Deaf woman wins judgment against hospital for discrimination
Social Media Press By THEO KARANTSALIS FORT LAUDERDALE - A deaf woman who waited two days before receiving proper care won a discrimination lawsuit against a Palm Beach County hospital in federal court. Pennie Fuller, 44, of Sebring, is deaf and uses sign language to communicate, alleged that Wellington Regional Medical Center intentionally discriminated against her based on her dis...
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Your opinion: What is Deaf Culture?
Experiments with ASL Hello all,Today I ask a question and want some serious answers. Sure I can search the internet, but there is little or not very good information. There are even textbooks on the basics of deaf culture, which I've read a few of them. But in your area, region, you own habits: what is deaf culture?What would happen to a hearing person that went to a deaf event in your ar...
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About.com Golf Guide: Playing Golf May Cause Hearing Loss
Jamie Berke (About.com) Brent Kelley, About.com's guide to Golf, has an article, "Golf Drivers and Hearing Loss," about a study that shows thin-faced, titanium golf drivers may cause hearing loss in golfers who...
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It Takes a Village to Raise an African American Deaf Child
Deaf Students in Multicultural Education It Takes a Village to Raise an African American Deaf Child By Kasey VesselDecember 23, 2008 I know that schools cannot take responsibility for educating African American Deaf students alone. There is a famous African proverb that states, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I support that statement. To me, it means that schools, families, friends, National Black De...
Language Education Culture Wed, Jan 07 2009 · 27 minutes ago hide this blog flag post bookmark post

What are you doing for New Years Eve???
Southeastern Virginia Society of the Deaf
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Statistics and Suggestions
Deaf Students in Multicultural Education FactsDr. Williamson mentions some statistics in her book, Black Deaf Students: A Model for Educational Success:In 1994, 88 % of Deaf White students and 3 % of African American Deaf students (6 students) were able to read at the eighth grade on the Stanford Achievement Test. There were 218 students altogether.“Taking this into consideration, along with the fact that mo...
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Deaf Anthology # 159: "Aidan Mack"
Deaf Anthology Deaf Anthology support Deaf filmmaker, Aidan Mack, studying at School of Visual Arts, in her efforts to raise at least $30,000 to produce amovie,"I Sign and I Live," about a Deaf character, Daisy, a teacher who became very concern about a perceived threat to our culture that exist in our society. I haven't seen the script but withhold judgment until I have seen it o...
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Looking for a Few Good Writers... Will you answer the Call?
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature Perhaps your New Year's Resolution is to have your great American novel published... or to finally share that poignant poem that you have written. In the past, I have had several aspiring writers contact me regarding their manuscripts and haven't been able to give them any guidance... until now. If you're a writer and also Deaf or Hard of Hearing, you may want to cont...
Media Higher Education Language Culture Wed, Jan 07 2009 · 3 hours ago hide this blog flag post bookmark post

WAIT what wrong with my camera
Rita's expressive vlog UH OH something is wrong with my webcam... please help me... Tagged: asl, deaf, girl, messed, up, vlog, webcam
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Deaf gene versus Autism gene ?
At The Rim It's all a numbers game !Autism test 'could hit maths skills' Professor Simon Baron-Cohen Director, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University An ability to understand numbers could be in DNA The prospect of a prenatal test for autism, allowing couples to choose whether to have a baby with the condition, is coming closer. And with it also comes the possibility of ...
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Would You Eat These?
Welcome to ... Seek Geo! [See post to watch QuickTime movie] For YouTUBErs: Click here - Closed Caption is available Summary: To share these 3 strange things that they eat in Iceland.
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D-PAN is Detroit's "Innovative Artist of the Year"
submit by: Mark Real Detroit newspaper recently honored D-PAN with the title of Innovative Artist of the Year. Real cool! Check out the article and read the full interview with Sean Forbes.
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New from Ancestry.com for 2009: Deaf Marriages 1889-1894
Under The Hill Hmm, something new coming soon from ancestry.com (click on the graphic screenshot below to expand): No idea when that will come out, could be sooner or later this year, if you're a Ancestry subscriber or thinking of doing your own family tree research, Ancestry.com could be the place to start out for you. I had a [...]
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NAD Participates in the Obama-Biden Transition
NAD Advocacy After his historic election, President-elect Obama assembled a team of advisors to review the functions and policies of the current Administration and make plans for change. Agency Review Teams and Policy Working Groups focused on and analyzed key areas such as the economy; education; employment; energy; the environment; health care; justice and civil rights; [...]
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News Online: Matt Hamill on Tito Ortiz, Kimbo Slice and...
submit by: Anthony UFC light heavyweight Matt Hamill, who is coming off a second-round TKO win over Reese Andy at UFC 92, answered some questions from FanHouse this week. Via e-mail, we asked him about the UFC 92 fight, his future plans, whether his deafness affects his communication with his corner, and his thoughts on some of the big names in MMA.
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JSL course offered at hearing universities to deepen...
Deaf Japan News There is a university that offer a course on the Japanese Sign Language that the Deaf person naturally acquires in the childhood, as one of the language studies like German and French, etc.The Human Welfare Department of Kansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture started a JSL course in April. The Department had been newly establishedm, which plans...
Higher Education Language Culture Wed, Jan 07 2009 · 15 hours ago hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Merged School Building addition explained
SignCasts - MNSA board member Allan Amis explains the proposed new building addition. Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
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VOA on Merger
SignCasts - A Volunteers Of America representative, as the sponsor for both schools, provides support for the merger Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
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MNSA Board President on Merger
SignCasts - Minnesota North Star Academy Board Presdident Roberta Bobbi Cordano discusses the merger between MDS and MNSA Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
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MDS Board President on Merger
SignCasts - Metro Deaf School's Board President Tom Anderson provides his take on the merger between MDS and MNSA. Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
Media Education Tue, Jan 06 2009 · 22 hours ago hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Schools to Merge
SignCasts - The membership of Metro Deaf School (MDS) and Minnesota North Star Academy (MNSA) voted on December 16 to approve a merger between the schools. This would provide a combined K-12 school with 100 students. The merger still has more hurdles to overcome including approval by the Minnesota Department of Education. The plan is to have Minnesota North Star Academy move into...
Education Tue, Jan 06 2009 · 23 hours ago hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Cochlear Implant Frustrations by Robyn Carter
SayWhatClub Weblog   It’s now official. I have just been diagnosed with depression for the first time in my life. Simply because of the frustration I’m having with lack of hearing, and lack of action in terms of ACC funding my new implant.  ACC is our Accident Compensation Corporation.  When you have an accident in New Zealand, ACC [...]
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BUSTED!
Thumpaflash Hello all....Just a quick update, the representatives of the motion picture industry are meeting with the pre-filer of the House companion bill tomorrow to voice their concerns/issues regarding the captioned movie legislation here in Kentucky....This week is an organizational week for both houses, as they will swear in new members and elect leaders, make committee ass...
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Getting a Wireless Device and a calling plan that meets the...
Deaf411Online Blog [DEAF411] – Just as hearing people have many phone models, calling plans and options to choose from, deaf users also have many options when choosing wireless devices, also known as pagers, and calling plans that are deaf-friendly. Deaf users may qualify for a free wireless device with the help of a rebate, special offer or [...]
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It's Official!
The Ambling Rambler It’s now official. I’m have just been diagnosed with depression for the first time in my life. Simply because of the frustration I’m having with lack of hearing, and lack of action in terms of ACC funding my new implant.The hearing loss I’m dealing with is huge compared to when my original implant was up and working properly, and I haven’t really heard properly exce...
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