Deaf Television Reporter on ABC Chicago
Monday March 31, 2008
I was watching an ABC7Chicago.com clip about a deaf teenage swimmer and noticed that the video had open captions. Then I noticed that it said "Disability Issues," and the byline ... Read More
Incompetent Interpreters at Job Interviews: Does It Happen?
Sunday March 30, 2008
Last night I watched part one of The Deaf Family on the HOVRS.com website (captioned and signed. Part two is only signed). There was one scene in particular that was ... Read More
Are You Happy with Your Rehabilitation Counselor?
Saturday March 29, 2008
The Baltimore Sun had a nice profile of a rehabilitation counselor who works with deaf people. Many if not most of us have had to work with a vocational rehabilitation ... Read More
Can Hard Nose Blowing Cause Hearing Loss?
Thursday March 27, 2008
Cris.Rea asked on the forum if blowing the nose hard can cause hearing loss. Soon after too many times of blowing his nose hard, he noticed he was having trouble ... Read More
You Say We Lied About the Job Interview? You Can't Prove It Without the Relay Operator.
Tuesday March 25, 2008
Deaf and hard of hearing jobseekers need to pay CLOSE attention to a battle by a deaf man who was denied a job by a prospective employer, after being told ... Read More
Intervenors for DeafBlind Children Do Work
Sunday March 23, 2008
Macon.com has a nice story about the success a deafblind boy is having in working with an intervenor. At the same time, the article reports that the intervenor profession is ... Read More
Battle for Hearing Aid Coverage: New Jersey
Saturday March 22, 2008
The Courier Post has a story about nine year old deaf twins who use hearing aids, that are fighting to get Grace's Law, a law to provide at least partial ... Read More
Lipreading - A Good Program?
Friday March 21, 2008
Higginsfour asks on the forum if anyone knows of a good DVD program for learning how to read lips?
Sorenson VideoPhone System Hacked
Thursday March 20, 2008
An unknown entity has been hacking into Sorenson's videophone system, sending thousands of false calls to deaf videophone users. Sorenson is trying to subpoena a computer server so that it ... Read More
Deaf Humor - What's So Funny in the Deaf Community?
Tuesday March 18, 2008
If you saw the Pepsi Super Bowl commercial, you were exposed to just one small taste of deaf humor. There is much, much more to deaf humor than just that ... Read More
Does Sign Language Create Sensitive Elbows?
Monday March 17, 2008
This little blog post by KaraCMT grabbed my attention: Signers' Elbow? She is a massage therapist, and while she was training, both she and her interpreters discovered they were ... Read More
One Week With the Cochlear Implant
Monday March 17, 2008
It has now been one week with the cochlear implant. What am I capable of doing so far? So far, as reported earlier, I can hear hearing people's voices when ... Read More
Just a Reminder - Marlee on Dancing with the Stars Tomorrow
Sunday March 16, 2008
It does not matter if Marlee wins or loses on Dancing with the Stars when it begins March 17. In my opinion, she has already won! Her appearance on Dancing ... Read More
Hearing Help for Foreign Kids But Not American Kids
Saturday March 15, 2008
I noticed two hearing aid related articles this week that I found slightly ironic. The irony? The first article was about hearing aids being provided to deaf people in Honduras ... Read More
Can Lead Poisioning Cause Hearing Loss?
Thursday March 13, 2008
An About.com visitor wrote that she was concerned about the lead poisoning experienced by her grandchild, and asked if lead poisoning could cause hearing loss. Doing a bit of research, ... Read More
Need Info on Former AIDB President
Wednesday March 12, 2008
Patcassity posted on the forum asking for more information about a former president of AIDB, a Mr. Gentry. Also - the About Deafness Forum has a new look! Today is ... Read More
Showdown Between School District and Deaf Student
Tuesday March 11, 2008
The saga of the deaf boy trying to bring a service dog to school continues. The latest? Despite a state ruling that the district's not allowing the service dog in ... Read More
And...We Are (Sort Of) Live!
Monday March 10, 2008
I was activated today and all I can say is, it is a weird experience the first time. The very first thing I heard was a weird buzzing sound. Then ... Read More
Clean Outside of a Hearing Aid?
Sunday March 9, 2008
Is there a way to clean the outside of a hearing aid, safely? Arcadia5348 is asking this question on the forum.
Four Weeks Later - Cochlear Implant Update
Saturday March 8, 2008
Monday is my turn-on day, but before that, I wanted to update on what has happened since my last "CI update."
First, it turns out I made the mistake of going ... Read More
Twenty Years Ago - Deaf President Now
Friday March 7, 2008
Where were you that historic week in 1988, when students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC revolted and forced the selection of a deaf president for the first time in ... Read More
Rare Childhood Picture of Helen Keller Found
Wednesday March 5, 2008
CNN.com has just reported that a childhood picture of an eight-year-old Helen Keller has been found. The picture shows her with Anne Sullivan, and holding a doll.
Related on About.com: Helen ... Read More
You Made My Daughter Deaf. Now Pay for Cochlear Implants.
Tuesday March 4, 2008
A little girl in the Maldives became deaf after possible medical malpractice by a hospital. She was inappropriately given Gentamycin, a known ototoxic drug. Now her parents are suing to ... Read More
Deaf, No Social Security Number. Work?
Sunday March 2, 2008
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I just had a request for help from a probably illegal deaf alien. She wrote that she is deaf, and has no ... Read More