Recent content by sata_rupa_tara

Jillio was totally correct except - Only thing I can add is that the entire motive for placing DHH children in a General SPED ( special ed) class instead of a special day class with a teacher of the deaf is MONEY. This is one of the biggest problems with the education of our deaf / hard of...

here in so.Cali Gas where I buy it in the los angeles area is $4.67 per gallon :eek: over $70 to fill up the tank!

which is best now in 2008? I see the thread dropped a few years ago and just picked back up :) Im looking for feedback on which service works best now. :hmm:

welcome! :fruit::fruit::fruit::fruit:

sneaking in the IN box Proud mother of a deaf teen- INNNNN :wiggle:

good luck I Think you came to the right place :) Im new here too but have already been asking questions about captioning for my deaf son. I see there are definately frustrations in the deaf / HoH community with captioning. Good luck on your new business.. what kind of help do you need? WIll...

I look at it this way... if I had a child who was blind, cant walk, etc... I would try to find ways medically to help them be able to see or walk. If after we tried they were still unable to walk or see.. fine.. they are the same child I would love more than my own life. Its the same with...

hi Chickie I chose Clarion for my son.. it was between that and Nucleus... there was not enough feedback about the Medels to consider it. The body worn Nucleus processor controls were digital compared to the Clarion manual controls,,, I felt there was less possibility for something to short...

some SSI info Hi there Heres a few things I know about recieving SSI as a deaf person. You need to have a bi -lateral profound hearing loss. You recieve whatever the maximun cash grant is per month if you are not working or your parents are not working (if they are a minor). When you start...

Thanks for the replies... We watch DVDs on the PS2- you are right, it is subtitled Our TV that has CC ability is broken so we are watching an older TV that does not have CC ... we even called the manufacturer and theres no way to change it. Hopefully it won't cost too much to fix the...

Hi Everyone Since Im new here Im not sure where the best place to post this issue about ,, but this thread looks like it might work :) ( read Vamps request about starting new threads) I am beyond irritated about this captioning issue. I rent DVD's for my sons and we never know if its going...

Thanks for the info! Thank you, I was looking for that information myself for my son. He is only 10 now but when he goes with his hearing friends to play he doesnt have any way of calling home. So for now his hearing friend calls me for him to ask if he can play longer :) ( he is fortunate to...