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Reading and Deaf Researchers

Oct 12, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsASL#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Education, Jean F. Andrews, Lamar University

By Jean F. Andrews Since I’ve been in higher education, I’ve seen an increase in numbers of graduate students who are deaf apply to deaf education programs. I have also seen the increase in the hiring of professors who are deaf in different institutions where I have worked. The topics of their research papers are

I Flunk My Hearing Test

Oct 4, 2013deafinprisonorgHumor#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Age Related Hearing Loss, Audiology, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Hearing aid, Joanne Greenberg

By Joanne Greenberg I was sure that I would pass because I hear so much better than my husband, and while some people were difficult for me to hear unless I was facing them, most of them speak clearly enough for me to follow. I did the bit in the soundproof box and when the

The Role of Deaf Professors In Higher Education

Oct 3, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Communication Disorders, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Jean F. Andrews, Lamar University

By Jean F. Andrews As more and more deaf individuals earn degrees in higher education at the doctorate level, they are entering high education as professors and administrators. Oftentimes, they experience both physical and attitudinal barriers. Professors who are deaf provide role modeling for deaf undergraduate and graduate students. But working in an environment where

Conversation at the Supermarket

Oct 2, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Age Related Hearing Loss, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Hearing aid, Joanne Greenberg

By Joanne Greenberg I was standing near the onions trying to figure out which kind I wanted, when I spotted a neighbor who greeted me. During our chat, she mentioned that her husband had new hearing aids. “They cost a mint, but he never wears them. I’m exhausted by his saying. ‘What?’ all the time

This Video Will Rock Your World

Jul 27, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEmbeded Files, Video#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Cochlear Implant, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Rachel Coleman

By BitcoDavid Jeffrey Swartz posted a link to his latest blog story on the ASL Learner’s group. He makes numerous valid points on his own, but at the bottom of the post he embedded this video. After watching it, I knew I had to post it as well. This video is utterly amazing, and it

In A Prison Times Three

Jun 9, 2013deafinprisonorg7 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, JeanFAndrews, Prison, Robert Frost, Teacher, To Kill a Mockingbird, YouTube

By Jean F. Andrews While some children learn to read effortlessly and on their own, I had to wait until the first grade. After my teacher taught me the 26 letters of the alphabet with the sounds they make, and taught me 20 to 30 sight words, she handed me a primer, my first book.

“Kissface” the Horse

Jun 5, 2013deafinprisonorg14 CommentsEditorials, News#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Boston, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Marsha Graham, Police Abuse, Police officer

By BitcoDavid Years ago, I lived in Boston‘s West Fens – a corner of the ghetto area, Roxbury. In those days, Boston police had one of the few mounted police divisions. These cops loved their horses, and saw the posting as a position of honor and dignity. The cops would be assigned to different beats

Probation Forms and the Deaf Offender: A Complex Matter With a Simple Solution

May 22, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, JeanFAndrews, Language interpretation, Prison, Probation, Probation officer, Readability

By Jean F. Andrews Probation is a court order that allows a person convicted of a crime to remain out of jail. An individual on probation must follow certain court-ordered procedures and keep from getting into trouble with the law. Probation violations both occur when an individual either breaks the rules or fails to keep

Shanna Groves Stops By for Cyber-Tour

Apr 6, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsInterview (Print), Interviews#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Hearing impairment, Lip Reader, Lip Reading Mom, Lip-reading, Shanna Groves

By BitcoDavid Shanna Groves, prolific author, hearing loss activist, Internet personality and Show Me Your Ears diva, has graciously offered to provide this Supporter Contribution in the form of a cyber-book tour. She and I collaborated laboriously and came up with the following for your edification and delight. Shanna Groves was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss

Promises Made, Promises Broken

Jan 7, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf Culture, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Students, DeafInPrisonl.com, Deafness, Joanne Greenberg, Mainstreaming, Posting Mania - Year 2 Explodes

By Joanne Greenberg Part of the problem of Deaf low reading levels is due to insufficient education. Why should this be? The problem of low reading levels among the Deaf was supposed to have been solved 30 years ago, when mainstreaming was instituted to give Deaf kids an equal classroom experience, among their hearing neighbors