Deafness Blog with Jamie Berke July 2006 Archive

Or, When does a financial cushion become a crutch? I've never gotten SSDI, and I know that a deaf person can get it if they are out of work. During the ... Read More

Do you have autoimmune inner ear disease? Read what others have to say about it...

Sharon on the ASC blog shares her frustration with trying to get interpreters for non-classroom activities related to her pursuit of a doctoral degree.

According to MishkaZena's blogsite, although a hospital in Laurel, Maryland settled a lawsuit over not providing access for deaf people, they still "are not complying." They claim that in a ... Read More

A deaf man, Ian Stillman, once found himself imprisoned as an accused drug smuggler in a foreign country.

What is Deafhood? The deaf blog community has been actively discussing it, and this article showcases specific blog postings plus has some of my own comments.

The mini sign language word reference guides are popular at About Deafness/HOH, and a new one has been added, on furniture and appliances.

Along with all the advances in cochlear implants, progress is also being made in a field called hair cell regeneration. The hope is that if the hairs involved in hearing ... Read More

I have rarely read a more poignant description of the effect of parents not learning sign language, than I did on Diana's blog site. Related article at About: Sign Language - ... Read More

Ear wax. What is it, and how do you take care of it?

NewbieTexasTerp is waiting nervously for an interpreter certification test that could determine her future as an interpreter. However, as NewbieTexasTerp points out, the cost of the certification test is such ... Read More

Discrimination tales always catch my eye, and this one certainly did. The ASC blog writes about how Thai Air Asia is refusing deaf (and blind) passengers.

Leila1947 asks on the forum: Is this the right place to ask about transcranial cros? I have no hearing in my left ear, but pretty good hearing in my right ... Read More

Do you pray? Regardless of whatever faith you are or even if you have no faith, you might want to pray for the safety of the deaf kids of Lebanon, ... Read More

Such a hot day..time for some lemonade and maybe some watermelon too..and a dip in the pool or a trip to the beach. You can learn the signs for these ... Read More

Once again, Ridor and Christine have brought to our attention a problem with Gallaudet University. This time, the problem is safety of campus infrastructure. Neglect has permitted conditions to deteriorate ... Read More

Are you baking in this heat wave yet? Your hearing aids probably are baking, too. Here's how to protect hearing aids from the damage that can be caused by sweat ... Read More

Not many people know that there is an international organization for hard of hearing people - the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People.

Have you ever seen microtia? I have seen this ear deformity maybe once or twice in my life.

Ileneraku asks on the forum: According to the FDA's Report, cell phones and hearing aids don't work because electromagnetic interference between the phone and the hearing aid causes buzzing or static. Scientists ... Read More

Wolfnic asks on the forum: I am a level two qualified signer, looking to start a career that will involved my sign language skills can anyone give me some websites or ... Read More

What's new at About Deafness/HOH? The Current Features on Deafness and Hearing Loss page lists articles and other items in order of date of appearance, and it has just been ... Read More

Marianamoura writes on the forum: I'm a teacher from Portugal and I started working with deaf children a year ago. I embraced a project, together with other teachers (deaf and hearing ... Read More

Tenacgrl writes on the forum: I'm hoping that someone can help me. I have a deaf mother, who does not sign but reads lips, and I would like to start giving ... Read More

If and when I get a cochlear implant, I will have to feed the beast - the speech processor, with batteries. What options do I have for sources of batteries? ... Read More

Stumpertj writes on the forum: What do deaf people use for "smoke alarms" in the home? I am deaf and in need to find a smoke alarm for my home the ether ... Read More

A few years ago, I did a popular article on deafblind triplet daughters. The parents recently contacted me to make me aware of a new website they have set up ... Read More

Some people discover, once they have bought hearing aids to help their hearing losses, that they have another problem - they are allergic to their earmolds. *** Updated 07/2006 with a new ... Read More

An About Visitor asks: I was told years ago I have mondini deformity. A few months ago I started having "episodes" where I suddenly have pain (in between mild ... Read More

An About Visitor asks: My mother-in-law is in assisted living and no one knows how to put the batteries in her Cochlear implant or how to place the implant. Is ... Read More

At least once a year, I get an inquiry from someone asking "Where can I find a copy of the movie 'And Your Name is Jonah?'" This was a 1979 ... Read More

Do you have a name sign? Most people just draw a "j" in the air to refer to me. Some people in the deaf community are sensitive about the topic ... Read More

Or, "Why we still need schools for the deaf." I am referring to schools for the deaf that utilize sign language in teaching, not to oral schools for the deaf that ... Read More

If they ever stop all the fighting in Colombia, the country is going to be high on my travel wish list. Even with all the fighting, life goes on, and ... Read More