Advanced Bionics has issued a recall on unimplanted cochlear devices because the moisture in the circuity might cause them to malfunction. This is the second recall for the company since July 2002. About 440 devices are being recalled. US company, Cochlear, is enjoying an 18 percent stock increase in Australia as a result. In August, …
September 2004 archive
ENG Postponed
Had to postpone today’s ENG as I’ve been sick (yet again) over the weekend. Still had the sinus infection from the surgery that never went completely away. Then, I was sick with some virus after I started taking antibiotics for the sinus infection. Pretty rundown and obviously in no shape to face the ENG. So …
Nicaraguan Deaf
It’s not often I come across a story about deaf people and sign language in other countries. I remember when I saw Four Weddings and a Funeral, I enjoyed watching British sign language. Though I don’t know ASL, I could see a difference. It’s like when I am lip-reading and I recognize someone has a …
ENG
I am having an ENG (electronystagmography) on Monday as the next step to determine why I have dizziness and vertigo. As I’ve previously mentioned, it’s been a problem for many years. It was noticeable in high school, I believe. It has gradually worsened. I used to be able to ride roller coasters. The last few …
NAD Gets a New Face
National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has redesigned its Web site. It looks good, but as a member of the Web Standards Project… I can’t help be disappointed it uses tables for layouts instead of CSS. On the bright side, the site looks good in . Read the news item to get details of what …
Captel
Have learned about a new device called Captel (captioned telephone) and debating whether or not I should use the Texas STAP program to try to get one or use the program to get a Sidekick II whenever more are in stock. Captel “displays written, word-for-word captions of everything the caller says.” However, I am not …
Danger! Danger!
Sidekick II has sold out! -sob- I want to get one especially with the latest news from the company that makes them. Thanks for Joel for sending me the news item. Danger, Inc., provider of the hiptop Wireless Solution, has incorporated improved its hiptop2 (also known as T-Movile Sidekick II) wireless communications device that will …
Online Captioning
Best practices in online captioning from Joe Clark, the author of Building Accessible Web Sites. This is detailed report that no Web site team should be without especially if there is a lot of multimedia on the site. Government Web sites are required, by law, to meet accessibility guidelines and Joe’s work will serve as …
John Gray for Ears
Well, apparently the Mars / Venus concept applies to the left and right ear. According to a NY Times article (free registration required), the right ear is Mars. Wow, I didn’t know our ears were so far away. Sorry, couldn’t let that go. Back to business. “But in a new study, scientists have found that …
iPod Nightmare
Trying to get an iPod to practice listening. Boy, the roadblocks are everywhere. I wrote about it in the other blog. I’ve been wanting a portable MP3 player as a tool to help me with my listening skills, but I put that want away as I know it is not a necessity during these tough …
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