Volume 30 Issue 2

HOH-LD-News
Vol. 30, Issue 2
January 13, 2007

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Table of Contents
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- Article 1: Pros and Cons of Sign Language

- Article 2: The Early Days of ALDA

- Article 3: Shopping for a Hearing Aid/Cochlear Implant Compatible Cell Phone?

- Article 4: Short Takes

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- Article 1: Pros and Cons of Sign Language
By Denise Portis
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The recent brouhaha over Gallaudet's president-elect encouraged people to think about what it means to be deaf. Denise Portis is one who took the time to record her thoughts, and she has graciously agreed to share them with us.

Denise is one of the founders of the Hearing Loss Association of Frederick, MD. You can contact her at RUPraying@lightkeepers.net

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As an oral, late-deafened adult I have discovered there are some very real pros and cons of knowing sign language. I don't like to "look back" with regret about choices made, as I believe that even bad choices spawned growth and taught me valuable life lessons. As useful as sign language has been for me, however, there are times I wish I had never learned ASL.

I believe that there is an incredible gulf between those who view themselves as culturally Deaf, and those who are oral deaf, or late-deafened. Reading endless stories and viewpoints about the recent Gallaudet turmoil, has in many ways defined those groups, if by no other means, as a result of vehement opposition and disagreements. I'm reasonably certain I would be defined as not being "deaf enough".

Pros: I first learned a "handful of signs" at a youth camp when I was sixteen. It wasn't really ASL, as I simply learned a few signs to accompany "campy" type of songs. In college, however, I made a Deaf friend and as the university offered sign language courses, I decided to learn. Since then I have taken numerous courses and been involved in certificate workshops, etc.

So when I do come in contact with a culturally Deaf person, I can communicate with relative ease. Unfortunately, I do not know any Deaf at work, church, nor are there any Deaf in my neighborhood. My receptive skills are "hurting" because of this, and I've been trying some new things as I simply do not get to use ASL as a language very often. Teaching ASL is one thing, but using it daily with someone who uses ASL as their primary language is another!

ASL comes in handy at home. My daughter is fluent, and my son - well he tries really hard. My husband cannot sign very well, (he claims manual dyslexia) but has amazing receptive skills. He "reads" sign better than he can "speak" sign. So if I'm giving my ears a rest, or if it's late at night after I've already hopped in the shower and dressed for bed, ASL is a godsend!

Cons: Prior to using the phone more after my CI activation, I would use IP Relay. Whenever I made doctor's appointments, I was always asked if I wanted an interpreter present, or if the doctor's office needed to schedule "Deaf Talk". I would explain that I didn't need an interpreter, that I was oral. Do you know how hard it is to explain that you are deaf enough to use Relay, but not so "deaf" you need an interpreter?

In shopping, if you explain that you "missed that, and could you repeat it?", horrified cashiers retort that they don't know sign language. It's tough explaining to the same cashier you had last week that you don't need her to sign. (Just to speak without the wad of gum in her mouth big enough to choke a horse!)

When I looked into an online graduate course this past year, I had to investigate as to whether the required "on site" classes would provide CART. It took forever to explain that I didn't need to schedule classes where an interpreter could be hired. I wanted CART, not an interpreter!

Friends with the best intentions have given advice to me when I grumbled about a difficult time at a training I attended. They asked why I didn't ask for an interpreter. I am not Deaf, I'm deaf! I don't want or need an interpreter. I just ask that the speaker use the microphone all the time. Please repeat the questions asked by those not using a microphone.

I'm sure every late-deafened adult has been in a situation where the assumption is made that because you have a hearing loss, you know sign. When the vast majority of those with hearing loss do not use sign and communicate orally, why is this still the assumption by those with normal hearing?

Yes, I know sign. But I have made the choice to associate myself with oral late-deafened adults. I wish our population did a better job of communicating what their needs are.

I went to hear a decision voted on at the FCC recently. Going through security, I explained to the guard prior to walking through the metal detector that I was late-deafened and pointed to my CI. (I always get a huge buzz walking through that thing, and wanted to make sure that if he said something, he knew I wasn't going to hear it). He asked if I needed an interpreter and picked up his radio. I waved and said, "No, no! I don't need an interpreter, just be sure to get my attention if you ask me something." After walking through he asked to see my cell phone and to demonstrate that it worked. (Not sure what that had to do with security, but I complied). While showing him the phone he asked, "So you don't sign?"

"Well, I do know sign but don't use it to communicate. This CI keeps me communicating the same way I did when I was born into this "hearing" world. His confused look told me he didn't "get" why I do not choose sign.

So although I am many times grateful I know sign, I have had a couple of weeks where I wish I did not. Pros and cons - I suppose it's healthy to remember there are both in most things we experience.

Denise Portis
(c)2007 Hearing Loss Diary

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- Article 2: The Early Days of ALDA
Presented by Bill Graham
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Bill Graham is one of the co-founders of ALDA. He hasn't been deeply involved in ALDA for many years, so it was a special treat to have him speak at this year's Appreciation Luncheon.

This article is part of our coverage of the 2006 ALDA National Convention (ALDAcon). For more coverage of this great convention, please point your browser to http://www.hearinglossweb.com/res/hlorg/alda/cn/2006/2006.htm

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I really didn't know what to talk about here. So I asked Kathy and Cheryl what I should talk about. And they both advised me to talk about the early days of ALDA. And I would love to do that, except for one thing. I don't remember anything! That was 19 years ago, and another life entirely.

Just kidding!

ALDA's early days remind me of the weather on my wedding day. It rained! But then the sun came out. And that's what ALDA was like to me - a big, beautiful sun after an extended period of rain.

ALDA was and still is all about communications. I wrote about my experiences a few years ago, after Kathy Herring died. There were three of us at the first meeting trying to establish a self-help group. One of us signed - badly. One of us lipread - badly. And one of us did both - badly. We really couldn't communicate, so we decided to have a party!

Thirteen people showed up, and it was a little awkward at first. Then someone pulled out a piece of paper and a pen, and it worked! It doesn't always work with hearing people. But it worked with us! We communicated! So that was the first party.

Back to the self-help group. We decided to give it another go. We had a hearing person type up summaries of our discussions. We used an old typewriter and had three or four carbons. And we'd stop every five minutes or so and pass around the carbon copies, so people could read and know what was being discussed.

And then my friend Steve Wilhelm thought about hooking a computer up to a TV set and having what was typed on the computer show up on the TV. He had to jury-rig some things, but it worked! We called it ALDA-crude. And it worked!

Later I ended up in the office of Jerry Miller, who was the president of the national court reporter's organization. He took me to see a court reporter in action, and I was overwhelmed to see captioning in real time.

We had our first ALDA conference in 1989 at the hospital where Cleo worked. We had several court reporters there, including Marty Block. They tried to do live captioning for the first time. Steve had to jury-rig some more stuff to get it to work. We had a lot of patience back then. The captioners were volunteers, which was good, because ALDA didn't have any money.

In those early days we spent a lot of time with the captioners, and they with us. We even regularly attended each other's conventions.

The second ALDAcon was in 1990 at a hotel! We had captioning on the left side of the room and interpreters on the right side. As the conference progressed, people migrated to the left side, and pretty soon the right side of the room was empty!

Today's captioning is awesome. We see accuracy rates of 97 or 98%. Fifteen years ago we were happy with 60 or 70%.

Every ALDA group has a captioner who is a superhero. Ours was Pat Graves, who came to every meeting and captioned for free, sometimes for hours at a time!

The other foundation of ALDA in the early days was the newsletter. I really admire the people who have managed the newsletter over the years. I was lucky enough to start the newsletter, and it was a great way to stay in touch between meetings.

One story I told was about my wife Karina's nose. We were lying in the sun one day, and I reached over and grabbed her nose. She told me to stop it! I learned that I could understand her better when I held her nose, because I could feel the vibrations. I haven't thought about that story for years, until Cheryl reminded me a couple of weeks ago.

I remember Sister Maureen Conway, who would hug you like she was doing the Heimlich maneuver, and then shake you like crazy. We didn't know whether to be happy to see her or to flee!

I met Marilyn Howe by the pool at one of the court reporter conventions. She was a real dynamo, and she founded the second ALDA chapter in Boston. She also organized the first ALDA karaoke party. That was a very powerful moment for me, to be able to get up and sing some of the songs I remembered from my youth!

I. King Jordan, the president of Gallaudet, came to many of the ALDAcons. He loves them! He couldn't make this one because of the student demonstrations, but he really wishes he could be here.

I have so many wonderful memories of so many wonderful people who are no longer with us. I have so many wonderful memories of those early years.

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- Article 3: Shopping for a Hearing Aid/Cochlear Implant Compatible Cell Phone?
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Editor: Here are several useful tips on buying a hearing aid/CI compatible cell phone. Thanks to the folks at NVRC for these ideas.

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Check the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Access Wireless website at www.accesswireless.org

Some of the helpful information at this website includes:

Brochure: What You Need to Know About Cell Phones and Hearing Aids http://www.accesswireless.org/brochure/audiologist_brochure.htm

Product Guide for Wireless Consumers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing This page lists features that can make products and services easier to use, and has links to manufacturers who have a product with the feature. http://www.accesswireless.org/product/Users_with_Hearing_Impairments.htm

Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility - After reading a disclaimer, click on the button and you'll find a series of questions and answers related to hearing aids and wireless phone interactions, get a list of wireless phones that may offer t-coil coupling and/or may have potentially lower levels of interference, and obtain a list of useful accessory options. http://www.accesswireless.org/reference/WirelessPhonesandHearingAidAccessibility.htm

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- Article 4: Short Takes
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Editor: Here are our picks of some additional stories that you may find interesting. For more, please point your browser to: http://www.hearinglossweb.com/news/curr.htm

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Medicaid Appeal Wins Bilateral Implant Case

An Ardmore family won their appeal on a decision made by medicaid that denied their deaf child a second cochlear implant. At a hearing Tuesday in Oklahoma City, the Johnson's met with a state attorney, who told them that the state had decided to reverse it's decision. KTEN's Andrea Kurys has the story. The Johnson's say this was a landmark case that will pave the way for other deaf children who need bilateral implants. Their son Jacob was born deaf. Medicaid paid for a cochlear implant to be installed in his right ear, but denied them the second implant.

http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?s=5922219

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Jordan Leaves Gallaudet With Painful Goodbye

Former President's Legacy May Not Reflect His Tenure

When I. King Jordan announced in fall 2005 to a hushed and expectant crowd at Gallaudet University that he would step down as president of the school for the deaf, people gasped. Many burst into tears. Dozens stood in line to thank him or to sign "I love you." That was then. In the past year, he has faced an onslaught of protests over his support for an unpopular would-be successor, including effigies, a faculty no-confidence vote, insults and accusations, some lingering bitterly through the end of his term Dec. 31. At Gallaudet, for going on two decades, Jordan's presidency inspired an intensity of feeling hard to imagine on any other campus. He came in as a hero, a charismatic spokesman who told the world, deaf and hearing, how much was attainable. It has been a painful goodbye.

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Noise-induced hearing loss escalating in U.S.

It's an argument most 50-years-olds can still remember having with their parents: attend loud rock concerts, they were warned, and risk damaging your hearing. A generation later, young people across the world were asked to heed similar warnings about their Walkman headphones. Today, users of portable music players may be turning up the volume even further to avoid hearing the same plea from concerned adults. Noise-induced hearing loss is escalating in the United States among several age groups. Portable music players and other items that attach directly to the ears are among the primary culprits.

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Employment Opportunity 1
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GLAD is an Affirmative Action Employer with equal opportunity for men, women and people with disabilities. For more information on the following positions, please go to: www.gladinc.org. The status of all positions is: Regular, Full-time, Non-Exempt, Full Fringe Benefits unless otherwise noted. All positions are open until filled.

* Building Manager - Los Angeles, CA

* Regional Director - Riverside, CA

* Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA

* Job Developer/Interpreter - Norwalk, Crenshaw and West Covina, CA

* Community Health Educator-Los Angeles, CA

* Grant Writer - Los Angeles, CA

* Program Assistant/Interpreter - Los Angeles, CA

* Mexican Sign Language Interpreter - Riverside. CA

If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to:

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2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
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Fax #: (323)550-4204
E-mail: jfetterman@gladinc.org

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Employment Opportunity 2
Member Services & Information Technology Officer
TDI
Silver Spring, MD
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General Description: Member Services & Information Technology Officer is responsible for member services, webmaster/layout design activities, and information technology for TDI's publications, websites, and related programs/services.

Salary: Negotiable, commensurate with experience & education
Organization: TDI
Type of Appointment: Full-time
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posting Date: 12/11/2006
Closing Date: Open until position is filled.

Duties & Responsibilities:

* Maintain membership database on a regular basis. Resolve member/subscriber service issues.
* Conduct layout/graphic design services for the Blue Book, the GA-SK Newsmagazine, TDI's website, biennial TDI Conference, and any other TDI operations including but not limited to: brochures, membership and subscription application/renewal forms, promotional cards, program books, power point presentations, and video clip productions.
* Assess information technology needs of TDI's operations, develop plans, and implement action to accomplish these needs.
* Represent TDI at various events hosted by consumer, industry and/or government groups.
* Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Required - Substantial knowledge of techniques, tools, and other resources in database management, online SQL experience preferred.
* Required - Ability to create and layout written material for websites, publications, information and referral program, and outreach/training activities.
* Required - Ability to produce video clips and other interactive features for TDI's in-house and remote websites.
* Required - Substantial knowledge of techniques, tools, and other resources in database management, and information technology.
* Required - Excellent personal interaction skills with diverse individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, deaf-blind or hearing.
* Required - Excellent writing and research skills.
* Required - Excellent computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point, and Access. Experience with Web design and/or database management software preferred.
* Required - Self-starting ability, and planning and organizing skills in nonprofit management environment.
* Required - Experience with user interface web design and architecture.
* Required - Knowledge and application of web accessibility features required by Section 508 and by W3C/WAI.
* Required - Skills in HTML, SQL, and JavaScript development.
* Required - Familiarity with SQL and other database programming languages.
* Preferred - ASP.NET or PHP programming experience.
* Preferred - Familiarity with the latest Internet technologies (Flash, multimedia video).
* Preferred - Knowledge of accessibility regulations, policies and procedures in telecommunications, media, and information technology for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind and their families.
* Preferred - General knowledge of resources in hearing loss at local, state, and national levels in relation to telecommunications, media, and information technology

Training and Experience Requirements:

Preferably a Master's degree in communications, computer science, engineering, mathematics, information technology, or related curriculum and one year of experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of the above fields and three years of experience. Experience in database administration, technical writing, and design documentation.

How to Apply:
All applicants must submit a letter of interest and a resume to TDI. Applications must be received at the TDI office by 5:00 p.m. on or before the closing date. Email submissions are welcome. No phone calls please.

TDI selects applicants for employment based on job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

Contact Person: Claude L. Stout, Executive Director
Contact Agency: TDI
Contact Address:
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3803
Contact Numbers:
TTY: (301) 589-3006; Voice: (301) 589-3786; Fax: (301) 589-3797
WWW & Email: www.tdi-online.org tdiexdir@aol.com

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Employment Opportunity 3
Regional Account Manager
CSDVRS
San Francisco, CA and Clearwater, FL
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BE A PART OF THE EXCITING NEW CSDVRS TEAM!

Now seeking applicants for Regional Account Manager positions located in San Francisco, CA (1) and the Clearwater, FL (1) areas.

POSITION: CSDVRS Regional Account Manager

Responsible for expanding the current customer base for CSDVRS while also strengthening the relationship between CSDVRS and current customers. Excellent prospecting skills, a strong work ethic, disciplined time management skills, and solid closing skills are all requirements of this position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Primary POC for VRS users in assigned region.
2. Prospect assigned region for new customers to be converted to CSDVRS.
3. Suggesting and implementing creative and practical methods for selling CSDVRS, strengthening client relationships, and increasing visibility.
4. Coordinating aspects of CSDVRS marketing efforts.
5. Manage and Train Outreach Specialists
6. Work with other Regional Sales Managers to plan and implement state and region-wide events and promotions.
7. Coordinate referrals of installations of CSDVRS equipment in homes, agencies, and/or businesses through our installation program.
8. Communicate with and submit regular activity reports to the VP of Sales and Marketing.
9. Perform additional sales related responsibilities as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor's Degree in related field strongly preferred.
2. Strong knowledge of Telecommunications Relay Service Industry.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work successfully with a variety of people.
4. Ability to communicate fluently in American Sign Language.
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
6. Extensive customer service experience required.
7. Adequate computer literacy and technical abilities strongly preferred.
8. Willing to work a variety of hours and to travel frequently.
9. Familiarity with all MS Office applications.
10. Knowledge of Video applications preferred.
11. 1-2 years of sales experience preferred.

BENEFITS: Competitive salary and benefits are on offer to the right candidate; along with an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced environment.

Open Until Filled - Please e-mail your resume to Tanya Miller at tmiller@csdvrs.com

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Employment Opportunity 4
Web Designer
CSDVRS
Clearwater, FL
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CSDVRS, LLC., is seeking a committed and creative individual for a full-time Web Designer position in the fast growing and exciting business of Video Relay Service (VRS), located in Clearwater, Florida.

If you'd like to work in a dynamic environment ~ come join our world class team to bring VRS to the next level! Read more information on VRS at www.csdvrs.com.

Duties & Responsibilities:
* Designs HTML prototypes, visual interfaces and interaction of Web-based applications.
* Conducts browser, platform and functionality testing before new designs go live.
* Implements the user interface designs in HTML.
* Improve the website features to make the site more attractive and increase viewer retention
* Helps write content (headlines, bullets, etc.) to keep web pages current.
* Work aggressively at improving search engine rankings

Qualifications:
* 3-5 years previous experience
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Must be familiar with user-interface and information architecture principles and how to design Web sites with complex information or functionality.
* Fluency in CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript
* Experience working with Flash and Macromedia Dreamweaver or equivalent product is required.
* Experience working with ASP.NET is preferred.
* Graphic design experience and knowledge of American Sign Language is a plus, but not required.

Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits are on offer to the right candidate; along with an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced environment.

Please e-mail your resume and online portfolio or digital samples to Tanya Miller at tmiller@csdvrs.com

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