#Keep ASL In Schools Archives - Page 10 of 16

Massachusetts’ Saddest Day

Oct 11, 2013deafinprisonorgObits#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Colorado, David Carradine, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Linda Blair, Statue of Liberty

By BitcoDavid This has nothing to do with the Deaf, or with the Justice System. But nonetheless, it’s an obituary that I am truly saddened to post. On October 20th, the legendary Hilltop Steak House will close its doors. I courted my wife there – or should I say, she courted me, being the member

Marsha Graham Speaks Out on Juvenile Crime

Oct 9, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsSupporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Children Youth and Family, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Juvenile delinquency, Marsha Graham, Status offense

[Editor’s Note: Marsha Graham is one of my favorite Supporter Contributors, and a very dear friend. Without her help, I never would have gotten started learning ASL, and she’s been a cornerstone of aid and comfort to DeafInPrison.com, since we launched. This piece was originally a comment she wrote to the post Juvenile Crimes – Our

Juvenile Crimes – Our Main Pain!

Oct 7, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Addiction, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Juvenile delinquency, Paul Smith, Supporter Contributions, Youth

By Supporter Contributor Paul Smith It’s sad to admit but over the past years the problem of youth crime is becoming more and more urgent. Teachers, social organizations and specialists working in this field are very concerned about the tendency to degradation of the new generation of our society. Young people who have not come

When Death Comes as a Kindness

Oct 6, 2013deafinprisonorg8 CommentsNews, Obits#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Angola Three, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Herman Wallace, New York Times, Solitary Confinement

By BitcoDavid Herman Wallace is best known as one of the Angola 3. Sites like Prisonmovement’s Weblog and Moorbey’z Blog have spent years trying to get him released from solitary confinement in Louisiana. Early on Friday, October 4th, Herman Wallace passed away, after a long battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. Wallace was a

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

I Meet McCay Vernon

Oct 1, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsOp-Ed#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Gallaudet University, Joanne Greenberg, McCay Vernon

By Joanne Greenberg About 40 years ago, a man called me up on the telephone. “I read your book, In This Sign, and I think you would be the one to work on a film I have in mind.” I was annoyed. “I’ve never written a script,” I said. He went on. “I have a

September at DeafInPrison.com

Oct 1, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, H.E.A.R.D., JeanFAndrews, Joanne Greenberg, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid [scribd id=172488527 key=key-2o4x03deklv59z8v2ygs mode=scroll] BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat

Celebrating McCay Vernon and Visiting Felix

Sep 25, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDeaf Awareness Week, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, James Ridgeway, Joanne Greenberg, Mother Jones, Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss It was a quick weekend for me but I felt a need to attend the celebration of the life of Dr. McCay Vernon on September 22nd and I was glad I did. It was well attended with many, many of his former students who are themselves, college professors. For the first time, I felt like