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Managing Misconceptions
For my final project I want to focus on Deaf students in college. I will look at options at Deaf schools and also resources available at hearing schools. I have already talked to a nationally certified...
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And he’s…Safe!
I found this article about baseball signs the other day and got to thinking about where they came from. How is it that every fan in a baseball stadium instantly knows whether the batter is safe at...
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Helping Hands
In working on this blog I have found that The Limping Chicken is one of the best sites to go to for content. I love this blog because it is produced by a Deaf staff; who better to learn about Deaf...
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Limits of Lip-Reading
It has been brought to my attention on multiple occasions that lip reading is not an exact science. In fact, only 30 percent of the English language is visible on the lips, which means that someone who...
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Benefits of Online: Interactive Data Visualizations
I had a conversation with someone over the weekend about the difference between print and online journalism. I have found that there are many more options for information in the online world; both a...
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Capturing all the Elements
One of my friends from high school took an ASL class at our local community college. For her final she was required to perform a song in “sign language.” I am putting sign language in quotations...
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More to AGB than the Phone
Most Americans learned in their elementary school years that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and therefore should be celebrated. However, as I learned in studying Deaf culture, Graham did...
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Communicating Earlier
One frustration that new parents often have is that they can’t communicate with their babies in an effective way. A reason for this is that our fine muscles like our vocal chords take longer to develop...
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Hockey Loving
I grew up in California where there is no hockey in public schools. There is an NHL team in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Kings, but they were about two hours too far north for me to take an interest....
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Major Decision About Where To Major
Sarah Honigfeld is just like any other college senior, finishing up her undergraduate program, spicing up her resume, getting ready for the “real” world. Only she is doing it all as a member of the...
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