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I realize that computers cannot be relied on 100% since not everyplace has an accessible computer, especially when you are traveling on the road...so I was wondering about this... What do you do in emergency situations such as not being able to be in contact (e.g. dead battery on tmobile)...

Hi all! Ya, I totally agree what you guys have written. I think that the deaf and hard of hearing students should be placed with academic expectations and be encouraged to strive for the best education, job, etc. at ANY school, not specific schools. And I definitely think that the services for...

Hi Lunz, Thanks for your reply! Well I guess more specifically, I want to know if you are satisfied with your education (was it at a residential school or at a mainstreamed school?), satisfied with the services provided for the deaf community, etc. and if there are any improvements that you...

Hi all, Too often there are research studies asking for the opinion of experts who are namely, professors, researchers, educators, etc. but the studies are missing one very important informant: US, the students and our thoughts and experiences!!! Thus, I am currently writing a thesis...

I've been mainstreamed my whole life, so I'd like to know why people think deaf schools are not up to par on the education level from mainstreamed schools. This may be opening pandora's box but how can it be improved?

a lot of my hearing friends forget that i'm hard of hearing but this is as a result of me trying to pass off as "hearing" thus, i didn't really bother asking them to repeat if i felt that it wasn't necessary (or due to laziness). I tried to pass of as "hearing" a lot earlier because i had met...

hmm yes wearing hearing aids is a pain at times and i used to dislike that they prevented me from participating in water fights, etc. but then i realized that there are so much more that i can participate in. And also before this year, i had always viewed them as a necessity-the first thing i...

I've been mainstreamed throughout my education from kindergarten to college and onwards to graduate school with the exception of preschool. I feel, though, as a result of being mainstreamed and having hearing parents that I missed out learning about the Deaf Culture until I started taking ASL...

some of you mentioned that mainstreamed education=better education as compared to deaf education, why do you think that?

those that transferred to a residential school from a mainstreamed school, what reasons prompted you to do so? And for those that switched back, why did you do so?

Hi BabyPhat21: I'm from the Bay Area but shipping out to boonieville in Aug

hi elyse and alex! it was nice to meet the both of you and elyse, thanks for showing us around nyc! :) next time you come out to california, i'll be sure to find rice cakes for ya ;)