Back in late 1998, my baby girl came down with meningitis. It was a scary, stressful time for our whole family. We knew before she left the hospital that the disease had claimed her hearing. We also knew we wanted to look into a new option for partial restoration of hearing – the cochlear Read More
Archive for the ‘Total Communications’ Category
Can We Help Marina?
March 15th, 2010 by ASL-CI
I received a response in the comments section of my last blog from Marina. She needs advice, and I think it needs a bigger response than any one of us can handle alone.Marina writes: “I am an advocate for the Deaf in Armenia, a country where the latest “trend” or Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Total Communications |
Deaf Brain, AD Brain, no brainer ?
February 11th, 2010 by At The Rim
IS sign language acquisition in Acquired and deafened people after formative years affecting speech ? The recent re-showing on the BBC’s SEE HEAR program of the deaf brain showed us,that brain areas that are usually designated for speech/language in born deaf were utilized by the brain for Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Speech, Total Communications |
A Little Summer Goes a Long Way
August 12th, 2009 by Miles Meets World
Summer has been great. I love not working and having time to be with Miles, having some time to myself and paying attention to the smaller things. Miles started his Early Start program here in Santa Clara County. We were given the choice of the auditory/oral class, where they only speak to the Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Education, Hearing Aid, Total Communications |
Less is More (re: Simultaneous Communication)
July 11th, 2009 by The Pierced Eardrum
Dr. DonG had a recent post opposing the use of SimCom and he referred to a study in the Spring 2009 edition of Sign Language Studies to support his opinion (thanks to Don for posting the article). This study proves the obvious: that using a half language conveys half the information. In the Read More
Posted in Deaf, Education, Total Communications |
This Weeks Update
July 4th, 2009 by Life Doesn't Get Much Better Than This...
This week has been pretty busy, filled with both our normal weekly activities and some extra stuff. We had our normal weekly walk to the library and went to the zoo one day. Johnny loves the zoo and the library so much. Every time we ask him, in sign, if he wants to go to the library he gathers Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid, Total Communications |
Shhh! (Unofficial Announcement) Jordan Speaks
May 28th, 2009 by An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear Implant Story
It’s so strange to write blogs in different languages and tell secrets on each blog about things that happen in the different countries. I’ve lost my mind to the point that I now write messages to my American friends in Italian and my Italian friends in English. In any case, the new Read More
