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Boy, can I relate to this thread! I've been trying to get along with hearing aids since the age of 16 ... and I have just turned 52. They are frustrating, delicate, and very expensive little beasties. And they physically hurt my ears, so I tend to wear them occasionally and sparingly. Yes, it...

The Artist. The actor who played Peppy is adorable, the lead actor fun to watch, and that dog is marvellous. And I'm happy to see that other Deafs have seen and enjoyed it. True, it's a lot of fun to get up and go to a move that requires no headphones, captions, or worries about missed dialogue...

Yay, another reverse-slope deafie! Hi Melissa: I just HAD to reply when I came across this thread, as I have a very similar loss to yours (50/60dB at 500 Hz; 20-10-20 at 1000-4000; 90 at 8000). I spent my school years trying to "listen harder" since I have "too much" hearing to need...

They should NOT expect any VRS terp to work with one arm in a sling! They shouldn't presume that VRS-using Deafs are all fluent enuf to understand one-handed signing. Here's a slightly different scenario for y'all. I am hard-of-hearing, belong to a women's chorus, and sign half their songs in...

PS to query about Costello's video PS -- this link shows a picture of the set Mom bought. Amazon.com: Getting Started in Signing Video: Learning American Sign Language [VHS]: Elaine Costello Ph.D.: Video Not the same as the later DVD release!

Hello all: does anyone here have an opinion on Elaine Costello's one-hour VHS "Getting started in Signing" and its accompanying glossary/booklet? My hearing mom has just picked up a secondhand copy, and has just decided to give a go at learning a little sign (jawdrop from me) ... I think the...

Thank you all! Not to worry, I'll NOT be attempting to interpret the whole event -- I know when I'm in over my head. To their credit, the event organizers ARE trying to locate a fully-qualified terp, and if they don't succeed, then I'll be sitting there with my hearing aids cranked up and one...

Hello all: My city is about to have its GLBT Pride celebration, complete with an Interfaith church service which is divvied up among various community groups. One of those groups is a chorus which I belong to. We will be performing two songs, which I will interpret into ASL. However, the...

Mentors are good, friends are also very good! Please don't give up ... I am born hard-of-hearing, am a horrible speechreader, and have had a very late start with learning ASL (age 37). Why so late? My first encounter with signing was a signed-English class my mom signed me up for back in high...

Deaf community in Maine Hello all: there's a new chapter of ALDA in Rockland, right near my hometown of Camden! I know it's for late-deafened folks, but there are ASL-Deaf folks who go to the ALDA events in Boston, and I bet some go to the Rockland ones, too. There was also just a Deaf film...