Tagged With: deafness
Protected: Expensive Aids
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Audiology Results
Today was my first day back on campus. Sex & Gender class went fine in the morning, I am caught up with everything (I think). Tomorrow we’ll find out how much I fell behind in my other classes, and whether I can catch up quickly or what. I know I fell behind in my linguistics … Continue reading
College Bowl
Tonight I had a 30+ minute post-practice chat with the College Bowl coach. He wanted me to know that if I become a “regular” student, I WILL be on the team going to New Orleans in July for the competition. He immediately asked if :A: would come too, so apparently I would get my own … Continue reading
More Thoughts
I’ve been thinking more about identity and stuff, with regard to the hearing loss. One person asked me if I was sad or excited, a hearing friend said they would be excited, and another person was surprised I wasn’t excited. I guess the reason I am on the fence about my feelings is because of … Continue reading
Audio Results
Today I finally had my audiogram. It’s really been bothering me that I’m not hearing as well as I used to, so I was very excited about the test. The answer was “hey, you do have a mild hearing loss, but we don’t know why – come back in a few weeks, we’ll stick electrodes … Continue reading
Gallaudet’s Oral/Manual Debate
I’m still reading the “first 50 years” history of Gallaudet, and I find it interesting to note that the oral/manual debate has been going on there since 1868. When Edward Miner Gallaudet convened the first National Conference of Principals of Institutions for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, he didn’t send invitations to some … Continue reading
Accessible Gallaudet History
I have big dreams for the future. I am planning to major in Deaf Studies and minor in History, and I want to become a researcher of deaf history, with a possible focus on international deaf history. I already know what I want to do first. I am hoping to write an accessible book about … Continue reading
Do Oral Deaf Have Rights at Gallaudet?
Gallaudet’s new curriculum requires that all incoming freshmen take a general studies class called GSR 103: American Sign Language and Deaf Studies. In this class, they teach about deaf history and culture, but there is also a heavy emphasis on learning formal ASL. They have explained repeatedly that even though we use ASL every day, … Continue reading
Protected: Assumptions About Women and Sexuality
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ILY Tattoo Ideas
I’ve been playing around with the idea of a deafness-related tattoo for a while now. Of course the only thing I can really come up with is the ILY handshape – anything else seems like it would be too complicated, although I did know a girl with a finely detailed tattoo of the sign for … Continue reading