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World Deaf Information Resource Project Launches
A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and [...]
Einfache Methoden, der Meinungsfreiheit im Iran zu helfen
English; Español; Français; Türkçe
Der Wahl im Iran stehe ich neutral gegenüber, aber ich bin sehr für die Meinungsfreiheit. Ob wir mit den Ansichten irgendeines iranischen Bürgers übereinstimmen oder nicht, sie müssen das Recht haben, ihre
Ansichten kundzutun. Hier sind ein paar einfache Möglichkeiten, wie du ihnen helfen kannst, die Zensurversuche im Iran zu zurückzuschlagen:
1.Twitterst du? [...]
İran Seçimleri İçin Cyberwar Rehberi
English; Português
İran Seçimleri İçin Cyberwar Rehberi
Yishay diyor ki: “Cehenneme giden yol en iyi niyetlerle(benimki de dahil) döşenmiş. İran hükümetine değil protestoculara nasıl yardım edebileceğini öğrenin”
Bu rehberin amacı Twitter üzerinden İran seçim protestolarına yapıcı katkıda bulunmanızı sağlamaktır
1. Twitter üzerinden proxy IP’lerini duyurmayın, ve özellikle de #iranelection hashtag(etiket)’ini kullanmayın. Güvenlik kuvvetleri bu hashtag’i izlemekte, ve bir proxy [...]
Moyens simples pour aider les Iraniens la liberté d’expression
English; Español; Deutsch; Türkçe
Je suis neutre concernant les élections iraniennes. Mais je suis très pro liberté d’expression. Que nous soyons en accord ou en désaccord avec n’importe quel citoyen iranien, ils devraient avoir le droit d’exprimer leurs points de vue. Voici des moyens simples pour les aider à vaincre les tentatives de censure en Iran:
1. [...]
Accessible Technology Now!
See the following message in American Sign Language (13 min.): http://www.coataccess.org/node/51
Many federal laws have been enacted to require greater access to telecommunications for deaf people and also blind people. There is only one problem – the federal laws that we worked so hard to enact over the past 20 years have not kept pace [...]
NOT MY SCAM. Thank you.
It has just come to my attention that someone has been perpetuating a scam against Deaf people using text that they plagiarized from one of my own blog posts.
The scam lies to Deaf people by claiming to be able to give them $50,000 to start their own business. But in order to “claim” the money, [...]
BBC Ouch Holiday Gathering
I’m one of many people around the world who read the
BBC Ouch discussion board. Disabled people, people with medical conditions, Deaf people, etc., all participate in discussions there, partly for fun (there are LOTS of people at Ouch with a REALLY weird sense of humor ). But Ouch is also an [...]
Why We Should Email Obama!
[Addendum, 21 January 2009: Please note that this blog site has no association with the Obama administration or the US government. This means that comments left here will NOT be passed along to the White House. People who wish to contact Obama's administration will wish to try the White House web site, or you may [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Deaf Voters in California: Please Vote NO to Proposition 8
The lives, personal security, and happiness of two deaf women, Lisa and Noreen, are dangling on the collective decision that will be made by voters in California tomorrow, November 4, 2008.
Californians are being asked to decide tomorrow whether Noreen and Lisa, and many other couples like them, have the right to be legally married. [...]
Should Deaf Organizations Work with Cross-Disability Organizations?
I just discovered that WordPress now allows us to add polls. I’m adding this one as an experiment, and also because I’m curious to know what YOU think: should Deaf organizations (i.e., organizations OF and REPRESENTING Deaf people) work in cooperation with cross-disability organizations (i.e., organizations OF and REPRESENTING people with all disabilities) when [...]
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