The recent “Taste of Technology” event in Austin, Texas on June 26, 2009, sponsored by Relay Texas and attended by 40 people, has broadened my experiences relating to technology-themed issues, and after grabbing the opportunity to listen to a parade of speakers…

Some families are safe because their jobs are not affected by the decline of United States economy, but on the other hand there are many families affected by government cuts, Deaf school closings, and an untold number of lost jobs.

Twenty million Americans have some type of hearing loss, ranging from hard of hearing to profound Deafness. But, an estimated half million cannot hear or understand any speech at all.

When we think of being “Deaf friendly,” the picture that comes to mind is the image of the hearing world able to communicate with us in sign language, everything made accessible for Deaf people in their patronage as customers just like everyone else.

Some Deaf people live in certain cities or towns in states where their family and friends live in, around neighborhoods where they grew up. Or, they stay behind in a community where they attended school…

The latest news from the deaf schools around the country

Whenever we talk about a Mecca of our very own, in the Deaf world, the discussion will be always steered towards Gallaudet University as being just exactly that. The university holds a very tangible and larger than life position in our community, and continues to be at the forefront of the long fight for civil rights progress and universal recognition.

The Model Secondary School for the Deaf is the best there is, or at least it was back in my time. Anyway, here’s why it’s the best deaf school: Bright kids, strong athletic teams, and surreal moments combine to make MSSD a unique place to attend.

Every unique community has something essential to keep it bound together in good times and bad times. What holds a community together can range anywhere from the seemingly minor to the most fundamental; sometimes it can’t even be quantified.

I went to a Gallaudet University basketball game recently, and watched the Bisons fight to yet another valorous but bitter loss against a conference rival. As it is usually so at the Field House the lack of quality big men (size) doomed us against the hearing team.