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Deaf World 2009 - in celebration of Hampshire Deaf Association’s 130th anniversary by DeafBlog Patient Expert Deaf World 2009, the largest exhibition of its kind in the south will be held this year... and everyone is welcome. The Deaf World exhibition, solely sponsored by HJS Solutions, is a nationally recognised forum...
Deaf or deaf? by Heather .. Patient Expert 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. I’ ve...
Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community?? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven 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 Patient ExpertHealth Maven " 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...
Signing to all deaf / Deaf people! by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional 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...
A Letter from a Deaf Lawyer for Non-LPC Deaf Counselors by Candace A. McCullough Doctor of Philosophy As many of you already know, Deaf counselors are few and far between. The reason for this...-centric. Below, we are reprinting a letter from a Deaf lawyer, who is working to rectify the situation...
Proposal for Equal Opportunity for Deaf, hard of hearing, late- deafened and deaf blind Americans by Danielle N. Patient Expert 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...
How Deaf Is Deaf Enough? Playing God on deafread.com? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven being Deaf and using American Sign Language (ASL)? I don't really understand that question, how about this one: *Can the Deaf Community accept that ASL is not the natural language of all Deaf people...
My Story on Sudden Deafness ( SSHL) by Danielle N. Patient Expert Sudden Deafness...Whats that? Well to tell you the truth I never heard of it even though I had a hearing loss all my life. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), or sudden deafness, is a rapid loss...
Bilingualism Equals No Deaf Identity? by Jeannette Johnson Patient Expert On Jodi’s blog about deaf attacking deaf, an anonymous person wrote, “ She isn’t willing to experience the emotions in her deaf feeling as she doesn’t feel a deaf identify. That is, she can speak...

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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

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

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

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

Will Cholestrol meds cause deafness or tinnitus? Also blood pressure meds.
Afraid of takeing cholestrol meds. They will cause deafness and tinnitus.  Also blood pressure meds called TRIAM/HCTZ. Do any of these cause deafness or tinnitus? Please help.              Judy JUDY 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

HIV/AIDS in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Introduction Hearing Impairment The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Stereotyping Communication Between the Hearing and Hearing Impaired HIV Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Lack of Information Sexual Contact... among the deaf and hard of hearing in the United States is greater than among the general population. Despite...crap