Blogs of Interest
Saturday May 31, 2008
Here are the blogs of interest for the week of May 25 to May 31. The weekend isn't over yet, so I will be updating later today or tomorrow to ... Read More
Being Sued, Difficulty Getting CART Services
Thursday May 29, 2008
Kbfromlb has posted on the forum about his/her difficulty in obtaining CART services to assist in a court case. At the same time, kbfromlb was warned by a mediator that ... Read More
Archived Newsletters Added to Forum
Wednesday May 28, 2008
If you missed an About.com: Deafness newsletter or are not a subscriber, the archived newsletters from November 6 to May 27 have been added to the forum in the About ... Read More
Deaf Characters in Fictional Literature
Wednesday May 28, 2008
During the lazy days of summer, you may want to read a novel or a short story with deaf characters. Here are sources of information on novels and short stories ... Read More
New Sign Language Video Tool in Development
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Boston University is developing an interactive video tool that is similar to, but not, a dictionary. With this tool, people will be able to "enter" a sign that they ... Read More
Blogs of Interest
Saturday May 24, 2008
Here are the blogs of interest for the week of May 18 to May 24.
Deaf Models - Candy writes a long blog posting on deaf models, including a tale ... Read More
CODA Football Player
Thursday May 22, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article about a football player, Jamaal Anderson, whose father is deaf. In other words, he is a CODA - a child of a deaf adult. ... Read More
Possible Effect of Congenital Rubella Syndrome?
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Sherry Wallis has posted a new response to the earlier post, "Desperately Seeking..Rubella Babies." Wallis, in comment #10, says she is experiencing a very unusual symptom as follows (I did ... Read More
Insurance Coverage After the CI: Auditory Training
Monday May 19, 2008
Does your insurance cover auditory training for you or your child, after receiving a cochlear implant? My insurance does not cover it. I have talked to several people and they ... Read More
Sign Language Dictionary Subscription Online
Monday May 19, 2008
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf has made its sign language dictionary, the American Sign Language Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, available online for an annual subscription fee. ... Read More
A Deaf Senior Prom
Sunday May 18, 2008
The San Diego Union-Tribune has an article about a senior prom for deaf students, by deaf students. Apparently this is a trend, because the article mentions another deaf prom in ... Read More
Blogs of Interest
Saturday May 17, 2008
By reader request, here are the blogs that I found to be interesting, entertaining, or informative this past week (May 11 to May 17), in chronological order. There were many ... Read More
Two Months Later - a Cochlear Implant (CI) Update
Saturday May 17, 2008
It is now two months since I got the cochlear implant. What has changed? What is still the same?
What is still the same: I'm still deaf in many ways. If ... Read More
Tinnitus Causes Hard of Hearing Man to Lose Job
Thursday May 15, 2008
An About.com visitor wrote:
I was born with a hearing defect but over the last few years it has become worse. In 2001 I started to get tinnitus in both my ... Read More
Loud Shirts for Dollars for Deaf Children
Thursday May 15, 2008
Some students at a public school in Australia are trying a creative method of raising funds for a deaf educational organization, the Shepherd Centre: "loud shirt" day. This is one ... Read More
So Many Good Blogs. What to Do?
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Like you, I am starved for time. Then I look at DeafRead.com, and I am overwhelmed. So many good blogs and I can't read them all. Neither can you. Awhile ... Read More
Are You Treated Differently in the Workplace?
Sunday May 11, 2008
That is the question asked by a poll posted on the forum by LRHamke. The poll question is: "Do you feel that you're being treated differently by others in your ... Read More
Update on Chad and His Parents - You're Not Going to Like This.
Friday May 9, 2008
Remember Chad and his parents? Chad was the deaf youth whose parents battled ASDB contending his education was inadequate. His parents have now posted an update to the original ... Read More
Odyssey on Deaf Children with Autism
Thursday May 8, 2008
Tonight I came across the new Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Odyssey, published by the Clerc Center.
©Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
The cover story is on autism in deaf children. ... Read More
Solar-Powered Hearing Aids
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Newsweek reports that a solar-powered hearing aid has been developed. The batteries it uses are rechargeable solar batteries. I have not finished reading the article yet so I can't ... Read More
Bangladesh Deaf High School Struggling
Monday May 5, 2008
The Daily Star, a Bangladesh newspaper, reports that the only deaf high school in the country, Dhaka Bodhir High School, is struggling to survive. Not only is the school in ... Read More
Trix Bruce at NVCC
Saturday May 3, 2008
Here is another glimpse into my deaf life: tonight we went to a show by Trix Bruce at Northern Virginia Community College. She told a series of vignettes (short stories) ... Read More
Is the Phrase "Falls On Deaf Ears" Respectful or Disrespectful of Deafness?
Saturday May 3, 2008
Everyone knows that journalists should avoid the term "deaf and dumb" as much as possible. What about the phrase "falls on deaf ears?" Does it convey a positive or negative ... Read More