Mishka Zena

Gallaudet is showing a video how its community celebrates the holidays.  It’s a great video, showing the different celebrations of the holidays and reflecting the diversity of Gallaudet members. Unfortunately one speaker is shown with no signing at all.  Check at 3.56. We have a member of Gallaudet Community who doesn’t sign.  This is the [...]

The verdict is in. John Yeh is sentenced for 108 months. His brother Joseph’s sentence is 55 months. Source: IDeafNews at Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/pages/i-DEAF-NEWS/192104368911 There will be more updates, so keep checking that site. i.Deaf News, thank you for the live reporting.   My opinion? There is a severe miscarriage of justice here.  The whole thing had [...]

i Deaf News  is currently covering the trial of John Yeh at Facebook.  Check out the updates and the pictures at https://www.facebook.com/pages/i-DEAF-NEWS/192104368911 Right now the judge is taking a break. Apparently there is an issue with CART not being available. Tsk Tsk.  Smart of  John Yeh’s wife to inquire about the CART as it is [...]

From a tweet: ‘Though Justin was lying on the ground in compliance, Portland Police continuously beat him in the back with clubs until his eyes rolled back in his head. Fellow protesters thought he was dead. He is now in critical care.’ Allegedly one of the protesters, Justin James Bridges, an ASL interpreter for Occupy Portland [...]

Here is the link to the first episode of MTVU’s Gally mini series!  The show is pretty short, but overall it seems a very positive episode. Now the public understands a little better how some deaf students feel in hearing schools and their frustrations with limitations of oral communication and attitudinal barriers. They get to see [...]

. . From AGBell Association site:  “Who We Are   The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.”   http://nc.agbell.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=1131 . Due to a challenge by someone, I explored the relationship between the AGBell [...]

. Over the years, several parents painted a very rosy picture of what the lives of typical oral deaf children wearing cochlear implants are.  Since then, I’ve heard many stories that contradicted their claims.  What I’ve heard pretty much matched the summary posted below.   This summary was written by Jennifer Borhegyl, a mom of [...]

. For a long time the Deaf Community had accused AGBell Association of maintaining hidden agenda including surreptitiously trying to wipe out the deaf culture. The founder, Alexander Graham Bell, was a strong supporter of the eugenics movement and for some time held the president position of a national eugenics society. For further information, check on the [...]

. Italian Sign Language Is Not A Language . Italian Sign Language Is Not A Language Not A Language Not A Language Not A Language Warning: this is going to be a long post. Hello readers. I’m interrupting my long deserved hiatus after blogging steadily for three years. I have to say something. I am [...]

An article covered the recent lawsuit of a man against the hospital for its failure to inform him and his wife in a timely manner that her cancer was terminal. Reading the comments left by ignorant and insensitive readers left me feeling disturbed. Most of them showed a profound lack of understanding about ASL, written English, AND the  [...]