Now I don’t have to feel guilty about all those video games I played as a kid and any that I play as an adult though I rarely play. BBC News reports video games may help improve hearing and cochlear implants are mentioned in the article.
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Sign Language Not Universal
From Ask Yahoo! Is sign language for the deaf universal? I knew the answer was no and got to see it in action in Four Weddings and a Funeral. I loved seeing sign language with an accent. Though I don’t know sign language, I could tell something was different in British sign language.
To Deaf Bloggers
Justin wrote, “Meg from Mandarin Design, has developed an entry on her blog about asking for deaf bloggers to sign in. Her purpose for this is to meet all deaf bloggers and get to know them.” Her questions with my answers: Q: Where are you from? A: Plano, TX. Born and bred in Fort Worth. …
Epic Biosonics Inc. Writes
Mary McFarland, President and CEO, and Epic Biosonics, kindly took the time to write in response to this August entry. Here’s the note: “I would like to respond to a posting on Bionic Ear Blog which provided information on a totally implantable cochlear implant from Epic Biosonics Inc. I would like to take this opportunity …
Rah! Rah!
When I was in high school, I knew of another person who was deaf and a cheerleader at another public high school. The local newspaper wrote an article about her. What is she doing today? She is a lawyer in LA. Cool, eh? Aside from lawyer jokes, of course. Reading Deaf cheerleader Krystal Delacruz keeps …
Captioning Censorship
The Television Captioning Censorship List is a list of 200 US Department of Education recently disapproved TV shows by the Department? Technology and Media Services for IndIndividuals with Disabilities program, effective October 1, 2003. Looking at the approved vs. disapproved list, one can tell DOE selected more news and educational programming and got rid of …
Cell Antennas Don't Play Nice
When investigating whether or not to get an implant, I looked into how security devices and other techie stuff impact the implant and its programming. There was talk that airport security systems would mess with the implant as do shopping security devices. In the end, these rarely have an impact on the implant and its …
Couple Gets CIs
Deaf Couple Can Now Hear Their Voices tells the story of two people who lost their hearing at a young age due to meningitis. They had a child and worried about hearing her cues, so they made the decision to have implants. One thing I liked about the story is that their deaf friends were …
Deaf Athletes
Mainstream Deaf/Hard of Hearing & Coda Athletes is a list of athletes who are attending regular high schools (CODA means child of deaf adults). I played sports in high school and it was no big deal. I emailed the guy who is compiling the list to find out why he is doing it. Sure, in …
Cochlear Implant Inventors
There isn’t one person who outright invented the cochlear implant as Graeme M. Clark and NASA’s Adam Kissiah are recognized as individuals who made a large contribution to the bionic ear.