme Home Makeover
DHH-CommUNITY Marlee Matlin hosts Extreme Makeover Home Makeover, a two hour ABC special show Sunday, September 17, 7 to 9 PM (6 to 8 PM Mountain/Central time). Be sure you have plenty of kleenex to get through this wonderful show! ABC: Extreme Makeover Home Edition Official network site. Features family guide, design team info, video clips, photo gallery, episode guide, [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Ridor hawking cochlear implants?
Jared Evans A while ago when I visited RidorLive, I ran across this screenshot that had a delicious sense of irony!If there was a list of Deaf people who were against the idea of cochlear implants, it would be a long list... [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

At Gallaudet, Right Now!
RidorLIVE For a new press release by the FSSA Coalition, check this link.Right now, the students are protesting. And they are walking around the campus to demonstrate their frustrations. Check the pictures. The Department of Public Safety officers are taking the pictures of the students at Gallaudet. Probably on the orders of Paul Kelly [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Finally! Close Captioning for TV news in Singapore!
What matters deafness of the ears, Thoughts and comments welcome! Me, I am happy!!! Finally will watch the news for more than just the moving pictures and puzzling over their meaning. I thought this day would never come. MEDIACORP IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FROM 25 SEPTEMBER 2006, TV VIEWERS WILL BE ABLE TO READ WHAT THE NEWS PRESENTER IS [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Access, kindness, and cooperation
Random Thoughts and Musings The Golden Rule is always a good way to live our lives, but it is especially true when it comes to access issues. If we all did to others what we wanted others to do to us, the world would be a kinder place.My point in spouting off about kindness and the Golden Rule, you ask? Well, I went [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

Witch hunting in the Deaf Blogging World
DHH-CommUNITY By Julie Rems Smario Witch hunting still exists today. The only difference is that the wooden stakes used during Colonial times have been replaced by technology. Today, blogging, websites, and emails are the avenues for witch-hunt. The computer monitor is the modern day witch-burning plaza. The cyber lynch mob is made up of [...]
Wed, Sep 06 2006

when it dies
Deaf in the City How many of you, dear readers, have a hearing aid?How many of you hate when it conks out? Battery dies? Annoying tube snaps? Annoying little screw-tube bulb thingy on the end breaks off? Little useless door which is supposed to protect inner workings of hearing aid falls off?We could really use a Deaf Consumer Reports. Alas, such [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

A message from FSSA
Mishka Zena September 5, 2006 The FSSA Coalition expresses indignation at the self-serving letters sent to constituents of Gallaudet University and the deaf community by the Drs. Brenda Jo Brueggemann, I. King Jordan, and Jane K. Fernandes.  In response to these letters the FSSA Coalition reiterates and re-asserts these points: ?  Voices of reason and justifiable dissent expressed by the large majority of [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

Meet Henry Kisor
Karen For the last two years, I've been contributing articles to the Hands & Voices Communicator. I'm always looking for deaf and hard of hearing people with interesting jobs. About a year ago, I came across Henry Kisor, a literary reviewer for the Chicago Sun Times. I contacted him and asked if we could meet so I could do [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

Hearing person irked by lack of subtitles / transcript of...
Jared Evans I knew it was only a matter of time before I saw this happening. The viral nature of youTube.com or Google Video is making more ASL video clips available for hearing people to view. Sooner or later, their curiosity would... [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

Gallaudet University - Raising the Bar
Mike McConnell It's time. It has been a long time coming but it's time to raise the standards at Gallaudet University. There have been talks that Dr. Jane K. Fernandes want to raise the bar as well noting the fact that she graduated from one of the best colleges, Trinity in Connecticut. Seeing the standards that Gallaudet University promote is embarassing to [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

Wanna Adopt Deaf Jack Russell Terrier, Simon?
RidorLIVE In New York: A hearing patron does not get this at all. For your information, this website, Overheard In New York, is one of my favorite websites. In fact, it may be the only website that made me wish a little that I can hear just to hear what others said to [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006

Net video leaves the deaf behind
What matters deafness of the ears, The situation is much worse here, sad to say. When we have a government which re-defines ‘lame’ when it comes to excuses - for goodness’ sake, it claims that it’s not cost-effective, not practical to have close captioning on prime-time TV - we really have a long slog ahead. There are 28 million deaf and hard-of-hearing [...]
Tue, Sep 05 2006