[Read more about it, click USA vs Bridget and Jerome Bonheyo] On December 15, a federal grand jury indicted (accused) a Frederick, MD-based contractor company named Bonheyo & Bonheyo, LLC’s CEO Bridget Bonheyo and CFO Jerome (“Jerry”) Bonheyo of VRS fraud. [Read more about article, click http://clercjr.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/major-update-new-vrs-fraud-case-opened/] Bridget is founder and CEO of SportsMX. (www.sportsmx.com) Jerry’s brother, Andy who is a head football coach for Maryland School for the Deaf .
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United States of America VS Bridget and Jerome Bonheyo
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First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Deaf Network of Texas25 Jan 2012 | 2:58 amPress Releases First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital HOUSTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells to treat children with sensorineural [...] -
A Note to Chuck Baird
DeafNation18 Jan 2012 | 7:10 pmThis special edition of Missy’s View takes a look at Chuck Baird and his many contributions to De’VIA. She talks about her encounter with Chuck Baird in this touching tribute, “A Note to Chuck Baird.” -
Let’s focus on giving people access to hearing, not brand wars
Cochlear Implant Online16 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pmAs a founder of CI Online, I receive many e-mails from cochlear implant candidates asking me “Which cochlear implant brand should I choose?” It is the question that I always want to shy away from if I can. For several years until I released the brand comparison chart, I responded to their e-mails by providing [...] -
Switched at Birth - lazy signing?
a more silent world5 Jan 2012 | 9:32 pmI watched the premiere of Switched at Birth last night, and although people on the show are improving on their signing skill, it seems like even the Deaf characters are using some lazy signing (but mostly the Hearing characters). Unlike most newbie signers, the Hearing characters have a really decent "flow", but still, I see a lot of lazy signing all around. Obviously, if the show were realistic, we would be seeing choppy, malformed signing for years, which doesn't make for good TV. What do you all think?
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The Badass Conference with Captions
25 Jan 2012 | 7:20 pmHave you seen the line up for the Badass Conference? Jon Morrow Tommy Walker Seth Godin Jonathan Fields Julien Smith Brian Clark And that’s just some of the folks who will be speaking at the Badass Conference on Thursday, January 26 and Friday, January 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. Everyone is donating their time and services, including SpeechText Access, a brand new company that is providing captioned access for the conference. Bill Graham, founder of ALDA, put this access together. SpeechText Access is a company that trains people with disabilities and veterans to provide captioned… -
The Sunset I’ll Never Forget
21 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pmI was cleaning out my iPhone and I came across the photos that were taken the day of my Dad’s memorial. For as long as I live, I will never forget that brilliant sunset that streaked across the sky when Jen and I went for a walk that day. Perhaps I was just soaking in the energy of that day and my awareness was just heightened by a sense of loss, but I’m grateful for the gift of that masterpiece. And how appropriate is it that I came across this poem that I wrote in junior high, while cleaning out my desk today: A dash of red, Flames of fire, Smears of… -
What I Learned from Physical Torture
9 Jan 2012 | 10:04 pmI heard horror stories about physical therapy so I was kind of dreading the whole process after my ACL reconstruction surgery. The first visit went pleasantly enough. ”Oh, it’s not too bad,” I told my family and friends after the initial knee manipulation. The second visit was a different story. I nearly jumped off the table when the therapist began massaging my incisions. One in particular was a bit swollen and extremely painful. “You shouldn’t be feeling this much pain,” the therapist said as she continued to press down on the incision. “Looks… -
Deaf and Barefooting Worlds Collide
29 Dec 2011 | 11:10 amFour years ago, Jodi Cutler and I connected in the blogosphere as parents of deaf/hard of hearing kids and bloggers. Her blog, An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan’s Cochlear Implant Story chronicles her life in Italy with her son, Jordan. After years of connecting via the written word, I gave her a call and we talked on the phone for the first time. The ZVRS interpreter had amazing skills and the conversation flowed smoothly. I was so excited to finally connect with Jodi via phone. After we ended our conversation, I quickly thanked the interpreter and was about to hang up. … -
Happy Birthday Diego: The Honor of Attending a Birth
21 Dec 2011 | 11:15 amDiego is two today, but the memories of his birth are as fresh as ever! Happy birthday Diego! For six long days, Juliet’s labor started on and off. Every night, I tucked my phone under my pillow, waiting for the vibration that would signal the real deal. On Mon., Dec. 21, the phone sprang into action and I awoke at 6:30 a.m. to a text saying that the contractions were pretty strong and that the midwife was on her way over. We agreed to wait until the midwife arrived and then see if I should be on my way. Juliet and I met a few years back, when her daughter, Paula, was a toddler. I…
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Hello from a soldier Afganistan
28 Jan 2012 | 4:38 amBrand new to this website. Dont know where to start. Im not deaf or hard of hearing, although I might be after Im done with the army (work on helicopters), but I picked an interest in sign language. Would like to meet new people and hopefully learn the basics of ASL by the end of deployment. Maybe you guys can help out by pointing me the right direction or maybe even practicing online. Like i said im starting from scratch. -
It's Scotty!
28 Jan 2012 | 3:30 amHello, I'm new here! My name is Scotty. I live in Arkansas. I'm HOH. I'm so glad I found this site! I've been on here for a while but just now got to posting and such.. Hope to see you all around, God bless! -
Just found this awesome site!
27 Jan 2012 | 11:23 pmHi - I just found this site when looking for some help ... I have a lot in my life - kids, grandkids (6 of them!), I teach CERT classes for my city, hold a First Dan degree in TangSoo Do/Wun Hop Kuen Do, love riding bikes (my recumbent trike when my balance is really bad), reading and writing! I am severely hoh (diagnosed when the teacher found out I couldn't hear at age five - when I went to school). The doctors don't know what caused it - whether illness or a medication to treat ear infections - over 50 years ago lots of stuff was experimental! So, I have degenerative nerve damage. Bottom… -
Do I Have To Be Officially Registered as "Disabled" to Get Interpreter?
27 Jan 2012 | 11:17 pmI wanna get an interpreter at school, but I don't know if I have to officially be "disabled" (blah, I hate that word) to get one. Although I'm MOTO profoundly deaf, I have so much trouble in class. -
Guess What??????
27 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pmI just got a scholarship that will pay for my senior year of college AND guarantee that I have a job for two years after graduation!!!! AND I get a stipend of $2000 each semester next year to buy my books and such with!!! *happy dance* Just thought I'd share so we could all celebrate together!
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Therapy for deaf people in Milton Keynes - MK News
28 Jan 2012 | 3:15 amTherapy for deaf people in Milton KeynesMK NewsSteve Powell, Chief Executive of SignHealth: “The IAPT service is available for the general population, including black and ethnic minority groups, but up until now it has not been appropriately accessible for the Deaf population. -
Diabetes can make women deaf - Times of India
28 Jan 2012 | 2:32 amAaj Ki KhabarDiabetes can make women deafTimes of IndiaA new study has found that having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication. According to the study from Henry Ford Hospital in Diabetes can cause loss of hearingMediplacementsall 20 news articles » -
FSDB erects fence by Collins House - St. Augustine Record
27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pmFSDB erects fence by Collins HouseSt. Augustine RecordFlorida School for The Deaf and The Blind President Danny Hutto, second from right, sits with Board of Trustees members, from left, Thomas Zavelson, Edgar Turner, and Chair Christopher Wagner as neighbor residents voice their concerns during an and more » -
A Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the Northland - FOX 21 Online
27 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pmNorthland's NewsCenterA Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the NorthlandFOX 21 Online"I missed that so I decided I wanted to open up that avenue that seemed to be closed to deaf people," said Chevy. They have performed all over the world and now they're rocking it out at the College of St. Scholastica, celebrating the schools 100th Deaf rock band to perform tonight at CSSDuluth News TribuneCollege Of St. Scholastica Celebrates 100 YearsKDALSt. Scholastica Kicks-Off 100 Year CelebrationNorthland's NewsCenterWDIO-TVall 6 news articles » -
RIT announces 2012 Public Service Award recipients - Gates-Chili Post
27 Jan 2012 | 4:47 pmRIT announces 2012 Public Service Award recipientsGates-Chili PostHe currently serves on the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Foundation Board, the PEPNet Northeast Advisory Board and the Saunders College of Business Accounting Advisory Board, in addition to volunteering with RIT's K-12 prep programs and the and more »
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Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library
22 Jan 2012 | 3:48 pmI want to let everyone know that the American Libraries Association is offering a 2 part workshop on Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library.The topics include:an overview of the different ways deaf people communicateunderstanding and meeting your library's legal obligation to serve the deafstrategies for communicating with a deaf or hard of hearing person in the librarytips for finding, hiring, and working with interpretersKathy MacMillan, a writer, ASL interpreter, librarian, and storyteller will present the workshop online February 22 and February 29, 2012. See this webpage for times… -
Simply Perfect
19 Jan 2012 | 9:13 pmOn Tuesday night, my husband bowled a perfect game. What made this one extra special, is that bowling it put him in an elite class. He is among the very few American men* who have bowled a 300 game over 6 decades of bowling seasons. My husband's first came during the 1969/70 season when he was a teenager. During the early 1990s, when he was dating me and pursuing his dream of being a pro bowler, I watched him bowl a 300 game in a PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) tournament. In 1992 he opened a bowling business which he stills runs today.Over six decades, styles may come and go,… -
Tyler's Journey of Hope
16 Jan 2012 | 7:06 pmI met Tyler Swob last year when I traveled to Costa Rica with Discovering Deaf Worlds. I am so proud to share with you Tyler's upcoming advocacy effort with Push America. Tyler's video (ASL only) and story are shared with his permission. Please join me in supporting Tyler on his journey!Did you know that there are over 54 million Americans living with a disability today? People with disabilities face many challenges everyday that you and I cannot imagine. But one of the most tragic barriers is a lack of understanding by our society. A simple message of empathy and acceptance is all it takes… -
Switched at Birth is Back!
4 Jan 2012 | 7:41 pmVasquez and Kennish families of Switched at BirthTonight I had a chance to watch last night's episode on Hulu. I was glad the storylines took up right where they left off so it was a smooth transition after the show's being off the air for several months. Bay and Emmett are decidedly together and although it's not easy they are committed to each other. In this interview with the creator of Switched at Birth, I read that their relationship will be a major focus of the next twelve episodes. Much as I like Daphne's character, I have to admit that seeing the young couple work through the… -
The Inspiration of Nick Vujicic
1 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pmI found this uplifting short film which is voiced in English and signed in ASL on DeafTV.* Nick who has no arms or legs demonstrates how to overcome perceived limitations. He loves life and shows how to get back on top when circumstances bring us down. You can read more about Nick on this website.*I think the captioning is in Korean. The first words that Vic says, "Annyeong haseyo", is how you say hello in Korean. I had friends in grad school that taught me that greeting.
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Musings from a deaf campaigner
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Traded services (or how to cut deaf children’s services by stealth)
27 Jan 2012 | 6:53 amA new menace is sweeping specialist support services for deaf children across England and the protagonists claim they’re doing so with the Government’s approval. It goes by many names. But most people refer to it as “traded services”. Definitions vary. But when I refer to traded services, I refer to it as the practice whereby local authorities stop providing specialist support services for children with special educational needs free of charge, and instead start “selling” or “trading” their services to schools who must now buy them back in. -
Family sign language video goes global
13 Jan 2012 | 3:02 pmNDCS campaigner and proud Dad, Nick Beese, recently did some filming in support of NDCS’s Sign Up campaign to ensure all families have access to family sign language. Here’s an amazingly sweet clip featuring daughter Ava chatting with her Mum: I’m not alone in loving this video; the video has gone viral on youtube and the last time I looked it has nearly 800,000 hits. When I looked this morning, it was around 400,000. Not all deaf children are lucky enough to be like Ava. For the 9 out of 10 deaf children who are born to parents with no experience of deafness, many will face… -
My “Campaigning for Deaf Children” Christmas wish list
21 Dec 2011 | 2:21 pmAs a campaigner, what would I like Santa Claus to give deaf children for Christmas? 1) Greater focus on making sure deaf children start primary school on a level playing field with other children. The newborn screening programme is now over 5 years in and every child born deaf should be being diagnosed within the first few weeks of life. Late diagnosis was a major barrier, now removed. And deafness isn’t a learning disability. Yet government figures suggest little change in the early years attainment gap. So what’s going on? And what needs to change to close this gap? In my view,… -
How I started to lose faith with the Government on deaf children
16 Dec 2011 | 2:04 amI can’t really pinpoint the moment when it happened. I started with really high hopes. But slowly, I’ve personally been getting more and more exasperated with the Government. The trickle of inconsistencies. Assumptions. And, above all, the lack of urgency on protecting help for deaf children when 1 in 5 councils are making cuts to the vital services on which deaf children rely. My main gripe is the increasing tendency for the Government to say it’s a “matter for local authorities” to arrange provision for deaf children. That councils are expected by the… -
Is the Prime Minister keeping his promises on help for disabled children?
13 Dec 2011 | 2:42 amOne of my favourite campaigning organisations, Every Disabled Child Matters, have launched a new campaign action. They are asking people to write to the Prime Minister to give some good news to families with disabled children for Christmas. In the days before David Cameron was busy pulling hissy fits in Europe, he promised that he would “never do anything that would hurt disabled children.” This begs the question why the Government is pushing ahead with changes to disability benefits that effectively amount to a 50% cut in help for families with disabled children. As Every…
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Deaf Pagan Crossroads
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Finding Your Own Year Card…and What It Means (read this first!)
13 Jan 2012 | 8:02 amAnother blast from the past – now that we have started a new year, it’s time to find our year cards for 2012. What’s yours??? With this post, Ocean explains more about how to find your own Year Card. At the end of the post are links to additional posts that will explain the interpretations [...] -
On the Twelfth Day of Dining…
6 Jan 2012 | 10:56 am“On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming…” Today is Epiphany, and thus the final day of the Twelve Days of Christmas. After today the holidays are officially over – I will be taking down all of my decorations and preparing for Imbolc and then the Spring season [...] -
On the Eleventh Day of Dining…
5 Jan 2012 | 11:23 am“On the Eleventh Day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping…” I love pasta…all kinds of pasta. So when I tried to think of what I could fix for the eleventh day, my mine went to cannelloni – which if you use a little imagination, does look a bit like the [...] -
On the Tenth Day of Dining…
4 Jan 2012 | 2:03 pm“On the Tenth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords leaping…” This one started out to be a bit of a challenge, but I resolved it pretty quickly. After reviewing my menu for the last nine days, I noticed that I’d had a couple of poultry dishes, two soups, and a [...] -
On the Ninth Day of Dining…
3 Jan 2012 | 12:37 pm“On the Ninth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing…” Okay, I admit it. This one had me stumped. I couldn’t think of anything that qualified as dancing food…the closest thing I could come to was the dancing chicken at Santa Claus Land when I was a kid – you [...]
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The Deaf Sherlock
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I won't shop till it's ADA Approved!
27 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pmG'day Everyone.Another article appeared on deaf read and I just knew I had to pass this on to my readers here.UFC Guard on Deaf ShopperSome one is going to accidental kill someone one of the days by a security guard and when it happens, there's going to be serious outrage.We, the deaf community, as well as the disabled/handicapped community ought to be outraged.Tell me, what does it take for a security guard to UNDERSTAND that someone is deaf?It may have to be time for the deaf community to call in the ADA lawyers and go to every store in California and SLAP these Forever 21 stores with a… -
Was there a real "Villains" in life?
27 Jan 2012 | 9:03 amG'day Everyone.I picked up the Williamsport Sun-Gazette Newspaper today that told the real news more than what CNN reported.Let me give you an example:Phil Knight's Remarks'It was Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight who broke the dam, defending Paterno's handling of child-sex allegations that were leveled against a former coaching assistant."if there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation and not in Joe Paterno's response," Knight said. Paterno's widow, Sue, was among those rising to their feet." (the quote from the Sun-Gazette.com site)Thatwas the statement that was made to… -
Remembering Paterno's memorial.
26 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pmG'Evening Everyone.Yes, today is the evening. The evening of Remembering the days of Joesph Vincent Paterno. To many people alike, he is called Joe Paterno. In short: JoePA.Today was the memorial service for Joe Paterno as it became the final conclusion of his funeral. If you had a chance to see it on TV, you had to be moved.CNN REPORTBut of all the words that were said, you could see it in the eyes of the mourning people. Some had words ready to speak at Sandusky as well as Sandusky's victims. Sandusky's victims should be careful who they target. Not just PSU and not just Paterno, but right… -
Obama's Last State of the Union
24 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pmG'day Everyone.Tonight is the Traditional State of the Union. Tonight is the night that the President of the United States must speak to both houses of Congress and the Nation about how well we are doing and how we should be able to face this year of 2012 economically.HOWEVER Obama has to convince everyone, that is all of the American voters, of WHY HE DESERVES A 2nd TERM.Given the last 4 years of his political life from the Change promises to his current term, Obama needs to reflect back hard and careful of what he's done in his life as our Commander in Chief.Tonight is Obama's greatest… -
Jerry Sandusky's fate in trouble
24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amG'day Everyone.Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant of the deceased PSU Head Coach Joe Paterno, knows his fate is in trouble.Paterno was his witness and his friend that he had hoped that would bail him out at the coming summer 2012 trial. But now, his fate for freedom completely, is compounded by Paterno's death. Worse yet, he must face former assistant Mike McQueary and the victims.Though McQueary is in doubt too. But if McQueary really saw of what Sandusky was doing in the shower with kids, why didn't he go to the police as well as the upper university people in proper positions to handle…
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a more silent world
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Teaching Deaf kids ASL - fingerspelling?
5 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pmSo my 3-year-old son is rapidly learning ASL from me. It's nothing short of amazing how he is accelerating. One thing I haven't done much around him though is fingerspelling. As he learns more, it becomes more difficult for me since I don't know signs for everything under the sun. There are only two cases, though. Some thing have no signs, and must be finger-spelled, and some things have a sign and I don't know the sign. How do I deal with this?? Let's take an example: Octopus. Clearly this is much to complicated for him to finger spell--if I finger… -
Switched at Birth - lazy signing?
5 Jan 2012 | 9:32 pmI watched the premiere of Switched at Birth last night, and although people on the show are improving on their signing skill, it seems like even the Deaf characters are using some lazy signing (but mostly the Hearing characters). Unlike most newbie signers, the Hearing characters have a really decent "flow", but still, I see a lot of lazy signing all around. Obviously, if the show were realistic, we would be seeing choppy, malformed signing for years, which doesn't make for good TV. What do you all think? -
No free VP through ZVRS?
5 Dec 2011 | 10:08 amI do not currently have a VP. If I go to ZVRS, it looks like everything is free if I trade in my Sorenson VP, but if I do not have a VP, then I need to pay?? Sorenson VP is free for me. It seems like if ZVRS wants business of new customers, they should offer the same deal as porting customers from Sorenson. Otherwise, I might just choose Sorenson for my first VP. Anyone have any advice? I know it's a hot topic right now. -
ASL class over - again
19 Nov 2011 | 11:15 amThe first trimester of my 5th year ASL class is over. With only two short classes left, I find myself wondering what's next. It has been really enriching to go so deep into a few topics this year, but I feel like I need to have more "general" conversations with people, or I'm never going to be even close to truly fluent. I'm hoping maybe to start, or help start, Deaf coffee or something similar once or twice a month. Heck, I would even go every week! I'm also waiting patiently for the Sorenson nTouch videophone, which is apparently only being offered in my area to… -
Rexton Cobalt 16 - added a new program
12 Nov 2011 | 8:40 amSo I decided to switch up my programs a couple months back when I went in to get a replacement bluetooth receiver. Program 1 is still "auto", but I changed program 2 to be "music". The music program has basically no compression, and no noise cancellation. Ironically, I don't use this program for music, but rather for meetings and really quiet, or really noisy rooms. My office has a very loud air conditioner fan inside, but in "auto" I cannot hear it because my aids block that sound. When I first got my Rextons, I found this to be a very difficult "feature" to get used…
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At The Rim
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Deaf Hate crime ? Just kids ?
25 Jan 2012 | 6:24 amStill the abuse of deaf and disabled goes on, here we read a 14-year-old boy from the Selby area has appeared in court, accused of trying to set fire to the house of a blind and deaf woman and her ten-year-old son.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before a youth court in York yesterday facing charges which included attempted arson with intent to endanger life.The court heard the boy had allegedly been involved in an incident last November, in which some milk bottles were smashed outside a property in Brayton, and the complainant left her property to shout at the… -
Blind and Deaf Dr a hero for all..
24 Jan 2012 | 2:43 amDr James Hanlon with Helen Keller. Writing on the photograph says: "To Dr James Hanlon, with Christmas Greetings, Helen KellerAt the age of 42, James Hanlon went blind and eventually deaf. But far from accepting his career was over, he went on to help ease the pain of polio victimsWHAT MAKES some people carry on in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds? It’s a question frequently asked but seldom answered, at least with any degree of certainty.The story of Dr James Hanlon, Dublin’s blind and deaf physician, is no ordinary tale of triumph over adversity.His resolution not to be undone… -
Deaf Child support, worst cuts ever seen...
23 Jan 2012 | 10:57 amPlanned cuts to deaf children's services in Salford have been branded "among the worst seen" by disability campaigners.Salford considering plans to cut its three full-time and two part-time specialist teaching assistant posts to just two.The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) said plans to halve the number of specialist teacher of the deaf posts to just one full-time and one part-time are taking support away from some of the area’s most vulnerable children. The council is also considering plans to cut its three full-time and two part-time specialist teaching assistant posts to just… -
Deafyou comment losers threaten to 'occupy' ATR
22 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pmDeafyou anonymous commentators threaten to squat at ATR. So especially for you losers here is a blog so you can. (It will save you damaging the windows and stuff to get in.) The truth behind deafyou ? hmmmmmm will we ever see it ? Methinks they protest too much.... (Still 200 extra views can't be all bad).Cue: "AnonymousJan 21, 2012 03:19 PMWarning. your blog will be gone.. Occupy At The Rim".So now you look worse than you did before. Free speech is a bugger aint it ? Try spamming here see how far you get... -
Phone Companies may be forced to include deaf
21 Jan 2012 | 4:42 amWill it, won't it happen ? the saga continues.......Telecom giants may be forced to develop a video service for the deaf which uses sign language. Two months ago the revolutionary video relay service, which would help 45,000 deaf children in Britain to enjoy greater independence, develop social skills and find work, was at risk from “penny-pinching” telecom chiefs.But even the highest estimated cost of the service - £113 million a year - represents less than two weeks worth of profits for all the big four Telecoms giants; BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Sky.The video relay link, in which…
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The Rebuttal
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The Australian Deaf Games – More than just SPORT!!
25 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am1000 or more people attended for the Australian Deaf Games in Geelong from the 14th to the 21st January. What a time they had! New friends were made, old friends reacquainted. Parties were had, ceremonies attended. Relationships flourished and love blossomed. For the Deaf who attended, and a large smattering of hearing people too, it was a social Utopia. Somewhere in there 16 sports competed for the John Lovett Cup but the sport seemed almost inconsequential. Those who attended had a blast. Social Network sites were alive with comments about the great time that people had. To all who attended… -
TEDxPSU – Dr. Joseph Valente – Hearing the Unheard [For Dimity Dornan]
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Demanding Quality
3 Jan 2012 | 9:57 pmMany years ago Australians with a disability and Deaf people had to be grateful for what they received. Traditionally Australia, and indeed the world, looked after people with a disability through charity, and in many ways still do. This is no more so than in the Deaf area where the Deaf societies, and indeed even our advocacy organisations, are registered charities. If you are active in the deaf sector you will receive a constant stream of emails requesting that you buy lottery tickets or support the noble cause of Charity X. You can still find organisations that will pay deaf people a… -
Australia’s Shame
6 Dec 2011 | 11:22 pmI was in Townsville. I was staying at Jupiter’s Casino. I was there for work. Jupiter’s had a special deal. If you stayed two nights it was only $128 a night. My room was overlooking the bay and the magnificent Magnetic Island. The Island in all its splendour filled the horizon from my hotel window. It is one of the perks of my job that I travel and see beautiful places like this. Thursday was a great day. For the first time ever I had sign language interpreters beamed up to my conference through Skype saving the organisers thousands of dollars. It went without a hitch. This simple way… -
Stories From My Past # 2 – Gary Kerridge
25 Nov 2011 | 3:05 amThis week Professor Graham Clark, inventor of the cochlear Implant, won a prestigious medical award. Professor Clarke was very forthcoming about the positives and negatives of the cochlear implant. He spoke about his desire to develop the cochlear implant further so that it was providing Hi Fidelity sound. Clark is well aware of the Implant’s limitations. He spoke how it was effective for picking up speech and in environments that did not have a lot of background noise. He explained that the device could be limited when there was a lot of background noise. He particularly wanted to develop…
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Deaf Network of Texas
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Denied Access by Wells Fargo?
25 Jan 2012 | 6:17 amDenied Access by Wells Fargo? File Your Claim By January 29, 2012 http://www.nad.org/news/2012/1/denied-access-wells-fargo-file-your-claim-jan-29 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) urges customers who were refused access to Wells Fargo Bank or Wachovia Bank services before June 1, 2011 to file a claim with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Refused access includes denial of relay [...] -
First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
25 Jan 2012 | 2:58 amPress Releases First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital HOUSTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells to treat children with sensorineural [...] -
Author Spotlight: Kambri Crews
25 Jan 2012 | 1:12 amAuthor Spotlight: Kambri Crews January 23, 2012 In her upcoming memoir, Burn Down the Ground (Random House), author Kambri Crews looks back on her unconventional childhood with deaf parents in rural Texas while trying to reconcile her present life—in which her father is serving a twenty-year sentence in a maximum-security prison. CBSDFW.com talks to the [...] -
Summer contract Job Opportunity – Houston
25 Jan 2012 | 1:05 amSummer contract Job Opportunity – Houston Two childcare coordinators are needed for the 2012 Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (http://www.swced.org) The positions are short-term contract positions. Children’s Program Coordinator/Supervisor Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing http://www.swced.org July 29 – August 1, 2012 Duties: Develop [...] -
ASL Study at UT-Austin
25 Jan 2012 | 12:53 amASL Study at UT-Austin The University of Texas Signed Language Laboratory is conducting a study about ASL. We are currently looking for deaf native adult signers of ASL who can participate in the study; they would be filmed for their participation. If you are interested, please fill out the attached questionnaire (available both in Word [...]
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Drolz Uncensored
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Going to Bat for Dummy Hoy
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Books, Baseball, and Dummy Hoy
25 Aug 2011 | 3:08 pmHi all, it's been a busy summer and I've let Drolz Uncensored collect cobwebs. Two things have kept me away from the Internet: 1) A new book. I'm working hard on Madness in the Mainstream and my fingers are crossed that it'll be ready in the Fall of 2011. With several deaf schools and programs always in danger of being shut down, this is a book you'll want to send to your local politicians to make them think twice. 2) Both of my boys were on travel teams this year, and that meant, well, lots of travel. One of the trips this summer was to a baseball tournament in Cooperstown. When your deaf… -
Pager, THROW!
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Meet Dummy McDeffie
4 Aug 2010 | 10:58 amDummy McDeffie gives mainstream media a lesson or two on how to cover deaf news. -
Drolz vs Halpern (Sh*t My Dad Says)
28 Jul 2010 | 1:16 pmMark Drolsbaugh faces off against Justin Halpern in a clash of publishing styles. Halpern wins.
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DeafNation
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A Note to Chuck Baird
18 Jan 2012 | 7:10 pmThis special edition of Missy’s View takes a look at Chuck Baird and his many contributions to De’VIA. She talks about her encounter with Chuck Baird in this touching tribute, “A Note to Chuck Baird.” -
2012: Lisa and Missy
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We are Deaf
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Santa’s Story
28 Dec 2011 | 8:07 pmChristmas is filled with history and best of all, stories. Watch Missy’s ASL version of Santa’s Story, a wonderful story about the spirit of Christmas and Santa Claus, wonderful for children and complete with beautiful ASL. -
John Maucere Show with Rosa Guzman & Matt Hamill
22 Dec 2011 | 9:36 pmSPONSORS: DeafNation Sprint Relay Sprint Relay NY Sprint Relay NJ Passages Deaf Travel Purple Lex School for the Deaf Executive Producer: John Maucere, LJM Enterprises LLC Producer: Patrick Boudreault Special Guests: Rosa Guzman and Matt Hamill
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deaf culture - Google News
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Teachable Moments: Cara Wilmot, itinerant teacher of deaf/hard of hearing - Florida Times-Union
27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pmTeachable Moments: Cara Wilmot, itinerant teacher of deaf/hard of hearingFlorida Times-UnionWilmot has always enjoyed immersing herself in new cultures through travel and study. Her work with the deaf and hard of hearing community has a similar allure. A population with its own definitions of what it means to be “big D deaf” (culturally deaf) -
ONCE TV MEXICO Debuting New Original Programs in February - MarketWatch (press release)
27 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pmONCE TV MEXICO Debuting New Original Programs in FebruaryMarketWatch (press release)Julio Cesar, 21, a graphic design student and a computer enthusiast who has a great sense of humor and is deaf. Alejandra, 22, is a language teacher for deaf-mutes and a movie-buff who is deaf and mute herself. And Abel, 21, is a student who loves to and more » -
MSD celebrates Asian culture through festival - Fulton Sun
27 Jan 2012 | 6:09 amMSD celebrates Asian culture through festivalFulton SunSusan Maddox, of Fulton, signs to Missouri School for the Deaf students Thursday about the traditional clothing of Taiwan. Maddox had a station about Taiwan set up at the school's Chinese New Year Festival. Photo by Mandi Steele. -
Family & Community - Edmonton Journal
27 Jan 2012 | 3:39 amFamily & CommunityEdmonton JournalFilm Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf Presents The Hammer. Closed captioned for both deaf and hearing audiences. The Hammer is a coming-of-age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling and more » -
Editorial | Taking signs seriously - The Daily Pennsylvanian
27 Jan 2012 | 12:55 amEditorial | Taking signs seriouslyThe Daily PennsylvanianStudents pursuing the minor would pair five core classes with an Academically Based Community Service class that would give them first-hand experience with the deaf community. The minor would be a way to formally recognize students' continued interest and more »
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Fookem and Bug
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Interviewed with Andy Vasnick
21 Jan 2012 | 9:11 amBy Jimactor Summary: If you want to buy ASLFILMS DVD go to www.aslfilms.com I want to say Thank you to ASLFILMS for letting me to use their pictures of Andy Vasnick which he worked in Wrong Game and Gerald -
LBJ Home
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United States of America VS Bridget and Jerome Bonheyo
23 Dec 2011 | 2:09 am[Read more about it, click USA vs Bridget and Jerome Bonheyo] On December 15, a federal grand jury indicted (accused) a Frederick, MD-based contractor company named Bonheyo & Bonheyo, LLC’s CEO Bridget Bonheyo and CFO Jerome (“Jerry”) Bonheyo of VRS fraud. [Read more about article, click http://clercjr.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/major-update-new-vrs-fraud-case-opened/] Bridget is founder and CEO of SportsMX. (www.sportsmx.com) Jerry’s brother, Andy who is a head football coach for Maryland School for the Deaf . -
Interview with David O. Reynolds
22 Dec 2011 | 8:40 amBy Jimactor Visit Dr. Wonder website, http://www.drwonder.com/
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Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person
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Sign language in curriculum urged
26 Jan 2012 | 10:32 amThis is again a repost from Manila Bulletin. It seems that the government, or at least the House of Representatives, took notice about the dilemma of educating the Filipino deaf. Image via Wikipedia By BEN R. ROSARIO December 11, 2011, 4:37pm MANILA, Philippines — A party-list lawmaker Sunday urged government to include sign language studies in the elementary education curriculum to make communications more accessible to some four million hearing impaired (HI) Filipinos. Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Bagong Henerasyon Partylist) stressed that proficiency in sign language will also give young… -
Who will take care of the 300,000 deaf people in the Philippines?
25 Jan 2012 | 10:06 amI’d like to share this poster about encouraging people to join the Gualandi Mission for the Deaf. I got this from Fr. Peter Miles Sollesta, one of my co-board members of Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpreters. :-) Gualandi Mission for the Deaf Poster Filed under: Notable Filipino Deaf Institution, Special Announcements Tagged: deaf culture, Fr. Peter Miles, Gualandi Mission for the Deaf, Hearing impairment, Language interpretation, Linguistics, Natural, Philippine, PNASLI, Sign Language, Social Sciences -
How do we use Signing Exact English in educating the Filipino Deaf?
25 Jan 2012 | 8:14 amI’m updating this poll. Please vote. Take Our Poll Filed under: Filipino Sign Language, Sign Language -
Maria Lena Buhay Foundation: To talk and be heard in the silent world
23 Jan 2012 | 10:28 amVery rare do I post schools for the deaf using oral method of teaching because as you may have already noticed, I lean towards the sign language side. But for this one, I really need to repost it because of the wonderful work their institution have achieved these past 25 years. This article written by Angelo Garcia which was posted on the Manila Bulletin is about the first and one of the few successful oral schools in the Philippines, Maria Lena Buhay Foundation. Enjoy! MUSIC TO THEIR EARS — This group of musicians (above) may look ordinary but they are all deaf. MANILA, Philippines —… -
A different kind of music
22 Jan 2012 | 12:35 pmThis is a repost from the Philippine Daily Inquirer dated December 5, 2011. Ency Encinares was brought up in a family of musicians. His mother sings, his father is a trumpet player and a brother is a music teacher. From this sonata-filled environment, one would expect his time and talents to lean toward more music. But Encinares prefers sharing his Sundays with a soundless community as a deaf-mute teacher. “For me, real music is the service that I give to our deaf-mute brothers and sisters,” he said. Every Sunday, Encinares spends at least three hours …
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Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
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Interview with Wonderstruck author, Brian Selznick
3 Jan 2012 | 4:14 pmWonderstruck A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick637 pp. (Middle grade; ages 9 to 12)Publisher: Scholastic Press (September 13, 2011)ISBN-10: 0545027896I’m so 2011! September 2011, to be precise. I didn’t stumble upon this book myself and I wasn’t the first to announce to the world how much I actually enjoyed it. Basically, when I posted about Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck in October 2011, it was already old news. I mean, the New York Times had already reviewed it. Nevertheless, I decided that I needed to at least read it and added it to my pile of “fun”… -
CODA author Kambri Crews, Burn Down the Ground:A Memoir (2012)
12 Nov 2011 | 9:25 amBurn Down the Ground: A Memoir by Kambri CrewsHardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Villard (February 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0345516028 ISBN-13: 978-0345516022 Book Description Publication Date: February 28, 2012 In this powerful, affecting, and unflinching memoir, a daughter looks back on her unconventional childhood with deaf parents in rural Texas while trying to reconcile it to her present life—one in which her father is serving a twenty-year sentence in a maximum-security prison.As a child, Kambri Crews wished that she’d been born deaf so that she, too, could fully… -
Now in paperback! (October 11) The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin [Paperback] by Josh Berk
9 Oct 2011 | 11:44 amNow in Paperback! The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin [Paperback] by Josh Berk -
Wonderstruck A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
6 Oct 2011 | 8:13 amWonderstruck A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick637 pp. (Middle grade; ages 9 to 12)Publisher: Scholastic Press (September 13, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545027896 Brian Selznick is the illustrator of "Frindle" by Andrew Clements, and the author of "The Houdini Box," winner of the 1993 Texas Bluebonnet Award. Banjo on Alldeaf.com writes that the book "features at least two Deaf characters. Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, two Deaf scholars helped the author fine-tune the experience of the Deaf Culture to ensure that it was true to the core." Thanks to Nancy C. for pointing out the NY Times… -
Interview with author Karla Oceanak Dumbstruck (The Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Series)
20 Sep 2011 | 7:51 pmDumbstruck (The Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Series) by Karla Oceanak is the fourth book in an A-to-Z alphabet series which includes a vocabulary-building glossary of words starting with the letter D including words such as debacle, doofus, and defenestrate. I was a bit worried at first that the d’s would take over and the reader would miss the storyline while obsessing over all of the emphasized letters. Instead, I found myself actually relying on the *. This isn’t Karla Oceanak’s first book so I was a little surprised when she wrote that she was a bit nervous with me being…
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I look so I can hear....
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Eyes wide shut
26 Jan 2012 | 6:15 pmI booked a third AVT session (Auditory Verbal Therapy) and Rashed came along to watch. My therapist Jacqueline took me through the Ling 6 sounds, saying each sound and repeating it, then giving me pairs, then sets of three. I was fine with AH, SH, S, but I got confused with the set of EE, MM, and OO. Need more practice! We then moved on to closed sets of words. This means that Jacqueline will give me words that I expect to hear. I chose numbers between one and ten. Jacqueline sat behind me (as she knows I can lipread round corners) and gave me random numbers. I repeated them all back to her. -
Ryland uses the Advanced Bionics Neptune “swimmable” processors!
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My Big Fat Georgeous Wedding
7 Dec 2011 | 7:40 pmPlease vote for Janette and Ally to win this competition, so Janette can have her dream wedding dress! I read their story on Facebook and I’m reproducing it here. This competition will work on a like/comment basis – only one comment and like per person will count (each voter has 2 votes, 1 vote awarded for a “like” and another vote awarded for a comment). The competition is sponsored by My Big Fat Georgwous Wedding. I can’t see a closing date, so get your votes in quick! Link to vote for Janette and Ally on Facebook (log into your Facebook account first) We have… -
FDA approves Neptune sound processor
1 Dec 2011 | 12:32 pmAdvanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that the NEPTUNE™ sound processor has received FDA approval in the United States. Today is a momentous day for us all. You have all been anxiously awaiting this moment and it has finally arrived! Now AB recipients and candidates have the choice of a Neptune or Harmony sound processor for hearing their best with AB. World’s First Waterproof Sound Processor AB continues our history of innovation leadership with Neptune, the first and only SWIMMABLE sound processor in the world. Whether you or your child enjoy taking a dip in the pool on a warm day or… -
Can you breathe more quietly?
1 Dec 2011 | 9:55 amI had my 3 month review of my second cochlear implant today. It’s looking good and they’ve booted me out until September next year as my maps are stable and both ears are balanced. Sounds seem more solid with my left cochlear implant compared to my right, because this is the older implant with a learning gap between them of 18 months. My hearing was tested and I have got exactly what my audiologist wants to see for bilateral hearing, an average of -20db. We started testing the hearing on my left ear. I sat in front of a loudspeaker with my left cochlear implant on, and…
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The Ear of My Heart
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Please Call Me Deaf ~
23 Jan 2012 | 6:39 pmLaRonda shares a message with Hearing people. Throw away what you think is linguistic etiquette. It’s okay to call Deaf people “Deaf.” (Captioned Video) -
International Women’s Day Mini-Retreat for Deaf/Signing Women ~
16 Jan 2012 | 10:40 pmPlease take a minute to view and share this upcoming mini-retreat. Support a Deaf Woman’s Growing Business: Turtle Heart Retreats. Come join an evening filled with fun and estrogen, and celebrate International Woman’s Day!! (Captioned Video) -
Winter Solstice Retreat in ASL ~ Highlights
11 Dec 2011 | 12:42 amEnjoy the video of highlights from the Winter Solstice Retreat with Deaf and signing women. A Turtle Heart Retreat with Retreat Coach, LaRonda Zupp. Dec. 10, 2011 -
Parenting Tips for Winter in ASL ~
8 Dec 2011 | 1:18 pmLaRonda offers parenting tips in ASL to Deaf Parents. Discussed: Picking your battles, giving choices within limits, natural consequences, self-regulation / self-awareness. (Captions) -
Winter Solstice Retreat in ASL ~
21 Nov 2011 | 1:41 pmJoin me for a Winter Solstice Retreat in ASL. It’s not too late! Deadline extended to November 30th. Make this a special time just for YOU. (Captioned Video)
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deaf news - Google News
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Therapy for deaf people in Milton Keynes - MK News
28 Jan 2012 | 3:15 amTherapy for deaf people in Milton KeynesMK NewsSteve Powell, Chief Executive of SignHealth: “The IAPT service is available for the general population, including black and ethnic minority groups, but up until now it has not been appropriately accessible for the Deaf population. -
Diabetes can make women deaf - Times of India
28 Jan 2012 | 2:32 amAaj Ki KhabarDiabetes can make women deafTimes of IndiaA new study has found that having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication. According to the study from Henry Ford Hospital in Diabetes can cause loss of hearingMediplacementsall 20 news articles » -
FSDB erects fence by Collins House - St. Augustine Record
27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pmFSDB erects fence by Collins HouseSt. Augustine RecordFlorida School for The Deaf and The Blind President Danny Hutto, second from right, sits with Board of Trustees members, from left, Thomas Zavelson, Edgar Turner, and Chair Christopher Wagner as neighbor residents voice their concerns during an and more » -
A Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the Northland - FOX 21 Online
27 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pmNorthland's NewsCenterA Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the NorthlandFOX 21 Online"I missed that so I decided I wanted to open up that avenue that seemed to be closed to deaf people," said Chevy. They have performed all over the world and now they're rocking it out at the College of St. Scholastica, celebrating the schools 100th Deaf rock band to perform tonight at CSSDuluth News TribuneCollege Of St. Scholastica Celebrates 100 YearsKDALSt. Scholastica Kicks-Off 100 Year CelebrationNorthland's NewsCenterWDIO-TVall 6 news articles » -
RIT announces 2012 Public Service Award recipients - Gates-Chili Post
27 Jan 2012 | 4:47 pmRIT announces 2012 Public Service Award recipientsGates-Chili PostHe currently serves on the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Foundation Board, the PEPNet Northeast Advisory Board and the Saunders College of Business Accounting Advisory Board, in addition to volunteering with RIT's K-12 prep programs and the and more »
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Texas Association of the Deaf
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Deaf Masquerade Gala 2012 – Austin (New Date!)
19 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pmDeaf Masquerade Gala 2012 – Austin The Deaf Masquerade Gala should prove to be a wonderful night out with friends. There will be dancing, so why not go all out with your dresses & tuxedos or black ties. There will be a delicious cajun buffet. DoubleTree’s desserts are to die for! Date: Saturday, March 17, [...] -
Deaf cultural program will be part of ALA Midwinter Conference
18 Jan 2012 | 10:36 pmDeaf cultural program will be part of ALA Midwinter Conference City of Dallas News Release Public Information Office http://www.dallascityhall.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Karyn Choi DALLAS Public Library (214) 670-7840 January 13, 2012 Deaf cultural program will be part of ALA Midwinter Conference; The event will be held Jan. 23 at the [...] -
TAD pre-meeting board agenda for January 14 at VH in Austin
9 Jan 2012 | 4:33 pmTexas Association of the Deaf Regular Board Meeting January 14, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Vaughn House Austin, Texas -Agenda- Present: Larry Evans (President), Marianne Sasseen (Secretary), Steven Myer (Treasurer), Cindi Nagy (Director), Susie Grona (Director) and Paul Rutowski (Director) Excused: Marcus Myers (vice president) Pro temps: Steve Baldwin (former Secretary), John Mills (former [...] -
Happy holidays from all of us at the NAD!
29 Dec 2011 | 2:44 pmTAD board meeting on January 14 at Vaughn House in Austin TAD board will kick off the year 2012 by having its regularly quarterly meeting at Vaughn House at 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM on January 14. Public is welcome and comments may be given prior to the board meeting. Any questions, contact Presidents [...] -
December 2011 TAD Mini E-Newsletter
8 Dec 2011 | 7:39 amTAD Mini-E-Newsletter #2 Texas Association of the Deaf MINI-ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER Volume 1 December 2011 Issue #2 Introduction: Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) is now experimenting with an occasional mini-electronic newsletter with photos and captions to keep in touch with members and interested parties. Meanwhile, our members will receive The Deaf Texan, which continues [...]
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Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf
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Committee for Accessible Transportation important meeting
24 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pmThere will be an important meeting of the Committee for Accessible Transportation Monday 6:00 P.M. January 30, 2012 UCP Building 4638 Center Avenue in Oakland. Steve Bland CEO of the Allegheny County Port Authority will talk about the current status of proposed reductions in the system. We will also hear from Karen Hoesh of Access about how these proposed changes will effect Access. you must keep in mind that this is primarily a General information meeting. Therefore, we will not!!!!! discuss your specific reductions in bus and Access service, and how those reductions will affect you, since… -
2011 Web Report slideshow
15 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pmDavid P. Fulmer took his presentation about Annual 2011 web report for pghdeafclub.org website at Active meeting on January 14, 2012. 2011 Web Report -
GRAB BAGS GAME
10 Jan 2012 | 9:53 pmGreater Pittsburgh Community Center for the Deaf At Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf COED’s (Women/Men) Softball Host Grab Bag Games (giving mystery bags, also known as swap. Players can be given the choice of selecting a wrapped bags or stealing one someone else has already opened) Where: Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf (PAD) at 1854 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 – For Direction: go to www.mapquest.com / For Bus: go to www.portauthority.org What: Learning, Playing, Sharing, Chatting, and more fun!! Who: Anyone is welcome! (Grassroots, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, CI,… -
PAD/GPCCD ACE
10 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pmCOED’s (Women/Men) Softball Host ACE Where: Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf (PAD) at 1854 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 – For Direction: go to www.mapquest.com / For Bus: go to www.portauthority.org What: Learning, Playing, Sharing, Chatting, and more fun!! Who: Anyone is welcome! (Grassroots, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, CI, DPHH, Deafblind, Interpreters, Interpreter students, ASL students, family, friends, and YOU) When: Saturday January 28, 2011 What time: 8 pm Donation: $5.00 Thanks….Proceeds will be going to GPCCD COED’s Softball Fund Come on out have fun!! -
PAD/GPCCD Baseball Baggo
10 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pmGreater Pittsburgh Community Center for the Deaf At Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf COED’s (Women/Men) Softball Host Baseball Baggo Where: Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf (PAD) at 1854 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 – For Direction: go to www.mapquest.com / For Bus: go to www.portauthority.org What: Learning, Playing, Sharing, Chatting, and more fun!! Who: Anyone is welcome! (Grassroots, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, CI, DPHH, Deafblind, Interpreters, Interpreter students, ASL students, family, friends, and YOU) When: Saturday January 28, 2011 What time: 8 pm Donation: $5.00…
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Learn Sign Language
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Baby Signing Time participant reads early, qualifies for MENSA and performs in Disney Channel show
25 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pmOur beautiful daughter Eliana visited with Rachel & family in 2008 while taping Baby Signing Time 3 & 4. Thanks to Signing Time and dedicated parents, Eliana has been reading since she was 11 months old. Her reading has been tested at the seventh grade level. Last year Eliana’s overall development was assessed. With an IQ [...] -
SuperBaby! Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years
25 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pmDr. Jenn Berman, award-winning columnist, professional therapist, and mother of twins, shares simple tips, tools and techniques for encouraging your child’s optimal development in her new book, SuperBaby. We really like this book (and we like that Rachel is quoted in it, too) – so we are sharing a review of it here. Now you [...] -
Sign of the Week – K
24 Jan 2012 | 9:10 amIt’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: the Letter “K” Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and [...] -
Sign of the Week – House
17 Jan 2012 | 8:00 amIt’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: House Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Signi ng [...] -
Sign of the Week – Dry
10 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pmHere’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Dry Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Signing Time Volume 3 – Everyday Signs Alex, Leah, [...]
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ScienceDaily: Hearing Loss News
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Deaf sign language users pick up faster on body language
12 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pmDeaf people who use sign language are quicker at recognizing and interpreting body language than hearing non-signers, according to new research. -
Using MP3 players at high volume puts teens at risk for early hearing loss, say researchers
28 Dec 2011 | 12:48 pmToday's ubiquitous MP3 players permit users to listen to crystal-clear tunes at high volume for hours on end -- a marked improvement on the days of the Walkman. But according to new research, these advances have also turned personal listening devices into a serious health hazard, with teenagers as the most at-risk group. -
Gene therapy for ears
19 Dec 2011 | 12:50 pmGene therapy may someday in the future replace the use of implants in deaf people. The carrier for this gene medicine may be derived from shrimp shells. -
People with DFNA2 hearing loss show increased touch sensitivity, study shows
9 Dec 2011 | 9:57 amPeople with a certain form of inherited hearing loss have increased sensitivity to low frequency vibration, according to a new study. The research findings reveal previously unknown relationships between hearing loss and touch sensitivity. -
Even unconsciously, sound helps us see
2 Dec 2011 | 2:57 pmImagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing. And this is how the senses interact in how we perceive the world.
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Deaf Village
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i want to remember
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A Much Better Week!
27 Jan 2012 | 8:16 pmI am happy to say that Elijah had a much better week at school this past week. He earned many more "greens" than "reds or yellows". He had no aggression at school and just some yelling. He did refuse to work quite a bit today, but we will just have to ... -
IN HB1367 PASSED…
27 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pmToday was the day to vote on HB1367 by the House Education Committee. I had class today so I couldn't get to my phone right away and check the status regularly. I knew they were meeting at 8:30am but nothing else. I prayed so hard last n... -
Bean Counter
27 Jan 2012 | 5:43 pmI am always trying to find something to entertain E for more than 5 minutes at a time. Tonight, I bought a bag of dried beans from the grocery store and decided they would be a good source of entertainment for E. I gave him two bowls, a scoop, a... -
Summer’s OT & PT
27 Jan 2012 | 2:50 pmAs you are aware, Summer has been dx'd w/ c-ACC. Agenesis of the corpus callosum. She is missing completely that part of her brain which connects the two hemispheres. This effects every single child differently. Kind of like how...
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Dr. Z and You
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Caller ID is Here for All Z-Phones and Better Address Book for Z-20!
24 Jan 2012 | 11:35 amThe engineers at ZVRS are at it again! Out of their lab they have cooked up 2 cool features for ZVRS users out there. Now you will know who is calling you–on your Z-Phone you will see the name/phone number of the calling party. It is not ready for the Z4 yet but will soon. It works for the Z-20, Z-340 and Z-Ojo. How’s that for functional equivalency. This has been the most commonly requested feature from our users out there. It works for calls coming in from the VP-200! On the Z-20, you now can see the entire phone directory, instead of being limited to 8 lines–you can… -
Editorial #101: FCC: FNPRM (11-184) Analysis #2-Tiered Rates
17 Jan 2012 | 8:29 amAnother proposed rule has to do with tiered rates. The FCC is asking whether tiered rates make sense. We all know that fixed costs are the same for all VRS companies which means that it costs more for smaller VRS companies to provide the service than its for larger VRS companies. That is why tiered rates allow small companies to compete on an even playing field with larger VRS companies. What is a tiered rate? If for example a per user rate or per minutes ate would be in effect, the smaller VRS companies would get a higher rate than the larger VRS companies. This enables smaller VRS companies… -
Editorial #100: FCC: FNPRM (11-184) Analysis #1-Per User Compensation
10 Jan 2012 | 2:13 pmOne of the proposed rules has to do with compensation–how the FCC will pay the VRS providers for doing the service. Currently, the FCC pays the providers a per-minute rate for doing the service; the longer a person uses VRS, the more the provider gets. In the proposed rules, the FCC is proposing that the providers would be paid on a per-user basis. This means the FCC is proposing to pay a flat fee for a person using the service per month. If a person uses VRS for 5 minutes a month, or 200 minutes a month, the provider will get the same amount no matter how many minutes the user uses. -
Editorial #99: FCC: What is a FNPRM?
5 Jan 2012 | 5:09 pmDr. Z has been getting questions on the recent FCC development, especially the FNPRM. What is a FNPRM? It is a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The FCC has a process whereby they give the public an opportunity to read their proposed rules and comment on them before they issue an order. Very rarely, if ever does the FCC issue an order without a proposed rulemaking in process except in urgent and emergency situations. The current FNPRM issued on December 14, 2011 is a very detailed (over 100 pages) and comprehensive proposal of new rules to be considered. Some of them are far-reaching and… -
Happy New Year from Dr. Z
2 Jan 2012 | 9:28 amHappy New Year! 2012 is shaping to be one of the most important years in VRS! Technology is making all the devices and software more accessible and more full-featured. VRS is leveling the playing field in communications for deaf and hard of hearing people everywhere. But…there are ominous developments that could slow down or even degrade some of who we have experienced such as the current NPRM being on the table by the FCC. We must be sure that progress continues forward..not taking one step forward and two steps backwards. All this can be done if we all work together…both…
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Cochlear Implant Online
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Anatomy of an AVT Session
26 Jan 2012 | 2:45 amMany readers of Cochlear Implant Online have attended, led, or participated in more Auditory-Verbal Therapy sessions than they can count. For those of you who haven’t, here is a rough sketch of what an AV session might look like. There are many ways to provide high quality services in keeping with the Principles of Auditory [...] -
No More Naked Crafts!
24 Jan 2012 | 3:47 amI love making crafts with children in therapy. It provides a great way to engage children in a variety of pre-academic and fine motor skills while working on objectives in language, listening, and speech. Making something beautiful in therapy gives children a “talking point” to show off to friends and family members throughout the week, [...] -
Let’s Make a Book!
23 Jan 2012 | 11:59 amIf you give a therapist a book… she’s going to want to make one more. Here are some ideas for creating books in therapy to help develop children’s language and pre-literacy skills, as well as to encourage home carry-over of therapy objectives. Part of every auditory-verbal therapy session for me includes sharing a book with [...] -
Let’s focus on giving people access to hearing, not brand wars
16 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pmAs a founder of CI Online, I receive many e-mails from cochlear implant candidates asking me “Which cochlear implant brand should I choose?” It is the question that I always want to shy away from if I can. For several years until I released the brand comparison chart, I responded to their e-mails by providing [...] -
Support Indiana HB 1367: All Options for Children with Hearing Loss – UPDATED
15 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pmSome important new legislation is coming to the House of the Indiana State Legislature this session: HB 1367. This bill proposes the creation of local, independent, non-biased resource center to provide children identified with hearing loss and their parents with ALL communication options. This is a crucial, positive change for children and families in Indiana, [...]
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Hearing Sparks
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I Just Learned Sign Language!
27 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pmI was flipping through channels on the television the other day when I saw a channel showing reruns of Full House. I grew up in the 1990s, and Full House was one of my very favorite shows. (In fact I remember always being frustrated it was rarely captioned... of course, now the reruns are captioned so I can capture that bit of nostalgia and see - or "hear" - what I was missing!)It reminded me of a funny moment from elementary school when a little boy ran up to me, excitedly telling me, "I just learned sign language! I know it now!"And he demonstrated with this:Ah, kids :) -
How To Contact Businesses Executives About Your ADA Concerns
23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 amI think one of the best things people can do to ensure their complaints and comments are heard is to contact the people at the top. This is especially true if there are accessibility or equality requirements that need to be met. Today I want to show you how you can use a library database as a way to contact the people high in the chain of command about your concerns. For example, you could use this to contact people about closed captioning, loop systems, TTY and relay concerns, etc.(Click on any of the images in this post to enlarge them.) The particular database I'm using is called… -
The Top 3 Moments When It's Hardest For Me to Hear
19 Jan 2012 | 11:05 amA recent experience at work prompted me to think about the more difficult situations I have, when it is most difficult to hear other people. I thought of my top 3 "hardest to hear" situations and decided to list them here. I'm curious to know what you would consider the top 3 moments it's hardest to hear. What do you think?1) Trying to talk in a fast food restaurant that has seemingly random beeping, noises, and cleaning equipment running. Of course, the beeping and other noises are not random if you are working there, as I'm sure it's the equipment trying to get your attention. But from the… -
Stop SOPA and PIPA
18 Jan 2012 | 11:40 amYou've probably seen that sites like Wikipedia and Reddit are down today to show that they oppose SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (the Protect IP Act). For more information on why these acts should not be allowed to pass, and what would happen if they do, please check out Google's explanation here. On Google's site you can also sign their petition and share the information with others using Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.According to Wikipedia:SOPA and PIPA would put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire… -
Deaf, Hearing Impaired, Hard of Hearing...
11 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pmWarning: overanalysis ahead. I tend to do this, just ask my husband!I was at work yesterday and happened to mention to a patron that I am deaf. His response surprised me - "What?! You can't be deaf. You're talking to me, aren't you?"In my time since writing this blog, I have considered how to explain my hearing loss to people. I grew up with everyone saying I was hearing impaired. It was only when I began taking ASL classes in high school that I learned of the controversy around the term "hearing impaired" and began to agree that, yes, impaired is not the best way to describe it. The problem…
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Liz's Deaf Blog
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Guest Post: by Deaf Girl Amy
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmI am so honoredthat Liz asked me to be a guest blogger. Most people know me as Deaf Girl Amy. I lived as a hearie for the first twenty-seven years of my life. Then, I was struck with a bi-lateral hearingloss, which turned my world upside down, and not in a good way. I have been living with a hearing loss forover sixteen years with the last eleven years having a severe to profound loss. I wear bi-lateral hearing aids to helpme communicate. I wrote a bookrecently, “A Survival Guide for New Deafies!”, to help people like me, who findthemselves adapting… -
Rest in peace Bubbles
17 Jan 2012 | 7:09 amToday I took my hamster, Bubbles back to the vets, after she deteriorated over the night. It was decided in best interests that Bubbles would be best put to sleep.Thank you to those who have shown interest in posts regarding Bubbles.Rest in peace Bubbles. -
This can't be true
16 Jan 2012 | 6:36 amI was reading a link via Twitter which took me to The Sun newspaper website. Now after reading this story, some of this what I read surely cannot be true.To read this story on their web page, then please click here so you know what I am on about. Which will take you to their news story Disability benefit claims treble by GRAEME WILSON, Deputy Political Editor. The bit that I cannot believe is true, is where it says: Under current rules, thousands can get DLA without seeing a doctor and by simply filling out a form. You will find it about half way down the page.Now I don't know about all… -
Still health concerns with my hamster, Bubbles
16 Jan 2012 | 6:16 amAfter taking my hamster Bubbles to the vets this morning for a follow-up appointment, there are still health concerns, even though she has shown to look brighter in the eyes, by keeping her eye open that remained closed, after antibiotics to treat her womb infection has cleared the worst of it, but the smell remains, which means the infection is still there. Hence why the vet has decided another week of antibiotics.Walking around on his examination table, and from the same thing I have seen too, she is not quiet walking as she should yet. I described it as though she is… -
Maybe this can help for you if you are used to analouge hearing aids, but now are wearing digital hearing aids, and can't get used to them.
14 Jan 2012 | 3:05 amI know there are some of you that used to be analogue hearing aid users but now are wearing digital hearing aids, who I have heard either through my blog, or meeting people in person that can't get on with digital hearing aids. Some of you prefer analougue hearing aids full stop over digital, because you feel you can get on with them better.I can't compare analogue to didital hearing aids, as digital hearing aids is all I know, but Steve over at Hearing Aid Know will understand, and I have read some handy advice today he has wrote, that may help you. Click here, which will…
