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my awful nickname hi, growing up my aunt says she's "nothing" and people started calling me that I liked in HS, but now i think its sort of sad.

how my hand got hurt hi, we have doors at work that you need to enter code on buttons to work. I was typing code and some guy burst through the door. my hand got jammed and twisted. doc say no signing etc until better. ouch! work paying for all xrays and stuff, cuz it happened there...

hi, all i'm typing one handed becaue i busted all the tendons and stuff in my right hand. ow! now i try to sign but cant do well (right is my dom hand). so now i cue w/my friends when my ha's not help. but they forget how to cue or sign so im left out. ack. i am a slow cuer :eek...

Hi, The ASL performer who was scheduled to perform tommarow decided to give birth a wee bit early (ack) so yours truly is scheduled to perform. I need to learn two words ASAP (i know everything else that I need to). I need to learn Cave and Dragon. I signing fairytales, oh yeah i...

Hi, I am know someone who works as a social worker for a Deaf family. One of their kids had head lice so the state took both kids. He believes that they are being discrimnated against because they are poor and Deaf. I do not have the legal knowledge to help them. This is really bad. Does...

Hi, I'm looking for two songs in ASL, Kumbaya and Amazing Grace. My sign is pretty good, but I need a printout for a person who wants to teach them to her class at school. Any ideas where to find them? Thanks :):)

Hi everyone, I just needed to rant. A couple of weeks ago a very close relative passed away. I went to the funeral. My partner could not go because ...OMG...we're queer. Then they just started getting real mean because of my HA's. They tried to really beat me into the ground. They were...

I'm from everywhere! Hi, I am from everywhere. I have lived in Rochester, NY (Go NTID!), London,England, Salzburg, Austria, Phoenix AZ, and a little Island in the St. Lawrence River, in-between Canada and the US. Currently I live metro DC area. I am hoping to move back to Canada...

I use ASL and voice Hi, I use voice mostly, cause I grew up hearing until I was post-lingual. I started learning ASL young. But I didnt really get into until college. I work with almost all hearing people and my HA's help alot, so mostly I speak. I get mixed up though, with turns of...

Hi, I have had my new HA"s for 2 days now and I notice I'm getting headaches and feeling a bit dizzy occasionally. I'm just getting over a nasty ear infection. So did anyone else experience dizziness or headaches with HA's I'm thinking part of it might be all the new sounds I'm hearing and...

hearing aid I now wear phonak amio ITE's. both ears. i'm still getting used to them cause I just got them today!

Feeling comfortable at events Hi all, I sign pretty good (not turbo-speed or fluent total yet). I'm just really really shy. With everyone. I think a lot of it has to do that I grew up without understanding people so I felt stupid a lot. I kind of felt isolated. I'm also a bit nervous...

Hey all, I just got new HA's today, actually my first pair. and holy cow i'm spinning. voices, ambulances, ahhhhhhhhhhhh! My audie said it will take time because I havent heard some noises in years...but OMG i feel kind of odd. I know this will be good just gotta get used to them. I...

Thanks! Thanks Flyfree, I cant go tonight (raging ear infection -yeech) but I will make plans to go next month! :cheers:

Hi, I live near DC are there any events going on there? I'm kind of new to this place and would like to meet other HOH/Deaf people. thanks

Hi, MOD - please move this post if it is in wrong place. My hearing has finally gotten to the point that I am clueless when people talk too fast or if their voices are in the wrong range. I now drive and stuff. I have not been pulled over before. What should I do if I am? I am worried...

My partner is kewl Hi everyone, My partner is great. She is learning ASL now, and took up cued speech as a quick way to communicate with me. I mean it doesnt replace sign, but its great when you want to know the specials at the restaurant. She knows more about HA's than I do. Her brother...

yogini here Hi everyone, I have been doing yoga for over 6 years now. It is very good health wise, and a lot of fun! Most teachers are really cool about having HOH/Deaf in classes. If anyone has any questions let me know. I am not a yoga teacher yet, but hope to be someday and teach...

Going Deaf ...I'm okay with it Hi, I thought I might say I'm going deaf, but I'm cool with it. I mean I am who I am. I mean I dont feel like dancing in the streets about it all the time, but I'm not ashamed or anything. Some days I'm frustrated, and somedays I'm sad, and most days I am...

FM in schools Hi, I wore FM for a long time. It was good until my ears dove off the chart this year. It helped for classes a lot. One time, tho, I was wearing it and it picked up some construction workers working on the school building. hehehe. I got to listen to some really kewl...