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1. Educational Interpreting Educational Interpreting is more of a calling than a career; it is exhausting and exhilarating, frustrating and fun, challenging and rewarding. It has been a part of my life for the past 12 years. I didn't start out in education; when my daughter was...
2. Teach Yourself American Sign Language - Basic Sign Language Studies Online American Sign Language (ASL) is an experience, and arguably the most beautiful language in the world. It is also the third most widely spoken language in the United States (after English and Spanish, respectively). If for no other reason than to be p...
3. Momography: Parenting a Deaf Child Being a parent to your child is hard; being a parent to your child with special needs is H-A-R-D. I am not an expert by any means, nor am I the perfect parent. Considering my most frequently uttered phrase is, "Well, there goes my Mother of th...
4. ★ LEARN ASL ★ American Sign Language and Baby Sign Language Are You Frustrated By Not Being Able to Communicate With Others Using American Sign Language? More and More individuals are having issues with major hearing loss. Booming music inside closed cars and trucks are causing this major hearing problem. ...
5. Living with a deaf cat A genetic anomaly causes blue-eyed white cats to be born deaf. I have not been able to find out what percentage of them are deaf – but it is fairly common. Odd-eyed whites are often deaf on the same side as they are blue eyed! This anomaly is p...
6. Christian Sign Language "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD." Psalm 134:2 We are sisters who have taken sign language classes and learned on our own from many of the resources sold below. We are excited about what we have to share with you. We have enj...
7. The Student: Helen Keller While we may forget her teacher, The Miracle Worker Anne Sullivan, even modern Americans are hard-pressed to forget the beloved Helen Keller. Like her teacher, Helen's courage was of the quiet sort. She didn't take great adventures, but she was a pio...
8. Helen Keller -- A True Superhero I don't know about you, but Helen Keller faced some incredible obstacles in her young life. Not only did she overcome these obstacles, but she went on to become an accomplished, unique, and inspiring individual. How do I know Helen Keller? Well,...
9. Christmas, time of joy or sadness It's just that today I got some very bad news about an old friend of mine who only has hours to live and it got me to thinking about Christmas. Is it about Religion, or is it about children. Is it about presents or is it about being kind? Is it abo...
10. Munster Heineken Cup Champions I am one of those people who were never much good at rugby, being far to thin to make any headway in this very physical sport. However having said that, I have always had a deep love of the game, no doubt from having been to boarding school where thi...
11. Communication with the deaf Lipreading or Sign Language This poses a dilemma for me. I have been deaf for 36 years now and still have no idea how to sign apart from basic things. I personally have very strong views on this and thought perhaps I could get a debate going. I was w...
12. Ian Douglas Smith He was a man who evoked strong emotions whenever his name was mentioned. Either you believed in him or you despised him. I like to think that you have to look at things within the context of the times. It's of no use looking at things which have alr...
13. Top 10 Reasons To Adopt a Deaf Dog Two years ago, I "adopted" my first deaf dog, Aurora Dior. I was lucky to meet a breeder in my area who trusted me to take Aurora, train her and give her a fun life. In the past two years, I've become more active in deaf dog education, training, and...
14. Squid Angels may be named Spook Hey Dad, how did you manage to turn on the computer by yourself? Is the type of daily comment I had to put up with from my nearest and dearest when I first started on Squidoo, but now I'm a Squid Angel. The sorry thing about all this, is tha...
15. Understanding communicating with deaf people Communicating with deaf people is not that hard. However many people struggle with this, and so what would you do, is the first poser, and then I will lead onto some tips.? I've been deaf for a long time now. In the end, they are just people, like yo...
16. Women:Demons or Angels Having been profoundly deaf since my late teens, here is a short story on my take on women, are they demons or Angels? It always amazes me that in this day and age, men still appear to have outmoded views on women and what they are capable of. I ha...
17. Sing and Sign Here you can get American sign language videos, CDs, flashcards, books and other resources. You'll find links to other websites to help you..."Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD." Psalm 134:2
18. Lake Kariba a lost paradise It's just that I miss my old country Zimbabwe and the sights. It was such a grand place to go and unwind for a few days, either by staying in a hotel or even better taking a houseboat where you could do your own thing. Driving up by car once you tur...
19. South West Cork church post office No doubt people are already confused with the title, the introduction title and the picture of the church. Don't be concerned, it's just the lovely Irish at play again. I can hear people saying but how can a post office be a church or a church...
20. Roast chicken with some good friends Believe it or not there is a story behind this dinner. You see everybody you see in this photo is someone who either has lost their land or their business in the tragedy that is Zimbabwe. All of them decided to leave and to try and make a new beginn...