Recent content by deafnotblind

Well, maybe I can find a way to mix that with the microphone idea, maybe it will be less stressful.

Oh, it's an actual person, like a stenographer... I'm not quite sure that one would work out. I appreciate the help though, and I'm planning on looking into lip-reading.

No way. I always use subtitles when I watch a dvd or captions on tv. I've even joked about wanting real life to have subtitles... How well does this work?

Well the main reason they don't work so well is due to the large classrooms. I think if the voice was right in my ear, it might work. Erm, ASL means american sign language, I think... but what does CART mean?

Well, from what I know, almost every phone can do this. For me, I just go to settings, ring styles, and select vibrate.

So I'm going to college next year. Throughout high school, I haven't been able to really hear my teachers, despite using hearing aids and always sitting in front. Luckily, I'm a bit smart so I managed to get along well enough with just the textbook. However, I get the feeling that this technique...

Hrm, I have a slightly different view on this. I see my hearing loss as a flaw. To me, not seeing it as a hinderance takes away from the difficulty of overcoming it, giving less meaning to personal strength.

anyone else watch anime? I couldn't post something off my computer so I found the site where I got it.

Heh this kinda sounds bad, but both youku and tudou often post copyright infringement material... I know because I'm watching Dexter on another tab in this window. :whistle:

Erm, I don't mean to offend or anything, but do you mean that most deaf people don't consider it an ailment, or that something is wrong? I mean, I'm missing bones in my ear.... I haven't spent much time in the deaf/hoh community, so I don't really know.

Heh, I'm from California, U.S.A., but I spend pretty much every summer in Cork, Ireland. I love it here.

Hey guys, just figured I'd post a thread saying hello. I actually stumbled upon this site while googling some mafia wars thing, and I decided to join. I've been hearing impaired since I was ten, when I had cholestiatomas (ear growths) in both of my ears. Upon removal, some bones were stuck to...