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(19 visits) Wacky Deaf Invention #4 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist · 56 minutes ago
Oh boy, summer is here and a lot of family/friends reunions to attend! This cool invention may help you to understand when the non-signers talking about their exciting news! ‘Til next time—Matt
(40 visits) Happy Independence Day!
We Cue! · 5 hours ago
Greetings on the Fourth of July -- with reading, our deaf children are always independent in learning
(82 visits) ASLfilms – “Gerald” Coming in Fall 2009
Gary Brooks Show · 6 hours ago
www.aslfilms.com
(169 visits) NAD stop talking start DOING-then I will believe you !
Deaf Special Needs · 17 hours ago
Attention Barb Raimondo and Bobbie Beth Scoggins I would not expect you to say anything less than "we value all deaf children" And people should not kick dogs, harm animals, beat their kids and drink and drive. But human beings do what they know they will get away with and do whatever it is that makes them feel empowered. Same with deaf education. I have written b...
(52 visits) JTC Week 2 Day 1
Miss Kat's Deaf journey · 22 hours ago
Boy oh boy, what a week-end! But now we are back to school and back to work! (Miss Kat woke up this morning, turned over, smiled and signed "Disneyland?")Our first class this week was about FM systems. The first thing we learned is they key to everything. Signal to Noise Ratio. When we are in a very quiet environment the speech of an individual (the signal) is much lo...
(72 visits) Cable Channel's Attitude on Internet Captioning
Caption Action 2 · 24 hours ago
A member of the Facebook cause Caption Action 2 contacted a Popular Cable Channel that we can not name publicly. That member was told that Popular Cable Channel is aware of the "demand" for captioning online but that they haven't heard much at all from deaf and hard of hearing people. Popular Cable Channel makes its decisions based upon "mass" appeal and "maximized" p...
(72 visits) Contest Punk'D!
Bri & Theo · 24 hours ago
Contest Punk'D!All you have to do is...#1) Act like Ashton (Punk'D) and saying *You just got Punk'd!)#2) Give to us (BriTheo) with your idea (Just Brief)Email to us!(Britheo1@gmail.com)We will pick one contester who is best for the act and idea too. :DWith your credit, video, and idea in our video (10th)!The deadline is July 11thAll right?Good luck!
(37 visits) More on SayWhatClub: by Jan Christensen
SayWhatClub Weblog Fri, Jul 03 2009
More than 36 million people in America alone have a hearing loss, with an estimated 278 million worldwide according to a World Health Organization (WHO) survey in 2005, ranging from moderate to profound. Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in America, behind only arthritis and heart disease. A small group of people [...]
(180 visits) DSA 2009 in Las Vegas: part 3
Fookem and Bug Fri, Jul 03 2009
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(102 visits) Military Eligibity, Disability, and Social Programs
The Deaf Perspective Fri, Jul 03 2009
Before I begin this post, I apologize sincerely for opening up such a can of worms. I am not sure about what kind of role SSDI plays in the life of people with disabilities outside the deaf community but I will write based on my knowledge of the issue within the deaf community.What propelled me to think about this issue critically and through the lens of disability ri...
(74 visits) International Deaf Perspective: South Korea
The Deaf Perspective Fri, Jul 03 2009
Interview with Hee-Kyung Cho "Choy" of South Korea and Board Member of World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section about the push for deaf rights in South Korea.
(108 visits) VRS Terp's reading difficult
L'Chaim2007 Fri, Jul 03 2009
(36 visits) Tweeps Posting on the Act
Caption Action 2 Fri, Jul 03 2009
The following people on Twitter (tweeps) have tweeted about the need to support the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 and if they wrote to their Congressional representatives/senators:bgramer bgramerBravebellows BravebellowsCaptionfish Captionfishcatroy catroydamontimm damontimmDeafCode DeafCodefoundinblank foundinblank wrote!FriarTech Fr...
(88 visits) Slideshow: Wine & Cheese Event
Welcome to ... Seek Geo! Fri, Jul 03 2009
BVlog Symposium event Buy me a cup of coffee
(169 visits) Deaf Teachers Losing Jobs Because of English
Jamie Berke (About.com) Fri, Jul 03 2009
Nobody likes to see deaf people lose jobs, particularly teachers. However, in Massachusetts, deaf teachers who can not pass the state's English competency test for teachers are at risk of...
(70 visits) [ PUMP IT ] a la ASL
DeafJoke.tv Fri, Jul 03 2009
For my own sake – please watch in high resolution and at full screen. it makes a difference This is for everybody who thought i was sitting on my duff all summer long ::grins like an idiot:: its been a long haul, but i'm happy to finally be posting again! Please enjoy my interpretation of [...]
(61 visits) Something IS in my basement, again!
AJR's Blogs/Vlogs Fri, Jul 03 2009
After the scary moment from last night. And, the basement door was open again when I was on the way to bathroom. I decided to take that chance again... Trust me, not what I expected...Again, of course, it is fake. Just for fun. =^)Sound is not included, I am deaf. I know nothing about sound. So, please dont leave lousy comments or rate because of stupid sound. Thanks....
(73 visits) VRS Terp's Reading Difficult
L'Chaim2007 Fri, Jul 03 2009
It's very true every VRS interpreters have troubled to read deaf customers' fingerspelling for giving a phone number to call. Most of them got misunderstand on numbers and letters!!!!
(29 visits) What we will blog (Intro final part)
Caption Action 2 Fri, Jul 03 2009
What We Will Be BloggingHere on this blog, we will report what is happening on Capitol Hill with the Act (e.g., is it coming up for a hearing? are there any new co-sponsors?), and what is happening on Facebook where we have two groups, an Internet Captioning Group and a Cause, Caption Action 2. The reason for having two groups is that the Cause will allow us to do fun...
(33 visits) Actual Language (Intro part 2)
Caption Action 2 Fri, Jul 03 2009
Actual Language from the ActThe text of H.R. 3101 is on Thomas.gov. The important part is Title II, Section 203. The key language from that is reproduced below: (b) Closed Captioning on Video Programming Distributed Over the Internet- Section 713 of such Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: `(c) Deadlines for Captioning- `(...
(38 visits) Introduction to Caption Action 2
Caption Action 2 Fri, Jul 03 2009
Welcome to the Caption Action 2 blog. Caption Action 2 is the name of the grassroots Internet-based movement to get Congress to pass the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (hereafter referred to as the 21st Century Act, or H.R. 3101) introduced on June 26, 2009 that will make captioning on the Internet mandatory for certain types of broadc...
(17 visits) RNID leans on BBC ?
At The Rim Fri, Jul 03 2009
Why is the BBC suppressing an government report, criticizing the RNID's 'Typetalk' text system ? My last blog which gave links and an insight to what is, an official report, is deemed too 'hot' for the BBC ? Surely deaf people have a right to be informed, when they have been validated for their criticism of this system and abandoned it day one ? Sour grapes from th...
(139 visits) We got a great news from Tayler!
Bri & Theo Fri, Jul 03 2009
(60 visits) After Nearly Dying, Autoimmune Hearing Loss
Jamie Berke (About.com) Thu, Jul 02 2009
Rebecca on the forum describes how she nearly died, and was diagnosed with an autoimmune hearing loss. Her story, which she posted in hopes of helping someone else, is...
(68 visits) Seeing Sounds
deafmac.org Thu, Jul 02 2009
Did you know that your system beeps when you receive an incoming email or when someone is trying to send you a video invitation through iChat? Only if you could hear the beeps, you would be able to reply in a timely manner. Fret not, with OS X's Universal Access, you are now able to [...]
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