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Sheri Ann Farinha : My Endorsement

All, This is to announce my endorsement for Sheri Ann Farinha as NAD President. I will tell you why. Swift Response and Passion. That’s why. On Sunday, June 3, 2012, I wrote a letter to NAD headquarters and some of the board members regarding concerns about a very specific document that was released on February 29, 2012 written by Dr. […]
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Where are our ASL Defenders?

All, As of 5:43pm, I was told that NAD is now in communication with HuffPost. NAD was alerted through Twitter/emails about our community’s response to Kia’s comment on The Deaf Edge’s blog. Just found out that Huffington Post’s Kia Makarechi, who is an entertainment editor left a comment on The Deaf Edge’s blog focusing on the controversy around the music […]
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Acredolo and Goodwyn’s rebuttal against Nelson, White and Grewe’s Research!

All, Drs. Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn wrote their response to the recent journal article written by L.H. Nelson, K.R. White, & J. Grewe. This journal article is titled as “Evidence for Website Claims about the Benefits of Teaching Sign Language to Infants and Toddlers with Normal Hearing” that was published in Infant and Child Development, Wiley Online Library, 2012. […]
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Deaf Jam Documentary Film

All, I just got home from viewing a 70-minute long documentary called Deaf Jam. . I was so impressed with this film. Please watch my video reaction/review in American Sign Language. This film presented American Sign Language as a beautiful language, and it gives us an intimate look into a small group of Deaf High School students at Lexington School […]
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Sorenson’s Impact on Canada : Accountability (Part 5)

All, This is the fifth and last blog entry of 5-blog series about Sorenson Communications, Inc’s impact on Canada. It is my responsibility as a Deaf American Citizen to share this information based on facts, reliable sources and supporting evidence to you. Then you can get involved to make things right with FCC and our Deaf Canadian citizens. Now, you […]
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Sorenson’s Impact on Canada : Carrot and Stick Experiment (Part 4)

All, This is the fourth blog entry of 5-blog series about Sorenson Communications, Inc’s impact on Canada. It is my responsibility as a Deaf American Citizen to share this information based on facts, reliable sources and supporting evidence to you. Then you can get involved to make things right with FCC and our Deaf Canadian citizens. Now, you have read […]
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Sorenson’s Impact on Canada : NAFTA Argument (Part 3)

All, This is the third blog entry of 5-blog series about Sorenson Communications, Inc’s impact on Canada. It is my responsibility as a Deaf American Citizen to share this information based on facts, reliable sources and supporting evidence to you. Then you can get involved to make things right with FCC and our Deaf Canadian citizens. Now, you have read […]
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Sorenson’s Impact on Canada : Proliferation (Part 2)

All, This is the second blog entry of 5-blog series about Sorenson Communications, Inc’s impact on Canada. It is my responsibility as a Deaf American Citizen to share this information based on facts, reliable sources and supporting evidence to you. Then you can get involved to make things right with FCC and our Deaf Canadian citizens. I was stunned how […]
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Sorenson’s Impact on Canada : Awakening (Part 1)

All, It is my responsibility as a Deaf American Citizen to share this information based on facts, reliable sources and supporting evidence to you. Then you can get involved to make things right with FCC and our Deaf Canadian citizens. It is time to act. This is the first of five blog posts. The first one will give you a […]
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Switched At Birth: Emmett Arrested and Handcuffed

To all Switched at Birth (SAB) fans and community members, As you can see today’s Switched at Birth episode which ends with a ‘cliff hanger’ of Emmett Bledsoe (Sean Berdy) was arrested and handcuffed by a policeman. Emmett was working on his motorcycle inside garage and he was holding his wrench. All of the sudden, the police car headlights shined […]
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