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Snake charmers’ musical protest falls on deaf ears by DeafBlog Patient Expert Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:22pm glands pierced to protect handlers. Snakes are deaf and their “dancing” motion is a self-defence response to vibrations they perceive as threatening. The Times Read on »
Pianos, deaf ears and 11 year olds by David B. Posted Wed 30 Jul 2008 12:00am , that request fell on the safe deaf ears that “I wanna pony” requests fell on. The other day, (the day they went to the neighbors house for the day) she came back, ecstatic about... the door. A pianist in the future? A piano, perhaps? Or is it deaf ears, that will continue to hear these things, or perhaps, deaf ears in MY future? Read on »
Deaf Ears by Kate M. Healthy Living Professional Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:17pm Don't ya just hate it when people say I told you so? I'm not gonna say it... but, the Quail Botanical Gardens could (and probably should.) Ten years ago they started preaching the merits of defensive gardening in Southern California (i.e. giving your perennials a job to do.) Succulents like aloe, jade and yu ... Read on »
Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community?? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven 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 .  Like you with DVTV we discuss stuff on-line endlessly, and it’s not all related to hearing loss.  We have annual conventions, seasonal picnics, events and “flings”  We’re very..., 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 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 »
Deaf World 2009 - in celebration of Hampshire Deaf Association’s 130th anniversary by DeafBlog Patient Expert Posted Wed 23 Sep 2009 10:50pm exhibitors. The exhibition presents an opportunity not only for deaf and hard of hearing people to discover and learn about what services are available, but also for companies and public services to discover their legal obligations and how to make their organisations more user-friendly and accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people. Hampshire Deaf Read on »
Deaf or deaf? by Heather .. Patient Expert Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:07pm , it is not a disability. In fact, most deaf adults I’ ve read online would find the phrase “hearing impaired” highly offensive. And to think the hearing world finds that phrase to be compassionate... One of the many questions I ask myself about Ethan’s future is whether or not he will call himself Deaf (with a capital D) or deaf (with a small d). Essentially, will he Read on »