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Academics: Academic Bowl Results!
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind came in second place during the recent Southeast Regional Academic Bowl. FSDB in St. Augustine was the site of the Southeast Regional Academic Bowl competition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students March 4 - 7, 2010. ...
Parent Information: "Summer Quest" due in July
"Summer Quest" is a unique opportunity for fun and learning for campers ages 8-14 on the FSDB campus this summer. Parents will find this to be a memorable and exciting experience for their children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or blind, visually-impaired. Campers will learn about the history of the Nation's Oldest...
Parent Information: Parents: School Climate Survey
The FSDB School Climate Survey for Parents will be sent home with students on Friday, February 26. Parents and Guardians are asked to complete one survey for each enrolled student. Climate surveys must be returned by March 15, using the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. The survey results are used...
State: Welcome New Board Members
Governor Charlie Crist announced new Board members for FSDB recently and we are happy to welcome Yolanda A. Rodriguez, Carol M. Ross, and Dr. Thomas M. Zavelson. Here is the governor's news release: From: Governor's Press Office Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:53 AM, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, CONTACT: GOVERNOR'S PRESS OFFICE (850)...
Academics: 2010/2011 Employees of Year
Brenda Strickland-Albury was announced as the FSDB Teacher of the Year at a campuswide recognition ceremony on January 22. At the same ceremony, four new National Board Certified Teachers were recognized and the FSDB School-Related Employees of the Year were announced. They were also commended by the FSDB...
Academics: Mar. 4-7: SE Academic Bowl
Washington, DC: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine will be the site of the Southeast Regional Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students March 4 - 7, 2010. Approximately 80 students from 16 schools will participate in the...
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2010 DeafNation Expo – Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, March 6, 2010 Phoenix Convention Center – Hall F PREMIER SPONSORS EVENT SPONSORS...
2010 DeafNation Expo – Tampa, FL
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Tampa Convention Center – Central Hall PREMIER SPONSORS EVENT SPONSORS...
No Barriers with Joel Barish Iceland Tour Filmed in March 2004...
Around The World Tour: Los Angeles, California
In his final stop around the world, his seventh country, Joel visits Los Angeles, California and catches up with SuperDeafy. The Deaf superhero takes him on a drive around town with John Maucere. Visiting her studio, Joel meets Amy Edwards, former Miss Deaf America, who is a lighter and compositor...
Around The World Tour: Auckland, New Zealand
In an episode sure to appeal to the outdoorsy type, No Barriers with Joel Barish goes on an adventure in New Zealand beginning with a Helipro helicopter tour of Rotorua. After landing, Joel visits Te Puia, a Maori heritage center learning about the history of the people of New Zealand,...
Around The World Tour: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Starting with a trip to the famous twin towers of the city of Kuala Lumpur, he travels to Batu Cave and visits a sacred temple on top of a high hill. The Royal Selangor, a pewter factory is visited, where Joel tries his hand at hammering a piece of pewter...
I look so I can hear....
At my annual ENT consultation, we discussed the possible cause of my hearing loss. I was born 3 months premature and stayed in an incubator for 3 months, so the cause of my deafness may have been environmental, from the noise of the incubator’s motor. As part of the cochlear...
People recover differently from cochlear implant surgery. It is wise to be as informed and well-prepared as you can, so you recover more quickly. The side effects a patient can expect after CI surgery include; * pressure or discomfort over the implanted ear from the bandage * dizziness * feeling sick to the stomach...
It’s my big day. Bye bye crappy hearing aid. Hello bionic ear. I’m calm. Still asking myself, Am I REALLY deaf enough for a cochlear implant? THURSDAY 7AM I got to the hospital and sat in reception, listening to my iPod with my last few minutes of bilateral hearing, until they called...
Transport for London is carrying out research to understand more about the travelling experiences of disabled commuters. If you are mobility, visually, or hearing impaired, deaf or a wheelchair user, you can take part in this research. Your usual journey to work or college should include travel by bus, Tube...
Check out this new hearing aid concept from Designaffairs Studio in Germany. It’s different, unique, and very refreshing. Perhaps too innovative for some, though. This hearing aid is plugged into a large hole in the earlobe. Eww. They have designed an additional plug to add extra amplification. At least some designers...
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...
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I look so I can hear.... - Genetic deafness
At my annual ENT consultation, we discussed the possible cause of my hearing loss. I was born 3 months premature and stayed in an incubator for 3 months, so the cause of my deafness may have been environmental, from the noise of the incubator’s motor. As part of the cochlear...
Deaf Anthology - "GERALD"- THUMBS DOWN, HERE’S WHY?
Saw "Gerald," I give it a thumbs down because of its similarity to another film, the Oscar winner, "Rainman," starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.The most important element of any film is its script, where I seek its originality, but was disappointed with the lack of creativity. If it were...
At The Rim - The Miracle Worker
A new play. Helen Keller, who at 19 months old was felled by a disease that made her both deaf and blind, and to Anne Sullivan, a young woman who had herself been blind until her sight was partially restored after nine surgeries, and had grown up in an...
Beep! Beep! Beep! Here’s the inside scoop from MIT. They are developing a robot with a videoconferencing technology. The robot will read your hand gestures, head movements, and proxemics (fancy word for cultural body language) on the other end and show it to me. Here’s a video to help you...
Tactile The World - 411: Two Sisters Battle to Keep their Hearing, Sight
About.com on Deafness has posted a link to an article written featured in the San Antionio Express News and it’s about two sisters in their 20s who are Deaf and diagnosed with Ushers. One has a cochlear implant, the other one doesn’t. Both were raised in mainstream schools and had...
Jamie Berke (About.com) - Workplace Won’t Provide Interpreter for Training. Do-Do...
I had seriously considered giving this blog post the title "Workplace Fear and Lack of Interpreters." For a good reason. Recently I became aware of two different situations involving a lack of interpreters at work, and one situation ended badly. In the situation that ended badly, the person had...
Fookem and Bug
Deaf Cartoonist will be on HGTV’s The “Antonio Treatment” show”
Matt is a stay at home dad who runs a graphic design business while pursuing his dream of being the first deaf syndicated cartoonist. His wife, Kay, is a sign language interpreter. Together they are raising their four year old, Hayden. Matt’s creative headquarters has been delegated to the living...
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Former Owners and Employees of Three Video Relay Service Companies Plead Guilty!
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 5, 2010 Four Former Owners and Employees of Three Video Relay Service Companies Plead Guilty to Defrauding FCC Program Four former owners and employees of three different video relay service companies pleaded guilty today and yesterday to engaging in conspiracies to defraud the...
Deaf Actors in Murder Me Always
The actors are deaf and will sign in American Sign Language (ASL). Please reserve your tickets as soon as possible due to seats limit. The actors are Tom Adamo, Brendan Connelly, Regina Daniels, Keith Delk, Kim Delk, Gretchen G. Gannon, Esther Hoffman, RJ Jordan, Jim Lomanto, Brittany Palm and Gina...
Liza Minnelli sang ‘Quiet Love’ in sign language
(She started to sign about 1:30, the video has subtitles.) We just thought that it is interested that Liza used ASL while singing… which must be difficult for somebody who is not fluent in ASL!!! We hope to see more singers to use sign language like Liza Minnelli when they sing...
2010 Chicago’s 102nd Auto Show
By: Fookem, JFLMad, & Jimactor Summary: Dino, Jim and Jason went to 2010 Chicago’s 102nd Auto Show last Tuesday to look around the cars for fun. We always go there every year when we have the chance because we like to look at the concept cars and many more! We saw...
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
Join the Z-Team at the Chicago Z-Fest!
It’s been a busy year for the Z-Team– we’ve launched a new Z videophone: the Z4! Come and join the Z-Team at the Chicago Z-Fest on Saturday, March 20th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hinsdale South Cafeteria at 7401 S Clarendon Hills Rd, Darien IL. Pizza and...
Honey, Can You Troubleshoot the Computer?
“Son, there’s something wrong with the computer. Can you troubleshoot and figure out what’s wrong?” “Troubleshoot? Sure, Mom, no problem.” Bookmark me! More »...
Last week, I hit the library in search of some books for a weekend getaway. Jane and I dropped off our daughters at DeSales Center in Michigan for a workshop with Sean Forbes from D-Pan and we planned to hang at the hotel and do nothing but read all weekend. While at...
Come and Join Me at Mom’s Night Inn
It’s that time of the year again, the weekend where moms of deaf and hard of hearing kids kick back together! Registration is already half full, so act quickly to join in on this special weekend! Illinois Hands & Voices presents: Mom’s Night Inn Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st (an overnight retreat!) Holiday...
Judy Myers is my new idol. This “Old Lady” is my new inspiration each day, because she’s got me all fired up about barefooting again. Here I was last year, all sad and feeling like my best years were behind me– and then I learned about this 66-year-old gal who was...
Deaf Mom’s Goal for 2010–Yes, I’m Gonna Barefoot Again.
I turned 44 last August and I wasn’t too happy about it. Forty four. It had an omnious ring to it–one step closer to “middle age.” I was feeling pretty much like my best years were behind me and I reflected on the years past. Why-oh-why didn’t I appreciate my youth...
Ed's Telecom Alert
Karen Strauss Now New Deputy Chief of Consumer Bureau
All.. Read the public notice. Finally FCC hires someone at top management role that at least understands TRS very well; after all she wrote a book on TRS. It will enhance Greg Hlibok’s work and he is very knowledgeable about TRS issues. FCC now has two persons who can really help...
Convo Partially Petitions the FCC
All.. Disclaimer: I own edsalert and am a co-founder of Convo. So take this post for what it is. That said, I feel strange posting that so I will just quote with no comments from me and then let you readers read the pdf file in its entirely. You all already...
All.. Check this out: FCC Panel Meeting "This conference will bring together government officials, consumers with disabilities, industry groups, and academics to discuss how to fulfill Congress’ vision that all Americans, including people with disabilities, share fully in the benefits of broadband." Also this: "The conference will explore the role of innovation; the need...
FCC Ruling on VRS Staff and VCO Calls
All.. I guess I need to make habit of saying the following remark first. Disclaimer: I am owner of Edsalert, and I also am a co-founder of Convo so take this post for what it is. That aside. FCC just now released ruling on problematic issues. FCC Ruling Quotable quotes: "First, we emphasize...
Numbers Informative: IP Relay and VRS
Yo Folks… Check the growth, but particular pay attention to 2008 and 2009 years. Upwards then slowly downwards. The end of Sept 2009, according to NECA website was 7,831,011 VRS Growth Got from NECA’s reports the following: Projection vs Actual meaning what NECA projected based on historical data and its best analysis. The...
All.. FCC is launching a new announcement regarding enforcement rules and such. Enforcement Advisories Quote: "The Enforcement Bureau will periodically release Enforcement Advisories, which are designed to educate businesses about and alert consumers to what’s required by FCC rules, the purpose of those rules and why they’re important to consumers, as well as the...
The Deaf Edge
Approximately 25 to 30 Deaf Community members and allies made a strong showing at the MSU board of trustees’ meeting yesterday. Numerous individuals brought signs and held them during the meeting, and the board of trustees definitely saw the signs. Four spoke during the public comments, expressing their concerns about...
SBE’s *Amended* Resolution About MSU
The Michigan State Board of Education just released their AMENDED resolution about the MSU Deaf Education program. The new addition is at the bottom of the text. Thank you, to the State Board of Education, especially John Austin, for doing this! —– State of Michigan State Board of Education Resolution Michigan State University Deaf Education...
Thank You – But It’s OUR Cause
I would like to thank John Egbert for his blog post expressing support for my efforts to keep the Deaf Education program open at MSU. However, I wanted to emphasize that this is not my cause. This is our cause – the Deaf Community’s cause. Five thousand of you sent...
The Michigan State Board of Education [SBE] has made a resolution to ask Michigan State University to reconsider its decision to close the Deaf Education program in its memo dated December 1, 2009. The SBE’s resolution will be on the MSU Board of Trustee’s agenda this Friday. I am encouraging those...
Approximately 50 to 70 people showed up to today’s rally at Michigan State University’s Rally for Deaf Education. The weather was terrible – 25 degrees with a fierce wind, so most stayed home, unfortunately. However, there was a long list of speakers, and it lasted for approximately a hour and...
MSU’s Rationale For Closing Deaf Ed Program
I am aware that DeafRead does not publish posts that have emails in it – but this is an extraordinary situation, and this is an email between two public officials, which can be FOIA’ed [Freedom of Information Act]. This is a public record, and illuminates MSU’s TRUE rationale for closing...
AllDeaf.com
The parable of King Obama: And his magic budget
Good article. ---Quote--- Just as we should not take literally the modern political parable of good King Barack Obama who saved the country from Bad King Bush's "depression" by spending us into prosperity. Liberals find the story of Good King Obama and his magic budget comforting. But if any president could fix a...
Deaf Cuer Profiles: Life with Cochlear Implants
*Deaf Cuer Profiles: Life with Cochlear Implants*by Zainab Alkebsi ---Quote--- Editor’s Note: These profiles present various perspectives among deaf Cuers with cochlear implants, including those who have had good experiences with it, those who are unhappy with their experience, and those who have just recently received at least one implant. The responses...
Cued Speech for Enhancing Speech Perception of Individuals with Cochlear Implants
---Quote--- A preview of: Cued Speech and Cued Language for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children *Cued Speech for Enhancing Speech Perception of Individuals with Cochlear Implants * by Jacqueline Leybaert, Cécile Colin, & Catherine Hage *Introduction * This volume documents how deaf children who have been provided with Cued Speech successfully use...
Learn to read and write foreign languages
It's a lot of language courses online, but all of them seems to focus on speech an listening lessons. I want to learn to read and write. I can perhaps learn to speak, but listening.. LOL. Speaking does not matter much, and can ask later if I know how to...
Cued Speech and Cochlear Implants: Powerful Partners
---Quote--- Cued Speech and Cochlear Implants: Powerful Partners by Jane Smith, M.A., LSLS Cert. AVEd, Communications Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD “We’ve stopped cueing because he just hears everything!” “There used to be a need for Cued Speech, but with cochlear implants, it’s just no longer necessary.” “My child hears EVERYTHING with...
Need to know how to approach the doctor
My mother has an appointment with her primary care doctor this week. He does not believe there is anything like ICU-induced Dementia. I have been finding all kinds of info on the internet from WebMD and other medical places. Mom also has the beginnings of liver failure and so we...
Texas Association of the Deaf
NAD E-News Update (March 10, 2010)
NAD E-NEWS SUMMARY This inaugural summary highlights what the NAD has done for the period of February 27-March 10, 2010. Use the URL next to the title of individual news or blog items to see the full story/feature. NAD Issues Call for Recognition Award Nominations (March 10, 2010) <http://www.nad.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=246&qid=639406> The NAD Board of Directors...
NAD E-newsletter Greetings from NAD Youth Programs!! Got summer plans!!? Consider NAD Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) in Stayton, Oregon!! The NAD YLC is a sensational four-week summer camp program for deaf and hard of hearing high school students. The camp provides campers the ability to develop their scholarship, leadership, and citizenship qualities in nature...
Tim Jaech Becomes Editor of The Deaf Texan
Texas Association of the Deaf, Inc. P.O. Box 1982 Manchaca, Texas 78652 www.deaftexas.org Media Contact: Steve Baldwin dfsmithtx@aol.com February 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tim Jaech Becomes Editor of The Deaf Texan AUSTIN, TX- Last month the TAD board voted unanimously to appoint Tim Jaech of Austin as the new editor for 65-year-old state association newsletter, The...
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NAD, NFL, and CBS Collaborate to Increase Captioned Super Bowl Commercials
NAD E-NEWS NAD, NFL, and CBS Collaborate to Increase Captioned Super Bowl Commercials The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the National Football League (NFL) along with CBS Corporation, the network airing Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010, have collaborated to make advertisers who purchase Super Bowl commercials aware of...
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Sequel to Meg Burden's NORTHLANDER
In June 2008 I had the pleasure of interviewing Meg Burden about her book Northlander. Since that time, Ms. Burden's book has received many notable awards including "Book of the Year, YA Fiction" by ForeWord Magazine and "Notable YA Fiction" by the International Reading Association. I'm very excited to read this...
BRINGING UP SOPHIE by Linda Kurtz Kingsley
BRINGING UP SOPHIE by Linda Kurtz Kingsley Mike and Pete are once again working together on a project! Mike, who is deaf, and his family are raising Sophie who will one day become a service dog for someone with a disability. Again, Pete and Mike learn to communicate and work together...
Echo- Deaf, Biracial & Multilingual
Straight from David Mack's page.... March 2010 Marvel Solicitations Below are solicitations for two David Mack-related Marvel projects that will debut in March 2010: Daredevil/Echo: Parts of a Hole Premiere HC Written by DAVID MACK, penciled by JOE QUESADA, cover by JOE QUESADA She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at...
http://www1.ncte.org/proposals/annual101/speakers/?pid=2160 The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is pleased to announce that Sharon Pajka-West will be speaking at the 2009 NCTE Annual Convention. Pajka-West, of Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, will be presenting during the roundtable session, "Comics, Contacts, and Conflicts: Graphic Novels In the Classroom." An excerpt from...
Gallaudet's writer-in-residence Myron Uhlberg's presentation
Writer-in-residence Myron Uhlberg presented today, or rather told three dynamic stories, about his childhood and his Deaf parents to the Gallaudet University community this afternoon in Elstad Auditorium. Uhlberg, although I think I can call my friend Myron, began with a story about how his parents always considered him such...
Ricky's Adventures by Rick S. Decker Reading level: Young Adult Perfect Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing (October 13, 2009) Main Character Ricky is deaf. Product Description I guess we never can tell about some of the things we do in life and how they will affect other people later on...I guess...
National Association of the Deaf
NAD Responds to the FCC Declaratory Ruling
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NAD Applauds FCC Selection of Karen Peltz Strauss as CGB Deputy Chief
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was thrilled to learn today that FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski, named Karen Peltz Strauss, a former NAD attorney, as Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB). The CGB develops and implements FCC consumer policies, including disability access. Karen will focus on disability...
NAD Educates EHDI Professionals on Value of Teaching Deaf Babies ASL
Representatives from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) attended the 9th annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Conference on March 1-2, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Conference attendees learned about the NAD position on EHDI programs, American Sign Language (ASL), our organization, and other relevant issues at the NAD...
Local 10-digit Numbers Are Superior to Toll Free Numbers
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NAD Issues Call for Recognition Award Nominations
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) invites nominations for Recognition Awards to be presented during the 50th Biennial NAD Conference to be held July 6-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. read more...
The Rebuttal
Did you know that on the same day that the big four cinemas responded to questions asked of them in relation to their application for exemption to Disability Discrimination Complaints Hoyts released their profit figures? Last year Hoyts generated box office takings of $1.1billion dollars. Revenue for Hoyts from this...
Daring Derings Gone PII: Stephen Dering Writes
The following post is a reply from Stephen Dering, in response to our earlier article Daring Derings Gone. Since our comments close after a set period of time, to prevent spam, we decided to post Stephen’s response as a stand alone article. There are a lot of rumours going around in...
It’s All happening in Deafness
There is never a dull moment in deafness and at the moment, here in Australia, it is all happening. First we had the Cinema Captioning Campaign and a nationwide protest. Then we had the shock demise of Dering Employment, the British company that raised the hopes of everyone and fell...
It’s All In The Numbers – By Dean Barton-Smith
Nearly 110 years ago, a small group of people got together to discuss certain matters of their lives with particular regard to their rights. Their discussions revealed a disturbing picture and they came to the conclusion that something was very wrong with their situation. They then spent the next 20...
Last year Dering Employment hit Australian shores with a bang. Dering is a British company that was set up by a Deaf man, Stephen Dering. Mr Dering had been working assisting people with disabilities, particularly deaf, to find employment. Dering felt that there was a huge gap in the market in...