Just Services with funding from Arts Council England set up Disability Writes to help disabled people who face barriers in getting support and encouragement to write. It promotes the work of disabled writers to a wide audience of disabled and non-disabled people through its Web site and printed publications. People with disabilities can post their …
August 2005 archive
USC Soccer Player
Soccer player who happens to be deaf joins USC team. I love a story like this. At one time, I wanted to play college ball, but gave up those thoughts while in high school as I didn’t play volleyball all four years of high school, one of my biggest regrets. I can’t honestly remember what …
Hearing My Son Calling
Last Sunday night, I had a little, but meaningful hearing moment. I was working in my office and I hear, “Mom! Mom!” I had to listen for a minute because sometimes something else sounds like “Mom.” I responded, “Yes?” “Can you come up here?” the voice said. “You want me to come upstairs?” I said. …
Delray Nonprofit Clinic
Just reported on a center in Fort Worth that helps build skills. Another one popped up in Boca Raton News. Deaf Service Center helps those who are hearing-impared and deaf. However, the reporter wrote “suffering with hearing loss or impairment.” Ouch. Yeah, we have a fever and need to get plenty of bed rest. But …
Center Builds Skills
I was born and bred in Fort Worth, Texas. My parents still live there — it’s about an hour’s drive from where I live. Yet, I’ve never heard of this center. It has been around since before I was born. How does a center like this escape my family’s and other Fort Worth residents’ attention? …
Survivor Winner
Did you know that the winner of Survivor: Palau has a daughter who is deaf and had cochlear implant surgery at age 2? His bio confirms it. I hardly keep up with the contestants’ backgrounds and accidentally found this information. According to New York Daily News, he is leaving (if not already) his fire fighter …
Swimming with the Implant
Whenever I am near water while wearing my hearing aids (and now implant) — pools, showers, bathtubs — I get nervous as it doesn’t feel natural to have it on because water and hearing aids don’t mix. That’s why you’ll see me using an umbrella when it’s only sprinkling outside. I don’t want to get …
Love Letters
I was looking through McSweeney’s Internet Tendency for inspiration on a report I need to write, an unusual site with unusual humor. How could I pass up reading Love Letters of a Closed-Caption Editor and a Telegram Operator? I didn’t. It’s a quick and hilarious read. The report I need to write can easily become …