Disney Disappoints

You have no idea how hard it is for me to acknowledge this. I love all things Disney.

But this is not just poor marketing - it is oppressive and insulting.

Disney Removes Closed Captioning from Up Rental Release.

In order to increase sales revenue, disney removed "special features" from the rental releases of "UP" sent to Red box, BlockBuster and Net Flix. There may be others. While all of us acknowledge that "special features" includes games and outtakes, apparently Disney has decided subtitles and closed captioning are also "special".

The only way to get this movie captioned is to purchase a full retail version.

All I can ask is "What where they thinking?"

More Deaf in the News

Some of you may recall last month when I posted about the Broadway protests regarding "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter."

Well now there is more upset. Producers have cast Abigail Breslin (star of Little Miss Sunshine) as Helen Keller in the latest remake of "The Miracle Worker."


Sometimes, I wonder when things will change. I remember this argument 15 years ago. In 1993, Columbia Pictures cast a hearing man with 2 weeks worth of asl classes as a deaf person in the flop, Calendar Girl.

Fun Link!

Many students ask me about ways to increase their ability to concentrate, or to focus their attention.

I learned about this website from a Reading Teacher at Tulsa Community College, Linda Mays.

Let me know if you think it helps...and frustration is not unusual smile.

enjoy!

It saddens me to share...

Larry Fleischer, the Chair of the deaf Studies department at California State University, Northridge has passed away.

Read about the breaking story here at the Daily Sundial.

Our condolences to Vera and the family. Larry was a great man and he will be sorely missed.

Deaf in the News

Some international news as well as stories here in the U.S.

Canadian Parents lobby for better services

Deaf users sound off on Sidekick outage

Louisiana Photographer Tate Tullier Voted 'Trailblazer of the Year'

Hearing Man in Deaf Role Stirs Protests in New York

East London mourns deaf activist

Gallaudet's new President

Gallaudet University announced Sunday that T. Alan Hurwitz would become the 10th president of the nearly 150-year-old school.

Stories here:
NTID

NPR

Newsday


YAY!!!

Deaf History Link

This is a short one, because the link I am giving you is long...

The Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action (www.folda.net)put together a great Deaf Legacy Kit in honor of Deaf History Month, 2006. It has all sorts of fun stuff and if you or your library are starting to think about next March, here is a great place to get started.

Enjoy! I did.