tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13154097832905354832024-03-07T22:34:55.939-08:00Susana the Deaf Lady I would like to describe some experiences in my life being deaf. And you're more than welcome to add your comments and feedbacks on this topic. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-39183054084096798542019-01-19T12:32:00.001-08:002019-01-19T12:32:42.270-08:00Micah's Moment: Deaf high school football player feels roar of the crowd<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CJQp8GQTrDw" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-78592184080472613862017-12-25T20:32:00.003-08:002017-12-25T21:18:37.556-08:00Delta Airlines: Inconsiderate Flight Attendant <div>
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On Christmas I was taking a flight home from Detroit. They put me on one of those new planes with the Captioning Screens. It was one of those rare moments that I experienced great joy for getting that. Out of the 45 years I have flown on planes, this is the first time I have ever seen the safety demonstrations closed captioned. <br />
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This is something I could of really used in the past. But that was never given to me. It really does relieve a lot of stress for not having to understand what was being said over the microphone. When I checked in the airport, I signed up for special assistance since I have a hearing problem. It clearly said that on my boarding pass.<br />
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And when I stepped onto the plane, I even reminded one of the flight attendants about it. But my needs got ignored for the hundredth time on Delta Airlines. On board was Douglas my hearing dog with me. So far my flight was amazing since I was able to watch the safety demonstrations in close captioning in front of me. </div>
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And it was one of the newer more attractive and bigger planes. Even the overhead compartment had a ton of space for the luggage. And the other two seats next to me were empty. So it was nice to have more space to myself. One of the complaints though was they didn't serve us any drinks or snacks during the flight and I got thirsty. But they served drinks to the first class customers up front. </div>
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Anyway my Hearing dog first sat on the floor, then he jumped on the empty seat and fell assleep. What matters was he was very well behaved and was being very quiet. But an ignorant flight attendant came over to me when the lights were off and started talking. </div>
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Immediately I told her I was deaf thinking she would communicate in a way I could understand. She was impossible to lipread. She ignored what I said and started going off again and pointing at my service dog. I had no idea what her problem was and again for the second and third time I reminded her I was deaf.</div>
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So why couldn't she write down what she was saying? Or at least use a little sign language? I thought I signed up for special assistance. But nope it doesn't matter, they don't pay attention to that. So after that the joy of my flight was ruined by that woman. I got up and went to use the restroom and she gave me a dirty look when I passed her.<br />
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Before I opened the door that same woman started going off with her mouth again on me. For the fourth time I told her I was deaf. I couldn't hear a word she said. Then she looked at me like I was the rude one. As I was leaving the restroom, the other flight attendant next to her barged into there and pushed the door in on me. </div>
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I couldn't believe it as she knew I was in there when I walked by her. That was when I've had it and a complaint should be made. Just because I'm deaf it doesn't mean they had any rights to mistreat me or my hearing dog. That woman made no effort to communicate with me the proper way to where I could understand her.</div>
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In the past year I have taken my hearing dog into airports, malls, restaurants and to many more places. Rarely I was ever questioned on what he was doing inside a public place. Most people are aware that he is a service animal by looking at that orange vest that he wears.<br />
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Because I was born deaf, this hearing dog helps to notify me of sounds I can't hear around my home. He was trained to do that from trainers at I.H.D.I. in Colorado. He goes to work with me everyday. So people are getting used to seeing him wherever I go.<br />
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Last weekend I decided to go shopping at J.C.Penny's at the Eastern Hills Mall. An old sales lady followed me like a security guard around the store. When I turned around she was right behind me and scared me. Before I knew it she was asking me if he was a service animal. Then she looked at his vest and I said yes and she went away.<br />
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If she had a problem with this dog being in the store she should of just read his vest and moved on. Nobody else has questioned me about this dog being in a store in a year. That is simply because they could read his vest. She did have a right to ask that question, but it was unnecessary since he had his Hearing Dog vest on. And it was rude. Unless she couldn't read.<br />
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Last summer I had to do a lot of flying to see my father. He was close to dying. Everytime I go to the airport I always sign up for Special Services. So I expect to get the kind of help I need with my hearing loss. Luckily my dad is ok now.<br />
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When I was at the gate I asked the attendant to wave to me when it was time to board. And then after I was on the plane they did the safety demonstations like usual. But it was not done in sign language and it was not captioned. It's always done the same old way year after year.<br />
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I'm a very good lipreader but the demonstrations are usually done over the speakers. So I can't hear or understand a word being said. This has been nothing new. When we landed I walked off with my hearing dog. There was a young man waiting with a wheelchair with my name on a sign.<br />
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At first I didn't get why that was for me, I thought maybe it was for my dog. But yet both me and Douglas have no trouble walking though the airport. I actually found it quite insulting that the airline would send me a wheelchair when I didn't need one. Did they actually think if you were deaf you needed to use a wheelchair?<br />
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No really, someone needs to educate the staff on this airline on what the needs of the deaf passengers are. And by the way I felt very sorry for the young boy wasting his time waiting for me with the wheelchair. I had to decline it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0United States34.957995310867922 -78.83789062528.319831310867922 -89.165039124999993 41.596159310867918 -68.510742125000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-21187934915615058982016-12-24T21:44:00.002-08:002016-12-24T21:57:23.475-08:00Delta Airlines Failed To Satisfy Deaf Passenger Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I printed my boarding pass for a flight on Christmas I checked the box for special services. It said I was hard of hearing on the screen by my pass. Also I had a hearing dog going with me, but there was no option in there for service animals. All I saw on it were pets. After I got done filling it out, I figured I was all set for my flight with no problems.</div>
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After I arrived at the gate in the Buffalo airport , I sat down and waited. A lady was constantly making announcements over a microphone in the boarding area. Of course I didn't understand a word she said. Even though I was sitting right in the front, the microphone covered her mouth. Then all of a sudden everyone lined up by the door but it was closed. I didn't know what to do. </div>
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So I got up and told her I was deaf and to tell me what was going on. All she said was we were going to be boarding in seven minutes. But after I sat back down, I thought I was supposed to be standing in line with the others. It looked like she was checking in everyone's baggage or something. Like a fool I stood in the end and waited about 15 minutes. When it was finally my turn, she told me I already got my seat number.</div>
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Feeling like an idiot I sat back down, knowing I never had to stand in line the first place. Finally it was time to board and she saw my dog, so I was one of the people that went on the plane first. As I dragged my suitcase onto the plane the flight attendant told me it was too small to put in the cabinet. Then again I felt like a fool, little did I know the lady had announced over the microphone for people to leave their bags outside the door of the plane. </div>
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The flight attendant took my suitcase from me and pushed it off the plane. Seriously I felt stupid. If the lady at the gate would of told me, I would of left it where it was supposed to be outside the plane. It's not my fault I can't hear. But they should of notified me when I was boarding the plane. After all I requested for Special Services. Didn't anyone know how to sign?</div>
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I got in my seat and buckled up. Then the plane started to take off. I was wondering if they even gave a Safety Demonstration because I was sitting way in the back. If they did, well I couldn't hear it or see it. The flight attendant came over to my seat several times to check on me. Of course I let her know I was deaf. She smiled a lot and was very friendly, but I didn't ever understand a word she said. She spoke very fast and had an accent.</div>
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My experience flying with Delta for the hundredth time was very disappointing. They made me feel humilated and embarrassed as a deaf passenger. The worst times were when they had a wheelchair waiting for me the last few times I flew from North Carolina. I don't know why they think I would need one if I am just deaf. That makes no sense to me. Though I felt sorry for the kid that came all the way to the gate with a wheelchair that wasn't needed.</div>
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Before I got Douglas from the I<a href="https://www.hearingdog.org/" target="_blank">nternational Hearing Dog Institute</a> I would rely on certain alarms for deaf people to wake me up. I am profound deaf with a 90 percent hearing loss. So there's no way I am going to hear a regular alarm clock going off. <br />
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Usually I would use the flashing light together with the bed shaker vibrator. Using both did wake me up but there was one problem. The bed vibrator would stop working after 2 years. Then I would go and buy another one, and that would break too after a period of time. <br />
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I was tired of having to buy one alarm clock after another just to find out they didn't work for long. And these special alarm clocks were expensive. Now I have my hearing dog that is trained to wake me up when a regular alarm clock goes off. He was trained to respond when it either beeps or plays music.<br />
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He is the most reliable one I can depend on to get me up each morning. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-64300628902915478542016-07-22T20:34:00.005-07:002016-07-23T04:56:45.306-07:00Communication Needs Not Met At Doctor's Offices<br />
This year I had to go to a well known dermatologist for testing. After my first appointment I kindly asked the nurse to email or text me the results. Sorry she said, but they do not provide those kind of services. So I replied to her how do you notify your deaf patients of their future appointments?<br />
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Instead of giving me an answer she asked if I had someone they could call for me. After that I suggested that they either email or text me the information. We do not provide either one of those services she said blankly. Feeling discouraged I told her to just leave a message on my voicemail.<br />
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Since I have a closed captioning phone it can caption my messages in there. It's got to be difficult for some deaf people dealing with these issues. It seems like we are still living in the old days. Nothing much as changed at doctor's offices that I go to when it comes to communication needs.<br />
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Two weeks ago I decided to go shopping with my hearing dog. I have him because I am deaf and he assists me to sounds I can't hear. We went in through Rocky's Big City Games & Sports Bar at the Eastern Hills Mall. First thing I noticed was there was a Security Guard sleeping in a chair. There was people there but nobody was doing anything about it.<br />
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We went into a few stores with no issues. Then all of a sudden one of the ladies denied my service dog in one of them. I decided to find a Security Guard to ask if the lady had any rights doing that. By law service animals are allowed in public places. But I thought it would be best to let someone else handle it there.<br />
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So I went back into Rocky's to get help. Except the same Security Guard was fast assleep in the chair. She has been sleeping over an hour. So I went to find the Security Guard's office at the end of the Food Court Area. There was nobody at that desk. There was a number in there for us to call in case we need to get ahold of one. But being hearing impaired I'm unable to hear on a regular phone. And there was no number for texting one.<br />
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So after that I went to the center of the mall and I saw a woman in a uniform with a walkie talkie. So I thought that's it, let me ask her a question. So I tried walking up to her with my dog and she ran the other way in a hurry. Feeling disappointed from failure from finding someone to help I stopped at the Customer Service Counter. There I made a complaint about the Security Guard that has slept over an hour at Rocky's. Then I also told them there was noone in the main office. <br />
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So the lady there tried making some calls. Even she was unable to get in contact of any security guard for me. I waited for 25 minutes there as she kept trying to call one over. With no luck, I told her thank you but to just let it go. She said she would report it to the manager. It wasn't worth wasting my time on this so I left.<br />
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I sure hope I never have to go through something like this again.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-67685259472896680002015-12-15T01:34:00.000-08:002015-12-15T01:34:27.033-08:00Doctor's Office Is Lacking Deaf Services<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For years I have been going to the same exact doctor's office for check ups. This is over at the Highgate Medical Group office. Why I stay there is because they have done a good job. It's in a convenient location and the wait is never long. Not having to drive far when I need to go is a big plus for me.<br />
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Besides all that they gave me no issues with my bringing my hearing dog to my appointments. I have him because I am deaf. And he helps to notify me of sounds I can't hear. So that means a lot to me as well. But there is one big problem at this place.<br />
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And that is they don't have any email service for their deaf customers. Neither can they text me of my future appointments. All they can do is call me on a phone to communicate with me. But that does me no good because of my hearing loss. And sometimes they leave messages on my voice mail.<br />
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And that isn't good either because I can't always understand those messages. But due to having CaptionCall it takes care of some of these issues. I would suggest that my doctor's office set up a service to use for contacting their deaf customers like me.<br />
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That is set up an email service. And allow them to text their deaf customers. And do whatever else to communicate properly with those who can't hear. This is only fair for the deaf.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-69862924115744696882015-11-22T15:51:00.002-08:002015-11-22T16:04:54.646-08:00Douglas My Hearing Dog Is Doing Well<br />
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Douglas my hearing dog is doing just fine. He still goes to work with me everyday and wears his orange vest there. When my alarm clock goes off in the morning he wakes me up on time. Being deaf is not easy and having this dog in my life sure helps. <br />
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He loves to sleep on blankets or on pillows. So I make sure I have plenty of those out for him. I received him from the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/internationalhearingdog" target="_blank"> International Hearing Dog Inc</a>. about two years ago. A trainer from I.H.D.I. flew Douglas out here to N.Y. on a plane. Then he helped teach me how to train him.<br />
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We worked on having the dog notify me of a number of sounds in my home. And that went well. Whenever I go shopping he goes in the stores with me. Anyway I have to get back to the kitchen and finish cooking my dinner. <br />
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It is needless to say about the importance of singing and talking to a baby. A little fellow cannot talk as of yet to be able to respond. But just like “responding” to the facial expressions of parents, give a smile back or laugh at parents making funny faces, they are able to determine singing as another way of “talk”, conveying peace, warmness, positiveness, niceness. This is a therapy of sorts. This is why it is easy to put babies to sleep by singing them a song together with rocking and distracting with toys.</div>
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It is impossible to teach a baby sign language due to its tender age but while singing to a baby, we convey positive emotions; then again, we smile and/or make funny faces. In addition, you do not stand still but accompany your singing with gestures entertaining the baby. It does not mean that parents should give up on sign language so far and wait until their baby grows older. Parents should keep going and teach their deaf baby just like a baby with hearing. </div>
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There is a hypothesis, that singing is the first lesson of language you give to your child. It will be too much to put headphones on a baby. It may cause damage to the ear membrane. Singing is the best way to introduce your baby to the music. When singing you regulate the volume of your voice. And you will sing good melodies only. So that will have a good effect and give positive vibes only on your baby. Moreover, it does not matter if you think you have no voice. Your baby will definitely like it because you are the closest person.<br />
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Start singing when you carry your baby in your tummy. Speaking of which, this is probably why they say that babies love the voice of a mother first. This is the first thing they recognize. When they do not hear, they feel it on the unconscious level. Of course, you could record the music for your baby you could sing instead but keep in mind that there is no recorder able to show emotions while playing like your face would.</div>
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It is an interaction, which you share with your baby. Therefore, do not put it on a technical device “shoulders”. Just make sure you sit or stand somewhere in front of your baby just so it could see you, observe your mimic and gestures and both of you will benefit from it enjoying your moments together. They are priceless no matter what.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-46802112689504939252014-12-25T21:07:00.000-08:002016-06-07T19:54:09.549-07:00Deaf Lady Gets No Assistance On Plane For 40 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just recently I flew home on Delta Airlines from Detroit on Christmas. Before I left I had notified the airlines that I was deaf. But once I boarded the plane it was all forgotten. Again I didn't understand a word being said on the microphone. This time I called the flight attendant over and we had a talk. I told her that I didn't understand a word she said during the safety demonstration. She said just follow the book.<br />
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Well I told her that is not the only issue. There were a lot of announcements being made over the microphone. And not all of them was about the safety demonstration. And I explained to her that deaf people have a rights to know every word that was said on the plane. We shouldn't be left out and ignored when announcements are being made.<br />
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She apologized about what I was going through. Though she didn't have to do that. I explained to her if they would close caption every announcement for the deaf passengers it would be more fair. Or they could have an interpreter on the plane when there's a deaf passenger. I have never been offered either option in forty years. <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-65910485276276327162014-09-05T18:15:00.001-07:002016-06-07T19:54:56.434-07:00Hearing Dog Goes To Church<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9Zw92lWC_o4" width="480"></iframe><br />
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My hearing dog has been attending church with me quite often.<br />
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Good afternoon everyone. My summer has been going great. Just recently I took my hearing dog Douglas to Ohio with me. We went out to eat at some restaurants and he came with us. While he was there, he was quiet and behaved pretty good. He never barked in the restaurants. Now he responds automatically to the doorbell, phone, alarm clock and smoke alarm. When I’m not wearing my hearing aids I can’t hear a thing. So it is very helpful that he is here to notify me of those sounds.<br />
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As you know I haven't been here for a while. Things are going well, and I have been very busy. Of course I continued to write more about life with my hearing dog. He's a great dog to have. Douglas is very sweet and lovable. Right now I'm still in the second month of training him. So far he is doing well at notifying me of some sounds I can't hear at home.<br />
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I was accepted to get a hearing dog from the International Hearing Dog Inc.a while ago. Finally the trainer, Robert Cooley from there flew Douglas down from Colorado. He is in town for a few days to teach me how to train the dog. Today we worked on training Douglas to alert me to the sounds of the doorbell ringing, knocking and a smoke detector beeping. This dog is very sweet and lovable. I am very excited to finally have a hearing dog in my life. It hasn't been easier being deaf. He will help to make my life better. <br />
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I had signed up for a hearing dog through the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/internationalhearingdog">International Hearing Dog Inc</a>. Since I can't hear things with my hearing aids off, it would help to notify me of things that make noises. It's a big help when I am home alone. If the smoke alarm goes off, phone rings, doorbell rings, and so on, the dog will notify me of those sounds. After I filled out the applications, I was approved to get a dog. The agency put me on a waiting list.<br />
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Last week, I received a picture of a dog they thought would be good for me. He looked absolutely adorable. And of course, I told them that's the dog I want. The hearing dog agency sent me a list of things I have to get before the dog arrives. So now I looking forward to meeting Douglas. I can't wait. It will be a big change to have a hearing dog in my life.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-36769607018296863942014-02-08T21:20:00.000-08:002014-02-09T05:49:03.977-08:00ASL Group At Spot Coffee In February<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dwBP7UxvojY/UvcOLXoZdpI/AAAAAAAADaw/dRq3A2jHoM4/s1600/guitar+at+coffee+shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dwBP7UxvojY/UvcOLXoZdpI/AAAAAAAADaw/dRq3A2jHoM4/s320/guitar+at+coffee+shop.jpg" /></a></div>Tonight was the second time I attended the ASL group at Spot Coffee. This time I was looking forward to going. I have only been there once before, as I just learned about it on facebook. It is for people that know how to speak in sign language or that want to learn more of it. It doesn't matter if you are deaf or hearing. <br />
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The only deaf people that was there this time was the other two guys and me. Hopefully more deaf people will show up in the next few weeks at this event. It's a good thing a lot of hearing people want to learn sign language. It impresses me they care to know how to communicate with those that can't hear. I enjoyed meeting new people tonight and I am going back on February 22nd. The group is meeting every two weeks for now at the coffee shop at 7pm. <br />
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My sign language skills are improving. Long time ago I knew how to sign very well. That's because I went to N.T.I.D. in the past. Over the years I have forgotten how to speak fluently in sign language. Now it's all coming back to me and I'm catching up. Sooner or later I'll remember how to sign most of the words that I have forgotten. This is a good social even to go to.<br />
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It's been over 26 years since I've had a chance to socialized with other deaf people. When I went to college at N.T.I.D. many years ago, I was around deaf students every single day for nearly 8 years. Therefore my signing skills had gotten pretty good and I used to sign pretty fast. When I was in college, I became one of the leaders on the Workshops On Deafness: You can read about it here at: <a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/559608-i-was-one-of-the-leaders-at-the-workshop-on-deafness">I Was A Leader At The Workshop ON Deafness</a>. There I even taught some sign language to others.<br />
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But all this was happened a long time ago. Back then I felt like I was a part of the deaf community. I was involved in a lot of activities with them. Ever since I graduated from college in 1988, I was thrown back into the hearing world. It's been over 25 years since I've had a chance to socialize with other deaf people. Occasionally I'd get a chance to talk to some deaf individuals once in a great while. But it wasn't very often. Then a few months ago, I joined a page on facebook called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aslbuffalo">ASL Buffalo</a>. It's a page for hearing and deaf signers that are interested in joining public deaf events in Buffalo,N.Y. <br />
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Later on facebook I got invited to: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/514502971999415/">ASL Buffalo Social Hour@ Spot Coffee</a>. I had no idea what the event was about or the purpose of it. So I forgot about it for some time. Later on, I went back to the page to read more about it. How could I put it off? Seriously, I am deaf and I really did need to socialize with others that knew sign language. It's been missing in my life for 26 years. Since I was raising my daughter as a single parent for 17 years, I didn't have a lot of time on my hands. But now she is in college and I have more free time. So finally I got in my car last night and headed to the Spot Coffee place at 765 Elmwood Ave in Buffalo, and parked in my car. Feeling shy and not knowing a single person in there, I went inside. <br />
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After meeting some hearing and deaf signers in there, I had the best time ever. Of course my sign language was weak because I have not signed much in over 25 years. But they were very understanding and very patient with me. There will be another event on February 8th at 7pm at the same place. You can learn more about it here by clicking on the link: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/611192002284062/">ASL Buffalo Social Hour</a>. It doesn't matter if you are deaf or hearing as long as you want to communicate in sign language. Then it's all good. <br />
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Learn more about my night out at Spot Coffee on Bubblews: <a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/2090879-asl-buffalo-social-hour">ASL Buffalo Social Hour</a><br />
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If you want to join this event, then make sure to check out the dates and time on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aslbuffalo">ASL Buffalo</a> on facebook.<br />
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Or you can contact me on facebook on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeafTalks2013">Deaf Talks</a><br />
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In the picture, I am the girl in the back standing between the two deaf guys. <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-22184049654849206472014-01-12T17:40:00.000-08:002014-01-13T17:00:52.692-08:00Smoke Alarm For The Deaf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mqHWe6qP44o/UtNE1VNYAcI/AAAAAAAACyY/1Q8sGcTc1PU/s1600/smoky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mqHWe6qP44o/UtNE1VNYAcI/AAAAAAAACyY/1Q8sGcTc1PU/s320/smoky.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I was born deaf and my hearing aids help me to hear a lot of things. For years there was just a regular smoke alarm in the place where I have been living. If it would beep during the day when I had my hearing aids on, I would hear it. But when I am sleeping I can't hear anything when I take my hearing aids off. That causes a problem.<br />
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In the past my daughter has usually been here to alert me in case the smoke alarm went off. And that was very helpful to me though it rarely ever happened. I have been wearing my new hearing aids and they cannot pick up the beeping sounds from the smoke alarm. But when I put back on my old hearing aids I heard the beeping loud and clearly. Therefore I have to take my new hearing aids back to my audiologist to be reprogrammed on a machine. <br />
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My father ordered the Gentex photoelectric smoke alarm with a strobe light. He got it from the Spectronics Corporation. This is the link to the site-<a href="https://secure.spectronics.com/secure/QuickOrder.htm">Spectronics</a>. It works very well and it surely will wake me up when I'm sleeping if it goes off. It has a flashing light and it makes a beeping sound when you test it. You can read more about it on Bubblews at: <a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/2036822-gentex-smoke-detector-with-strobe-for-the-deaf">Smoke Alarm For The Deaf</a>.<br />
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Long time ago when I grew up in New Jersey, there was no closed captioning on t.v. at home. Even when I went to the South Brunswick High School in N.J. the teachers never provided captioning for me in the classrooms. Therefore I never understood what was going on whenever the teachers showed educational movies while I was in class. It was not easy for me to sit there for hours while everyone was watching a movie where I didn't understand a word being said. This problem went on for years as I attended the hearing schools in South Brunswick, New Jersey.<br />
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Then later on after I went away to college at N.T.I.D. they provided the deaf students with captioning on the t.v.'s there. So that was a nice big change for me. Having that made it easier for me to enjoy watching television more. After I graduated from college, I brought myself a t.v. that came with captioning. As far as any delays in the words coming up on the screen, it never bothered me. As long as I could understand what was going on in the show, that's all that mattered. So I really am glad captioning is provided now on television. It's a big plus for deaf people like me. <br />
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Last week I decided to stop at KFC to order dinner on my way to the car shop. Little did I know they haven't improved anything for their deaf customers. When I pulled up to the speaker, I couldn't understand a single word the girl said on it. So I tried to tell her to speak up and more clearly because I am hard of hearing. Well, she didn't speak any louder, and her voice still came through unclear. After not being able to pick up anything she said, I decided to put in my order anyway. After I told her what I wanted, she kept saying something else that I didn't understand. Once more I tried to tell her I was hearing impaired and that I didn't understand her. She continued to mumble, so I gave up and pulled up to the window.<br />
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When I asked her again what she said, she seemed very annoyed at having to constantly repeat herself. This was not fair to me, because I certainly cannot hear over a speaker with my hearing loss. As an employee she certainly wasn't very nice to me. After struggling to understand her, I asked her to tell the person in charge to put a sign at the front. That sign should tell the deaf customers it's okay to pull right up to the window to put in an order. But she really didn't seem to care about my ideas. I could tell she just wanted me gone by the look on her face. But I can't blame her because not many out there are educated on the best ways to communicate with the deaf. She did say she agreed with me about my idea in the end, and she was nice to me right before I left. <br />
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Believe me, KFC drive-thru places need to provide something like touch screens for deaf people to put in their orders. Speakers for deaf customers are out of the question. Or why not put up screens that caption everything being said over the speakers for those with hearing difficulties? Please do something KFC and make it a better world for your deaf customers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1933956-kfc-drive-thru-speakers-not-suitable-for-deaf-customers">KFC Problems For Deaf Customers</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-360940385427399152013-12-01T16:54:00.001-08:002013-12-06T21:11:01.736-08:00Changes At Drive-Thru Restaurants Will Help Millions Of Customers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tKA4TfZ0x9M/Upven9Dp73I/AAAAAAAABsM/9_ij_AuAjL8/s1600/drivethru+with+snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tKA4TfZ0x9M/Upven9Dp73I/AAAAAAAABsM/9_ij_AuAjL8/s320/drivethru+with+snow.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Can you imagine if all drive-thru restaurants had touch screens as an option to use? That way people wouldn't have to deal with the annoying speakers that is hard to understand from. Deaf people have no use for speakers at all. Even the hearing impaired cannot make out the words being said over them. Speakers at drive-thru places are a nuisance for the deaf world. Even those that can hear have told me they have trouble understanding things over the speakers. <br />
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Wouldn't it be better if they provided touch screens or some other ways for people to order than to have to use the speakers? I have sent a list of ideas of how they can provide better services for deaf customers to the VP of Arby's. He replied to me that he had forwarded my list of ideas to the marketing support team to see what they can do. I am really very excited about this. Can you imagine how wonderful it would be if they make it easier for the deaf customers at these places to order without having to deal with communication difficulties? <br />
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Now I hope that all places will participate and make some changes to help their deaf customers. That includes Tim Horton's, Wendy's, McDonald's, KFC, Burger King and many more that I have not mentioned. You can read more about this below by clicking on the links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1699666-changes-at-drive-thru-places-will-help-millions-of-people">Changes At Drive-Thru Places Will Help Millions</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1640176-tim-hortons-drive-thru-needs-assistance-for-the-deaf">Tim Horton's Needs Assistance For The Deaf</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1563054-burger-king-drive-thru-places-needs-assistance-for-the-deaf">Burger King Needs Assistance For The Deaf</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeafTalks2013">Deaf Talks</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-51395314362625645352013-11-28T21:32:00.000-08:002013-11-28T21:35:47.641-08:00Have A Very Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Se-yTgRh90/Upgk_9oF-aI/AAAAAAAABrg/VybE_qE9N8A/s1600/htcouch.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Se-yTgRh90/Upgk_9oF-aI/AAAAAAAABrg/VybE_qE9N8A/s320/htcouch.gif" /></a></div><br />
Today was a special day because it was Thanksgiving. I wrote all about my Thanksgiving meal in the article below. <br />
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<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1684498-happy-thanksgiving-everyone">Happy Thanksgiving Everyone</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399463986859751426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315409783290535483.post-77038930320780033922013-11-22T21:25:00.001-08:002013-11-23T09:25:49.169-08:00Tim Horton's Drive-Thru Lacks Assistance For The Deaf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HKJtW_IvXDg/UpA6AG8D-FI/AAAAAAAABrQ/JtRWXG8smVw/s1600/Tim+Hortons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HKJtW_IvXDg/UpA6AG8D-FI/AAAAAAAABrQ/JtRWXG8smVw/s320/Tim+Hortons.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Tonight I stopped at the Tim Horton's drive-thru to see what kind of services they had available for deaf people. As I pulled up to the speakers, I was hoping to see some kind of sign directing deaf people where to put in their orders. Well there was absolutely nothing there for those with hearing and speech difficulties. I stared blankly at the speakers and put in my order the best as I could. Then someone said something back to me through the speakers and I didn't understand a word being said over it. <br />
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I looked at the screen hoping they would close caption everything being said from the speakers. There was nothing captioned at all. I looked blankly at the big menu on the screen and saw nothing indicating to me what the person said. The world needs to understand that deaf people have no use for speakers. Please make it fair to everyone in this world and provide assistance for deaf people at all drive-thru's. I spoke to the supervisor there and I asked her to put up a sign directing deaf people to skip the speakers and to pull up to the window. Then I suggested to her to inform the manager that providing touch screens there would help millions of people and not just the deaf. <br />
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You can read more about what happened at Tim Horton's here at:<br />
<a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/1640176-tim-hortons-drive-thru-needs-assistance-for-the-deaf">Tim Hortons Drive-Thru Does Not Provide Assistance For The Deaf</a><br />
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