Comments on: 32 Degrees Fahrenheit in Hell

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:42:10 +0000

Thor,

Cues on Tap and DPHH are two different events, we announce the dates and locations for the latter, not the former.

In any case, can you tell us about your experience at DPHH last Friday? Or you can email me if you want.

By: Thor

Thor — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:17:49 +0000

when the next event? I went to the DPHH last Friday and there should be a rule that deaf people should not be rejected but welcome to meet new people.

By: Virginia L. Beach

Virginia L. Beach — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:55:56 +0000

As always…a great post, Vikki.

I don’t live in an area where we have a cueing community, but I do know that Illinois State University - which is an hour away from me - received a large grant in order to study and teach Cued Speech through their Deaf Education program.

I admit that my first instinctive reaction was to want to sigh and roll my eyes, and then I realized that I was contributing to the problem with such an attitude. After all, I had admitted to be curious about this mode of communication when Hilary posted her excellent article on Cued Speech, and now here was an effort being made to bring this subject to Central Illinois, and perhaps even make an impact on deaf children (and adults) not only in the immediate geographical area, but all over the Midwest. That’s not such a bad thing. I’m all for any programs (and the necessary funding) that call attention to the needs of the deaf community and especially the educational needs of deaf children.

Thanks for the reminder.

By: LaRonda

LaRonda — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:27:45 +0000

Another well-written, excellent post! Loved the content. Where I work (at St. Joseph’s Center for the Deaf in Hayward, CA), the small staff there come from every walk of d/Deaf life. We are Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, late-deaf and hearing with deaf children. We come from both deaf and hearing families. Some use CI’s, some use hearing aids, and some use neither. We all get along wonderfully and “chew the fat” often at our lunch table. Hell certainly froze over where I work because hanging out together is one of our favorite things to do! Times have changed.

Thanks for the great article.

~ LaRonda

By: Catharine

Catharine — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:04:55 +0000

I am glad that you felt welcomed at the recent Cues on Tap event; I like these because it is a mixing bowl of different perspectives and we get along great. You bring up the good analogy of different cultures as reflected within the deaf community.

I definitely feel like a minority when attending DPHH events since I have a cochlear implant and know very little sign language. It is intimidating to walk in solo and try to find people to talk to, and I never thought about that in race relations.

I do not want to be labeled at these events, as I’m sure that people of different races do not want to, either. Thank you, Vikki for this insight.

By: Hark: non-cuers welcome at Cues on Tap « Cueing in the Capital region

Hark: non-cuers welcome at Cues on Tap « Cueing in the Capital region — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:55:36 +0000

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