http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65 Just another DeafRead Blogs weblog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Came across this: Braille Makes a Comeback (To read the full article, you'd have to sign up for a free registration.) But the part of interest was this: Among some students, families, and educators, use of Braille was seen as a sort of failure, some advocates say. Among the visually impaired, about ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2008/07/21/126/ So a week or two ago I signed up with www.yourmail.com which is a free service that intercepts your voice mails, transcribes them, and emails them to you. You can still retrieve them from your voicemail as usual, but you can opt to get a copy in the email or ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2008/07/21/how-cool-is-this/ There's a fair furor at present over DBC, the details of which I hardly need to recount. But I came across this, and it has got me thinking:The deep division between the subgroups reflects the contrasting core values of deafness. For the oral deaf and users of c.i. people, ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2008/07/16/tangential-thoughts-on-colonization-sign-language-and-oral-methods/ Wow! For quite some time, CSPAN1 and CSPAN2 have offered live streaming of the televised portions of congressional activity. They're captioned on TV, but of course on the Internet not so much. So in following political stuff, I've had to scramble around for transcripts and such since ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/11/08/cspan-gets-a-facelift/ I had my hair cut today. A fairly pedestrian activity, I suppose: washing the hair, snipping and clipping it, applying ridiculous amounts of mousse and blow drying the final product. I do all this in silence, of course, since once my hair's washed it's too wet for the hearing aids. ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/11/06/patterns/ Good heavens: With New Device, Police Shake, Rattle and Roll Meet the Rumbler. The high-tech blaster is being used along with the traditional siren. It is aimed at grabbing people's attention and getting them to make room for officers responding to emergencies, helping police navigate through traffic faster and safer. People can feel ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/10/29/rumblers/ I came across this article over the summer and was immediately struck by the obvious parallels: So let’s just go back to segregation, then. I thought many of the things she had to say about the issues black children face in schools is very much like what deaf children ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/10/28/identity-politics/ Here's a meme floating around that I spotted: 20 Years Ago, I... Started graduate school. (Oi!) Had my first serious relationship (really, just bounced around more informally as an undergrad -- was more interested in school). Also became completely financially independent from my parents (who paid rent and tuition during undergrad, something ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/10/03/over-the-years/ Hello, hello! Seems I took something of a summer vacation! I've had that happen from time to time on my blogs. I think I sort of step back and recharge my batteries. I've been busy of course, what with work and extracurricular activities. Interestingly, while ... http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/09/29/shes-alive/ Weehaaaaaa!!!! http://blog.deafread.com/browneyedgirl65/2007/06/08/deaf-ninja-2/