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Famous Deaf People - Articles
Know your RIGHTS as a Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Person
by
Danielle N.
Posted
Mon 09 Aug 2010 5:10pm
I hope you all are enjoying your summer and staying cool! It is so hot here in NY. Time sure does fly by quickly I cannot believe summer is almost over. My best friend who 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 America ...
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Jenny Moir, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
by
DeafBlog
Posted
Tue 04 Aug 2009 6:28pm
Imagine waking up to a furry face and two paws scrabbling at your duvet? What a great way to start the day! Well, more than 800 people in the UK experience this ritual every morning, when their hearing dog springs into action after hearing the alarm clock.
This is just one of a variety of household sounds to which hearing dogs are trained ...
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Signing to all deaf / Deaf people!
by
Funny Old Life
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, ...
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Phone calls for deaf people are a step closer
by
Funny Old Life
Posted
Thu 23 Apr 2009 4:20pm
Ofcom are carrying out a comprehensive review of telecommunications services for deaf people. Hopefully this will pave the way for opening up possibilities of implementing new and more efficient and suitable telephone systems that will work with the existing digital networks in the UK. I went to a consultation meeting with Ofcom, along with t ...
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Why D/deaf People Are More Fun
by
kim
Posted
Mon 08 Dec 2008 12:00am
by kim
My CGGE-Holiday-Gift-Exchange has arrived!!! Had to show the packaging before I tore into it!!!!!
Originally uploaded by etherealgirls
Today I went to an ALDA holiday party. I wish I could go more often, but the local chapter meets on days I w ...
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How to Educate the Hearing about d/Deaf Peoples and Culture
by
kim
Posted
Tue 20 Oct 2009 12:00am
by kim
DP asked how we educate hearing people about d/Deaf people. That’s the hard part.
I believe diversity education needs to start young, but with only 1 out of 1000 babies born deaf, hearing children do not get enough exposure to deaf children when young. On top of th ...
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(NI-0037) Pity the poor deaf people
by
Dan Connell
Posted
Sat 30 May 2009 11:20pm
I had some disturbing experiences this past week that really make me wonder how people can be so delusional. I fear for mankind. Really, I do.
I'm not saying that I personally don't have some delusions. I do. Everyone has them, but they are usually harmless. For instance, I have a mental self image that is many pounds lighter than t ...
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Just what part of DEAF do people not understand?
by
Robyn C.
Posted
Thu 19 Mar 2009 4:10pm
I'm still gobsmacked at the continuing sagas that happen around me when it comes to my deafness.
Two weeks ago I had the following conversation.
Person 1: "You should read Robyn's blog - it's hilarious"
Person 2: "Yep - Robyn you should write professionally"
Me: "Well - I would if someone would pay me!!"
Person 1: "I ...
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How to Date a Deaf Person
by
Dr. Tina Tessina, Phd "Dr. Romance"
Posted
Wed 06 May 2009 1:32pm
1 Comment
I want to tell you a short story about myself. I am deaf since birth and I grew up being deaf. It's hard for me to fit in, because this society doesn't understand about us very well. I was married to hearing man for 13 years and we've been divorced for 10 years . I have wonderful sons, I love them so much and I have given up a lot to raise t ...
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