Recent content by J22

I was told that several players from various states like Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, etc. are going there. It looks like I'm going there. I wonder if any of you are planning to go there. www.nationaldeafpokertour.com/sept2008.pdf J.

Venetian Hosts National Deaf Poker Tour | Poker News Venetian Hosts National Deaf Poker Tour July 27, 2008 Chris Boncek On Friday, July 25th, the National Deaf Poker Tour hit Las Vegas for the fourth and final installment of its 2007-2008 season. The NDPT was created in 2006 by James...

I just wonder how many of you are going to this event on June 7th. I will be there. J.

Thanks but that's ok. I'm actually a friend of NDPT guys. We did tried several ways to reach the deaf community but I'm pretty sure we are missing some opportunities to reach others. Not all people knows about NDPT tournaments. That would be great if anybody here have any suggestion that I...

That's great about one van from Minnesota is coming. I hope I will see at least one van from each Midwest states. It'd be a Deaf "All-Star" Texas Hold 'Em Tournament of the Midwest. I hope you and rest of you would change your mind about coming. :D About the next time at Majestic Star...

I did that. Most of the websites that I found, doesn't response. Also... maybe one of you have a blog that you could add that link to your blog. Like this... National Deaf Poker Tour - June 7th, 2008 « Fookem and Bug J.

Good question... suppose NDPT and Majestic Star Casino agree to have 2 tournaments on one weekend, would you and other MSP players decide to come? Another question: why not rent a van or something?

I have a question... I'm from Chicago but I want to reach deaf community everywhere in the Midwest - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and maybe even Canada between Detroit and Toronto. Do you have any suggestion how to reach deaf community in...

Hmm, in case you didn't know... National Deaf Poker Tour is not like you can join and play at the deaf club or someone's garage or basement. It's a big organization that run the tournament at real casinos and the cards deal by the professional dealers like you see it on TV. NDPT gives you...

Hey... NDPT is coming to Gary, IN to host a Deaf Texas Hold 'EM Tournament for midwest regional tournament on June 7 in Gary, Indiana! Click here for the flyer (more information). http://www.nationaldeafpokertour.com/gary2008.pdf I can imagine the players would come from various states...

I understand that you are probably feeling very overwhelmed right now. It's great that you are doing everything you can to educate yourself so that you will be able to make informed decisions that will best fit your family's needs. You are not alone in feeling this way - even though I'm deaf...

Sorry if you misunderstood what I said or if I didn't explain my point correctly. I meant that if the baby can't benefit from hearing aids and there is NO SIGN LANGUAGE, then that will result in 8 months of no language. It would be good to start signing basic signs now until they make a final...

Waiting 8 months means 8 months of possibly no language. I don't think it's true to say that the hearing comes back and the child becomes hard of hearing or even hearing. Sometimes there is fluid in the ears when the newborn hearing screening shows a referral. That is why the ENT checks the ears...

Hello, I am profoundly deaf myself. My wife is hearing and a teacher of the deaf. We both use sign language in the home. We have a 2 sons. Our second son passed the newborn hearing screening. At 6 to 8 weeks, we noticed something was not right with him. He was not responding to our dog barking...

Hello all... I have been thinking about getting a cochlear implant for a while and also reading a lot of forums/blogs from the implant users. Before meeting doctors and audiologists, I'd like to find a few implant users who have the similar background as mine. I'm very curious how they do...