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 …
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Cowboy Who Is Deaf
Yee haw! Would you believe there is a person who is deaf that’s a cowboy? 19-year-old Clint Thomas competes in steer wrestling, calf roping, and team roping. He started competing when he was 10 years old and won the Georgia junior all-around. How does a person get into the sport of rodeo? His dad was …
Pocket PC Does Hearing Tests
Otovation has created Pocket Hearo LE that turns a Pocket PC into an audiometer. Should make it easy for audiologists to conduct testing out in the field.
Student Heads to Yale
Always great o read a success story like this Deaf student who proved doctors wrong; she’s headed to Yale. She also won a scholarship from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I won the same scholarship twice. I have always wondered if I could have gotten accepted at harder …
Deaf Dog
This is a heartwarming story about a deaf dog who was seen as aggressive, but wasn’t. Two-year-old Lauren is a cattle dog mix who was born deaf and learned hand signals. Her owner plans to teach her more sign language so she can be a therapy dog for deaf children. I had a pet Beagle …
Deaf Rock Band
Bet you thought it would never happen, eh? All-deaf rock band has released a CD. How cool is that? Love the name of the band and its CD: Beethoven’s Nightmare presents its first CD, Turn It up Louder. Appropos, eh? Rox’n!
Telephone Bills Might Increase
Unless you’re from Missouri, don’t panic. Currently, the state imposes a 10-cent monthly surcharge for covering Relay Missouri. That charge could go up five cents for a total surcharge of 15 cents per month. Small potatoes, right? I’m sure there will be an outcry from phone customers who don’t use the relay service. But to …
Deaf Man Learns to Fly
I never dreamed of learning how to fly, but Paul was in the Air Force. He originally wanted to be a pilot, but the kind of plane he wanted to fly—he was too tall for it. So he went into IT instead. It’s awesome that an Airman teaches deaf man to fly. Get your faxes …
iPods Can Make You Deaf
How’s that for a headline? ThisisLondon reports London commuters riding the tube (subway) and trains are at risk for tinnitus and severe damage to the inner ear because they turn up the volume to dangerous levels due to the background noise on public transportation. What’s so unusual about this? We’ve had Walkmans for years. It’s …
Cochlear Implant Stolen
Someone stole a Deaf Student’s Hearing Device from school. I’m sad to say that it doesn’t surprise me because something similar happened to me. Only the item cost a fraction of what a cochlear device costs. When I worked with the Federal Highway Administration, I had to sit at a table meant to hold books, …