Bi-Bi Versus Total Communication
Tuesday November 30, 2004
Mallen0281 on the forum needs assistance in answering the challenging question for a Deaf education graduate class project: "All deaf students should be placed in a Bilingual-Bicultural program rather than ... Read More
Interpreting a Play
Tuesday November 30, 2004
I am a volunteer interpreter for my church, next Sunday we are doing a play for evening service. I don’t have a clue how to interpreted that many people talking ... Read More
Auditory Processing Disorder Newsletter
Sunday November 28, 2004
Forum member DOLFROG has posted the link to a newsletter on auditory processing disorder. Although it is from an organization based in the United Kingdom, it may be of interest ... Read More
Bring a Flashlight...
Saturday November 27, 2004
If you are walking from the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University Metrorail station at night. According to Gallaudet University student Steven Baier, there is not enough lighting on Florida Avenue ... Read More
Two Hundred Messages
Wednesday November 24, 2004
The forum thread, "Deaf Teenager Against Cochlear Implant" has now surged past 200 messages. Although implants are more accepted in the deaf community today, the subject still sparks intense emotions ... Read More
Deaf Weekly News
Tuesday November 23, 2004
Too busy for daily news digests? Try the Deaf Weekly News website, which differs from other deaf news sources in that the news items are organized by category such as ... Read More
Stem Cells versus Cochlear Implants
Tuesday November 23, 2004
If stem cell treatment is successful in the next decade as hoped by researchers in the U.K., what would this mean for cochlear implants? How much of an impact would ... Read More
Turkey Sign Language
Tuesday November 23, 2004
Actually, it is the deaf people of the country of Turkey who use sign language, not the birds we eat for Thanksgiving. I googled "Turkey" and "deaf" to see what ... Read More
Quick Polls
Tuesday November 23, 2004
The forum had many interesting polls from About members, yet they were getting lost in the sea of messages. So, I have created a separate folder on the forum just ... Read More
Horse and Farm Signs
Thursday November 18, 2004
I work at a Christian youth camp both throughout the summer and during the year. We have programs for a variety of disabilities as well as standard horse camps. A ... Read More
Billion-dollar campus?
Thursday November 18, 2004
With the opening of the new New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University station on Saturday Nov. 20 the land Gallaudet sits on is poised to skyrocket in value (as well as ... Read More
Audio Loops
Wednesday November 17, 2004
My hearing loss is too severe for me to even be able to experience using an audio frequency induction loop, so when the folks at AssistiveAudio.com agreed to do a ... Read More
High School Student Seeks Exchange Opportunity
Monday November 15, 2004
Etselec writes: I am a hearing high school student, and I am beginning to look at colleges. I wish to go to a liberal arts school, but I also want ... Read More
Poll: Gallaudet University President's Salary
Monday November 15, 2004
Today's Washington Post (November 14, 2004) reported that Gallaudet University president I. King Jordan earns $582,668 annually. Given all of his duties, both required and voluntary, does this make him ... Read More
Family Holidays
Saturday November 13, 2004
With the holidays coming, family members may need to be especially sensitive to the needs and feelings of deaf children. Even today I remember how I would sit and read ... Read More
Captioned Movies
Friday November 12, 2004
Now, through a combination of consumer demand and lawsuits, more movie theaters are showing captioned movies - either open captioned or rear window captioned.
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Jobhunting - Use an Interpreter
Thursday November 11, 2004
How important is it to have access to an interpreter when looking for a job, if you are deaf? Very important, as I found out the hard way.
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When Do They Begin to Sign?
Wednesday November 10, 2004
Deafmomma asks on the forum, "when do babies begin to sign?"
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Literacy for Deaf Children
Monday November 8, 2004
Literacy for deaf and hard of hearing children continues to be a challenge for both teachers and parents. This article covers resources for teaching and helping deaf and hoh children ... Read More
Mixed Educational Experiences
Saturday November 6, 2004
If the poll asking if you attended a school for the deaf or were mainstreamed, by ilyangel is any indication, it looks like more deaf people are getting both the ... Read More
Sign Language Stuttering?
Saturday November 6, 2004
Signmom98 writes: Has anyone heard of stuttering in sign language? Just this summer my son has started to stutter or hesitate for maybe 20 seconds before signing. It's only with ... Read More
Five Million..
Saturday November 6, 2004
Dollars, as in the $5 million that the Sorensons (of Sorenson Video Relay Service fame) just gave to Gallaudet University as reported in the Washington Post on Friday, November 5, ... Read More
Deaf Notaries?
Thursday November 4, 2004
Deafnotary on the forum would like to know if there are any other deaf notaries out there..
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Nursery Rhymes
Monday November 1, 2004
Parents of young deaf children and parents of hearing children using baby sign language, can find signed versions of nursery rhymes to read to their children.
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