This is a completely fascinating article from the New York Times about a new reality show in Britain called “Britain’s Missing Top Model.” Like “America’s Next Top Model,” the show centers around competing fashion models, but the difference in the new show is Read More
Archive for November, 2009
’tis the season
November 30th, 2009 by Life with Lucas
It’s my favorite time of year. From Christmas music (Barbra Streisand’s Christmas album is my favorite) to decorating the house and the tree, I thoroughly enjoy the month of December. And, this is the first year that Lucas will really get to enjoy it too! Not only will he enjoy it Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
(NL-0049) CI Surgery One week Later
November 30th, 2009 by Not Listening
It’s been one week since I became a dual implantee. This time around the surgery and recovery seems a lot easier. It also looks as if I’ve joined an elite club. As far as I can tell, there are only about 3000 bilateral CI folks in the world (see Wiki source). If anyone knows a more Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
Drum goes online!
November 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
<img alt=”amanprit_johal.jpg” src=”http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/amanprit_johal.jpg” width=”262″ height=”191″ Drum, the Cochlear Club annual magazine has gone online! Hearing implant recipients can now get top tips, shared experiences, Cochlear UK Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Deaf Pit Bull in NY is in Danger
November 30th, 2009 by Deaf Animals
LECHE IS STILL HERE…………………………………………………….. And is quickly losing hope ***THIS EMAIL IS INTENDED FOR AC&C NEW HOPE PARTNERS, MAYOR’S ALLIANCE MEMBERS, AND AFFILIATED RESCUE GROUPS ONLY *** PLEASE CONTACT THE MANHATTAN NEW HOPE STAFF: Jess Van Brunt, Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Collision
November 30th, 2009 by Hearing Elmo
Pastor Drew Boswell instructs one of his twins, step-by-step through the process of climbing a mountain. Our church just finished a series of messages called “Yellow, Red, Orange: Imagine the Impact When Church and Family Collide”. Yellow was a message about the church and its place in our Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
Deaf Greyhound in TX
November 30th, 2009 by Deaf Animals
Rescued from the Lubbock Pound. This picture was taken when he was first rescued. He is in a foster home in Lubbock, Texas. For more information, contact Linda Dunn at: ldunn@southplainscollege.edu Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Keeping Up
November 30th, 2009 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
One of my biggest worries for Christian is how he will keep up socially. Often, it’s difficult for children with hearing loss, especially those who wear CIs to keep up with conversations and to pick-up on social cues. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but so far, Christian is doing Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
Cochlear Implant information evening – Wednesday, 2 December
November 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
Cochlear Europe is hosting a World of Sound Cochlear Implant Information evening on Wednesday, designed for new parents, recipients and candidates who have, or are in the process, of getting a Cochlear Implant or Baha. The evening will provide general information on the Cochlear product Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Blast off on a journey through space with the Science Museum’s exciting BSL-supported events
November 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
<img alt=”Science_Museum.jpg” src=”http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Science_Museum.jpg” width=”364″ height=”210″ By Sevinc Kisacik, Family Programmes Developer, Science Museum Three… two… one… blast off on a journey through the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Froggy Morning
November 30th, 2009 by Adventures of the Vees
So said Jake when I opened the garage door to get in the car to go to school. He looked outside and signed “froggy” to me. It took me a moment before I realized he was telling me it was foggy outside. Glad there was no plague of frogs to worry about. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Hearing aid opens new world for Cheltenham boy
November 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
Alex Patel has been given a new world of opportunity thanks to a new Baha. The two-year-old, who has Down’s syndrome, can hear for the first time after being fitted with the device. Before it was fitted, Alex was profoundly deaf in his left ear and had poor hearing in his right. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Bad mapping – got it fixed
November 30th, 2009 by Nabeel's Cochlear Implant Journey
I went in for a mapping two weeks ago, and I left the audiologist’s office thinking that I was not sure if I liked this new map. Sure enough, I felt some really strange electrical stimulation near the magnet just above my ear whenever I heard the high frequency sounds. The Read More
Posted in Uncategorized |
Deaf children in Brighton calling for better deaf awareness
November 30th, 2009 by Campaigning for deaf children
Image courtesy of Guardian website Yesterday, I was in Brighton encouraging a group of deaf children and young people to rebel and rise up against the system. At least that’s what I thought I was doing when I signed up to a NDCS Grafitti Day. Sadly, no governments were brought crashing down, Read More
Posted in Deaf, Uncategorized |
Holiday Gifts for the CI Child
November 30th, 2009 by Turn On My Ears!
As the Momma of a CI child, I am often asked about gift ideas for children with hearing loss. As we all know, much of our life with a CI child is spent playing games at home that also serve as the necessary therapy needed for communication. So, what are some of our most favorite gifts we have Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Lily is Babbling!
November 30th, 2009 by Loving Lily
Just 3 short months after her CIs were activated, Lily has started babbling. Of course I thought this day would never come, but here it is. So far she is just saying “yah, yah, yah” and “mah, mah, mah.” It seems to be just random babbling with no meaning at this point. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss, Speech |
Men Really Do Have Selective Hearing
November 30th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
The British Daily Mail reports in “When Daddy Goes Deaf: How Men Really Don’t Hear Babies Crying While Asleep,” (November 30, 2009) that they have proven through a study that sleeping men are more likely to wake up at the sound of a fly than the loud cries of a baby. Now that Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Listening to TV on plane flight with cochlear implant
November 30th, 2009 by Kate's Cochlear Implant
Ben and I flew to Perth last month to attend the Hear For You mentoring program for deaf kids in Western Australia. It’s a 5 hour flight from Sydney to Perth - I normally hate flying long flights because I can’t hear the announcements (freak out when pilot says anything, think we’re Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Deaf |
In Which I Don’t Get Out And Shop
November 30th, 2009 by Connor's Song
So now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas! More specifically Christmas shopping. Here’s what I’ve discovered over the past few months in my shopping forays with the guys. It’s hard. For starters, we’re a parade. I mean seriously, Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss, Non-Deaf/HOH Topic, SEE |
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
November 30th, 2009 by T & t + 3!
Although it was still windy, it was warmer so my parents kept their promise to take me to the park. They walked a little farther to a playground that has more for me to do. The panels on the equipment teach Spanish, braille and sign language. For fun, my parents put me in front of the panel Read More
Posted in ASL, Baha |
What’s going on?
November 30th, 2009 by The Courson Crew
Tuesday night the kids spent the night with Timmy’s family for their Thanksgiving. I was looking forward to my break. I slept in late. I was eating lunch around 1:30 pm Wednesday when I get a call from Timmy’s Aunt saying Bray was throwing up and running a fever. Knowing that Bray had Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Uncategorized |
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
November 30th, 2009 by T & t + 3!
I am such a big fan of the “sticker box” that I am starting to request to sit on the potty. While I sift through the stickers to find the perfect one, Mommy has me sit on the potty. Since it is a long process to pick one out (there are just so many choices) it’s probably not Read More
Posted in Baha, Music |
Raging 8th Nerve 2009-11-30 02:36:00
November 29th, 2009 by Raging 8th Nerve
Fenced Out I spent Thanksgiving thru Saturday visiting my brothers family. Sadly, it has become more awkward for me to participate in family events. It isn’t too bad when we are actually doing something, like star-gazing last summer. But being stuck inside the house during a cold rainy Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Auditory/Oral, Deaf |
Deaf Students on Fox’s GLEE
November 29th, 2009 by Show of Hands
As a die-hard fan of musical theater, I watch GLEE on the Fox channel diligently, saving my Wendesday nights for this treat. This past espiode that aired on 11/26 titled “Hairography” showcased Deaf actors portraying Deaf characters from the fictional Haverbrook School of the Deaf in Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Deaf Photographer Discriminated Against
November 29th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
I was fixing broken links tonight and when fixing the article on Job Search Discrimination, I came across this October 2009 press release in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) press release database: The Picture People, Inc. Harassed and Discharged Deaf Employee. It tells about Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Hearing Friends
November 29th, 2009 by Life Is About Creating Yourself
I blog a lot about my deaf friends. The reason for that is because for the majority of my life I didn’t have a constant circle of deaf friends. I did have a few years here and there where I had a couple of deaf friends. In a way it’s still new to me so I am still exploring what it Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Deaf, Uncategorized |
He Felt It
November 29th, 2009 by Cochlear Kids
Check out his arm, he’s been drawing! He wants people 2 think they’re real…yep permanent marker. We grilled out with friends yesterday… Brook got mad for some reason and cried…no surprise… Brook sneaking up on him, he had no processors on as he washed his 4 Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
Heartbreaking
November 29th, 2009 by Jazzie and Tahlia
Jazzie has been talking a lot about the fact that she wishes she wasn’t deaf. As she was snuggling with me in bed this morning, she mentioned it again. Here are some of the things she said: “Being deaf is the worst thing in my life”. “Being deaf is Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
High on the Awww Factor: Deaf and Blind Dog
November 29th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
The Detroit Free Press (Nov. 29, 2009) has an article about a deaf and blind dog that is helping children to understand disabilities. His human has also made him the star of a children’s book about a deaf and blind dog. The dog is appropriately named Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Thanksgiving!
November 28th, 2009 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
We had a nice Thanksgiving here at our home, with Christian’s Gram and Poppa. With enough food to feed 10 adults (even though it was just the 6 of us, and Lily only has 2 teeth!), we had a bounty of food for our holiday. I love the holidays because they are so rich with language Read More
