Another set of Commandments

Brno Torah
Originally uploaded by Mamluke

Inspired by Anonymous and MM, I decided to draw up my own set of “rules” for both Deaf and Hearing people when communicating with deaf people.
Thou shall not ask if hearing aids or cochlear implants are turned on, or if batteries are dead.
Thou shall not ever utter the words, “Never mind” or [...]

Helping Hands

Helping Hands
Originally uploaded by photosbyerich

This is in response to MZ’s post, ‘We Are Deaf– One And Many’.
Not all of us have had the educational opportunities MZ has had. Not all of us have the power or ability to make a difference on a large scale. Not all of us have the know how. Sometimes it’s [...]

Piece of Pie?

Something of an epiphany occurred while I was gone. Think about this. At the IFHOH (International Federation of Hard of Hearing People) Congress, people gathered from all over the world to discuss issues that impact ALL deaf, hard-of-hearing and Deaf people worldwide. It didn’t matter whether we spoke, signed, were late-deafened, wore hearing aids, cochlear [...]

International Federation of Hard of Hearing Congress 2008– Part 1

This is just a quick recap of the IFHOH. (International Federation of Hard of Hearing) Congress in Vancouver, BC.
Since I hate driving in Vancouver, and didn’t want to mess with long lines over the border crossing during TWO Independence Day holidays, I took the train. The IFHOH began a day after Canadian Independence Day and [...]

Advocacy

Last night during ASL class, my teacher came up to me with a copy of last Fall’s ALDA (Association of Late-Deafened Adults) newsletter. My picture was on the front. I’d forgotten I had written that article for ALDA. She had found a copy of the newsletter at her audiologist’s office during [...]