On our way to the 35 km Individual Time Trial in Livermore while Jed was driving the RV making the curvy turns on the narrow road, it felt like a subway train on the turns. The only difference is that the RV was cozy and cushy, and it got us where we needed to go [...]

Today the Short Track Mountain Bike race took place in the home turf of many of the WDCC staffers- California School for the Deaf in Fremont, CA. It is a criterium where riders do multiple laps on a short dirt course for 45 minutes.

The first day of the World Deaf Cycling Championships at Hellyer Velodrome (San Jose, CA) went without a hitch… almost!

The Lance Armstrong Cycling spirit is settling in, but with a very special provision- World Class Deaf Cycling! It is an Olympic-like atmosphere due to the international roster of the Deaf Cyclists from 12 nations competing in 4 cities in Northern California-San Jose, Fremont, Livermore, and Pescadero.
In the World Deaf Cycling Championships, the United States [...]

The winner of the NBAD Tournament is…Martin Kasick and Joey Herman of Missouri, with 33.21 lbs! Pro Dennis Bacon, of MO and Ron Stanford of OK finished second at 27.88 lbs, and J. Armstrong and DJ Jorgenson, both of TX, finished a respectable 3rd place with 21.35 lbs.
These guys are not “Let’s cross our fingers” [...]

We can pick up a basketball easily and shoot it thru the hoop, but the dynamics of fishing is totally different. Not anybody can just go out and return with a bucket full of flapping fish.
The bottom line is, if you net a lot of fish day in and day out, you’re either very good, [...]

In the early 70’s, a core group of Deaf guys from the Texas and Louisiana, with love for outdoors and fishing decided to start a fishing club; it started out as a family gathering sort of event which evolved into the more official National Bass Association for the Deaf. When the boating organization started in [...]

During the 31st NBAD tournament, the Deaf Bass fishermen go as pairs in the boat to help regulate the rules as they go out to find their prize of the highest calling-Bass! The NBAD event is a team tournament where a team of two contestants will fish together during the NBAD Tournament. Everyday they have [...]

National Bass Association for the Deaf has a family with many close kin who are members as well, even competitive.
But we was intrigued by the fact that many members are brothers and sisters duos, and even entire families including all of their kids! Here comes into the picture the Ketchum clan family of Little Rock, [...]

As the early risers the Deaf Bass fishermen are, they usually get up around 4 am to start preparing for the day, revving up the boat engines which rumbles loudly, and by 6 am they are either already inspected or among the convoy of boats heading left and right to their prime fishing “hot spots” [...]

The 31st annual National Bass Association of the Deaf (NBAD) Tournament at Table Rock Lake in Missouri opened their event with a general meeting, which runs from June 11-15th, 2006.

The Bass fishermen swapped stories and traded barbs about who caught the biggest fish, who is the record-holder that is about to lose it, and the [...]

In the world of Poker, there are bustling activity at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and World Poker Tour (WPT), there is great visibility for the hearing poker players and a greater chance to win millions of dollars; in the Deaf world, Deaf players are relatively unknown and unrecognized for their prowess on poker [...]

On March 24th 2004, several hundred people from the deaf community staged a rally at Ohlone College. The community urged the college to consider Deaf applicants for the Dean of Deaf Studies and Special Services position. They also expressed concern that Ohlone College’s position was one of neutrality due to anti-discrimination laws. These laws barred [...]

Fremont, California, March 24, 2004 – approximately 160-200 plus Deaf and Hard of Hearing people alongside with hearing students showed up to stage a rally at Ohlone Community College in Fremont, CA. Keynote speakers gathered from the Deaf Communities around the bay area and from out of state, most notably 1988 Deaf President Now (DPN) [...]

Jane and Miro Nowalski

Imagine a career where you get to meet Madonna, Roseanne, and Tom Arnold among other celebrities at NBC’s Saturday Night Live as a stagehand. This is what Miro Nowalski does for a living as a Union Stagehand Carpenter for 18 years, and one of his career perks is setting up stages for [...]

Maryland’s First Director of the Office
of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Three adjectives…”Determined-Intelligent-Focused”…were selected by Joan Wennell to describe her daughter, Yvonne Dunkle. Those qualities have ultimately found Dunkle spearheading the first-ever Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Maryland, operating on a shoestring budget of $223,000 staffed by only herself and her [...]

Tyese Wright, 23, our current Miss Deaf America, is a source of inspiration to many deaf and hard of hearing youth. Ms. Wright’s list of accomplishments is never-ending as she continues to aim higher in every aspect of her personal life and new career. Soon after Tyese graduated from Gallaudet University with a Bachelor of [...]

DeafNation Road Trip Crew

Starting from left: Anthony Mowl, Jed Barish and Branic Keltz
August 2, 2004 – The Mary Augusta has finally left the shop and is resting peacefully after one week of repairs. It’s no surprise that the vessel that took us to 41 states in a little over twice the number of days [...]

Frederick was just six and a half hours away and Jed wanted to see if he could make the drive, never mind a long day playing golf and the fact that it was already 7 p.m.. By midnight, we were just 120 miles away from Frederick and I succumbed to my heavy eyelids. I headed [...]

The Carolinas are known for racing, Baptism, and above all, barbeque. South Carolina and North Carolina were the last two of 41 states we are visiting on our 92 day road trip, but by no means are they the least. Stopping by in South Carolina for a barbeque picnic hosted by Sprint and the South [...]

In many states, where the Deaf school is located is where the largest Deaf community can be found. The Georgia School for the Deaf is located in Cave Springs, and naturally this would sound like the place we’d stop by to meet the deaf community. Al Leff, says otherwise. He pulled us out of the [...]