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(264 visits) Unfriendly skies
Angry Deaf Man Thu, Nov 16 2006


(287 visits) Canadian Diamonds Trader: A Pyramid
Mishka Zena Thu, Nov 16 2006
The high volume of commenters claiming that this CDT is a legitimate company piqued my curiosity, so I decided to investigate this a little further.  I found something very interesting: CDT has been declared a pyramid trading scheme by the Western Australia Government. “Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Government of Western Australia: Canadian [...]

(354 visits) What Rejection Does to the Deaf Community
Elisa Abenchuchan Thu, Nov 16 2006
I was wandering in the halls of books at the Gallaudet library, looking for books related to deaf education for one of my classes. I was taking my sweet time, as I always do in libraries - there’s just too many books to look at. I came to two books about Miss America Heather Whitestone, [...]

(219 visits) Rebirth
Mr. Sandman Thu, Nov 16 2006
It’s the same old blog, but a brand-new platform. Oh, yeah, and a brand new look! While I’ll miss the old-fashioned, “historian” font style and look, I think this is going to be a great home for all my rants and raves. All 270 previous posts have found their way here, so we’ll just pick up [...]

(147 visits) more on the fcc decisions
What's that you said? Thu, Nov 16 2006
There have been some very good posts out on the recent FCC activity in granting "permanent" exemptions to the ADA's requirement for closed captioning. In a nutshell, the ADA when enacted provided for "total" captioning to be implemented by January of 2006. Looks around herself. Nuh, uh, not by a long shot. Turns out that the FCC, even though there is no authority [...]

(216 visits) The Politics of ?Deaf culture?
Mishka Zena Thu, Nov 16 2006
Commentary: This blogger, Cathy Young, is also the author of “Radicalism in the Deaf Culture”, which appeared in the Boston Globe in which she accused “deaf radicals” of rejecting Fernandes due to a “deaf identity crisis”. She conveniently failed to recognize the fact that a large portion of the protesters came from a background [...]

(234 visits) It's time you got a blog
DeafRead Human Editor Thu, Nov 16 2006
DeafRead, since launching last July, has released several new services and features to conveniently bring information, as well as opinions, to you. We expanded into news. We brought you live interviews of Gallaudet University’s protests, and made all footage available for viewing. We recently released a page focusing on vlogs. With this new service, we are [...]

(305 visits) Death Penalty Sought For Daphne Wright
Mishka Zena Thu, Nov 16 2006
The Minnehaha County State’s Attorney is seeking the death penalty against a deaf Sioux Falls woman. Daphne Wright is charged with the first degree murder of Darlene VanderGiesen.  Wednesday State’s Attorney Dave Nelson filed papers indicating prosecutors will ask for the death penalty if Wright is found guilty. The trial begins January [...]

(412 visits) Dear President Jordan
Kalalau's Korner Thu, Nov 16 2006
Carl N. Schroeder41 Hale Lio PlaceHaiku, Hawaii 96708November 16, 2006President I. King JordanGallaudet University800 Florida Avenue, NEWashington, DC 20002Re: Metropolitan Police Academy Convict 545 754Dear President Jordan:I am one of PUG members who got upset by the arrest of my daughter Vivienne made on Friday, October 13, 2006. She was among those peaceful [...]

(26 visits) Say NO to Deaf Guilt
Alternative Solutions Center Thu, Nov 16 2006


(200 visits) Austin Installing Pay Video Phones?
Ed's Telecom Alert Thu, Nov 16 2006
All.. Check out this article Pay Video Phone Possibly that Austin may install pay video phones in airport, hotels, etc. It would be so cool if that happens. eyes open & thumbs up, Ed BossonRT Administrator [...]

(199 visits) The Lions Club
Karen Thu, Nov 16 2006


(422 visits) Deaf Unity Gala
via link submit Thu, Nov 16 2006
$40.00 dollars per ticket Location: Hilton Hotel 7050 Johnson Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 Time: 6:00 PM - Midnight Dressing Code: Semi Formal Attire (no blue jeans) [...]

(251 visits) IPSAC Memo from Staff Advisory Committee
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Thu, Nov 16 2006
November 15, 2006   MEMORANDUM   TO:  Pamela Holmes, Chair, Board of Trustees   FR:  Cary Barbin, Chair, Staff Advisory Committee   RE:  Staff Representatives in the Interim President Selection Advisory Committee     The Staff Advisory Committee solicited nominations and self-nominations from the Staff community and received 17 nominations and 5 self-nominations.  The [...]

(299 visits) Questions About The LaToya/Delia MEMO
Mike McConnell Thu, Nov 16 2006
I?ve several questions about the recent ?open letter? memo by LaToya and Delia because I keep seeing this ?we? stuff peppered throughout the memo as if it?s coming directly from the FSSA itself. Or is it?Here are my questions.Is the FSSA endorsing this memo letter written by LaToya and Delia? If not, where is the FSSA disclaimer on their website? If the FSSA does [...]

(405 visits) To be or not to be
Clifford Thu, Nov 16 2006
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(345 visits) An "Ugh" Experience
Clifford Thu, Nov 16 2006
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(265 visits) Has Jane K. Fernandes become a symbol of SCARE (Social...
Deaf Progressivism Thu, Nov 16 2006
Has Jane K. Fernandes become a symbol of SCARE (Social Injustice, Coldness, Audism, Racism and Egocentrism)? October 6, 2006There are waves of distrust and fear rushing through Gallaudet campus. Right now it is pointless to debate whether Jane K. Fernandes is a potential leader of Gallaudet since we all know the fact that the majority today does not agree with the [...]

(219 visits) The State of Deaf Organizations in 2006 - Defective
The GU Private Investigator Thu, Nov 16 2006
The ramifications of  Gallaudet University?s protests didn?t just end on campus; instead, it reinvigorated Deaf pride and brought together diverse groups under the banner of ?Unity for Gallaudet.? It also reinvigorated many Deaf people to reassess themselves in regards to Deafhood and what it means to be Deaf to the point where even book groups [...]

(258 visits) ASL DRAGON: SOME SEE, SOME DON'T ...
Kalalau's Korner Thu, Nov 16 2006
LINGUIST GENERAL'S WARNING: Language translation may be hazardous to health of both source and target languages. [...]

(166 visits) Blogger: Ave et Vale
Mr. Sandman Wed, Nov 15 2006
You know, nothing is forever. Everything is finite, even the universe. So it stands to reason this blog is impermanent as well.Now, before you start wondering, no-- I haven't decided to quit blogging. I know there's been long stretches of silence, moments of herky-jerkiness, where I've backposted and filled in the void. But generally, I've managed to keep this blog [...]

(420 visits) PROUD TO BE BANNED
MM's BLOGALOG Wed, Nov 15 2006


(22 visits) Erasing Memories
Alternative Solutions Center Wed, Nov 15 2006


(438 visits) Capital One Hates Deaf People
DeafBiz Wed, Nov 15 2006
Capital One Hates Deaf People Why? Because a deaf person filled out an application for a credit card and ran into relay services hell. (Something that I’ve experienced myself as well).Holy crap. Just went through hell trying to finalize my application for a credit card when they wouldn’t even accept the relay calls for some reason [...]

(361 visits) Another Bite at the Apple! (Resonare)
Teri Sentelle Wed, Nov 15 2006
Last night I had a pleasure chatting with Wayne Betts, a co-creator of Mosdeux online. He apologized for forgetting to send me an invite to preview his newest short film. He sent the file information where I can view. Oh mine! It’s a great film and I utterly enjoy the cinematic work the most. It looks [...]



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