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With apologies to Jamie Sommers. Adventures of a person who is deaf.
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How to on Deaf People
wikiHow on how to understand deaf people. Many of the points hit the target. We cant help that we have a deaf accent. We have little or no ability to understand inflection. Some people think those with a southern or redneck accent are less intelligent. Well, same reasoning applies to deaf people b ...
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ABC Captions Shows Online
I went to look up a show on ABCs web site and ran into the player. In big letters, it said ABC.COM has a full episode player. A few lines down, Closed Captioning. I tried to install the player in FireFox and followed all the directions including the Allow stuff, but it wouldnt work after five tries. ...
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Captioned Radio Broadcast of Live Election Coverage
Based on press release (pdf file) with edits. On election night, deaf and hard-of-hearing people can experience live radio coverage for the first time, when NPR, Harris Corporation and Towson University simulcast the first ever live, captioned radio broadcast. NPR, Harris Corporation and Towson U ...
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1 in 10 MP3 Abusers Could Go Deaf
CNet reports on a study of MP3 usage performed by the EUs Scientific Committee. The study says that one in ten iPod users could go deaf. It shouldnt scare anyone away from buying an iPod or other MP3 player, but encourage users to use common sense in controlling the volume. Please note the importan ...
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Guardian Deaf Issue
More than 8 million Britons have impaired hearing, ranging from the 6 million older people who are mildly or moderately deaf, to the 700,000 whose deafness is more profound. In this special issue, we explore how it feels to be part of deaf culture today. UKs Guardian presents a Deaf issue. Features: ...
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Deafness Research Grants
Two calls for applications Call for Applications: Research in Hearing and Balance Science The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) requests applications from both new applicants, and DRF awardees applying for a second year of funding, who are dedicated to exploring new avenues of hearing and balance ...
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Deaf Couple on Supernanny
The Friday, October 10 (9:00pm/8:00pm cst) episode of Supernanny features a family headed by a deaf couple. Kip and Dorothy Baulisch of Omaha, Neb. and their four children Melissa, 18; Jessica, 8; Jennifer, 7; and Kristin, (Flash Player Required) The episode should provide insight into families w ...
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Ask Questions in a Conference
I posted an entry about a conference that encouraged participants to email or send questions electronically. I love it, of course, because it would ensure I hear every question. But I also know the importance of face-to-face connections. What do you think? Read A Real Life Internet Fable.
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Designing Web Sites for People with Disabilities
Check out Digital Web Magazines Understanding Disabilities When Designing a Web site. Also, A List Apart and issue 265 has a pleasant surprise Deafness and the User Experience. The article offers well-rounded insight into deafness in general, the culture, captioning, and more. Thanks, Deborah, for ...
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YouTube Adds Captioning Feature
Thanks to Karen for posting about YouTube and captioning in which to points to Bill Cresswells post. YouTube on captions and subtitles covers how to turn them on/off, add/edit captions, and getting help with captioning a video. If only YouTube had a way to search for captioned/subtitled videos. Su ...
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iPhone vs. Blackberry
Anyone using an iPhone or a Blackberry? Ive narrowed the cell phone decision to these two. My thoughts: iPhone: Advantages Blends iPod, PDA, and phone in one nice package. Has a nice PDA interface. Tracks teen. Has 3G. iPhone: Disadvantages On screen keyboard not as fast as BB keyboard. Syncs ...
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Getting Ready for Back to School
Paula Rosenthal offers advice on how to help a child get ready for school. I asked my mom what she did when I was in elementary school. She said that after the first one or two years, she asked the teacher for five minutes of her time. Mom would explain that I needed to sit where I could lipread an ...
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ASL by Cell Phone
Researchers at the University of Washington developed software allowing users to talk to each other using ASL over cell phones. The researchers have succeeded in making project a reality. Theyve received a grant from National Science Foundation that will allow them to conduct a 20-person field proje ...
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Fire Alarms for the Deaf
In my first year in college, I walked in my dorm room to see building maintenance working on the ceiling. It turned out the university sent them to install a visual fire alarm. That impressed me because I didnt request it and I never had one while growing up. Whenever the fire alarm went off, I qu ...
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iTunes 7.7 Rules!
Previously, I posted the iPod Touch Rules! By accident, I found a similar feature in the iPod Nano (second generation). It didnt have this before upgrading iTunes. I pushed the button a couple of times while playing a song and by the fourth push I see lyrics! To scroll down, just slide the scroll ...
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Dating Deaf People
Im lucky I found someone early in my life so I didnt have to deal with the stressful dating game for long. Deaf people at least in my case who live outside of the Deaf culture feel insecure when it comes to the dating game. Although its wrong to dislike someone just because of a difference, its hu ...
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Closed-Captioning Transcript Preferences
I received an email from a web designer who designs web sites and tries to make them more usable and accessible. He wants to add closed-captioning to all sites with video and also include a transcript. He wants to know what is the best file format for the transcripts: rich text format (.rtf), Ado ...
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The iPod Touch Rules!
I accidentally discovered a feature in the iPod Touch that I didnt know was there. I copied lyrics into a songs lyric tab in iTunes and forgot about it. I listened to the iPod Touch on my road trip to and from Austin (of course, I was NOT driving). On the way home, while listening to a song that had ...
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A Visit to CID
I visited with my mom yesterday and asked her about the St. Louis trip that my parents to me on when I was three. My parents received a recommendation to have me tested at Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) to see if there was anything else they could do to help me. Apparently, I did well on the ...
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Employees with Disabilities
Employers think it costs too much to hire people with disabilities. But many articles dispel this myth including this one from JobJournal. In fact, hiring a person with a disability usually costs very little. Seventy percent of workers with disabilities require no accommodations at all. For those wh ...
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