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Where's Maisha? I've canceled my vacation trip this weekend to catch up on my website projects. I've worked on them and took other half day off watching TV all day. Owning a small business always have one more hurdle to jump over, and another one more by tomorrow. Since it has grown, I'm felling behind because I'm the only one working on them. And I'm trying my best to balance my...
Education Culture Mon, Sep 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

New Study Shown That The Use of Hearing Aids Could...
RLMDEAF MSNBC's Kathleen Doheny reported the new scientific findings that the use of hearing aids could create some body function problems, ex. clogged ear canals. The basic function of ear wax is to lubricate the ear itself and keep anything out of ordinary. The title of MSNBC article is "Leave That Ear Wax Alone". Its recommendation is the regular visit to the ENT (Ear, No...
Tech Mon, Sep 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DBC: Take a Stand for ASL
Deaf Bilingual Coalition The Deaf Bilingual Coalition joins the World Federation of the Deaf in standing up for Human Rights Through Sign Languages...
Language Culture Mon, Sep 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Take Action on Ridor and Martin Ritchie and Oxygen-TV!
RLMDEAF According to Ridor's "Countdown to Resurrection" blog, the Oxygen TV's "Janice Dickerson Modeling Agency" hired an unqualified ASL interpreter for Martin Ritchie, the deaf reality TVcontestant,. The non-certified ASL interpreter was Jerry Ferris, CODA himself.Jerry Ferris's pre-reality TV occupation was the art gallery director somewhere in Southern California. Ridor ...
Media Audism Culture Mon, Sep 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Gangsta Sorenson Interpreter
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Language Art and Storytelling Mon, Sep 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Traitor - Captioned Trailer
bill creswell When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation [...]
Media Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Californians for ASL Celebration Committee invites you to...
California Association of the Deaf Click on Photo for Video ! Click on Photo for ASL Celebration event!
Media Language Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Alert.. MAJOR ALERT.. for NTID ALUMNI!!!
The Deaf Sherlock G'day everyone!ALERT.. MAJOR ALERT.. MAJOR ALERT!!Every NTID ALUMNI SHOULD BE READING THIS POST TODAY!! Because it concerns you very much!!!I got this alert from a friend of mine in E-mail recently.First.. read this quickly before Democrat and Chronicle move it again: [link] for those who don't want to read it.. here's the synopsis of it:A Computer Laptop was STOLEN ...
Higher Education Legal Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My response to Jared Evans's blog about cochlear implant...
The deaf boy in the world I was reading the blog by Jared Evans about cochlear implant and how the users are "trapping themselves into obsoleteness." I had to chuckle because it shows his ignorance of cochlear implant technology. The one should check the facts before they write anything about the topic. I myself have two cochlear implants and have no regret of getting them. I was informed my s...
Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Our fair-weathered friend, Fairlady ~
The Ear of My Heart (Captioned videos below) I have a dear friend who goes by the screen name of Fairlady. She v/blogs over at Signing World. She is one of the finest, fair-weathered friends one could have. A sweet, sensitive soul, she is the heart of our online chat community at Yahoo Live. We lovingly call her “The Queen.” [...]
Media Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Pat Condell: Islam’s War on freedom (subtitled)
Under The Hill Pat Condell, the British stand-up comedian, a former Catholic-turned-atheist, a vegetarian and a writer, has a new video about Islam's war on freedom, subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. I don't agree with his atheist stance but I completely empathize and agree with him about the real danger of Islamists in outlawing free speech, criticism [...]
Media Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Summer Issue of YADC (Young Adult Deaf Characters)
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature View the Summer issue of the YADC newsletter here: SummerYADC
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Thousands of Deaf NTID Alumni at Risk for Identity Theft
Jamie Berke (About.com) The Democrat and Chronicle reports today that a laptop has been stolen from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) that contains "the personal information of applicants to NTID...
Higher Education Tech Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Forty Four and Flabby
Sudden Silence I’ve been buying workout videos since the 1980s (Jane Fonda, I’m looking at you) and this is the first one I’ve ever seen that had captioning.  I’ve gone for the burn with Jane, I’ve Jazzercised, I’ve done dance routines with Cher, pregnancy workouts with Denise Austin, I’ve done step aerobics, worked out with Kathy Smith, [...]
Language Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

New YouTubeDeaf International
Fookem and Bug You he she has finally arrived “YouTubeDeaf” international   For the first time will be to disposition of the deaf ones of the whole world a point of meeting, that will give the opportunity to all the Deaf cultures to meet and to interact.   You will have therefore the possibility to load the video to communicate his/her own [...]
Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

05.06.01 SM - Meeting the Signing Deaf
The Deaf Child: A Mythology 51st clip - 5:27 m./4:43:54 h. This clip, about meeting the signing deaf for the FIRST time, is posted with cheering gratitudes to those people who vblogged and commented on deafhood. Deafhood is a concept that definitely will contribute to the continuing paradigm shifting of the Public (and Deaf) Mind on the understanding [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Stewart and Colbert on Palin - Captioned
bill creswell ViaCom pulls this stuff down fast - get it while it lasts: (feel free to comment on/about their sites about how they don't have captions on their videos: [link] [link] more about "Stewart and Colbert on Palin - Captioned", posted with vodpod If the video goes away, here's the .srt 1 00:00:00,888 [...]
Media Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Three Year Anniversary
Laurie's Dance with Sound Three years ago today, the remnants of Hurricane Katrina blew through Knoxville, knocking out the power in our area. Three years ago Steve was trying to get home from a business trip to take me to the hospital for a life-changing surgery (he didn't make it - Marissa had to miss school that day and took me instead. Steve did make it in time to be there when I woke up...
Language Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

New Orleans and Hurricane Gustav
Journey to Deaf Identity I'm worried, especially with what is going on in New Orleans at this moment- So far from what I could read of articles from NOLA news and CNN news, most of folks are evacating from New Orleans, in steady flows with public transportation (buses, vans, trains and planes), which includes helping elderly and disabled getting out of the city. The last plane leaves at 6pm...
Media Language Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Cochlear implantees trapping themselves into obsoleteness?
Jared's Global Microbrand Cochlear implants, for all of its so-called technological marvel (I personally don't think it's all that it's cracked up to be), requires the patients to give in to the total destruction of their cochlear as the device is implanted inside their heads. Lately, there have been several blogs that have pointed to an alternative in the [...]
Tech Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Hurricane Gustav - ASL Interpreter on News
submit by: NOLA Think about the level of stress you felt this week as you glued yourself to the television for the latest updates on Gustav's approach. Now try to imagine what your stress level would have been if you were forced to watch those televised briefings and forecasts without sound.
Media Language Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A "Cure" for Deafness within Reach?
submit by: Ken Rose Scientists regrow delicate Cochlear hairs in mice through Gene Therapy. Hope to do so in Deaf people soon.
Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

It's a Bird..It's a Plane..It's No Captions.
Jamie Berke (About.com) Once again, Bill Creswell has alerted us to something of importance regarding captioning. This time, it is the fact that the WB, the home of "Smallville," has relaunched as the...
Media Language Audism Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Yay! First 10000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yay! Five months, 56 posts and 71 readers' comments later, my site reached the great milestone of 10,000 visits! Hooray for me! hehehe Thank you very very much to my worldwide readers which comprise 80% of my visitors! Of course, I am also grateful for my countrymen who read my blog. This is for you. I'm [...]
Media Language Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DEAF ANTHOLOGY IN SPAIN
Deaf Anthology Deaf Anthology is now filmiing on locations in Zaragoza, Spain. This will be my first vlog, where I will be in front of the camera the first time, taking you to World Expo 2008 itself, we are using a Spanish crew, we will demonstrate a wireless mobile device whereas you have two choices, to view the video in either International sign language (Gestuno) or Spanish sign...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Aug 31 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post