March 2006 archive

Deaf History Month 2006

Deaf History Month runs from March 13 through April 15. The March issue of Captioned Media’s ezine has a wealth of information on deaf history. From National Association of the Deaf release: “A program highlight will be the introduction of a kit designed to provide information and resources for the nation’s libraries across the country …

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Doctors Learn Sign Language

Doctors training in sign language isn’t an ordinary sign language course, but one that focuses on medical terms. This could be something we’ll see more of in the future… sign language tailored to specific professions — at least the critical ones like medicine. The article explains that more than one-third of hard of hearing patients …

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Captioned Movies in Theaters

Fomdi lists Captioned Movies playing around the US. Just enter your zip code, how far you’re willing to travel, and when you want to see a movie. Very nice resource. Typically, I go to AMC Theaters and look under Dallas. It’s the only chain that cares enough to provide captioned movies. I’ve written to another …

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Stylish Hearing Aid Accessories

Paul was at the mall and saw a girl wearing hearing aids with colorful earmolds. Intrigued, I did a search and it’s amazing what you can get today. My implant does come with changeable color covers. I was excited about them, but never switch colors. Just wearing silver all the time. Not only do colorful …

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Deaf Skydivers

I admire the Deaf Skydivers folks simply because I’m afraid to do such a thing! Paul would like to try it, but I’ll stay firmly grounded, thankyouverymuch. Guess you wouldn’t call me a daredevil. Scariest thing I did was rappel down a mountain and it was not that steep. I love indoor rock climbing, though. …

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Deaf Pilots

I never thought about becoming a pilot nor the challenges that come with it because of communications between pilot and air traffic control. In spite of the barrier, Stephen Hopson passed his oral and flight exams making him the first deaf person to get an instrument rating from the Federal Aviation Administration. He is allowed …

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