http://www.deafread.com/ Best of Deaf Blogs http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68184 Deafness is a part of our lives; deafness is part of Maddie’s life. Maddie turned 15 yesterday, and time for me to sing her praises, not exclusively but especially as a sibling of a deaf brother. We Cue! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:15 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68185 For the past month, the National Deaf Chidren’s Society (NDCS) has been looking into what’s going on with the Government’s plans to reform audiology training. What have we found out? 1) The cuts are definitely happening. We’ve seen a letter (though we weren’t meant to) from civil servants at the Department of Health saying [...] Campaigning for deaf children Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:08:18 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68176 After Super Bowl the other night, I was wondering whether or not this year has improved with more closed captions compared to past years. So, I went ahead and broke down and created a list that shows those with CC and ones with no CC. Commercial w/CC If you see parentheses which means more than once. Hyundai (4) Bud [...] Welcome to ... Seek Geo! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:53:17 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68180 The Who, been singing that song about that deaf, dumb, and blind kid, about a pinball wizard during the Super Bowl halftime. While the Deaf blogosphere been complaining missing the national anthem, none took note of the lyrics during the halftime, so here is it:PINBALL WIZARD THE WHOEver since I was a young boy I’ve played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I ... Deaf Anthology Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:53:06 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68175 A story about a deaf guy working at Google and developing voice to text captioning. Something promising for the future. submit by: cnkatz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:44 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68172 Deaf cartoonist Adrean Clark draws an imaginary line between Alexander Graham Bell and Graeme Clark. The result may be surprising! submit by: Clerc Scar Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:32 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68166 "I recently visited the office of your namesake and it has far evolved beyond your vision--the staffers employed there don’t even marry deaf people. Progress! :)" submit by: Clerc Scar Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:27 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68165 Deaf writer David Anthony thanks Alexander Graham Bell. "It is too easy, in hindsight, to fault those who do not subscribe to what is now called ’deaf culture.’" submit by: Clerc Scar Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:19 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68177 From Katie Hosmer, MSU student: Hi everyone! I apologize if this is the second time you’ve gotten this message but it seems that several people failed to receive it the first time I tried sending it (last Thursday) Last Wednesday, we had a meeting at LCC to discuss our next steps in saving Deaf Ed and ASL at [...] Michigan Deaf Community Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:58 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68179 "New to HOH" on the forum wrote that they did not realize how loud their television was until they went to a neighbor’s house. Apparently, the television could still be heard inside the neighbor’s house! New to HOH wants to know if there are any gadgets that can help. I’ve heard of something called TV Ears. Have you had experience with TV Ears or anything similar? Rep... Jamie Berke (About.com) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:36 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68164 Comic Transcript: Paul angrily stuffs his ILY shirt in the trash, an office in the background. He walks away, but suddenly stops. Paul runs back and looks at the sign above the entrance to the office. He has an idea! As the door jingles open, we see the full sign – “ASSOCIATED [...] adreanaline Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:21:20 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68160 Millie Brother Scholarship for Hearing Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) The Children of Deaf Adults organization would like to call your attention to the Millie Brother Scholarship available to provide financial support for hearing children of Deaf adults to attend college. Since 1990, we have awarded scholarships to 36 hearing children of deaf adults. This year we ar... Deaf Network of Texas Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:30 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68146 Click web de EUD en ingles: La Uníon Europea de Personas Sordas Oficial o aproximan cifras del número de personas sordas que viven en España. Alrededor de 1 millón de sordos y problemas auditivos. Oficial o aproximan de números de personas sordas que utilizan lenguaje de signos como lengua principal. Alrededor de 120.000 Cuántas personas son... VideoSigno Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:44:15 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68145 Repeated incidents left the parent of deaf daughter very upset about the extent of audism and lack of effective communication to keep the deaf student physically safe. This kind of incident would be not happened in most deaf schools of the deaf where the constant language use of American Sign Language (ASL) will not deprieve the deaf student from compromised situati... RLMDEAF Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:17 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68143 Marcia B. Dugan, a community volunteer, author and advocate for individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, died Sunday at her Yates County home with her family after a year-long battle with leukemia. Calling hours are Wednesday in Penn Yan. Read the full story here: [link] NTID News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:30:25 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68142 The World’s Dorkiest ILY Shirt (TM): The Reality. (P.S. Get your own The World’s Dorkiest ILY Shirt (TM) here! [Yep, it’s fuchsia.]) **** Comic Transcript: Paul grins while wearing his special ILY shirt. The deaf woman’s bemused expression is priceless. ***** Go back to the beginning of this story here. ***** adreanaline Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:08:42 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68129 What is Flo TV?? Flo TV is an example of why we need HR 3101!Note: Caption Action 2 has contacted Flo TV with questions and is waiting for their response any time now. In the meantime, here is what we know about Flo TV, and more!What is Flo TVFlo TV is a mobile TV broadcaster. They broadcast mobile television to cell phones, the back of car headrests, and to a Flo TV ... Caption Action 2 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:18:45 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68123 Hello, everyone!While I’ve been busy rewriting my new play The Darkest Room in the House for Bridge Productions these days for its performance in March 2010, I got word that my newest book of poems, Mute, will be shipping within two weeks. (OMG.)Here’s what A Midsummer Night’s Press had to say about my book:"Do not be afraid of your face.Move into a beam of lightin t... Deaf Woof Barks Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:10:50 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68122 CSD and the National Leadership and Literacy Camp (NLLC) are now accepting deaf and hard of hearing students for their annual summer camps. The NLLC, which brings together gifted deaf and hard of hearing students to sharpen their literacy and journalism skills along with their leadership abilities, offers two separate programs. The NLLC program for 9th-12th graders wi... CSD Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:43:59 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68118 Ridor, a deaf vlogger and blogger, mentioned that the "Late Show" ads during the Super Bowl telecast was not captioned at all on his latest "YouTube" vlog posting. He was very disappointed with lack of captions for several tv commericals (10 of them).Here is the transcript of "The Late Show" ads what the CBS-TV did not choose to caption that very own promotional mater... RLMDEAF Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:03:54 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68119 Scientists in Japan have created a smoke detector for deaf people which warns them with the smell of wasabi. Boffins from Shiga University of Medical Science say they needed to come up with a way of waking deaf people if they were asleep.The problem was that 50 percent of fire victims in Japan are elderly and often have poor hearing - meaning ringing alarms don’t wake... At The Rim Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:03:37 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68097 Today’s blog comes directly from my new iPhone, which has of course already been customized with a fabulous pink case!As I type, I’m sat in a first class carriage, zooming back to London after an utterly brlliant weekend. I said "I do" and became Little Frenchie’s godmother and had a nice time catching up with The Rents.Anyway, the iPhone, what do I think? Well, on th... Deafinitely girly Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:41 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68117 What’s Up With the Deaf Bilingual Coalition:  www.dbcusa.org Mark Your Calendars: Our next big event will attending and presenting at the 2010 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention  Conference in Chicago on March 1st and 2nd . We will have a Pre-EHDI workshop sponsored by the Chicago Club for the Deaf on Saturday from 5 to 9,  Saturday, [...] Deaf Bilingual Coalition’s Blog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:09:04 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68116 The Deaf Bilingual Coalition represents stakeholders from all over the US and internationally who believe that Deaf babies and children deserve the basic human right to cognitive, social and emotional development, and have an inherent right to visual languages (in the US and Canada, those languages being American Sign Language, ASL.) ASL is the third widely [...] Deaf Bilingual Coalition’s Blog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:08:04 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68111 Nothing new about the CBS-TV’s indifference and attitudes toward deaf people from time to time.Brian Riley, the "Save Our Deaf Schools" (SODS), an e-commentator and coordinator, personally urged Dr. Alan Hurtwitz to brush up his protest skills against the CBS-TV to inquire why the network broadcaster of the Super Bowl not to air the full segment of the National Athemn... RLMDEAF Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:29:20 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68112 This is the worst exploitation of a deaf child I ever seen in my life, all behind the scene what you haven’t seen on the CBS coverage of the Super Bowl. It all started with a father who would do anything to get a free Super Bowl ticket by complaining to the NFL that they should let her 12 years old oral deaf daughter sing the national anthem threatening them with a la... Deaf Anthology Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:29:09 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68110 Why did NAD invest their energy to ensure that all the commercials on Super Bowl have closed caption which it is LAW center’s responsibility, not the president’s, the board’s or director of NAD’s responsibility? The Law of ADA in 1993 already passed that the commercials and TV shows are required to use closed caption or subtitles. It is Law center’s business to ens... submit by: Aidan Mack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:29:00 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68104 I spotted last week that the UK Film Council are doing a consultation on their future priorities, and I’m glad I did. There’s no mention of access to the cinema for deaf children and adults in it. For a moment, I suddenly thought that we now live in a world where deaf children and young [...] Campaigning for deaf children Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:11:23 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68103 Article by Trudy Suggs, owner of T.S. Writing Services. Crossposed from her Personal blog by Permission of the Author. Perhaps Rodney King isn’t the best person to quote, but ’Can we all just get along?’ is what keeps running through my head as I learn of more and more stories of rivalries between deaf schools and programs – especially those in the same state. read ... SignCasts - Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:11:17 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68091 Image via Wikipedia From Hearing Aid Tax Credit web site: What would the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act do? And, what are the differences in the House and Senate legislation? The bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1646)... Bionic Ear Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:15 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68089 This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story. read more SignCasts - Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:14 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68085 As promised, I will write about the tinnitus management course I’m following. First of all, this is not a miracle cure. The tinnitus will not go away. It is a way to provide me with the mental skill to control the tinnitus through relaxation and focusing on mental images in order to suppress the tinnitus [...] Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:49:41 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68096 Keri Brooks Ogrizovich waxes poetic about AGB in an acrostic poem. "A.G. Bell, a man known worldwide and / Lauded for his invention of the telephone, yet he initiated an act of / Eugenics by sterilizing Deaf people, which makes one wonder if he had..." submit by: Clerc Scar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:49:37 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68095 Deaf writer Aaron Weir Kelstone kicks off Clerc Scar’s "Dear Dr. Bell" special issue! "What were you thinking, Alex? Your mother was deaf and you grew up with her your whole life... Knowing all that, how could you suggest that deaf people be kept apart from one another and not to socialize, marry, or have a culture?" submit by: Clerc Scar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:49:32 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68080 Folks,Like millions of Americans tonight, I settled in to watch the Super Bowl, along with my daughter (who loves football). I didn’t have a "dog in this fight" so to speak, being a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, but I decided to take part in the NVRC Super Bowl ads survey, for fun. Several things came to mind while watching this game and commercials:1) Advertising... Thumpaflash Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:22:38 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68081 Wow.. what a great Super Bowl. Last night the Saints won and I was very happy to see them win their first SB ever. One thing I must say that I was very inspired to see one of greatest players of all time, Emmitt Smith, signed “I love you”. This is definitely cool and glad [...] Welcome to ... Seek Geo! Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:21:36 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68073 Please Help Support LaVista Retirement Community via Search Engine Please use [link] as your search engine. Each time this site is used a donation will be made to AFED (American Foundation for the Elderly Deaf), LaVista Retirement Community. See our website: [link] for information about LaVista. Thank you for your support! Share and Enjoy: Deaf Network of Texas Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:10:33 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68066 Hi,I first want to say THANK YOU to all that have donated time, money, prayed, sent positive thoughts, volunteered, and organized. Pawòl pa kapab eksprime jan mwen kont. Mèsi . Portland has impressed me with its efforts to help out during this time. I know the Haitian people are grateful as am I. This has been the longest 4 weeks of my life.I know many of you have bee... Deaf Haitians Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:34:27 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68062 I recently met a really nice woman in an environment which had no connection to the Deaf world. She had overheard a conversation I was having about my son’s rehearsal schedule and interpreters with my mom. She asked about his deafness. I am used to this and don’t mind at all. Why should I, he is wonderful and happy. I rambled off my usual reply that he was born deaf b... We Never Landed In Holland Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:07:05 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68056 This video was posted on YouTube by Pub Rat Boy. It contains a recording of a prank call made to an audiologist. You will think the video is funny or really irritating. Personally, I thought it was a pretty funny prank call. I feel really bad for the audiologist. You can tell he was trying really hard not to get angry over the phone. Poor guy. Warning: It contains s... Eh? What? Huh? Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:12:26 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68061 Deaf Anthology was able to broke into the faculty office and stole the Alexis Hamil’s thesis on us Deaf bloggers. Don’t bother reading it, just scan through it. Don’t waste your time on outdated materials that some other Deaf blogger just bought up the subject. Who the hell this guy, I meant the researcher, anyway. "EMPOWERMENT IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY: ANALYZING THE POS... Deaf Anthology Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:02:30 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68060 Rescue MCDHH Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:07:12 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68055 Here is an interesting prototype picture of "future of the phone for deaf people" via Visual Sounds- [link] yours,Robert L. Mason (RLM)RLMDEAF blog RLMDEAF Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:07:14 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68054 Uganda’s Anti Homesexuality Bill [PDF] is disturbing, across the board. Certain groups are take a harder hit, including the Deaf community. If you think LGBTQ issues have nothing to do with you, because "I’m straight" you’re wrong. You do not have to be gay to be sentenced to death under this bill. I will go into why in a moment. However, a bit of background. Th... Grumpy Old Deafies Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:06:20 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68050 Take your places in front of the television next Sunday for Super Bowl XLIV to help NVRC with its annual monitoring of captions on the commercials. The official start time is 6 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2010 with kickoff at 6:30 pm. submit by: Darren Frazier Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:30:20 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68048 This morning I treated my kids to some goodies from Dunkin’ Donuts. As the clerk rang up my order, he mumbled something I couldn’t understand. "Eh? Whazzat?" I said, pointing to my ears to emphasize I’m deaf. The young man smiled and started signing. "Oh, sorry. That’ll be $3.40." I know this was just Dunkin’ Donuts and it was just a transaction for four donuts. ... Drolz Uncensored Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:13:54 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68049 Ulf dedicated a blog post to me on his tinnitus management .... thanks Ulf! Ulf has a very scientific viewpoint and I’m sure his journey on his tinnitus management course will make for very interesting reading. I have had tinnitus all my life and it has been particularly bad for the last 2 or 3 [...] I look so I can hear.... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:13:15 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68040 I guess a lot of people wonder what a cochlear implant looks like. This photo is of the CI made by Advanced Bionics, it is the same as the one which I am getting (and the same colour). The CI comes in two parts; one internal, one external. On the left is the internal part; [...] I look so I can hear.... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:07:28 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68039 That’s the point of Karen Meyer’s article (she is deaf herself, BTW) on ABC7 Chicago. Illinois has a bill pending that would require hearing aids to be covered by insurance the same way cochlear implants are. As Karen points out, it is about "lack of choices." Newsletter|Twitter|Forum Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants Should Be Treated Equal originally... Jamie Berke (About.com) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:07:06 -0800 http://www.deafread.com/redirect.html?rid=68032 By Bug About 100 million Americans will watch Super Bowl XLIV today. New Orelans Saints vs Indianapolis Colt will play in Miami, Florida. The kick-off time will approximately at 6:28pm on the east coast; 5:28pm central, 4:28pm mountain, and 3:28pm pacific. How many people in the world know the history of American football huddle? Who invented the [...] Fookem and Bug Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:08:33 -0800