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Michael Lizarraga: Divison I's Only Deaf Basketball Player by Megan S. Posted Wed 12 Jan 2011 12:12pm . Michael grew up in northern California, and he wanted to play Division I basketball. He is now a forward with California State-Northridge, and the only deaf player. (Note: I'm using... Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile might remember that over the past couple years I have become a basketball fan. My in-laws have been Phoenix Suns fans Read on »

First Deaf NBA Basketball Player Lance Allred Cut by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Oct 2008 1:19pm I just heard on the radio that Lance Allred, the first deaf NBA basketball player was cut by the Cleveland Cavaliers. We wrote about him in March when Lance was first signed by the Cavs and then later detailing his battle with bigotry and discrimination. Lance is currently writing a book detailing his life growing up in a polygamist sect Read on »

Know your RIGHTS as a Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Person by Danielle N. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 09 Aug 2010 5:10pm is profoundly deaf ask me for help. She wants to volunteer somewhere and they wont provide an interpreter for her. I was furious when she told me this. I contacted the American's Disability Act to ask what OUR RIGHTS ARE. Truthfully, I dont even know my rights as a deaf person. So in a way im glad that I called because I wouldn't of known all this information Read on »

Cochlear Implant College Basketball Player Greg White by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Tue 01 Feb 2011 7:37pm Greg White's college basketball coach had no idea he was deaf. Because Greg hears so well with his cochlear implants, his coach assumed that his player was simply... on the basketball team. These accomplishments wouldn't be possible, White said, had his parents, Richard and Cathe, not decided to raise him in the hearing world after his deafness Read on »

Cochlear Implant College Basketball Player by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 12:23pm and coil and magnet.White entered the deaf world for the first time last summer in winning a gold medal with the 21-and-under United States team in the World Deaf Basketball... aid and outside implant so he had no competitive advantage."I had to learn sign language," White said. "Playing basketball with the deaf has been a great experience. But I'm Read on »

Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community?? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Nov 2008 10:09am In Mishka's postAgainst ASL and Deaf Culture, Karen Mayes Says: *whistle* I really don’t have a problem with ASL (we use it predominately at home) and Deaf Culture... life, not thinking about Deaf Culture, etc, just like most of people just living. Deaf culture is really part of Deaf community, nothing more, as well as oral deaf people, CI Read on »

Proposal for Equal Opportunity for Deaf, hard of hearing, late- deafened and deaf blind Americans by Danielle N. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:21pm PROPOSAL FOR LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, LATE-DEAFENED AND DEAF-BLIND AMERICANS!!!! Today, I got this email. Some of you probably are aware of this but for those of you that arent CLICK HERE. Hope you all had a nice weekend. Hope you have a great week ahead! Smile* Read on »

Signing to all deaf / Deaf people! by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 21 Nov 2008 2:04pm Middlesex University researcher Catherine Carlton wants to contact members of the Deaf community n a project looking at the importance of BSL to Deaf identity. The research aims to highlight the importance of British Sign Language to the Deaf community and explore Deaf Identities. if you would like to help by completing the questionnaire Read on »

Informal Comparison/Contrast of Deaf culture to deaf culture by kim Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 12:00am , but several good discussions are coming out of this. Looking down toward the second to the last comment, Gamas posted a series of common Deaf cultural traits, which I will relate to ‘deaf’ cultural traits. I will list them. Attention getting behavior . . . when deaf people try to get attention of other people in a room when lights fails Read on »

A Letter from a Deaf Lawyer for Non-LPC Deaf Counselors by Candace A. McCullough Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 06 Aug 2009 11:00pm As many of you already know, Deaf counselors are few and far between. The reason for this, in part, may be due to the fact that the national licensure exam for counselors is largely English-centric. Below, we are reprinting a letter from a Deaf lawyer, who is working to rectify the situation, and hopefully, enable more Deaf counselors to obtain Read on »