Bobby Cox
A change is gonna (going to) come
She twirled her fingers at us, writing in the air with dancer’s fingers. Then she wrote with a borrowed pen (all pens are borrowed) on the bar napkin in front of us “I AM A DANCER. ARTIST.” She also added, “ANGER” above “DANCER” and grimaced and smiled at the same time. We are in a [...]
Word Lens revolutionizes deaf travel
This is the first in a series of articles about technology, culture, and the Deaf. If you have any good tips about new technology that is beneficial to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, please let me know. Word Lens is a iPhone application that does one thing, and one thing well — it is an [...]
AG Bell is in the past
Many in the signing community feel strongly that the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) philosophy of focusing on auditory and oral approaches when teaching deaf and hard of children is wrong. The auditory and oral approaches use the weakest point of a deaf or hard of hearing [...]
Other worlds
As a child, my favorite holiday was Halloween. I loved the mystery and dark; the anticipation of being scared, of running through the streets collecting candy. Each year was a race see how much candy we could get. I remember this now only during Halloween as an adult, and only when I see kids clad [...]
It’s possible for businesses to be deaf friendly!
The Washington Times has a great article here about how the H Street corridor in Washington, DC near Gallaudet University is now a hot spot for deaf friendly bars, restaurants, and clubs. As much as 10 percent of any given establishments’ revenue comes from deaf patrons from the area. The amazing thing is that this has [...]
Stuff Deaf People Like #6: Kitchens
Kitchens are a very special place to deaf people. It is the only room in a house that is important. If you want to find a deaf person, go check your kitchen. There are probably one or fifty in there. Check all the corners, sometimes they are hiding in there chatting up a storm. If [...]
A Visual Language Manifesto
A concept clouds the minds of mankind, the concept of the importance of human speech. This pernicious idea has caused suffering to deaf people around the world. Human speech is unique in that it requires the organ of the ear to function. It doesn’t matter if you are a Bushman of the Kalahari desert or [...]
Pride
In one minute at San Francisco gay pride, I saw… Studly men Cigarettes Cat mustache Glow in the dark jewelry Swaying hips Pink furred boots Penis Thump thump balls Black Porta-potties Glasses Camera flashes Beautiful girls Warm jackets White Hot dogs Drunk Shamble Skateboarding Blue hair Naked Plaque “When I was in the military they [...]
Xbox Kinect Learns to Understand Sign Language
A group of French hackers and developers have put together a cool demo of the Xbox Kinect understanding French sign language. Right now, it only supports two words (bonjour and desole, hello and sorry respectively). Read more at Popular Science. I was waiting for this to happen, after seeing so many hacks and cool tricks [...]
Netflix adds captioning to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Netflix has added captioning support, finally, to the iPhone, iPad, and the iPod Touch. Read this MacNN article for more details and directions on how to use the feature. Comment below and let us know how you like the feature, and if it works for you!