Archive for the 'Deaf Culture' Category

Deaf Community: Cultural Values and Double Standards

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I stood back, struck with amazement and sadness at the furor, hurt, and anger within the Deaf Community. Are we so different from each other that we truly cannot understand each other and come to full acceptance of everybody?
First of all, I do not want to see anyone hurt, nor do I want anyone fired from […]

DBC: Bilingualism, Audism, and Deafhood?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

In my last post DBC: Confusing Messages, I asked for clarification about the statements of a DBC representative quoted in the newspaper article as audism and cochlear implants weren’t mentioned in the mission statement of Deaf Bilingual Coalition:
“The two groups will bring their competing agendas to Milwaukee in separate national conferences this week: one that views […]

Sweet Nothing in My Ear: Thumb Up

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Long before the movie made its appearance tonight, controversies broke out in the forums and blogs, with the c.i. camp heavily advocating the cochlear implants and the ASL camp decrying the use of the cochlear implants. In attempts to tear down the other camp while promoting their propaganda, both camps used misconceptions. Between these two camps, the […]

The Cold Case: Thumb Down

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Andy in C Minor    A deaf teen, who was thought only to be missing since 2006, is discovered to have been murdered when his blood is found in a storage room at the high school for the deaf he attended. http://tv.yahoo.com/cold-case/show/andy-in-c-minor/episode/165458
Review: Thumbs down.
In brief, the acting and linguistic skills of the Deaf Students are good. […]

Why Not Marlee Matlin Get A Cochlear Implant?

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Isn’t Marlee a Deaf by Choice? Cochlear Implant?
Since Marlee has some hearing, wouldn’t she still be a fine candidate for a Cochlear implant? 
I don’t know very much about deaf culture, so maybe someone can shed a light why some people who CAN HEAR with Cochlear implant would not go ahead and get it? 
I hear almost […]