Recent content by Lily7

How do you sign "agnostic"?

Whew! And here I was all ready to come in guns a-blazin'.. LOL I am a bit scarred from the troubles I had with accommodation in school growing up. But I am really glad they are not going to take away her interpreter. There is just so much an interpreter offers that NO software EVER could. :)

Just so I don't make the same mistake... "appear" is with the ONE hand turned out, "tampon" is with the ONE hand turned in, right?

I tried this once. I am not sure if they were mormons, jehovah's witnesses, or what, one of those traveling soliciting types, lol Anyway after I bought my first house they came to the door. I can read lips and speak well, but I shook my head and pointed at my ears and shut the door. A...

When I was being "trained" to hear on the phone, I found that for some reason landline phones were just too difficult. No matter what type of phone I used. I could only hear enough to even try to learn to use a phone with a cell phone. No idea why, but I know I am not the only one, as my AVT...

Feel free to poke and prod me all you want, I've been sick for 10+ years and saw so many doctors I ran out of money and still don't have an answer. :giggle: :D Oh wait, we're talking about deafness. Damn! Nevermind. :lol: My point, here, though... is that I understand the need to poke and...

Like Robin, I wish for the world to become one giant hippie commune, too. :D

GREAT IDEA! I am totally doing that next time it happens to me. Hilarious, but still makes a point.

I haven't flown since my early 20's, but I flew a lot my whole life before then. My mom always insisted on telling the airline people that I was deaf. I don't know why, I guess she hoped that if something happened to her an attendant would take care of me or something. But anyway, nearly every...

OMG. I have to deal with this constantly and it is SO annoying. Similarly, I also get the "but there are plenty of other times you hear me JUST FINE so how am I supposed to know?" The reality is, I maybe hear "just fine" 1 out of 5 times (and the majority of that is just a good guess based on...

Well duh, that was my whole point. I used an example that was obviously NOT a culture to make it more obvious how ridiculous it is when people get all interested in us and what IS a culture for us in such a matter that shows they only see us as a trend. While it's better than seeing us...

I always just studied the big cards they usually have in the back of the seat you are facing. That told me everything I really needed to know.

I have bilateral AB CI's.

Reading is what taught me everything I know about the English language. If you find a book with a good story you really like, you won't even notice you are learning.

I just think the culture of people in wheelchairs is SO fascinating. I love all the different chairs they use and the way the people are and the challenges they've overcome. I love how they have their own lingo and mannerisms and I want to learn it! I want to be friends with people in...