Recent content by Bsuboy85

Hey, everyone I'm a Deaf education Major at Ball State in Indiana I am on this website to learn more about Deaf culture and what not. I really enjoy the topics discussed on this website! Side question does anyone know if the magnet (the internal one) in the cochlear implant can be removed?

Honestly it is better to have a Deaf asl teacher. My first ASL teacher was haring but had two deaf sons. My teacher now is Deaf and she's great, I'm learning a lot more on Deaf culture, a very important aspect of ASL. On a side note, try and make your questions more clear next time.

I've talked to a few people that didn't like Gallaudet, but that was because they were socially weak. They didn't like to go out and meet people at all, if someone tried to introduce themselves they would walk away. Really not Deaf culture but thats how they felt. Personally I'm hearing...

I think that my dad and I have Tinnitus, We've both had a ringing in our ears for as long as we can remember, it's nothing too bad, although I get headaches constantly. I've sort of grown accustomed to it. If anything I think I've got a mild form of it. I dont know so much about Cannabis...

I do not feel that the Deaf culture is just fading away as it seems to be stated here, but I do feel that it is changing. Just because Deaf clubs used to be popular and are stedily declining does not mean that the culture is just going to fade out. Times change and people change. Now we've...

I feel that hearing aids should be paid for by insurance companies, or companies such as medicaid or medicare. If the Cochlear Implant, which costs about 50-60 thousand dollars, can be paid for in full by these companies. Yet they can not seem to dish out a few thousand a mere percentage of...

I can some what agree with what you're saying. Being no true written form of ASL It is difficult to portray the language on a pager. But they are a key factor to the Deaf culture now, as the TTY was before, is now becoming absolete. I personally work at a Deaf school and have found that...