Ah, here comes another war between the D and the d. It has nothing to do with language, implants, or hearing aids. It has to do with a screening test for connexin 26. I had this test last year, but tested negative so my deafness remains unexplained or as a “luck of the draw.”
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Eli Steele Update
Previously, I’ve mentioned What’s Bugging Seth, a movie about a man. At the time, there wasn’t much information available. The movie makers provides more details on Eli Steele and the movie he hopes to get into theaters.
Deaf Couple Receives Extreme Makeover
No, they don’t receive implants or plastic surgery. It’s the other extreme makeover: home edition. This show is amazing because well-deserving people are the ones who get the makeover. Previous episodes have featured a family of eight kids whose parents died 16 days apart, a woman who donated bone marrow and saved the life of …
Neural Biotechnologies
The next Future Salon session will cover Computers and Drugs Working Together: The Present and Future of Neural Biotechnologies. “Drs. Mike Chorost and Eric Lynch will discuss the present state of neural technologies for treating deafness and their likely future. Dr. Chorost will open by explaining how the most advanced neurostimulation technology on the market, …
WAT's with Accessibility
IBM has created a service called WAT (Web Adaptation Technology (WAT) to allow users with disabilities to make standard Web pages more accessible without messing with the operating system as explained in WAT makes websites accessible. If you know of an organization that might be interested, to sign up with IBM and AbilityNet or contact …
Twin Adventures
I admire the mom of the twin boys who are breaking the sound barriers. I know it’s hard to help one child, but two. Wow.
The Coalition for Movie Captioning (CMC)
TDI-L Notes – Action Alert: The Coalition for Movie Captioning (CMC) needs your quick action. We have a great opportunity to rapidly increase captioned movies in theaters across the U.S. A movie captioning amendment proposed by Senator Mark Dayton of Minnesota was included in the Senate JOBS Act, which passed the Senate in May 2004. …
We Have Feelings, Too
Big surprise as you’ve heard me talk about this here on how I feel like a normal person. In reality, having hearing loss does stop me from reaching a lot of things in life. Don’t give me the ol’ “Put your mind to it and you can make it happen” line. It complicated. I have …
No Plain Vanilla Rockin'
Blast from the past. Vanilla Ice, rapper from my teen days (is my age showing?) literally rocks the house at Gallaudet University according to His Beat Goes On. Big question – Why weren’t there any interpreters? Update with an answer from Larry (thanks): It would have been a waste of money. No one ever really …
Advanced Bionics Is Acquired
Advanced Bionics is known for its work on implantable microelectronics as reported in Canada.com.