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This is awesome.

"The purpose of this Alliance is to establish and maintain a society of Deaf GLBT to encourage and promote the educational, economical, and social welfare; to foster fellowship; to defend our rights; and advance our interests as Deaf GLBT citizens concerning social justice; to build up an organization in which all worthy members may participate in the discussion of practical problems and solutions related to their social welfare. RAD has over fifteen chapters in the United States and Canada."

Every year they host a conference and a pageant (last year's being Wild Wild West themed). Fun!

That's very cool, Laurie - thanks for posting. When I lived in SF, we hosted the Deaf Lesbian Festival at the same time as Pride - and this year, it's in Chicago: http://www.deaflesbianfestival.org/chicago2012/welcome.html. Interesting to think about subgroups within subgroups within subgroups of people.... :)

'Life & Deaf' is a unique Speech & Language Therapy project, in which Deaf children explore their identity through poetry in written English and British Sign Language. 'Life & Deaf' aims to develop children's communication skills, their sense of identity and their self-esteem, all essential for good mental health.

If you like poems you should read my site which has really interesting poems written by the deaf. Here is something from the site that introduces the poems: "Listen carefully and you will hear the heart beat of the Deaf. You will gain access to their world and their understanding and culture. You are privileged to be allowed to glimpse inside their world. Handle it gently. Allow yourself to feel what they feel, to experience what they have experienced. Allow it to impact your heart and then to bond you with this world. If you do, you will be forever changed..."

Since we are focusing on signs from restaurants I thought it would be interesting to see if there are any restaurants owned by or for the deaf. Then I found this article about a place in San Francisco that sells pizza. Enjoy.

That's a really cool article! I hope they make!! I'm not sure how big the deaf community is in SF, but hopefully it's enough to keep them going. I wish more hearing ppl would eat there. Next time I'm in SF I will stop by.

Very cool, Rebecca! That's my old neighborhood. I'll make sure to hit it when I'm back.

A chat forum for the deaf community. From the site: "Introduce yourself to deaf and hoh members here. The most popular deaf forum. A place for off topic discussions and polls, deaf chat, just about anything one wishes to speak their mind about. Do people feel like they need... Happenings around the world, deaf news, know what's going on around you."

"This blog is an account of my life as a hearing impaired individual. I will outline the trials, tribulations, benefits and often humorous circumstances of my day to day life as it relates to my hearing. I hope that this will help individuals such as myself realize they are not alone and to give hearing folks a glimpse into the life of the hard of hearing."

Off the topic of our last assignment, but really cool art work by Deaf Artists.

This is a 20 minute clip from a documentary on PBS called "Through Deaf Eyes". This portion of the documentary mainly talks about the movie/entertainment side of deaf history...from the stage to the Oscar backlash against Marlee Matlin to Gallaudet alumni protesting for Deaf President at the University.

The Irish Deaf Society is the largest Deaf-led organisation in Ireland working with both the Deaf and hard of hearing community. Our work focuses on issues such as achieving equality and access for Deaf people. Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the language of the Deaf community in Ireland.

Language, Culture and Pride

Since we're discussing food this week....

thanks so much for sharing!

You bet, Em. I would never share my sushi though.... ;)

This is a site about Mexican Sports Organizations for the Deaf. It is a site where the Deaf of Mexico can easily find resources for schools and sports/sporting events, as well as communicate to one another about these things. The site is in Spanish, but I know with Google Chrome there is the option to translate it into English.

This site talks about the history of deaf culture, what it's like living in a deaf word, and also you can watch interview from deaf people in regards to their feeling about cochlear implants.

ASL dictionary Browse thousands of words in the ASL dictionary online. So neat features word of the days and other articles

This software is a BSL Finger Spelling simulator that will fingerspell any word that you type into it. This piece of software is an excellent and fun way of learning to fingerspell, to improve your receptive skills, or as a teaching resource using the two handed manual alphabet.

Now playing in NYC -- sounds like an amazing play! "Billy has been deaf since birth, but never learned sign language because he has been sheltered by relatives who refuse to accommodate or accept his deafness for various reasons.The family's unwillingness to account for Billy's deafness has forced him to instead adapt to them by reading lips. But a lip-reader's full comprehension often requires a certain awareness and participation by the speaker, which Billy isn't always afforded, leaving him perpetually relegated to the outskirts of the family dialogue." - "In addition to a thorough examination of a loving but dysfunctional family, "Tribes" also delves into the politics and psychology of being deaf, going deaf and the deaf community's place in greater society."

This article is about the difficulties deaf ppl have going to the movie theater. Many theaters don't have CC so deaf ppl can't go to new releases. Some theaters advertise they have CC but apparently it rarely works so many deaf ppl go home disappointed. I guess this is just another hurdle deaf ppl have to overcome that many of the hearing population doesn't even think twice about.

In terms of an established deaf community, one of the brightest spots on the African continent is South Africa. South Africa's deaf community is well-established and even has something that we lack in the United States. One web source said that in 1998 there were at least four million deaf and hard of hearing people in South Africa.

Publications /BATOD On-line Magazine /Models of Deaf Education around the world /How Russia deals with deaf childrenHow Russia deals with deaf children Anna Komarova and Michael Pursglove Deaf education in Russia goes back to 1806 when the first school for the deaf was opened at Pavlovsk near St Petersburg.