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| 23.03.07 | Gehörloser Professor am Deutschen Institut
für Gebärdensprache erwartet Hamburg (kobinet) In einem offenen Brief an das Präsidium der Universität Hamburg hat sich jetzt die Interessengemeinschaft gehörloser Studenten (iDeas) erneut dafür ausgesprochen, die vakante Stelle des Leiters des Deutschen Instituts für Gebärdensprache mit dem gehörlosen Dr. Christian Rathmann zu besetzen. |
| 23.03.07 | Blaulicht
in lautlosen Welten: Begegnungswoche mit Gehörlosen Begegnungswoche - Fortsetzung Die Teilnehmer der Projektwoche (siehe Bericht vom 19.03.2007) besuchten am 20.03.2007 die Leitstelle, den Erkennungsdienst und den Polizeigewahrsam der Wuppertaler Polizei. Dieser zweite Tag in der Begegnungswoche "Gespannt aufeinander: Gehörlose und Polizei" brachte besonders für die Gehörlosen nicht nur spannende Informationen über die Polizei, sondern auch wichtige Neuigkeiten: Die Polizei in Wuppertal, Remscheid und Solingen bietet ein Notruf-Fax für Gehörlose an. Die Notrufnummer lautet 0202/2845555. Das FAX-Gerät kann auch SMS Nachrichten empfangen und ausdrucken. Sehr wichtig für alle Gehörlosen in unserer Region, die nicht immer mit einem FAX-Gerät spazieren gehen wollen. |
| 23.03.07 | Signs of progress: Senate passes bill allowing
sign language as foreign language credit in school Deafness since infancy hasn't stopped Troy Bowman from being vocal. He has lobbied for Georgia legislation that would allow high school students to count American Sign Language toward meeting their foreign-language requirements. |
| 23.03.07 | Deaf Seder Draws Crowd On Sunday, March 11 Towson University's Hillel and Deaf Studies Program co-hosted a model Passover Seder in American Sign Language, attended by more than 80 members of the community, including Towson University students and people of all ages from the Baltimore-Washington Jewish Deaf community. The Seder was lead by Rabbi David Kastor, who is a Deaf ordained Rabbi. |
| 23.03.07 | Chained girl is deaf Temba - A 12-year-old girl who was chained to her bed for weeks by her mother is apparently deaf and hyperactive. Inspector Gabashane Moseki said an investigating officer referred the case to social workers for assessment after interviewing the mother. The 26-year-old mother who was arrested over the weekend, has not been charged yet, police reported on Monday. "We took the case to social workers after we found out that the 12-year-old girl is deaf and extremely hyperactive," Moseki said. |
| 22.03.07 | Eine
gute Adresse für Schwerhörige ... Zu der Rheinischen Förderschule für Hören und Kommunikation in Bedingrade gehen sowohl Gehörlose als auch Schwerhörige. Während Schwerhörige sich meistens lautsprachlich unterhalten können, brauchen gehörlose Schüler oft die Gebärde zur Unterstützung. Im Jahre 2003 schloss sich die Gehörlosenschule an unsere Schwerhörigenschule an, weil die Zahl der gehörlosen Schüler, auch durch die verbesserte Hörgerätetechnik und die neuen operativen Möglichkeiten, immer mehr abnimmt. Nun gibt es nur noch eine gemeinsame Schulform. |
| 22.03.07 | Spielzeug
von A bis Z – Die Welt im
Alphabet Die neue Sonderausstellung im Spielzeug Museum zeigt "Spielzeug von A bis Z" aus den Depots der Spielzeugsammlung – von A wie Affe bis Z wie Zebra. Vom Buchstaben zur Schrift und zu Büchern: die Entwicklung der Schrift von den Hieroglyphen bis zur Computerschrift wird in der Ausstellung kurz erläutert, und auch über ganz besondere Arten der Verständigung wie die Brailleschrift für Blinde, die Gebärdensprache für Gehörlose oder das Morsealphabet, mit dem man früher Nachrichten über weite Entfernungen mitgeteilt hat, kann man sich in der Ausstellung informieren. |
| 22.03.07 | Deaf advocates plan 'silent protest' today
at Capitol TALLAHASSEE -- Advocates for the state's 3 million residents with hearing loss rally at the Capitol today to push for state benefits. The Florida Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing plans to flood the Capitol entrance at 9:30 a.m. and hold a "silent protest" in the rotunda outside of the House and Senate chambers at 10 a.m. Advocates are pushing for state licensure of interpreters, improved educational services, better access to emergency preparedness plans, increased use of captioning for films and television broadcasts and increased funding for direct services, according to a written release. |
| 22.03.07 | Hearing-impaired make noise in Legislature TALLAHASSEE -- Deaf and hearing-impaired protestors waved placards and signed slogans today outside the House and Senate chambers. Waving their arms for TV cameras, their silence was a startling contrast to the din of lobbyists and televised floor debates. "We may be deaf, but we must be heard," and "No deaf child left behind," some signs proclaimed. |
| 22.03.07 | Fair aims to make deaf community visible With a smile spread across her face, Donna Leff jumped up and down with her arms flailing above her head in an effort to catch the attention of passing students. But Leff wasn't part of a club campaigning outside the Memorial Union Tuesday - she was trying to raise awareness for deaf people. Leff helped coordinate the first ASU American Sign Language Festival at the MU to help raise deaf awareness at ASU. The festival ends today. |
| 22.03.07 | Languages of Neverland With signing, S. Plantation High's Peter Pan cast helps story of pirates and lost boys come alive for the hearing impaired. PLANTATION – For the cast of Peter Pan at South Plantation High School, learning to fly was the easy part. Much more challenging was performing the musical in two languages at the same time: in English for most of the audience, and American Sign Language for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| 22.03.07 | New ear implants cause less damage to patient's
ears ... A new, hybrid version of the cochlear implant only adds high frequencies, so patients can hear distinct sounds -- like consonants. The words "sat" and "fat" can both sound like "ahhh." The hybrid implant allows patients to differentiate between "S" and "F." The hybrid implant uses a thinner, shorter bundle of electronics. The electrode is positioned at the opening of the cochlea, stimulating the auditory nerve where high-frequency sounds enter the ear. Patients experience less tissue trauma because surgeons don't need to probe as deeply into the cochlea. |
| 22.03.07 | Seeing Voices in Sixth Sense's Silence Sesto Senso is a most unusual restaurant, but only in the very best of ways. From the eclectic interior design to the pour-it-yourself beer, it offers lots of surprises. Perhaps most surprising of all is that it's bilingual -- with the second language being sign. Sesto Senso is a deaf-friendly restaurant where most of the employees are hearing-impaired themselves. However, this may not be immediately obvious to first-time visitors until they spot the staff signing to one another. Ordering verbally is no problem. |
| 22.03.07 | Santa Cruz Doctor Develops New Technique
To Fight Surfer's Ear ... "(Surfer's ear) occurs as a result of cold water exposure in the ear canal over thousands of hours, which causes new bone to form causing ear infections and reversible hearing loss," said Dr. Douglas Hetzler of the Santa Cruz Medical Clinic |
| 21.03.07 | Blinder Mechaniker engagiert tauben Gehilfen Für mehr als 30 Jahre waren Autos sein Leben, doch dann verlor Mechaniker Larry Woody im Jahr 2002 bei einem Unfall das Augenlicht. Doch der Mann aus Cottage Grove im US-Bundesstaat Oregon lässt sich von seinem Schicksal nicht unterkriegen und bastelt in seiner Werkstätte weiterhin an Fahrzeugen herum. Und damit es schneller geht, hat der 46-jährige nun einen tauben Assistenten eingestellt, der für ihn das Sehen übernimmt... |
| 21.03.07 | Fernsehen:
Reportage über "Gehörlosen-Chor" in
Venezuela Wie die ORF Pressestelle mitteilt, wird am 20. März 2007, um 22.30 Uhr eine Reportage über einen "Gehörlosen-Chor" gesendet. Es gibt Menschen, die Musik nicht mit den Ohren wahrnehmen, sondern sie fühlen. Wie der ORF mitteilt, lernen in der venezolanischen Stadt Barquisito gehörlose Kinder nicht nur Instrumente spielen, sondern auch in Gebärdensprache singen. Im Rahmen eines Sozialprojektes werden Kinder aus armen Verhältnissen zu Musikerinnen und Musikern ausgebildet. |
| 21.03.07 | Schwerhörigkeit wird oft spät
entdeckt Sabrinas Finger wirbeln durch die Luft. Sie formen, deuten, wägen ab, formulieren eine Frage und setzen einen Punkt. Ihre Gesten sind deutlich, ihre Sprechweise ist es nicht. Ihre Hände erzählen Jenny einen Witz, die drei Tische weiter sitzt. Die Kommunikation am Lehrer vorbei funktioniert in der Rheinischen Schule für Hörgeschädigte auch mit weit entfernten Mitschülern. „Für Arbeiten ist es zum Beispiel sehr praktisch“, sagt der 15-jährige Philipp. |
| 21.03.07 | Beginn der Ringvorlesung: Gender und eEducation ^... Die Ringvorlesung wird von der Wissenschafts- und Forschungsförderung der Stadt Wien, MA 7 und in Zusammenarbeit mit den Wiener Vorlesungen, Dialogforum der Stadt Wien unterstützt und synchron in Gebärdensprache durch DolmetscherInnen übersetzt. |
| 21.03.07 | Die
Stadtbücherei – ein Erlebnisraum: Erster interkultureller Wort- und Klangabend in Landshut Lebendig und bunt hat sich der erste Wort- und Klangabend mit dem Thema „menschengleich“ in der Stadtbücherei im Salzstadel gestaltet. Mehr als 200 Kinder und Erwachsene waren vergangenen Freitagabend gekommen, um Musik, Theater, Lesung und Gebärdensprache von Kindern zwischen sechs und zwölf Jahren zu erleben. Das vom Haus international veranstaltete Projekt „menschengleich“ bringt Kindern verschiedener Kulturen und unterschiedlicher sozialer Herkunft mit künstlerischen Mitteln die Gemeinsamkeit des Menschseins näher. |
| 21.03.07 | 'Deaf Eyes' endeavors to open ours Black culture. Southern culture. Deaf culture. The 300,000 Americans who are profoundly deaf really do share a distinct experience, and "Through Deaf Eyes" makes it vivid for outsiders in a lively, succinct way. No handicaps here, just a "poetical" language, a tight sense of community, and a growing pride that what once was segregated came to develop its own set of discrete characteristics worth preserving and celebrating. |
| 21.03.07 | Deaf Eyes examines a history of silence PBS special looks at perceptions of hearing-impaired The U.S. is a noisy nation; even the national anthem celebrates bomb blasts. Yet one group of Americans — the deaf — live outside the great din, often more happily than their hearing compatriots imagine, according to a captivating PBS special. Through Deaf Eyes, which airs at 8 p.m. March 21 on Channel 8, reveals a world invisible to most, though one not altogether quiet. |
| 21.03.07 | A
Window on Deaf Culture A soundless world with a unique culture and a mystique misunderstood by many is the focus of Larry Hott's new documentary. But Hott cautions against describing the film using the word "deafness," which is a medical condition, he said. "This is not about a medical condition, but about a complicated and important part of American history." |
| 21.03.07 | Web initiative tells deaf people about emergency
planning Signs for Emergency Planning Gloucestershire web initiative tells deaf people about emergency planning through sign language video produced by EqualSign EqualSign, a new low-cost, sign language translation service from EyeGaze, is enabling Gloucestershire County Council to prepare its deaf residents for major emergencies. The 15-minute video, designed for the Internet ( www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/emergencymanagement ) and DVD, tells deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users how they can be better prepared in case of emergency. The EqualSign presenters are deaf native users of BSL who are experienced in presenting information to the estimated 50,000 to 75,000 deaf people in the UK whose preferred language is BSL. |
| 21.03.07 | Outsourcing's
Next "Victims":
Deaf People Somebody has to write those subtitles that allow the hearing impaired to watch movies. Increasingly, that work is being outsourced to India--with some unintentionally hilarious consequences. |
| 21.03.07 | Area deaf group fights to be heard Advocates want to build networks to help out the hearing-impaired. Daniel Hanrion, a retired teacher of deaf students, plans to visit a Springfield School Board meeting to share his concerns with individual educational plans for deaf and hard-of-hearing students here. Tim Lewsader, a deaf sign language teacher, hopes to create a network of resources and services for hearing-impaired people in southwest Missouri — with an emphasis in helping them use their legal rights according to the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| 21.03.07 | Sign language may not fit Adding sign language to the school curriculum is a great move but education leaders in Rotorua say it could be hard to implement. New Zealand is set to become one of the first countries in the world to introduce sign language into the school curriculum. Students up to Year 10 will have the option of learning sign language as a second language. Rotorua schools say while it's a great idea, they are concerned about problems finding the staff to teach it and how to fit it into an already full curriculum. |
| 21.03.07 | Race to be top dog MEET Hettie and Keri, the miracle mutts shortlisted in the hunt for the nation's Hero Hounds. Hettie, a two-year-old Norwegian Buhund from Wolverhampton, and Keri, a seven-year-old Spaniel Cross from Walsall, are up against 23 other top dogs in the race for the gong. They're both Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and have been nominated from among 1,300 other canine candidates. Hettie's owner Ian Joyce says his life has been turned around since she came on the scene. |
| 21.03.07 | Budgie is flying high again A DOG from Westbury has been named as a finalist in a national competition for the second time in less than a year. Budgie, a Pekinese Lhaso Apso cross, who is a hearing dog for his deaf companion Tracy Lewis, has been nominated as one of 25 dogs from across the UK to be Hero Hound. |
| 21.03.07 | Jean's medal from the Pope A PENSIONER from Northampton has been awarded a medal from the Pope, to recognise her work with deaf people in the Roman Catholic Church. Jean Lillis, of Muscott Lane, Duston, has worked with the deaf community around Duston since she was asked to help bring deaf people into the church 22 years ago. |
| 21.03.07 | T-Mobile delivers true mobile working “As I spend more than 30% of my time travelling, my BlackBerry from T-Mobile has become my own mobile office, which provides me with the ability to work from wherever, whenever.” Miranda Pickersgill, Chief Executive, CACDP |
| 21.03.07 | Hi kids 'I'm f****** you' A children's TV presenter is accused of telling kids 'I'm f****** you' in sign language as he introduces his CBeebies show. Mr Tumble, TV presenter Justin Fletcher, has been greeting kids with the rude sign, which involves gently rubbing the hands together between the thumb and first finger, on the show Something Special according to angry parents. The CBeebies character says the gesture means 'I'm happy to see you.' |
| 21.03.07 | Student relates to 'Miracle Worker' role Her family background adds another dimension to her performance. Juliana Jones could speak two languages by the time she was 2: English and sign language, learned from parents who could not hear. At age 5, she picked up a third way to communicate, joining her dad in a mime duo dubbed “J.J. and Little J.J.” All three shaped her performance as Annie Sullivan in Shawnee Mission South High School’s recent production of “The Miracle Worker,” a play chosen in part because of Juliana’s background. |
| 21.03.07 | Money and sense: tales for our times Losing My Senses profiled the silent life of 34-year-old Stephen Joyce, profoundly deaf since birth and now losing his sight following the onset of a retinal disorder. Having grown up with an acceptance of his lack of hearing, Stephen is now embracing the onset of blindness with the same stately calm. As the training manager for Deafblind Scotland, charged with informing the fully sighted and the non-deaf about deafblindness, Stephen has a unique notion of the very separate kind of life that lies ahead for him. Thankfully, as Losing My Senses established, he has always been his own person: a man in charge of his own destiny. |
| 21.03.07 | Super kid Laura Schrenk, 17, Edmonds-Woodway High School senior Positive signs: Is in fourth year of American Sign Language classes and is spending this quarter in sign language classes at Seattle Central Community College. Hopes to become a deaf-education teacher. Frightening time: First day of ASL class when she was a freshman and her teacher didn't talk out loud once. Something she wasn't used to as a hearing student. "She didn't say a word. It was scary. It became the best class of my life. It has become my life." |
| 20.03.07 | Mehr
als nur Kochtopfbrände FEUERWEHR. Wer Tel: 112 wählt, bekommt Volker Kobensen ans Telefon - zumBeispiel. Er arbeitet in der Notrufzentrale. ... Für Leute, die taub, stumm oder taubstumm sind, gibt es besondere Bögen, auf denen sie durch Ankreuzen beschreiben können, was passiert ist. Diese Bögen werden per Faxgerät versendet und empfangen. |
| 20.03.07 | Hören
mit Wange oder Stirn NTT Docomo verkauft bereits seit September 2006 einen Telefonhörer, der Gespräche über die Wangenknochen in den Gehörgang leitet. So ganz frisch ist die Technik also nicht, die der Netzbetreiber als Sound Leaf in Japan verkauft. Nun hat der Mobilfunkanbieter die Weiterentwicklung des Telefonhörers vorgestellt – neu ist das Bluetooth-Modul, das die Kabelverbindung zum Handy ersetzt. |
| 20.03.07 | Deaf
Band, Oscar-Winner Matlin Discuss the Sound of Silence: TV March 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is a noisy nation; even the national anthem celebrates bomb blasts. Yet one group of Americans -- the deaf -- live outside the great din, often more happily than their hearing compatriots imagine, according to a captivating PBS special. "Through Deaf Eyes,'' which airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. New York time, reveals a world invisible to most, though one not altogether quiet. |
| 20.03.07 | Panel discusses employment and accommodation
of deaf people in federal government In conjunction with the world premiere of the historic documentary, “Through Deaf Eyes,” the National Archives will host a panel discussion on the employment and accommodation for deaf people in the Federal Government. |
| 20.03.07 | Ordeal of local brothers told on TV FOXBORO - Foxboro brothers Jonathan and Wallace Carlson know what it's like to live with deafness, and now they will help acquaint a national television audience with the challenge. The two-hour PBS documentary, "Through Deaf Eyes," that premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday will include a short film called "Destination Eyeth" that was produced by Jon and co-stars Wally, who was born profoundly deaf after their mother contracted German measles while she was pregnant. |
| 20.03.07 | Opening our eyes to the deaf Television is a great divider among parents. On one extreme are those who consider it so detrimental, they don't own a TV. On the other are families who turn on the set as they walk in the house, and it blares until the last person goes to bed. There are, however, instances when even the anti-television crowd should watch. The excellent documentary "Through Deaf Eyes" (Wednesday, 9 p.m., Ch. 13) is a perfect example. |
| 20.03.07 | TV's Mr Tumble in sex fumble TV favourite Mr Tumble is greeting toddlers by saying “I’m f****** you” in sign language. The CBeebies character says the gestures mean “I’m happy to see you”. But angry parents have accused the BBC of jumbling up their signals. Dad-of-one Jamie Miller, who works for the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, was stunned when he watched Something Special with daughter Katie, five. Jamie, 32, of Northallerton, Yorks, said: “The signs for “happy” and “f******” are quite similar but it was still an awful error to make. |
| 20.03.07 | Blind auto mechanic hires deaf assistant Cars have been Larry Woody's life for more than 30 years. He fixed them, he raced them, he restored them. But five years ago on Interstate 5 a truck blew across the median and drove over his tiny Toyota Celica. He almost died, and he was blinded. But Woody, 46, still works on his 1968 El Camino, dabbles in racing and recently bought his own shop, D & D Foreign Automotive, in Cottage Grove. And he has hired a deaf assistant. |
| 20.03.07 | Text technology is great for deaf CITY-based Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has pioneered some computer software which allows people to communicate in real-time text, replacing the need for the traditional "minicom". TalkbyText can be installed on personal computers, allowing businesses to communicate with textphone users without additional equipment. Unlike existing instant messaging systems, TalkByText enables people to make and receive real-time, character-by-character text calls using their computers. |
| 20.03.07 | Too deaf to face justice An ailing 86-year-old charged with abducting a young girl will not face a trial - because he cannot hear the evidence. Benjamin Fisher, who is profoundly deaf in one ear and has limited hearing in the other, also has little sight. Now a Newcastle Crown Court judge has stopped the case as Fisher cannot give instructions to his defence team. |
| 20.03.07 | Deaf Volunteers Find New Ways to Communicate ... Besides using sign language, Pam Hatch relied on her ability to read lips. Now she has also access to a new form of communication. a portable wireless console called an "Ubi Duo" that works like a laptop. “If I'm stuck and that machine is there I can communicate with people on the rig or even the fire department if they want to get involved,” she said. Hatch said when it comes to recruiting deaf or hard of hearing volunteers is convincing them they can be helpful. |
| 20.03.07 | Hearing-impaired teens push state bill to
aid understanding They want lawmakers to pass a law requiring interpreters of sign language to be licensed For 18 students at Land O'Lakes High School, it matters who talks to them, and for them. They're deaf or hard of hearing, and they depend upon the skills of their interpreters to communicate with the hearing world. Things don't always work out. |
| 20.03.07 | Emmanuel
Laborit : "L'IVT n'est pas
qu'un théâtre" Trois mois après sa prise en main de l’IVT, l'actrice défend la culture sourde. Il faut bien le dire, Emmanuelle Laborit a le verbe qui fuse. Son interprète transcrit les mains qui volent, les yeux qui pétillent, et ça va vite : elle en a, des choses à dire ! Trois mois après sa prise en main de l’IVT, elle défend la culture sourde. |
| 20.03.07 | Une autre langue pour chanter L'Inouï music-hall à l'IVT L'Inouï music-hall est une « revue de chansons en langue des signes française », un spectacle de chansons par des sourds. Celui-ci est né de la collaboration entre l'International Visual Theatre d'Emmanuelle Laborit et le Hall de la chanson, deux institutions également passionnées et militantes. |
| 19.03.07 | Unterricht in zwei Sprachen Kita-Projekt in Schöneberg fördert Gebärdensprache – auch bei hörenden Kindern Das Geräusch der Klingel und ein Lichtblitz kündigen das Ende der Pause an. Die Schüler kehren in ihre Klassenräume zurück. Zwei Lehrkräfte betreten den Raum. Die Lehrerin verschafft sich stimmlich Gehör, der Lehrer stampft mit dem Fuß auf: »Alle mal hersehen, bitte«. Der Unterricht beginnt und findet zweisprachig statt: in der Laut- und der Gebärdensprache. |
| 19.03.07 | Modebewusst
gut hören Oberwart – In einem Projekt entwarfen Schülerinnen der HBLA Kopfbedeckungen mit integriertem Hörgerät. „Auftraggeber“ war die Firma BHM aus Grafenschachen. |
| 19.03.07 | Film offers insight into deaf culture A soundless world with a unique culture is the focus of Larry Hott’s new documentary. But Hott cautions against describing the film using the word “deafness,” which is a medical condition, he said. “This is not about a medical condition but about a complicated and important part of American history.” “Through Deaf Eyes” covers the last 200 years of deaf culture and education and features personal stories that are at turns emotional and humorous. |
| 19.03.07 | Documentary sees through deaf eyes When deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., made news recently by ousting their newly appointed president, many hearing people got a dramatic glimpse of an unfamiliar world. Now they can learn more about deaf culture and history in a new PBS documentary called "Through Deaf Eyes," airing Wednesday at 9 p.m. on WGBY television. |
| 19.03.07 | Sign
Language Film for London's Buses Bus users in London will be able to view a new 30-second film about sign language produced by Deaf people in support of British Sign Language Recognition Day. The film will air on over 350 buses across London between on March 18 – 19. Mayor Ken Livingstone said he hoped "commuters find the film clip informative. Londoners communicate in over 300 languages and over 200,000 Deaf and hearing people regularly use British and Irish Sign Language (BSL/ISL)." In 2001 the Greater London Authority officially recognised British Sign Language as a language in its own right in March 2001. However BSL does not have any legal status meaning Deaf people do not have full access to information and services that hearing people take for granted, including in education, health and employment. |
| 19.03.07 | Cochlear
implants: miracle or an attack on "deaf culture"? ... Or as the National Association of the Deaf puts it in response to questions, "The NAD supports the right of deaf and hard of hearing children to have early and full exposure to (American Sign Language) as a primary language along with English and they ought to be educated as bilingual and multilingual persons, with regard to reading and writing skills. Deaf and hard of hearing children need to acquire American Sign Language early and with full fluency in order to develop their fullest potential as educated and independent citizens." |
| 19.03.07 | Namibia: Deaf Education Needs Upgrading A large group of learners with special needs in Namibian schools were not fully included in mainstream education, neither was specific attention given to their educational needs. So said the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo, on Wednesday at the closing of a three-day workshop on deaf education in the capital. Teachers and experts in the field from around the country and neighbouring countries attended the workshop. |
| 19.03.07 | NZ leads on sign language in schools New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to introduce sign language into the school curriculum, to support it being made an official language under the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Act 2006, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. "Today's launch of a unique school curriculum for sign language is a landmark event, creating more access to sign language for both deaf and hearing students, to increase the pool of learners and users of the language. |
| 19.03.07 | NPO gives deaf chefs a hand A nonprofit organization in Kagoshima has opened a workshop for people with hearing impairments so that they can produce and sell steamed buns and crepes. "We hope to explore the untapped ability of each worker," said Rie Sawada, head of Deaf Net Kagoshima. "We also hope our customers realize they can communicate with hearing impaired people." |
| 19.03.07 | Pregnant Dolphin Deaf, Cannot Be Released
to Ocean A marine mammal expert says that a pregnant bottlenose dolphin is deaf and cannot be released into the ocean. |
| 19.03.07 | Des
mots dans les mains – par Gourdon & Fouchier
- Delcourt Vivre dans la peau d’un petit garçon sourd en nous faisant partager son quotidien, c’est ce que nous propose cet ouvrage destiné à la jeunesse. |
| 19.03.07 | Websourd
: une belle réussite toulousaine Vendredi 16 mars c’est une société pleine de vitalité qui a ouvert ses portes à tous ses partenaires. Car Websourd est une belle réussite. Parti d’un projet associatif, devenu depuis une entreprise, cette société coopérative d’intérêt public est une pionnière en matière d’accessibilité de l’information et de la communication aux sourds et malentendants au travers des nouvelles technologies. |
| 16.03.07 | Rendsburger
Firma hilft Gehörlosen
beim Telefonieren Dank Bildtelefon können der gehörlose Anrufer und die Dolmetscherin miteinander kommunizieren. Simultan wird für den normal hörenden Gesprächspartner in Lautsprache übersetzt. Dieser benötigt nur ein normales Telefon. Foto Thomas Dank Bildtelefon können der gehörlose Anrufer und die Dolmetscherin miteinander kommunizieren. Simultan wird für den normal hörenden Gesprächspartner in Lautsprache übersetzt. Dieser benötigt nur ein normales Telefon. |
| 16.03.07 | Ringvorlesung zu neuen Medien und Geschlechterrollen " Gender und eEduaction" thematisiert mögliche Konstruktionen von Geschlechteridentitäten Die Ringvorlesung "Gender und eEduaction" an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste thematisiert Wechselwirkungen digitaler Medien mit der (Re- bzw. Neu-) Konstruktion von Geschlechterrollen und -identitäten. Die Ringvorlesung wird synchron in Gebärdensprache durch DolmetscherInnen übersetzt. |
| 16.03.07 | EmporiaTime:
Senioren Handy mit großen
Tasten Der österreichische Mobilfunkhersteller Emporia stellt zur CeBIT ein neues Senioren-Handy für den deutschen Markt vor. Das EmporiaTime kommt im Aluminiumgehäuse, verfügt über einen Hörgerät-tauglichen Lautsprecher und verzichtet auf eine komplizierte Menüführung. |
| 16.03.07 | Deaf Man Arrested For Internet Luring Of
Child ... Police said Mascitelli, who is deaf, started the on line conversation on March 2, with what he believed to be an underage female. He began his conversation with the female by offering to teach her sign language. The conversation quickly deteriorated into Mascitelli asking for the female to take and send naked pictures of herself. He also asked if she would be willing to have sex with him. |
| 16.03.07 | Rochester Native Brings Her Famous Film
Home to Benefit Deaf Students Rochester native and award-winning filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky will attend a special screening of her latest work, Hear and Now, at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Panara Theatre at Rochester Institute of Technology. The film recently stole the audiences’ hearts at the famous weeklong Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the favorite documentary, and has since been moving audiences nationwide to tears and laughter. |
| 16.03.07 | Parents killed son 'out of love' A couple were acting "out of love" when they killed their blind, intellectually disabled son ahead of an operation that would have robbed him of his hearing, a Sydney court has been told. |
| 16.03.07 | Hand jive Let your fingers do the talking with Bar Code. If someone looks at you and swipes a thumb from ear to chin, you either (1) have food on your face, (2) are about to get cut or (3) have been “Bar Coded.” Lilibet Foster and Lynn Fischer, both 39, invented Bar Code, a sign language used for picking up strangers. This is not a joke. |
| 15.03.07 | Ludwig und Frauenberger stellen MediatorInnenpool
vor Utl.: Interkulturelle SpezialistInnen sorgen für ein besseres Zusammenleben in den Wiener Gemeindebauten ... Derzeit stehen rund 20 gemischtkulturelle Mediatorinnen und Mediatoren zur Verfügung. Jedes Teammitglied verfügt neben einer abgeschlossenen Mediatorenausbildung und mehrjähriger Berufserfahrung über weitere Kompetenzen, wie beispielsweise der Kenntnis von Fremdsprachen und/oder der Gebärdensprache. |
| 15.03.07 | Optimierung
Ihrer Kommunikation mit gehörlosen
Menschen Im Rahmen einer internen BIZEPS-Veranstaltung fand am 25. Jänner eine mehr als zweistündige Schulung statt. Günter Roiss vom Österreichischen Gehörlosenbund referierte für die BIZEPS-Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter zum Thema "Optimierung Ihrer Kommunikation mit gehörlosen Menschen". |
| 15.03.07 | Relay phone operators caught between con
artists and their deaf victims When Sheila Satterwhite got a job relaying phone conversations between deaf and hearing people, she thought she'd be providing a useful public service. Instead, she estimates she spent up to 70 percent of her workday being a "human telephone wire" between overseas scammers and their victims, often business owners or unsuspecting people trying to find a date. Meanwhile, legitimate callers waited in queues while those misusing the system tied up operators' time, she says. Due to strict confidentiality contracts, operators cannot disconnect or report the content of any calls. |
| 15.03.07 | Deaf on the Big Screen Traditional moviemaking conventions are thrown to the wayside at the 5th annual Deaf Film Festival in Portland, where films from deaf directors attempt to portray people as being more than deaf and different. |
| 15.03.07 | Inclusion of Sign Language in Curriculum
Welcomed Commission Welcomes Inclusion of Sign Language in Curriculum The Human Rights Commission today congratulated the government on the introduction of sign language into the school curriculum, making New Zealand one of the first countries to do so. This follows from it being made an official language under the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Act 2006 and means sign language will now be offered as a choice for all students – Deaf and hearing. |
| 15.03.07 | An Irish Tale ... Imagination Stage's Deaf Access Company, comprised of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing teens, performs the one-hour play Saturday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. Brigid's tale is germane to the lives of the deaf actors, according to Lisa Agogliati, the company's Deaf Access program director. The teens have learned that their deafness does not define them. |
| 14.03.07 | Eine
Uni für Kinder, an der sie wie
die Großen studieren können LINZ. Lust auf Bildung machen, zeigen, wie einfach kompliziert erscheinende Vorgänge tatsächlich sind. Das will die Linzer Kinderuni, die nächsten Samstag groß durchstartet und von den OÖN unterstützt wird. ... Wie es ist, gehörlos zu sein Ebenfalls am 24. März können die Kinder erfahren, wie es ist, gehörlos zu sein. Mitarbeiter des Gehörlosenverbandes zeigen den Buben und Mädchen, wie mit Augen gehört, und mit Händen gesprochen werden kann. Den jungen Studenten soll auch nicht vorenthalten werden, auf welche Schwierigkeiten Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen in unserer Gesellschaft stoßen können. |
| 14.03.07 | Lebensgeschichten Salzburger NS-Euthanasie-Opfer ... Ein ähnliches Schicksal wie Theresia Karas ereilte Richard Aspöck. Er wurde als "geistesschwach, schwerhörig, am rechten Ohr taub - mit Sprechstörung" beschreiben. Im "Friedenshort" in Gallneukirchen arbeitete er als Gärtnergehilfe. Die Verlegung an einen "anderen Ort" versuchte seine Schwester zu verhindern. Sie erklärte sich bereit "für alle Bedürfnisse ihres Bruders aufzukommen und keinerlei öffentliche Mittel in Anspruch zu nehmen". Aber trotzdem kam Richard Aspöck nach Hartheim wurde dort ermordet. |
| 14.03.07 | DVD can teach your 'Baby Einstein' a little
sign language Your baby may be too young to speak, but nonverbal communication is within grasp. Disney's "Baby Einstein: My First Signs -- See and Sign With Baby" teaches kids as young as 6 months 20 common first words in sign language with help from actress Marlee Matlin. The title encourages parents to interact with their children as they learn through various visuals, sounds and music. |
| 14.03.07 | Net creator says bionic will boom The line between human and machine is becoming finer, according to the father of the internet, Vint Cerf. Dr Cerf was in Brisbane last week to speak at the launch of the Hear and Say Centre, a charity for the deaf and hearing-impaired. He says the consumer of the future will be able to buy enhanced senses and physical abilities as bionic implant technology improves. Society shouldn't be afraid of using technology like the bionic ear to "enhance" senses, as well as to correct disabilities. Dr Cerf's wife, Sigrid, has two cochlear implants, also known as bionic ears. |
| 14.03.07 | Coalition of Organizations for Accessible
Technology Launched For Full Disability Access in the 21st Century Get your COAT! Today, a new coalition of disability organizations was launched to advocate for legislative and regulatory safeguards that will ensure full access by people with disabilities to evolving high speed broadband, wireless and other Internet protocol (IP) technologies. The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology, or "COAT," consists of over 45 national, regional, and community-based organizations dedicated to making sure that as our nation migrates from legacy public switched-based telecommunications to more versatile and innovative IP-based and other communication technologies, people with disabilities will not be left behind. |
| 14.03.07 | Pets
Q&A: Use gentle techniques to alert
deaf dogs Use ear tickle to wake them, a hand signal to call them ... Old dogs still like to learn new tricks, and you can enhance the quality of life of a deaf dog. Teach her to come on a hand signal. (Just give the signal and offer a treat every time -- she'll pick up on it quickly.) When I let my dogs outside for their evening potty break, I flip the backyard porch light on and off to signal my old dog that it's time to come back inside. |
| 13.03.07 | Das perfekte Theater Keine Sprache ist besser für die Bühne geeignet als die Gebärdensprache. Im Pariser Gehörlosentheater überzeugt sich auch ein immer größer werdendes hörendes Publikum von der enormen Ausdruckskraft von Mimik und Gestik. |
| 13.03.07 | Vorsorge
für die Kinderohren Ein funktionierendes Gehör ist wichtig für die weitere Entwicklung eines Kindes. Damit Einschränkungen des Gehörsinns möglichst früh festgestellt und behandelt werden, gibt es das so genannte Hörscreening für Neugeborene. Im Malteser Krankenhaus Bonn-Hardtberg etwa erhalten alle dort zur Welt gekommenen Babys bereits in den ersten Tagen nach der Entbindung einen kostenlosen Hörtest. Möglich wird dies durch die Investition in ein hochmodernes Hörscreening-Gerät. |
| 13.03.07 | Training
beim Reiterflüsterer HANDICAP. Katrin ist schwerhörig. Hoch zu Ross hilft ihr ein kleines Technikwunder, die Kommandos ihres Lehrers zu verstehen. - Ich heiße Katrin Großmann, bin 16 Jahre alt und reite sehr gerne. Doch ich habe ein Handicap. Ich bin hochgradig schwerhörig, kann mich jedoch gut mit der Lautsprache unterhalten, wenn ich meinen Gesprächspartner anschaue. Wenn ich aber hoch zu Ross sitze, kann ich meinen Reitlehrer in der großen Reithalle fast gar nicht hören oder gar verstehen. |
| 13.03.07 | The Gospel in sign language Sign language ceremony is a sign of hope for a population burdened by war. The hearing-impaired gather for thanksgiving mass and prayer. Tewatte (AsiaNews) – Some 200 people, mostly hearing-impaired, celebrated Sunday mass in the Jubilee Hall of Tewatta National Basilica on the occasion of the 9th National Catholic Day for the Deaf. The ceremony was entirely performed in sign language. |
| 13.03.07 | Bluetooth Development Tool Cuts the Size
and Cost of Headset for Hard-of-hearing A powerful Bluetooth development tool has helped Sound ID to commercialise an innovative headset for the hard of hearing, which employs wireless communications to link anin-ear module with a remote microphone. |
| 13.03.07 | Three held over deaf man attack THREE teenagers are expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today charged with attempted murder, following an attack on a deaf man in the city. |
| 13.03.07 | Chef has deaf students cookin' Students at Blackwell School in Schaumburg pressed chef Matthew Krueger for answers to some very important questions, such as "Do you make cookies?" and "How do you make pizza?" Like any group of young students, they were leery of the uses of onions in cooking and absolutely aghast upon learning that Krueger's wife doesn't like chocolate. The only difference is these students are deaf, just like Chef Krueger. "This is a good experience for the kids," teacher Linda Clark said. "The kids learn that just because you're deaf doesn't mean you have to settle for less. How many hearing kids get to meet a professional chef?" |
| 13.03.07 | Gift improves boy's ability to hear, speak For Christmas, Sean Hofmeister received a memorable gift that allowed him to be able to hear and speak more clearly. Sean, a sixth-grader at Mamie Towles Elementary School in Reno, was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome and had trouble hearing due to bone conduction problems. Sean, 11, wore hearing aids but began hearing and speaking more clearly in December when he was fitted with a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid hearing implant system. |
| 12.03.07 | Vergewaltigungsprozess vorerst ausgesetzt ... Die Arbeit des Gerichts war von vornherein erschwert, sind doch Angeklagter und Opfer taubstumm. Die Verhandlung konnte daher nur mithilfe von Gebärdendolmetschern vorgenommen werden. Dem 47-jährigen Schreiner wurde vorgeworfen, im Februar 2006 eine 24-jährige Hauswirtschaftsarbeiterin nach dem Besuch eines Gehörlosengottesdienstes und anschließendem Umtrunk in einer Gastwirtschaft vergewaltigt zu haben. |
| 12.03.07 | THEATER / In Melchingen spielen zehn Behinderte
unter Profi-Bedingungen das Stück "Leonce und Lena" Aus dem Schatten ins helle Bühnenlicht Auch die richtigen Schauspieler lernen etwas vom kleinen Spaßmacher Norbert ... Klaus-Dieter Häuser wiederum hat das Down-Syndrom, und er ist taubstumm. Mit seiner Rolle ist er Teil des Hofstaates. Er kann nicht sprechen, sondern gibt krächzende Laute von sich. Dennoch hat Klaus-Dieter einige Gesten für die Bühne gelernt, die er auch zuverlässig an den richtigen Stellen anbringt. Werden diese Menschen vorgeführt? "Nein", sagt Stefan Hallmayer. "Die Leute, die sonst im Schatten stehen, werden durch das Theater ins Licht gestellt." Bei Klaus-Dieter hat das Team lange überlegt und ist zu dem Schluss gekommen: "Ihm gefällt das Spielen. Wir würden ihm etwas wegnehmen, wenn er nicht mitmachen darf." |
| 12.03.07 | Buchautor
stellt Kindern Chamäleon
Kombu vor ... Es ist die Geschichte von Kombu, dem etwas anderen Chamäleon, die Schlüter im Gepäck hatte. Was die Chamäleons normalerweise auszeichnet, hat Kombu nicht. Er kann die Farbe nicht wechseln, ist einfach immer nur grün. Auch, wenn er sich schwarz ärgern will, ändert sich nix. Er ist und bleibt einfach nur grün. "Das Wechseln der Farbe ist bei den Chamäleons das Sprechen", erklärte der Autor. Kombu versteht aber die Sprachen aller Menschen, aller Tiere und aller Pflanzen. Er versteht sogar das taube Mädchen Marion, dass sich nur mit der Gebärdensprache verständigen kann. |
| 12.03.07 | Should the Deaf Get Death? A Controversial South Dakota Death Penalty Murder Case Raises an Unusual Issue: Should There Be a Different Standard for the Disabled? It was a grisly crime, with details shocking enough to grab headlines of their own. But the case of Daphne Wright, a deaf woman charged with murder in a lesbian love triangle, is raising a controversial question that goes beyond the case itself: Should deaf defendants ever face the death penalty? |
| 12.03.07 | Edison the Inventor, Edison the Showman Today's NYT also had a great article entitled Edison the Inventor, Edison the Showman. It focuses on Edison's first popular discovery, the phonograph, and his pioneering use of his own fame as a marketing innovation. It has some fascinating observations on his partial deafness. (He used to bite a piano, so he could hear through bone conduction.) |
| 12.03.07 | Cochlear's deaf-defying feat |
| 12.03.07 | Hybrid Cochlear Implant ... Unlike the traditional model, the hybrid cochlear implant only adds high frequencies, so patients can hear distinct sounds, like consonants. The words “sat” and “fat” can both sound like “aaahhh.” The hybrid implant allows patients to tell the difference between the “Ss” and “Fs.” |
| 12.03.07 | Anger over sign language charges A Harrogate family say they are angry that they have to pay for sign language lessons to enable them to communicate with their two-year-old son. Debby Wood and her daughter Natalie have been taking sign language lessons at Harrogate College to help them talk to son Alex, who was born deaf. But each class costs £5 per person, which the family say is prohibitive. |
| 12.03.07 | He makes rhyme for a reason Hofstra prof uses rap to close a learning gap on the study of the ear, which he holds very dear and hopes students hear The self-described "Rap King of Audiology" is not your typical rapper. First, Levi Reiter is 58 years old, not the age usually associated with the musical genre. And he's a university professor - head of Hofstra University's audiology program. He also has a professional practice in the field, which covers the nonmedical management of the auditory and balance system, focusing on the study of normal and impaired hearing, prevention of hearing loss, identification and assessment of problems and rehabilitation of disorders. The definition comes from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, known as ASHA. |
| 12.03.07 | Jokesters abuse a phone service set up to
help the deaf ... IP Relay was created to help people communicate with hearing-impaired individuals. Advocates for the deaf say jokes such as Detwiler's are part of a widespread abuse of the service, which costs Americans millions of dollars. |
| 12.03.07 | Students From School For Deaf, Blind Videotaped
Detonating Homemade Bombs Two students from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind accused of making homemade explosives and detonating them at the school are facing charges, according to WJXT-TV. |
| 09.03.07 | Deaf hope bill signed into law It would let American Sign Language count as foreign language credit. ATLANTA - American Sign Language would be accepted by Georgia public schools as foreign language credit or elective credit if Senate Bill 170 passes and is approved by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Sponsored by Sen. Preston Smith, R-Rome, the bill would allow students to fulfill their foreign language requirement by demonstrating a proficiency in American Sign Language, or ASL, an alternative to spoken foreign languages such as French or Spanish. |
| 09.03.07 | Alarm Watch keeps the deaf safe The Personal Alarm Watch is designed to clue in the hearing impaired when an alarm is going off. It vibrates and flashes a bunch of colors — the tactile equivalent of an annoying bell or buzzer. It would theoretically work in one of two ways: it would either pick up a signal from fancy alarm systems, or it would be able to tell when the volume in an area shot up significantly and alert the user then. Either way, it looks like a cool device, although since it's merely a concept, who knows if it'll ever actually get made. |
| 08.03.07 | 110
km pro Woche für großes Ziel Troisdorf- Als Baby hatte er noch ein gutes Gehör, doch im Alter von zwei Jahren wurde David Marschner durch eine Krankheit schwerhörig. Seitdem kann er nur noch leise wahrnehmen, was in seiner nächsten Umwelt passiert. Was weiter weg geschieht, hört er nicht. Doch die eingeschränkte Hörfähigkeit konnte ihn nicht daran hindern, seiner sportlichen Leidenschaft mit großem Einsatz nachzugehen. Marschner absolviert in der Woche ein Laufpensum von 110 Kilometern, er trainiert jeden Tag, um die Zeit in seiner Königsdisziplin, dem 3000-Meter-Lauf, ständig zu verbessern. Bereits jetzt hält er den Gehörlosen-Weltrekord in seiner Altersklasse. |
| 08.03.07 | Ohne Worte Köln - Für den Schiedsrichter ist der Ball ganz klar im Aus. Susanne Fabricius (34) hat ihn eindeutig auf der Linie gesehen und beginnt heftig zu diskutieren. Doch es ist kaum etwas zu hören, kein Wort, kein Geschrei, nur das Quietschen der Turnschuhe und das Atmen der Spielerinnen. Eigentlich eine ganz normale Szene beim Volleyball - mit dem Unterschied: die Spielerinnen sind gehörlos, sie kommunizieren auf andere Art. Denn die Verständigung untereinander ist für die Frauen enorm wichtig, und deshalb spielen sie zusammen beim GSV Köln, einem Gehörlosensportverein. |
| 08.03.07 | Gone today, hear tomorrow Lose the ear's sensitive hair cells and your hearing goes with them. But what if we could grow new ones? |
| 08.03.07 | Q&A
with Google's chief internet evangelist ... There is a major announcement for an international Hear and Say Centre, which my host is [announcing] and I'll be talking about that today. I am deeply interested in technologies for disabled people, not just hearing-impaired but all kinds of disabilities. It's close to home, in the sense that my wife has two cochlear implants, I wear two hearing aids and the Hear and Say Centre is deeply focused on helping people make the best use of the technology that is available to them. So this is not just a technical question; it's a question of how to help people use this equipment to their best advantage. |
| 08.03.07 | Team makes everyone a winner as deaf kids
join in ... Four deaf children participate in Upward Basketball. The three girls and one boy have a coach who speaks to them in sign language, an assistant coach who is deaf, and interpreters who run around the court with them to explain what's being said and done. |
| 07.03.07 | S.D. seeks death of deaf woman who killed
Iowan Jury selection is to begin today in Sioux Falls, S.D. in the trial of a deaf woman charged with kidnapping, murdering and dismembering another deaf woman in the state's first capital punishment case with a female defendant. If Daphne Wright, 43, is convicted, jurors will be asked to sentence her to death by lethal injection for the death of Iowa native Darlene VanderGiesen, 42. |
| 07.03.07 | 'Babel' sans subtitles despite deaf theme Film a disappointment to hearing impaired TOKYO -- The lack of Japanese-language subtitles in prints of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Babel" has earned the wrath of the hearing-impaired in Japan. The multicultural pic's Japanese section centers on the struggles of a hearing-impaired girl, played by Rinko Kikuchi, to communicate. Several hearing-impaired actors appeared in the pic, though Kikuchi has normal hearing. According to reports, nearly 500 hearing-impaired people participating in the film were invited to a preview screening in January in Tokyo but left disappointed that the Japanese-language scenes were not subtitled, making it hard for them to follow the story. |
| 07.03.07 | Opening up the deaf world In today's world, closed captioning and sign language often go unnoticed. But throughout history, this was not the case. From the end of the 19th century until the 1970s, sign language was often banned from schools and society, and oralism - the teaching of lip-reading and speaking - was forced upon deaf students. The controversy of oralism and how to best educate deaf children was the topic Monday night in the Iowa City Public Library, as UI Associate Professor Douglas Baynton and Shane Marsh of the UI American Sign Language Program led a discussion on deaf culture and oralism after screening clips from a PBS documentary, Through Deaf Eyes, to which Baynton contributed. "It's an awfully good story of how deaf people have maintained their language over the years," he said. "It tells us a lot about human diversity." |
| 07.03.07 | Media Alert: 6th Annual Deaf Arts Jubilee BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 05, 2007 -- Burbank's own The Greenelight Foundation holds their annual Deaf Arts Jubilee this month, bringing together deaf high school students from across Southern California for a day full of arts and culture. Deaf professionals from the worlds of comedy, magic, dance, acting, theatrical make-up and for the first time ever, golf, will teach interactive workshops for the students. |
| 07.03.07 | Sign Language at your fingertips, anytime,
anywhere The world’s first sign language dictionary available from a mobile phone is launched today by the University of Bristol’s Centre for Deaf Studies. Mobilesign.org is a video dictionary with over 5,000 British Sign Language signs. Produced by staff at the Centre for Deaf Studies, it is a mobile accessory to people who work with Deaf people, have Deaf customers or just want to learn to sign. |
| 07.03.07 | Lib Dems call for more sign language interpreters The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to take urgent action to address the shortage of British Sign Language interpreters in the UK, Speaking in a Parliamentary debate today, Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness, Malcolm Bruce will highlight the increasing problems faced by the families of deaf children in Britain who have little access to communication support. |
| 07.03.07 | Classrooms go high-tech The students in Tanner's class at an extension of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind at Gearld Wright Elementary will soon each have an video iPod to add to their backpack of school supplies. And while most people use the pocket-size devices for entertainment, these students' iPods are for homework only. Tanner is one of 20 teachers receiving technology grants this month from Qwest for her innovative use of technology in the classroom. Nine of those teachers are from Salt Lake County, and not all the winners have been announced yet. The grants — totaling $50,000 — will allow teachers to buy software, begin projects, and in Tanner's case, equip deaf students with brand-new iPods. |
| 07.03.07 | Newest Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries
Available to End Users in America
SoundBytes announced today that it has become the US distributor of the SolarAid rechargeable hearing aid battery kits. The rechargeable hearing aid battery kits include Ni-MH rechargeable hearing aid batteries and chargers that can draw energy from both solar and AC power. |
| 07.03.07 | Sign language makes Pakistani German bakery
work KARACHI - Mohammad Arshad couldn't say applestruesel or obsttorte even if he knew German, but the young Pakistani man's impaired speech doesn't stop him making a living baking delicious apple strudel and fruit cake. There are 13 people -- a baker's dozen -- who work at and own the Baeckerei shop in Karachi's upmarket Defence neighbourhood. All of them suffer from impaired speech or hearing. Sign language is their main mode of communication. |
| 07.03.07 | Vietnam’s
Divide Endures for Native Dance Troupe A young, classically trained dancer with the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theater, he works largely with deaf and hearing-impaired performers in Together Higher, the contemporary company he founded with his wife, Luu Thi Thu Lan. His latest piece, “Stories of Us,” focuses on people on the fringes of Vietnamese society, many of them with H.I.V. or AIDS. His work is socially engaged, strikingly visual and effective. |
| 07.03.07 | Les
sourds et malentendants veulent avoir accès aux informations et débats
politiques Les sourds ne veulent pas être des citoyens sous-informés, exclus des débats présidentiels. Le 18 janvier, l'Union nationale pour l'insertion des déficients auditifs (Unisda) avait invité des élus et des dirigeants de l'audiovisuel à débattre de l'accessibilité des programmes télévisés. Un mois plus tard, la fédération a écrit aux chaînes hertziennes au sujet de l'information politique à destination des sourds et malentendants - 5 millions de personnes en France -, après avoir procédé à un relevé des émissions politiques et journaux télévisés. Les JT de TF1, le magazine "Sept à huit" et l'émission "J'ai une question à vous poser" ne sont toujours pas accessibles aux malentendants par sous-titrage ou langue des signes. |
| 06.03.07 | Ein Haus, in dem niemand einsam ist Erstes Wohnprojekt für Leute mit und ohne Hörbehinderung Halle/MZ. Eine Hörbehinderung ist eine oft unterschätzte Krankheit. Man sieht sie nicht, und für gesunde Menschen ist es deshalb schwer, sich in die Situation eines Tauben oder hochgradig Schwerhörigen zu versetzen. Die Folgen: Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen sind schwer aufrecht zu erhalten, und die Betroffenen geraten immer mehr in die Isolation. Diese kommunikative Barriere zu durchbrechen, ist das Ziel eines ungewöhnlichen Projekts - eines Mehrgenerationen-Hauses für Menschen mit und ohne Hörbehinderung. |
| 06.03.07 | Deaf Putnam pioneer runs day-care center ... "I hope my example will inspire other deaf people," said Cameron, 49. "There's no excuse for why they can't succeed even if they can't hear. They've got hands and they've got lips." |
| 06.03.07 | NHS trusts set hearing aid target Health minister Ivan Lewis admitted waiting times in some parts of the country were "unacceptably long". But he insisted there were no problems with staffing or funding. Some reports have suggested some patients are having to wait as long as five years for replacement hearing aids. |
| 06.03.07 | Uganda: A Voice of the Voiceless - the Ignored
Deaf Population in Ug "90 percent of deaf people in Uganda cannot count from one to ten or sign their name. They are talking about HIV/Aids in taxis, bars, on radio and TV... None of these modes of communication is available to most deaf people." |
| 05.03.07 | Hörgeschädigter Junge lernt mit
seinen Altersgefährten Sende- und Empfangsanlage schaltet alle Störgeräusche aus Jan Adamczyk aus Farsleben hat kürzlich das Halbjahreszeugnis der 1. Klasse erhalten. Es bescheinigt ihm überwiegend sehr gute Leistungen. Jan kann zu Recht stolz auf dieses Zeugnis sein, denn er hat es nicht ganz so einfach wie die anderen Schüler seiner Klasse in der Zielitzer Grundschule. |
| 05.03.07 | H.E.L.P.:
Neuer Therapieansatz bei Hörsturz Eine Studie an der Universität Leipzig soll klären, warum und bei wem die sogenannte H.E.L.P-Apherese gegen Hörsturz hilft. Mit insgesamt 220.000 Euro unterstützt die Roland-Ernst-Stiftung Sachsen das Verbundprojekt sächsischer HNO-Einrichtungen, das von der Hals-, Nasen Ohrenklinik der Universität Leipzig koordiniert wird und das das bisher größte seiner Art ist. |
| 05.03.07 | Former Miss Deaf Texas remembered At the time, McAvoy was Miss Deaf Texas. On March 13, 2006, days after she participated in the parade, she was hit by a train while walking alongside tracks in South Austin and killed. "We just felt so bad we decided to dedicate a memorial scholarship for her," Johnson said. For the second year in a row, the $1,000 scholarship will be given to a deaf student in May. |
| 05.03.07 | Exploring a world of silence UNDERSTANDING DEAF CULTURE Malaysian Perspectives JUST as all the races in our country have their own culture, so too does the deaf community. Deaf culture is not merely about the things that members of the hearing-impaired community do today but also the way things were done in the past, and the sorts of obstacles they have had to overcome, particularly in educating the Malaysian hearing community. |
| 05.03.07 | Florida Firefighters Offer Alarms for the
Deaf OCALA - The ear-piercing and repetitious beeps of a smoke detector - although irritating - often are timely alerts that save peoples' lives. But what about those who cannot hear the alarms? For the past two years, Ocala Fire-Rescue has been giving out specialized smoke detectors to the city's deaf and hearing-impaired residents. |
| 05.03.07 | Why there's little room at the inn for deaf
guests Being labelled disabled and forced to sleep in a specially designated room is not the answer. Deaf people value their privacy and individuality as much as hearing folk and portable-alerting devices may be the answer Fireco Ltd, manufacturers of Deafguard, the wire-free solution for communicating the sound of the fire alarm to deaf and hard of hearing people, claim in a new survey that thousands of hotel guests with hearing difficulties are being treated like an underclass and that 80% of hotels fail to meet their basic needs. |
| 05.03.07 | 500 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students to
see Tarzan By the end of March, over 500 elementary and secondary school students with hearing loss will have attend three Wednesday Matinee performances of Disney’s Tarzan. The performances are simultaneously sign language interpreted and open captioned by Theatre Development Fund, which is bringing the students to the theatre through their "Talking Hands" program, provided at no cost to the school or the students. |
| 05.03.07 | Make A Difference To The Hearing Impaired Make A Difference To The Lives Of The Hearing Impaired In 2007 Researchers, hearing care professionals and organisations now have the chance to access funding for projects that will help the lives of those with hearing impairment. The Oticon Foundation in New Zealand is seeking interest from individuals and groups for funding for projects and research that isn’t available through other sources. Applications for Oticon Foundation grants are now open and close on 31 March 2007. |
| 05.03.07 | Carnegie Hall Raises Awareness for Hearing
Loss How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Listen, listen, listen. That twist on the old cliche described an unusual happening Saturday in Manhattan: A mobile van parked by the famed hall offered free hearing tests to raise awareness of hearing loss among both young and old worldwide. |
| 05.03.07 | Company improves hearing aid technology There’s only one product for sale at Zounds and only one price to pay. Small hearing aids with soft orange cups to fit securely in the ear canal run for $1,999 a pair or $999 for one. That price includes a charging dock and remote control to adjust volume. |
| 02.03.07 | Die nicht sichtbare Behinderung Matthias Mihlan leidet unter Schwerhörigkeit / Weiterbildung bei Salo+Partner Sinnesbehinderungen sind nicht sichtbar. Das ist für die Betroffenen ein ernsthaftes Problem im Alltag. Der Bildungsträger Salo+Partner im Autodreieck Lankow hat sich darauf spezialisiert, mit gezielter Weiterbildung Gehörlosen dabei zu helfen, einen Platz im Arbeitsleben zu finden. Matthias Mihlan ist seit seiner Geburt schwerhörig. Als Behinderter will er sich aber nicht bezeichnen lassen. „Ich sehe das als Beeinträchtigung an, nicht als Behinderung“, betont er. |
| 02.03.07 | Hearing Loss in Children Leads to Substantial
Meningitis Risk ^... Previous research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that children who receive cochlear implants to counter hearing loss are more likely to develop meningitis. Worldwide, 90 of the 60,000 people receiving cochlear implant have been stricken with meningitis, drawing particular concern within the medical community. |
| 02.03.07 | First cochlear implant done at BMC hospital Mumbai: Two-and-a-half year-old Aashvi Paharia became the first patient to undergo a cochlear implant in a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation hospital a fortnight ago. |
| 02.03.07 | 'Amend constitution' He said government had not demonstrated respect for sign language thus far hence its exclusion from the constitution. “We are not speaking sign language imported from US or Britain but Siswati. After more than 20 years, we are still discriminated upon as the deaf,” said Makhubu. ... She said leaving out sign language was a big mistake because this was the only mode of communication through that could be used by the disabled persons. “We support them (disabled persons) and strongly advocate for the amendment of the constitution for sign language inclusion,” Kgololo said. |
| 02.03.07 | 'I felt I didn't belong' There are nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Most live happily in the hearing world. A minority use British Sign Language and see themselves as part of the "Deaf" (with a capital "D") world. They are proud to be deaf, do not regard it as a disability and do not value speech over signing. |
| 02.03.07 | Church designed for deaf to enjoy BRENTWOOD — Brian Sims was sitting in traffic when a car with a booming stereo pulled up next to him. Feeling vibrations from the pulsating vehicle, the Baptist pastor got an idea: creating a one-of-kind church exclusively for deaf people. Today, the Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church has more than 30 speakers beneath the floor so congregants can feel the vibration of the music. |
| 02.03.07 | Young pianist Greg aiming for TV talent
stardom A DEAF Doncaster schoolboy pianist is hoping to achieve national stardom on a new TV talent show being judged by Simon Cowell and ex-Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. Fifteen-year-old Greg Braim, a pupil at Hungerhill School, Edenthorpe, has auditioned for Britain's Got Talent and is hoping he will be selected for his chance of fame. Greg, who lives in Thorpe-in-Balne, has been severely deaf since he was a baby. |
| 02.03.07 | DEAF SCHOOLBOY PLAYS PIANO FOR THE X-FACTOR A SEVERELY deaf schoolboy is aiming to prove he's got talent after tinkling the ivories during auditions for Simon Cowell's latest X-Factor style TV show. |
| 01.03.07 | Junges
Theater: Jenseits der Stille und Die Brüder Löwenherz Premieren in der zweiten Spielzeithälfte an der Beueler Hermannstrasse Bonn/Beuel (hs). - Zwei Premieren wird das Junge Theater Bonn (JTB) noch bis zum Ende der laufenden Spielzeit präsentieren: Die Uraufführung von 'Jenseits der Stille' nach dem gleichnamigen, Oscar-nominierten Film von Caroline Link am 27. und 28. April sowie 'Die Brüder Löwenherz' von Astrid Lindgren am 20. Mai. |
| 01.03.07 | Judge Refuses To Allow Deaf Teen's Service
Dog ... Cave and his parents, John and Nancy Cave, have brought a $150 millions federal lawsuit against the school district, saying that the district is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, and sought an injunction to allow the teen to bring the dog to school. |
| 01.03.07 | First large deaf group enjoys planetarium's
captioning system FREDERICK -- Children shrieked with delight Tuesday as lights dimmed and stars exploded onto the ceiling of Frederick County Public Schools' Earth & Space Science Laboratory at Lincoln Elementary. The 13 second-graders from Maryland School for the Deaf may not have realized it, but they were making history at the laboratory. They were in the first large group of deaf visitors to attend a planetarium show since the lab's new captioning system was unveiled last year. |
| 01.03.07 | Preserving sign language stories A few months before he unexpectedly died from a heart attack, 37-year-old deaf comic Stephen Michael Ryan told his wife that he wanted a scholarship established for the study, teaching and preservation of American Sign Language storytelling. |
| 01.03.07 | New ISU program to focus on kids with cochlear
implants ... ISU announced Tuesday that the university has received a $778,941 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train teachers, speech pathologists and audiologists throughout Illinois on how to work with children who were born deaf but now have the potential to hear. |
| 01.03.07 | School for Deaf expands video library services SULPHUR — The Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) in Sulphur now hosts the only educational video library of its kind in the U.S. OSD’s National Accessible Learning Center, which operates in collaboration with the Oklahoma School for the Blind, houses approximately 70,000 educational videos specially formatted for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. |
| 01.03.07 | L'Unisda
installe un observatoire de l'accessibilité des
programmes L'Union nationale pour l'insertion sociale du déficient auditif (Unisda), principale organisation pour la défense des sourds et malentendants, a annoncé mercredi l'installation d'un "observatoire de l'accessibilité des programmes télévisés liés à la campagne électorale" qui mesurera chaque semaine les efforts des chaînes dans ce domaine. |