With some confusion after the 16 Ayes and 8 No, there was a re-vote. And…. AB 2072 PASSED!!!!!!! 22-11 According to my sources it will have to go to the Assembly for a concurrent vote. Then of course it goes to the Governor. Romero voted AYE! Why did you think she voted AYE after vehemently Read More
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AB 2072 : Aftermath of the Storm – PASSED!
August 24th, 2010 by candy
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AB 2072 : The storm a-brewin’ myths away
August 24th, 2010 by candy
Friday, on August 20, 2010, it was the last day for any bill in the State of California to add new amendments. The final amendment of AB2072 had more deletions and additions to wordings that indicated Mendoza’s team did listen to the opposition. They took into consideration of the Read More
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AB 2072 : No Power for the Audiologist
August 19th, 2010 by candy
To quell the misinformation about the latest amendment of this bill, AB 2072, I want to make a short and sweet clarification of the latest amendment that apparently has riled up some people. As you know, there will be a protest at the Capital in Sacramento tomorrow in addition to further Read More
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Blacks and Deaf People : Opinions – take it or leave it alone.
July 18th, 2010 by candy
This is a clarification post to those of you who may not quite understand or are afraid to say something about my post. I received a Facebook message from someone whom I knew from high school. I knew her brother and every time I think of them, I always remembered this blast of a party with all Read More
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It is Black and White : blacks and deaf people
July 17th, 2010 by candy
(e wrote several post about the analogy of blacks and deaf people. There were the same ole arguments, same ole semantics. Semantics pointing to cultural references, that is. Deaf people are not considered an ethnic culture, no matter how heated this discussion is. Deaf people just so Read More
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Put words in my mouth and what does that make you?
June 29th, 2010 by candy
I was going to wait till the amended bill come out to cover the ridiculous aftermath of the passage of AB 2072 by many bloggers and vloggers. I went camping and came back to all the rubbing in’s and one upping another. Immediately, I was turned off and intended to blog about that with the Read More
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Malice ain’t my cup of tea
June 25th, 2010 by candy
What I found very interesting these past few days is how people jump to conclusion and assuming things. I was like, wow! I have always taken into consideration that we’re all human and we have flaws and we all err. But, the past few days told me something that I was afraid was true. Read More
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AB2072 : It takes away, what? Nothing.
June 20th, 2010 by candy
Take a look at the Health and Safety Code Section below. Please read it. You see everything that is within that section? All that will be the same if AB2072 passes. Not one part of the current Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Act will be changed. NOT ONE PART OF IT, Read More
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AB 2072 – Myths and Lies : Did you read the bill?!?!
June 15th, 2010 by candy
Deaf people who are opposing this AB2072 bill are misleading other deaf people about the bill. They have no conscience in spreading myths about the bill. They find pleasure in creating presumptions and lies. They resort to hysteria tactic by spreading messages that claims the bill is similar Read More
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Response to : Roz Rosen’s comment for Candy
June 13th, 2010 by candy
Roz Rosen had a comment for me on DBC’s website: dbcusa @ 5:53 pm Greetings, I was directed to your website by way of another, and I read with amazement at what you have here. It seems that there are several areas of agreement and some that may be unknown or unclear. * California Read More
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SAY YES to AB 2072 : SAY NO to Parents being in the DARK!
June 12th, 2010 by candy
Here is a video by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza’s office explaining what AB 2072 is all about. Here are a few key excerpts within the video: Assemblymember Tony Mendoza wants to make sure that the parents are not left in the dark. what this bill does is to ensure that parents are provided Read More
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AB 2072 : Amended Bill – as simple as abc
June 10th, 2010 by candy
On June 9, 2010, the bill AB 2072 has been amended. There are a few changes. All of the changes are good. We now have a clear indication where the written or electronic information will be from. No longer will the written or electronic information be in the form of a brochure. The dreaded Read More
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(deaf) Hate Crime : Tell me more, tell me more
June 6th, 2010 by candy
Tell me more, tell me more But you don’t gotta brag Tell me more, tell me more Cause he sounds like a drag - Summer Nights (Grease) I saw something the other day that made me laugh. I didn’t laugh to mock, although some might think that. I laughed because the conversation was Read More
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Hate Crime : More on what it is
June 6th, 2010 by candy
Here’s an article “As the FBI investigates a possible hate crime, what are they looking for?“ This case involves a white male murdering an African American male. Investigators found an arsenal of weapons inside the home of the white male. The circumstances of the murder Read More
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Clarification on my recent post on (deaf) hate crime, what it is and what it ain’t
May 29th, 2010 by candy
Just a quick clarification here regarding my recent post on “(deaf) hate crime:what it is and what it ain’t” To be honest, I was taken aback by the many emails I got on the topic, thanking me for blogging about it. Not one person had issues about my post. However, based on the Read More
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(Deaf) Hate Crime : what it is and what it ain’t
May 26th, 2010 by candy
Since Carl Schroeder came up with the idea of a Deaf Hate Crime (DHC) lecture series, I have seen so many deaf people being accused of partaking in hate crime. It’s quite sad to see there are indeed deaf people out there that just take another person’s word without checking out Read More
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Quick Takes, The Calm before the STORM
May 24th, 2010 by candy
You Know You Want It! Quick Takes on a few things before I tackle the big ones. AB 2072 – If you support the idea of parents being aware of what options are available for their deaf babies, please write or call the Senators on the health committee before June 16th. This bill isn’t about Read More
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My missing comments : Handeyes : re DR DVTV Character Assassinations
May 18th, 2010 by candy
Typically in the past when ridiculous drama such as the one currently unfolded, I tend to try to stay out of it. And, in the past when I see someone getting into character assassination, I tend to either call the person out or stay out of it, depending on the situation. Personally, dramas such Read More
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Dear Senator : AB 2072
May 14th, 2010 by candy
Open letter to California Senators: Candy Sweet World Wide Web http://candysweetblog.wordpress.com May 14, 2010 Honorable Senator Elaine Alquist, Honorable Senator Tony Strickland, Honorable Senator Samuel Aanestad, Honorable Senator Gilbert Cedillo, Honorable Senator David Cox, Honorable Read More
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What it is all about : The Truth Behind Opposing AB2072
May 6th, 2010 by candy
“No one knows which deaf child will speak and which one will not but we do know everyone will sign beautifully…” Terrylene When AB2072 first came out, a deaf vlogger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSDV194yePk) made a video plea to Californians to oppose AB2072. She explained Read More
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AB2072:Plant A Seed, Part One
May 3rd, 2010 by candy
One day I went out to my front yard to do some weeding. Spent a good part of the afternoon weeding out dandelions, nutsedge, wild fern, clover, and spurge “the scourge” in the garden areas. It was close to the twilight hour when the day is almost done and the last rays of the sun flashes Read More
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Fairness in the eye of the beholder : AB2072
April 22nd, 2010 by candy
I strive to be as fair as possible with everything that I do in life. Consequently, I was a bit perturbed when Sheri Farinha made a comment that appeared to suggest that I should have blogged about Dr, Elisa Roche’s discrimination against against Deaf people, as if I was purposely Read More
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Hysteria Propaganda Twists Sane AB2072
April 20th, 2010 by candy
Before I get on to what AB2072 is all about. Why are deaf supporters of this bill whom does not live in California are interested in this bill? The answer to that question comes from none other than a deaf opposition of the bill. That person stated, “California law is important because Read More
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2010 Census : Race=Deaf?
March 20th, 2010 by candy
What is “Race”? There are several noun definition for the word race. You have race meaning a contest of speed or action of running, and so on. The race I am referring to in this post applies to human breeds. Let’s look at the definition as per Merriam-Webster, alright? Race (noun) 1 a Read More
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Deafinitely Doing Communication Differently
March 10th, 2010 by candy
The Ubiduo is indeed a cool thing. Kokonut Pundit has written plenty of post about the Ubiduo. I remember a while back someone commented on his other older post about the Ubiduo, that it was out of reach for many. Mike retorted, something to the effect that putting a price on something for Read More
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Say It Right
February 27th, 2010 by candy
Being Hard of Hearing all my life, I always learn new ways to pronounce things every day. More so, ever since I gave birth to my daughter. You should see us together, she is probably the only one that bothers to correct me. Just today I was reading an article on the earthquake in Chile Read More
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How Low Can You Go?
February 21st, 2010 by candy
How low can you go? How low can you go? How low can you go? Ludacris’ latest song can get you going real good. Just click on this link for a subtitled video. A warning to the wise, the video has language in it that isn’t for kids. As I was listening to that song.. No. Let me take that Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, Music |
Who Dat Dey Ya Can’t Do Dat?
February 4th, 2010 by candy
Here we go again. They say Karma’s a B♥tch. It is. What goes around comes around. It does. It’s the Super Bowl. And, all the radical, ASL extremist deaf eyes are scanning frantically all over the media’s forte. Searching and scrutinizing all the words. Ya see Cochlear Implants? Any Read More
Posted in ASL, Advocacy, Advocacy, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, Uncategorized |
What it means to be deaf….
January 24th, 2010 by candy
Reading Jamie Berke’s post on “what it means to be deaf” at her about.com arena was interesting. I wish there were more stories like these. A more variety. I didn’t really find any that I could relate to close to 100%. For me, the awareness that I was different was even hard to Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
La, la la la
October 7th, 2009 by candy
Yup, say it….. La, la la la La , la la la Being hard of hearing and loving music just has me tickled all over. This is from a music video by LMFAO. I like listening to it but, I do not like to watch the video. Go figure. Check it out, at the end of this post, ya’ll. (not the Read More
