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3/8/10 Monday news and coffee roundup
This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story. This week: Purple Communications, Ohio and the Deaf Jurist Situation, autocaptions on youtube, and ASL poetry nights in Brooklyn.
Youtube now has "Auto-Captioning"
Students at the California School for the Deaf-Fremont praise YouTube's new autocaptioning feature. To find more information about this feature, check out Youtube's offical announcement at their blog.
FCC Announcement regarding VRS policies
Video from FCC regarding their new VRS policies. This video was originally posted on the FCC website. You can go there for text copies of the news release and the ruling itself. Or go to their Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) page for more details about all their TRS regulations.
Please note that this, like all government publications, is in the public domain. This means that you are free to share this video as well as other information that the FCC provides directly with others without regard to copyright.
3/1/2010 Afternoon News and Coffee Roundup
Apologies for the lateness - technical difficulties and a day job! This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story. This week: looking at the Rhode Island layoffs, rapists at Kings County, linguistics developments, and the Olympics.
Wisc. Interpreter Licensure Bill SB-389 Passed
Wisc Interpreter Licensure Bill (SB-389) was passed without amendment. Joe Riggio explains the details.
2/22/10 Morning Deaf News and Coffee Roundup
2/22/10 Weekly News and Coffee Roundup
This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story. This week: the Viable VRS scandal, closed captioning in Maryland bars, Cochlear corporation and associated news, and more fake deaf people - this time in international film.
2/15/10 Morning Deaf News and Coffee Roundup
This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story. This week: Deaf Schools, Videophones, the Super Bowl, and other isssues.
Update on Wisconsin Interpreter Licensure Bill
Joe Riggio Providing an update on how the Wisconsin Interpreter Licensure Bill (SB 389) is proceeding.
The Wisconsin Association of the Deaf has more information about this bill.
Notes from Joe :
Can we all just get along?
Article by Trudy Suggs, owner of T.S. Writing Services. Crossposed from the Author's Website by Permission of the Author.
Perhaps Rodney King isn’t the best person to quote, but “Can we all just get along?” is what keeps running through my head as I learn of more and more stories of rivalries between deaf schools and programs – especially those in the same state.
Monday Morning Deaf News and Coffee Roundup
This is a weekly roundup of national and international news articles about Deaf individuals and Deaf-related events and concepts. The aim is to give a slightly Deaf perspective on the journalism and story.
Wisc. Interpreter Licensure Bill
Joe Riggio explains in the following three videos about am Interpreter Licensure bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (SB-389) and what is happening to pass this bill.
Deaf Dogs Photo Project
Interview with photographer Melissa McDaniel, who has been photographing Deaf dogs as part of her Photo Book projects. You can learn more about the project, the dogs and pre-order the Deaf dog photobook at www.thephotobooks.com
VI Perspective Maria-DataStar-Purple
Former Purple video interpreter (Gina) shares perspective on Maria-Datastar-Purple subject from Ryan Commerson's Blog at: http://signcasts.com/node/260.
VIU: Why P2P Idea to FCC
Gina, VIU original founder, explains why suggested P2P fees to FCC
Video Interpreters United (VIU) Original Founder's Clarification
VIU's original founder Gina Gonzalez: clarification. Website: www.viu4terps.org Email: videointerpretersunited@viu4terps.org
H.R. 1246 "Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009"
From my educational information; I can't give legal option which you need to consults with your attorney about it; I learned that we, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, need to do something about ‘early intervention' with local and federal entities. It’s about “[t]he term refers to providing appropriate services for the child with hearing loss, including nonmedical services, and ensuring that families of the child are provided comprehensive, consumer-oriented information about the full range of family support, training, information services, communication options and are given the opportunity to consider the full range of educational and program placements and options for their child.” Such provision quoted from www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/browse.html, not from the bill.
American Deaf and Haiti (Updated with video)
As a Deaf man and a concerned American, it's probably normal for me to feel concern for those Deaf, Deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing Haitians who survived the earthquake. While the Deaf community has its tightness and connectivity to support it in times of stress, often we lose out during emergencies due to lack of communication about supplies and services. Examples where Deaf people received limited information due to a lack of captioned emergency broadcasts are everywhere in the U.S., for example.