Archive for the 'Deaf Cyberworld' Category

Harassment of Deaf Gays and Lesbians

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Apparently it is becoming a serious problem in DVTV. Deaf Christians are imposing their religious values and making righteous judgments on Deaf Gays and Lesbians. Normally I avoid religious topics. There’s an excellent reason why people shouldn’t talk about religions, politics, and money… these divisive topics get people all fired up, damage friendships, and poison […]

Wait!. Blogs Aren’t Fully Accessible, Either!

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Watching the fray about the captioning of ASL vlogs, I can understand where Carl Schroeder is coming from. Yes, captioning would benefit Deaf Blind Community, Deaf people, including foreign Deaf, who don’t understand ASL, and hearing people. Personally I don’t think it’s fair to accuse vloggers of not being inclusive due to their refusal to subtitle for […]

Pepsi AD Deaf Actor: Oral and C.I. User

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

In my last post, I challenged AGBell Association regarding its letter of protest to Pepsi Cola Corporation for ‘implying that Deaf people only communicating using sign language.”  How does AGBell Association know the Deaf people don’t speak orally, too?  They may be wearing hearing aids and can lipread, too.
I rest my case:
Darren Therriault, the guy who […]

Deaf Sisters: ASL Expands Our World

Friday, January 25th, 2008

While reading other stories on DeafRead and this blog, we noticed that the issue of “missing opportunities” and “being in a box” often came up when discussing deaf people who grew up using ASL. We thought this over and spent a good time discussing it. We realized that we truly do not feel as if […]

Results of Cochlear Implant Survey

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

How did you feel when the c.i. blogs started appearing in DeafRead?  What are your concerns? Hopes? 
Comments:
In my opinion, I think its good that CI blogs appear in DeafRead.
 
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Freedom of speech and we have to have both sides “pro” and “con”  I know it is hard but keep DeafRead in Neutral position.  Not a problem […]