Ever since I’ve been switched on back in April, I’ve been hearing clicking noises around my house. I’d be sitting on the sofa in the quiet, and the click would start. No rhythm just a click. Some clicks were louder than others. Some like a stone being thrown at the window. I Read More
Archive for May, 2008
Helen Killer? Deaf-Blind Super-Agent?
May 31st, 2008 by Under The Hill
I don’t know if this is going to amuse or anger the deaf community, so here goes nothing: there’s a new comic book limited series called Helen Killer, deaf-blind super professional assassin. Yes, you read it right. All about Helen Keller, the most famous deaf-blind woman in the past century, Read More
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Hey Baby, Can You Hear Me?
May 31st, 2008 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
Hmmm…. I have been prepared for this. It’s not like I didn’t know that things would be *different* once he was activated and the hearing aid was taken off the other ear. I just didn’t expect what we are going through. I’ve noticed a couple of BIG differences Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
A Clean Kitchen
May 31st, 2008 by Growing Fruit
BEFORE Ok i’m actually getting somewhere. Confession time… i have a cleaning lady that comes monthly. It is actually more like every 6 weeks due to various things that happen in the lives of both us and our cleaning lady. She always comes on Thursday but she called last night Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Talk is Cheap…
May 31st, 2008 by Welcome to Sam Spritzer's Web Site
Normally, I would be writing about a race or my adventures being fully bionic. I have garnered quite an impressive audience ever since I started this blog a year and half ago. Its amazing how fast time has flown. Lately, I have been hard pressed to find topics to write about, within the realm Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
OK, so….
May 31st, 2008 by SURROUND SOUND
…I got the CT scan results Thursday afternoon. I had to absorb the results a bit before I posted them, because I was really shocked…the implant, according to the doctor’s office, “looks fine” (message left on my voice mail). I was not in a position to have a good Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Hmmm…They’re Gonna Let Me Speak:)))))
May 31st, 2008 by An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear Implant Story
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS… Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Betwixt And Between”
May 31st, 2008 by Life In a Cone of Silence
Where do I fit in? I am at present involved in a discussion on “liminal spaces”.Liminal spaces is the psychological, neurological, or metaphysical state of being on the “threshold” of, or between two different existential planes.It is a period of transition.Betwixt Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Late-Deafened |
Looking at each deaf child as an individual under the spoken language approach
May 31st, 2008 by Cochlear Implant Online
There has been discussion about looking at a child as an individual. Some think that ASL and spoken language are the only two options to meet the child’s needs. The spoken language approach is actually very broad. There are several different methodologies to achieve spoken language and, in Read More
Posted in ASL, AVT, Cochlear Implant |
“Hamill” – the Movie
May 31st, 2008 by The Hammer
Will this upcoming movie have the potential of becoming another “Rocky” type success story which was also a low-budget movie than won the hearts of millions of people? Watch the movie promo and see why this could be a movie that’ll get everybody’s support. - Mr. Red Read More
Posted in Deaf |
A Hearing Aid Diary
May 31st, 2008 by SayWhatClub Weblog
Yesterday, I got my very first pair of hearing aids. It’s too early to tell how well they’ll ultimately work for me, but I’ve posted, and will continue to post, a diary of my experiences on my blog. You can read my first entry Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss, Late-Deafened |
I May Have a Signer Afterall
May 31st, 2008 by Cochlear Kids
Look what I found Brook doing! She was watching Signing Times on PBS…she’s a little more interested than Gage ever was about signs. didn’t have time to caption but you’re only missing me saying “good job Brook” after she attempts to sign the word broom and then Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Mother’s Day 2006
May 31st, 2008 by Cochlear Kids
So I’m putting things up from the end of the year (keepsakes) and I run across this: during the scan it cuts part of it off but if you’ll note, it’s a little fill in the blank Gage’s preschool did when he was 5. As you may or may not can read, my favorite activity is Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Are We Tired?
May 31st, 2008 by Cochlear Kids
School’s out and by the end of the day, the kids are already exhausted. We go outside after breakfast…swim, play, weather permitting…we don’t return until time to cook dinner. It’s taking it’s toll already on my sweet baby Brook. Yesterday, she was being Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Hello Seekies: SG Corner
May 31st, 2008 by Seek Geo
For YouTubers: Click here Summary: Re-do of SG’s Weekly Report! Articles Cited: No Cheers Allowed: Click here Gas Prices Listing: Click here Too Big For Jail: Click here Sprayed Water on Shoes: Click here Girl and FB peeps – birthday party: Click here Woman lived in Closet: Click here Read More
Posted in ASL |
Can You Sign. . . Parsley?
May 31st, 2008 by Living The Questions
Seriously I’m stumped. I have this ASL project where I’m translating Peter Rabbit. He gets sick and needs to eat some parsley to settle his tummy. We’re not supposed to fingerspell, if at all possible. Is there a sign? I’ve got maybe seven ASL dictionaries around Read More
Posted in Late-Deafened |
A Fighter With A Gentle Heart – Matt Hamill
May 30th, 2008 by The Hammer
A fan of Matt Hamill was granted her dream recently when Hamill took time out from his busy schedule to meet with a 26-year-old functionally retarded woman named, “Andrea.” Her parents apparently left a recent comment at Sherdog.net, stating that Hamill had interrupted a training session to Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Bi-lateral CI – off course…
May 30th, 2008 by Lotte Sofie
It makes me smile when research shows what people that experience bi-lateral CI them self, or with their child, already know.Bi-lateral CI makes a huge difference compared to only 1.I posted the article in here, as I don’t know how long these articles remain Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Smart Little Guy
May 29th, 2008 by Say What?
We’re gearing up for our IFSP meeting later today. Nolan has been doing so well that they want to reduce services. I would rather wait until he’s talking and listening consistently before we cut off his only intervention possibility. The goal here is prevention. Unfortunately, most Read More
Posted in AVT, Hard-of-Hearing |
Deaf Pilot
May 27th, 2008 by BlueJeansGuy
Introducing Wade Travis from Indiana. He is a deaf pilot and a member of Deaf Pilots Association. He shares his experience about his UltraLight plane and renting airplanes. He has a dream to own an airplane someday. In this video he takes us for a ride in an airplane… Read More
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Children’s Cochlear Implant Books
May 27th, 2008 by Chronicles of a Bionic Woman
There has been a recent surge in the publishing industry when it comes to children’s books that talk about cochlear implants and I wanted to share! You can order the books by clicking on the pictures and the best part is that they all cost less then a 1/4 of a tank of gas. I have to say Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Spring Issue YADC (Young Adult Deaf Characters) Newsletter
May 18th, 2008 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
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Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Late-Deafened, Non-Deaf/HOH Topic |
Organization- Kid’s Bedroom
May 18th, 2008 by Growing Fruit
I suppose everyone does spring cleaning. I treat organization like I do diets; if you read enough about it the flab/stuff will just disappear!!! So this week I have been looking at Organizing Junkie and her Monthly Organizing Round Up; The Christian Homekeeper and her Urban Challenge; Read More
