Ever been frustrated that Sidekick does not have all the features you would like to have as a deaf person? (Or as a deaf-blind person, or a person with other disabilities?) Been frustrated that there aren’t more companies with a “data-only” plan? Wish there were more phones out there with the features [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )It seems that a man with Ushers Syndrome has successfully advocated with the Brighton and Hove City Council for better access for hard of hearing people. You can at check out the story.
Now maybe you’re thinking, “I’m not hard of hearing, I’m DEAF. And I don’t have Usher’s Syndrome. And [...]
Today’s guest blogger writes of her love for her deafblind daughter. She originally posted this letter to her daughter at: http://pipecleanerdreams.blogspot.com/2007/02/letter-to-ashley.html
My dearest Ashley,
Someone asked me yesterday if I could snap my fingers and cure you of your deafblindness, would I do it. This person went further to ask if in an ideal world I [...]
Just today, I discovered that there is a deaf-blind woman quietly maintaining her own blog about raising and homeschooling her twin children. Her children also have an adoptive Dad who happens to be quadraplegic.
She’s not looking for a big audience. But from the little bit I’ve seen in browsing around her site, she seems to [...]
In my last post I asked, Deaf Minority Blogs: Where Are They?
This question seems to have hit a nerve for some people. This was one the few posts I have made so far that has sparked a stimulating, on-going discussion among multiple participants. Someone else even wrote an excellent blog post about it, [...]
A few hours ago, I announced a new blog site created by a deaf-blind writer, Christine (aka “Coco” or “TactileJunkie” 
(http://reunifygally.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/deaf-blind-blog-christines-tactile-the-world/). And a month ago, I made a point of linking to Jamie Berke’s page listing Deaf Latino web sites.
But: where are the other deaf-blind bloggers besides Christine? Where are the deaf Latino/Hispanic/Chicano [...]
I just discovered a new blog that was set up earlier this week by a Deaf-Blind blogger named Christine (aka “Coco” and “Tactilejunkie”). It looks like she is going to describe her own experiences as a woman with Usher’s syndrome in the process of adapting to her gradual loss of vision. She also has some links to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Deaf-blind people, just like sighted deaf people, must deal with communication barriers on a daily basis. Some technological advances, such as computers with Braille readouts, bring them into the communication mainstream. Other technologies create new barriers.
But most of the time, what creates barriers to full communication access isn’t technological innovation. The largest [...]
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