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September Issue of Hearing Loss Magazine
September 9th, 2010 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
Posted in ASL, Advocacy, Cochlear Implant |
Silent Shout NYC. Live Performance by Signmark!
September 9th, 2010 by Eh? What? Huh?
Gerlander Ritta emailed this flyer to me. It sounds awesome, and I will happen to be near the area around this time! Maybe I will get to see this performance. I really, really hope so! I love Signmark. He is a great performer. If you live in or near the NYC area, please try to go. It should Read More
Posted in ASL, Hearing Loss |
Selective hearing
September 8th, 2010 by Speak Up!
This afternoon Marielle and I were sitting on the front porch. (Note – actually a slab of concrete, but “porch” sounds fancier.) I could hear the wind, the low roar of traffic from the local parkway, and the two of us talking. Occasionally a car would drive by, but not too bad Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
Black Sand ASL Movie
September 8th, 2010 by Speak Up Librarian
Have you seen the ASL movie Black Sand? A deaf organization in my area sponsored a showing at a church recently. I was very excited about seeing it after my previous experience watching Gerald. This time I brought along my husband (who is hearing) so I’ll share some of his perspective on Read More
Posted in ASL, Hard-of-Hearing |
The wheels keep on turning
September 8th, 2010 by Speak Up!
Working on my taxes; could life get more exciting? After four hours of work I figured out that in 2009 we had over 210 medical appointments. I sat in the car for six thousand, seven hundred and eighty four miles just to go to the doctor, speech therapist, etc. 6,784 I don’t know if Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
First Day of Preschool!
September 7th, 2010 by The Energy of X
Our big boy attended his first day of oral deaf preschool today, and it was a resounding success! After a rocky start to the morning, filled with tantrums (Must Wear Hockey Shirt) and general poutiness, we packed him into the car with his super cool hedgehog knapsack (sans peanut butter Read More
Posted in ASL, Hearing Loss, Uncategorized |
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
September 7th, 2010 by Speak Up!
It’s the first day of school!!!! Well, one of them anyway. Marielle has the same teacher that she’s had for the past 2 years, and many of the same friends. It makes the first day back much less stressful for all of us. September 2010: My how we’ve grown! September 2009: Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
I am still alive!
September 7th, 2010 by The deaf boy in the world
I know I haven’t been updating my blog faithfully! But I have good reason! I am so busy with going to school and work full-time. I didn’t realize how challenging it is to go to school and work full-time! I have been reading a lot of articles and chapters that my mind is all jumbled up with Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant, Cued Speech |
Improvements
September 7th, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
I have noticed some very drastic improvements in Miss Kat’s speech and spoken language in the last two weeks. She is doing great with adding the final consonants (she has always been a deleter, and it really lowers her intelligibility) and she is now adding “s” for plurals! Yeah Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
“Show Business” Video Extras Now CC
September 6th, 2010 by Show of Hands
A nice Labor Day surprise for our fabulous Broadway fanbase – a video update! Here’s some of the video extras from the SHOW BUSINESS: THE ROAD TO BROADWAY DVD (we are working on captioning the rest now). The original DVD release did not carry captioning or subtitling, hence our little Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Understanding your child’s hearing test
September 5th, 2010 by Speak Up!
I worship at the church of John Tracy, subscribe to their blog feed and read every word religiously. I found this link in my inbox today. This article explains all the tests and provides a list of questions parents should ask. It should be given to every parent whose child fails any Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
Everyone Loves Peanut Butter
September 4th, 2010 by The Energy of X
X hasn’t even started his preschool program, and already we are having some issues. It’s the weekend before his first day and we have only had communication with the school that we ourselves have initiated. No promised letter, no returned phone calls. Moreover, the information we received Read More
Posted in ASL, Education, Hearing Loss |
Oral Deaf Man Criticicizes Other Oral Deaf Man for Using His Voice
September 4th, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
It was pretty incredible, bold, and foolish at the same time for Tim Riker (chapter president (Sacramento) of California of the Deaf) to criticize and demean a deaf man, John Fortius/Fortias, as seen in his response to my blog yesterday for using his voice in show of his support of the AB2072 Read More
Posted in ASL, Hard-of-Hearing |
Classroom Interpreter Issues
September 2nd, 2010 by Eh? What? Huh?
I just saw my 3rd grade student today. She has a moderate-severe hearing loss in both ears. She is language delayed in English due to coming from a Spanish speaking home, having a possible undiagnosed disorder, and getting a hearing aid and hearing services late in life. She was happy and cute Read More
Posted in ASL, Education, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Loss |
In Which Connor Gets A Haircut And Turns 278
September 2nd, 2010 by Connor's Song
My child doesn’t grow in years. I swear he grows in haircuts. I usually wait as long as I can possibly stand before I take Connor in for a haircut, partially because I don’t want him to develop a distaste for the barbershop, and also partially because I love those little ringlets Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, SEE |
Why did CAD chapter president use his voice at AB2072 hearing?
September 1st, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
I’ve waited to see if anybody had actually objected to Tim Arthur, the president of the California Association of the Deaf, Sacramento chapter, who used his voice at the AB2072 Senate Health Hearing on June 23, 2010 instead of signing in ASL as seen in the Calchannel.com (June 23) along Read More
Posted in ASL |
CDC Creates Seasonal Flu Videos in ASL
August 31st, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
CDC Logo The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now has videos about seasonal flu available in American Sign Language. To access the videos, click here. The CDC partnered with the University of Rochester Prevention Research Center and the Deaf Wellness Center to create the Read More
Posted in ASL, Advocacy, Hearing Loss |
In Which Connor Has An Outing In Pictures
August 30th, 2010 by Connor's Song
Today Jeremy, Connor and I decided to have an afternoon outing! Connor has gotten to the point where we’re finally ready to start taking him out and about again, what better way to reintroduce him to field trips than a visit to the playground and then some back-to-school Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, SEE |
An explanation
August 29th, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
I want to clarify some misunderstanding that will arise about my last two posts. If you aren’t familiar with CI’s you could not understand. First, Miss Kat WANTED her second CI. She has been begging for it for almost a year. She has been excited and looking forward to it for a long Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
The next few days
August 29th, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
When I started this blog, I promised myself I would be honest about both the good and the bad times. This blog is about some of the bad times. I would appreciate support rather criticism. So, where we last left off, Miss Kat has had her second CI activated and she HATES it, and doesn’t Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
In Which We Meet With Connor’s School District, And The Cannibal Rodent Strikes Again
August 28th, 2010 by Connor's Song
We had a meeting this morning with Connor’s school district in preparation for the upcoming year, and once again I walked out of it convinced our move to Puyallup was the best decision ever. The meeting was fantastic; basically everyone there was concerned with making Connor’s Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, SEE |
California Academy of Audiology responds to blog readers’ comments on AB2072 bill controversy
August 27th, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
An email was sent to me today from the CAA in regards to my yesterday’s blog in the effort to answer many of the readers’ responses. They asked me to do this and so I am putting this email response in my blog. No names will be divulged here so please DO NOT ask me for them! The Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing |
Appreciate the gifts you’re given!
August 26th, 2010 by Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses
QuickTime by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close vPIP_setVisible("divEmbedCode822", false); Transcript: (Showing vase) That was a gift for my wedding. I can’t remember who gave it to us, but it was a gift. My wife and I cherish that present. We don’t Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Hospital Visit: Business as Usual
August 25th, 2010 by The Energy of X
Been awake but not alert for forty one hours, so excuse any nonsensical segways. Exhausted, but home from ten hours of diligent, compassionate care at our local emergency room. X’s cold from two weeks ago returned to settle in his chest, causing violent bouts of coughing and laboured Read More
Posted in ASL, Hearing Loss |
Miss Deaf America 2010 Reflections and Other Tidbits
August 25th, 2010 by Show of Hands
Busy summer = few postings if any! In July, I had the opportunity to represent Minnesota at the 2010 National Association of the Deaf/Miss Deaf America Ambassadorship Program. I took my platform (arts advocacy – what else?) and my talent (“Defying Gravity” from Wicked). The Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Feel free to cheat off my very detailed paper.
August 24th, 2010 by Speak Up!
The only thing better than filling out school forms is filling out three sets of school forms. I really love the challenge of handwriting in a 2 pt font to fit a long address into a .4mm by .4mm box. I hope if they ever have to take my kid to the ER they remember to bring a magnifying glass so Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
Funny story from last week
August 23rd, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
So, we went to a birthday party for one of Miss Kat’s friends last night. My husband and I were the only hearing people at the party. There had been some kind of mix up with the reservation (we were at a Chucky Cheese type business) and they were writing back and forth, Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
What am I?
August 23rd, 2010 by dorkette: EXPOSED
Are we defined by our careers? Our assets? Our income? Wages per hour? Our cultural identity? Our ethnicity? Our majors?The definitions help people classifying and measuring each other up. I am not all for it, but it is a fact– people want to know who you are so they can measure you up Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Post-op #2
August 23rd, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
Miss Kat had her post op yesterday. It is the last step before activation!! The surgeon just wants to take a look at the incision, make sure everything is healing well before he gives the OK for activation. (I was not at the appointment, so the entirety of this post is from the report of Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
If the “guardians” of ASL won’t guard ASL, who will?
August 22nd, 2010 by Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses
QuickTime by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close vPIP_setVisible("divEmbedCode810", false); Transcript: In 1904, James L. Smith, who was President of the NAD at that time, said: “The ememies of the sign language are not confined to those who decry it and call for Read More
