Comments on: Karl Ewan’s Letter to the Editor http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jackie (Sloan) Stover http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 Jackie (Sloan) Stover Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:23:54 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1679 Thank you for your feedback as it is not easy to express oneself as self-esteem goes. I remember Sandy Ewan and his wife so I am sure Sandy would be proud of you, Karl, as I am one of those oralists from Chicago Alexander Graham Bell School around 1955 - now they provide interps and allow Total communication concept by 1970 - so I am hoping the Deaf Community will encourage other schools to have interps and allow sign language as part of total communication with speech, lipreading, visual aids, notes takers, and hearing aids as they are good for those who have some hearing left to hear some sounds like car horn, dog barking, baby crying and some important recognizable noises, like airplane going over or washing machine on, etc. even to see if the tv sound is on too loud, or if vacuum cleaner is on - anyway, to try to use the cochlear implant is rather outrageous due to some pros and cons as not so reliable or practical yet - but hope parents will think carefully to decide right way - well, I may be rattling off but just wanted to share my inputs - I used to wear one hearing aid since I was 4 yrs old and later the one behind the ear as body ear aid not c i - until it was damaged by the cat - so not need it anymore - now I feel at peace and relax as some noises bothered me - for some ppl may be used to it - up to the individual - I prefer to use ASL and have interps at doctors offices or hospitals to prevent any misunderstandings connected with my health problems and also at where I worked, to understand the work situations was helpful to have interps on hand. New technology to have video phones are awesome for communications means - So hope things will get better for one and all. Thank you for your feedback as it is not easy to express oneself as self-esteem goes.
I remember Sandy Ewan and his wife so I am sure Sandy would be proud of you, Karl, as I am one of those oralists from Chicago Alexander Graham Bell School around 1955 – now they provide interps and allow Total communication concept by 1970 – so I am hoping the Deaf Community will encourage other schools to have interps and allow sign language as part of total communication with speech, lipreading, visual aids, notes takers, and hearing aids as they are good for those who have some hearing left to hear some sounds like car horn, dog barking, baby crying and some important recognizable noises, like airplane going over or washing machine on, etc. even to see if the tv sound is on too loud, or if vacuum cleaner is on – anyway, to try to use the cochlear implant is rather outrageous due to some pros and cons as not so reliable or practical yet – but hope parents will think carefully to decide right way – well, I may be rattling off but just wanted to share my inputs – I used to wear one hearing aid since I was 4 yrs old and later the one behind the ear as body ear aid not c i – until it was damaged by the cat – so not need it anymore – now I feel at peace and relax as some noises bothered me – for some ppl may be used to it – up to the individual – I prefer to use ASL and have interps at doctors offices or hospitals to prevent any misunderstandings connected with my health problems and also at where I worked, to understand the work situations was helpful to have interps on hand.
New technology to have video phones are awesome for communications means -
So hope things will get better for one and all.

]]> By: Gary Roberts http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Gary Roberts Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:18:18 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1678 Why dont we debate academics at Gallaudet? Why don't we debate how the miserable graduation rate of below 50% can be improved. The struggle over deaf culture was lost years ago. Many of my friends who worked at Schools for the Deaf were warned about the tide of change which was going to sweep over deaf culture but did not respond to The warning. Gallaudet will be lucky to survive once it comes under scrunity by people who evaluate colleges and determine funding. The protest opened the college up to scrunity and it may not be a good thing. When you break the law while undertaking civil protest you understand you may go to Jail. It is ironic that the students demanded abolute immunity while breaking the law openly and wilfully. How can you ask for the broader community to support you when you are essentially obtaning a free education at tax payers expense. Many middle class people can no longer afford college education for their children. Those who attend colleger end up with horendous debts. It is really hard for a hard pressed averaage Joe to identify with someone who is getting a free ride like most students at Gally receive. I am just repelled by what occurred at Gallaudet and I am sure many other people are as well. Why dont we debate academics at Gallaudet? Why don’t we debate how the miserable graduation rate of below 50% can be improved.
The struggle over deaf culture was lost years ago. Many of my friends who worked at Schools for the Deaf were warned about the tide of change which was going to sweep over deaf culture but did not respond to The warning.
Gallaudet will be lucky to survive once it comes under scrunity by people who evaluate colleges and determine funding. The protest opened the college up to scrunity and it may not be a good thing.
When you break the law while undertaking civil protest you understand you may go to Jail. It is ironic that the students demanded abolute immunity while breaking the law openly and wilfully.
How can you ask for the broader community to support you when you are essentially obtaning a free education at tax payers expense. Many middle class people can no longer afford college education for their children. Those who attend colleger end up with horendous debts. It is really hard for a hard pressed averaage Joe to identify with someone who is getting a free ride like most students at Gally receive.
I am just repelled by what occurred at Gallaudet and I am sure many other people are as well.

]]> By: James http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 James Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:55:20 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1677 Karl very few can put in context so eloquently the issues you touch upon. I admire you for your candidness. Anytime I see your name connected in authorship to some forum on the world's stage I become an instant vivid reader. Nothing holds me in enthrall as only you can. You rock baby. Good job on your response to the Washington Post Karl very few can put in context so eloquently the issues you touch upon. I admire you for your candidness. Anytime I see your name connected in authorship to some forum on the world’s stage I become an instant vivid reader. Nothing holds me in enthrall as only you can. You rock baby. Good job on your response to the Washington Post

]]> By: Jean Boutcher http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 Jean Boutcher Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:54:04 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1676 I know that Karl's father (Alexander "Sandy" Ewan) is proud of him. I am glad that Karl sent a CC to Jordan. Jordan shows a tantrum in the op-ed. So unbelievable that a president like Jordan wrote it with indignation and exasperatuion to one of the two most widely read newspapers in the nation. A university president is supposed to be restraint. It is a small wonder that a professor of the University of Tennessee told Carl Schroeder that I. King Jordan is no scholar! I hope to see many Gallaudet faculty members's responses to Jordan's letter. It is of utmost importance that they do because the hearing world would be enlighened. Jean Boutcher I know that Karl’s father
(Alexander “Sandy” Ewan) is proud of him. I am glad that Karl sent a CC to Jordan.

Jordan shows a tantrum in the op-ed. So unbelievable that a president like Jordan wrote it with indignation and exasperatuion to one of the two most widely read newspapers in the nation. A university president is supposed to be restraint. It is a small wonder that a professor of the University of Tennessee told Carl Schroeder that I. King Jordan is no scholar!

I hope to see many Gallaudet
faculty members’s responses to
Jordan’s letter. It is of utmost importance that they do because the hearing world would be enlighened.

Jean Boutcher

]]> By: Deafeye (Eric Hamlow) http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Deafeye (Eric Hamlow) Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:31:13 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1675 Well said cousin! We need more like you, Karl. Well said cousin! We need more like you, Karl.

]]> By: Darlene Ewan http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Darlene Ewan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:10:17 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1674 Good article, brother. Your article have made me feel as if you spoke for me too. Dad would be talking all day about your article today. Thank you! :-D Good article, brother. Your article have made me feel as if you spoke for me too. Dad would be talking all day about your article today. Thank you! :-D

]]> By: Roger Kraft http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Roger Kraft Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:53:52 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1673 Excellent, Karl! From you, I'd expect NOTHING LESS! Excellent, Karl! From you, I’d expect NOTHING LESS!

]]> By: DE http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 DE Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:51:58 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1672 Karl, HAHAHA as always, your letters have verve!!! Yes, I concur with MikeS- they HAVE to publish this. This is a keeper!!!! Keep up the good fight! Karl,

HAHAHA as always, your letters have verve!!! Yes, I concur with MikeS- they HAVE to publish this. This is a keeper!!!!

Keep up the good fight!

]]> By: MikeS http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 MikeS Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:13:57 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1671 Most excellent. They HAVE to publish that. Handwaves to Karl. Most excellent. They HAVE to publish that. Handwaves to Karl.

]]> By: Juan A. Vietorisz http://www.mishkazena.com/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Juan A. Vietorisz Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:53:02 +0000 http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2007/01/24/karl-ewans-letter-to-the-editor/#comment-1670 This is truly great letter, Earl! I hope it gets published. Please post it when it does get published. This is truly great letter, Earl! I hope it gets published. Please post it when it does get published.

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