Yet More Deaf in the News

Helen Keller has been honored at Washington DC's Statuary Hall.

2012 London Olympiad plans to be accessible to all Deaf and disabled.

Deaf man accused in the murder of a Georgia Deaf woman.

Wish it all could have been good news...

More Deaf News

I just love this one, since it is football season and the family is busy talking about prep football.

Championship Coach Leads Deaf Football Teams to Victory
Coach Andy Bonheyo Has Won the National Deaf Prep Championship 15 Times.


And for those of you on Facebook, Dame Evelyn Glennie is coming to Lawrence Kansas soon. Find out more at her facebook page.

More Deaf News

I was getting a little bored with my usual trio of post types, so I started running news links.

Here's a story about an actor in Maryland who convinced a theater company to give him a chance - and to interpret their productions.

Last week, the Oklahoma State Fair sponsored a Deaf Awareness day. From all I can see, a good time was had by all.

An Iowa deaf man has won a settlement against two Minnesota State counties after being denied interpreting service while in jail on counts related to a domestic dispute and car accident.

And rather than spoiling anything, I will merely point out Deanne Bray is making appearances on Heroes. In case you missed it.

Deaf News

A few articles about Schools for the Deaf in honor of Deaf Awareness Week:

Iowa School for the Deaf has announced plans for a new science center.

Minnesota has merged a k-8th grade School for the Deaf with a 9 - 12th grade School for the Deaf in order to consolidate costs and improve classroom opportunities.

And, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is adding sports programs for the first time in its 30 year history.

It is always nice to hear some good news about the Deaf schools.

More Idioms

I am just having a time getting started this morning. I have looked all over the net for something interesting to share.. and nothing leapt at me and said "Me! Me! Pick me!"
So I fall back to idioms. I feel in a horsey mood:



across the board

- applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)
The workers received an across the board wage increase and most of them were happy.
I would sign this with #A-L-L


first out of the gate
- be the first person to begin a project
He was first out of the gate in the effort to raise money for the new concert hall.
Eh, just emphasize FIRST


in the homestretch
- be close to completion (used often to describe the last furlongs of a horse race)
The project to build the new bridge is now in the homestretch.
I would modify CLOSE with a cs grammar marker.


These came from the website called "The Idiom Connection"

If you are not sure of the signs I use, try the green books, "American Sign Language" by Cokely and Baker-Schenk. I try to use their transcritpion system wherever possible.

Maybe a repeated link

However, it is important enough it should be shared again.

Resources for the Deaf and hard of hearing regarding the H1N1 virus.

Videos are in sign language, courtesy of Deafmd.org, but now also available at the CDC (Center for Disease Control)

Deaf History

And a cool link besides.

I found at google books "The Chautauquan", a monthly magazine dated April 1899 to September 1899.

All sorts of fun stuff in it.

The reason I share it here is the article that begins on page 40. It is called "Life in the Deaf and Dumb World" by Gillet Wilson. Written as a response to the 81st anniversary of the founding of the School for Deaf-Mutes in Hartford Conencticut.

Talk about a blast from the past - read it and see how far we have come-or not.