Signing to all deaf / Deaf people!by
Funny Old Life
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...
Deaf or deaf?by
Heather ..
himself Deaf (with a capital D) or deaf (with a small d). Essentially, will he be able to embrace his deafness... himself deaf at all. What we do now will to a large extent determine the answer to that question.
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Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community??by
Jodi Cutler Del Dottore
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. In fact, it is fun and comfortable...
Deaf or Not-Deaf: Who is the More Qualified ASL Teacher?by
Jodi Cutler Del Dottore
" regarding the importance of Signing Time for hearing mothers of deaf children. Then, strangely, I took a moment to actually reflect on the commenters' perspectives. These were the two comments that I found thought-provoking:
Deaf258 said...
It's Deaf Awareness Week!by
DeafBlog
This week is Deaf Awareness Week, when organisations working with deaf people across the country... of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind...
Deaf bunny/Rabbitby
heru m.
A qestion about Deaf bunny/Rabbit
Question
I’ve owned my dwarf rabbit.... I am trying a few different tests, however, I am beginning to suspect she is deaf. What is the best way...
A Bridge of Understanding
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders, more than 28 million Americans are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness has found that 2,000 people in L.A. County are deaf or hard of hearing and HIV positive.
For these 2...crap
Uganda's Deaf Missing Out on Key AIDS Education
On Saturday in Kampala, activists warned that HIV/AIDS could wipe out the nation's deaf citizens... the Uganda National Association for the Deaf and is the only deaf member of the country's parliament. "Our... and other activists said authorities must take urgent steps to include the deaf.
"The problem is how the message...crap
APLA News Deaf People with HIV/AIDS Find Help, Support at APLA
Legal Checkups Offered
Substance Abuse Group Meets
Gym, Chiropractor Services
Stephanie Harris
Deaf People with HIV/AIDS Find Help, Support at APLA
For people with HIV who are deaf or hard of hearing there is an added...crap
Am I bi-polar or just hypersensiive and individual?
I love music and movies ,quotes language and I relish conversation but if it wasn't for those passions I would wish to be deaf and I often do wish it. I can't bear sound. People eating and drinking and swallowing. T.V and radio too loud. And the very worst is wrappers and packaging. People rustling stuff...crap
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON THIS INFECTION...MY 15 YR OLD NIECE HAS CONTACTED IT AND NOW HER NEW BABY HAS IT AND IS NOW DEAF? PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY AND I UNDERSTAND THIS.THANK YOU Brooks Jackson, M.D. CYTOMEGALOVIRUS Active cytomegalovirus infection in the mother especially early in pregnancy...crap
toxoplasmosis in children
Dear Dr., My best friend and I were both pregnant at the same time. Her son was born deaf in one ear. Recently she found out that he now has lost some vision in his left eye. They have diagnosed her son with having toxoplasmosis. They think she was infected while pregnant...crap
acetaminophen
I have just read your article on pain killers causing deafness. I was recently diagnosed with deafness, I have trouble hearing on the telephone, and as I have been taking acetaminophen or panadol... has ever been deaf and that puzzled me so now I need to know - do I stop taking these drugs? Can I become deafer...crap
California: Deaf Gay Men Tackle AIDS and Speed Use
This spring, the Bay Area's Deaf Gay and Lesbian Center (DGLC) will distribute two new videos in American Sign Language (ASL) to inform deaf gays and lesbians about HIV prevention and methamphetamine use.
While passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act improved the deaf population's access to services, HIV...crap