News for ASL Interpreters http://acdsignnews.com presented by Accessible Communication for the Deaf Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Do We Suffer From Hearing Loss? http://acdsignnews.com/do-we-suffer-from-hearing-loss/ http://acdsignnews.com/do-we-suffer-from-hearing-loss/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:11:27 +0000 About.com Deafness http://deafness.about.com/b/2011/12/31/do-we-suffer-from-hearing-loss.htm It isn’t the immigration status of the parent in this story that bothers me. Nor is it the fact that Medicaid will not pay for a second implant for her child. No, what bothers me is the writer’s use of the word “suffer” as in “suffer hearing loss.”  Is having hearing loss so bad that it merits the use of the word “suffer?” Every time hearing loss is referred to in such terms, it reinforces the public’s image of deaf people as people to feel sorry for. Excuse me while I go to get my tin cup and start begging because I “suffer” from being deaf.

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]]> http://acdsignnews.com/deaf-education-programs/feed/ 0 Making Music Therapy Facility Accessible http://acdsignnews.com/making-music-therapy-facility-accessible/ http://acdsignnews.com/making-music-therapy-facility-accessible/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:21:08 +0000 About.com Deafness http://deafness.about.com/b/2011/12/24/making-music-therapy-facility-accessible.htm An interior design student has posted on the forum about her project to design a music therapy facility. The facility would enable people to experience music in different ways, including vibrations. She is asking for input on how to design her facility to include deaf people. Replies can be posted anonymously on the forum.

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]]> http://acdsignnews.com/making-music-therapy-facility-accessible/feed/ 0 Does Having Meningitis Increase Risk of Implant Failure? http://acdsignnews.com/does-having-meningitis-increase-risk-of-implant-failure/ http://acdsignnews.com/does-having-meningitis-increase-risk-of-implant-failure/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:39:43 +0000 About.com Deafness http://deafness.about.com/b/2011/12/22/does-having-meningitis-increase-risk-of-implant-failure.htm A new study of children who had cochlear implants found that seven out of 35 children whose implants failed, had had meningitis. The good news is, after the children got new implants, they did well. That study is published in the December issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

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