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    What do you do when hearing family comes over?

    You avoiding your family is no worse than them avoiding you. If your family were to avoid you because of communication barriers, you and everyone else on this forum would be in an uproar. If your family tries, you should too. And don't rely on your husband to interpret. It's not fair to your...
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    Nanny job in Hawaii

    Hi My husband and I have 2.5 year old triplets. We are looking for our next Au Pair (nanny). Right now, we have a hearing Au Pair from The Netherlands. She learned ASL for our family and returns home this December to go to college. To be qualified as a true Au Pair, you must be currently...
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    Move to Hawaii?

    Hi Rosie, The problem with using Craigslist is that we would end up with an Nanny (which is what we have now, and have used in the past). A nanny is more difficult for us in terms of taxes, insurance, tax paperwork, filing, etc. An Au Pair is easier as we pay the Au Pair of American agency...
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    Move to Hawaii?

    Hi there... I posted a job opening in the employment/work section of this forum. However, this is an atypical place to look for a job. So, instead of reposting, I thought I'd ask instead if you know someone who would be interested... I'm looking for a nanny, preferably an Au Pair, to come...
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    Nanny or International Au Pair for Hire - HAWAII

    Aloha, My husband and I have almost 2-year old triplets. We are deaf and use ASL in our home. We currently employ an Au Pair from Brazil and her contract is about to expire and she is returning home to her family. We are looking for our next childcare provider. We prefer an international...
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    Signing Time Videos?

    I have 20-month old triplets. They love the Signing Time videos. I sit one of them on my lap and help them copy the signs until their attention span wanes, then move on to the next kid. It really seems to be helping build their vocabulary. The videos seem to help me be a good "teacher"/mommy by...
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    Nanny in Hawaii Wanted - Must love ASL ;)

    Aloha... My husband and I are looking for a nanny to care for our 6-month old triplets. We are both deaf, so of course we prefer a nanny that is fluent in ASL. We live in a house at the base of Diamond Head (close to Waikiki, the beach, aquarium, zoo, park and the Hawaii School for the Deaf...
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    What are the pros and cons of being oral or voice-off?

    Personally, I'm not offended by people using their voice (while signing) around me. But, if a person knows ASL, but chooses to only voice (no sign) while in a deaf person's presence - yeah, that's rude. Or if I write down a message to someone (after explaining that I am deaf) and that person...
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    Grandma who needs help!

    First of all, I'm proud of you for not giving up. Chris is lucky to have a proactive Grandma like you. Does Chris have any language acquisition yet? Having multiple disabilities definitely complicates things. I would ask Chris' pediatrician for a referral to see a "developmental...
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    HelP!

    My husband and I are both deaf and also licensed foster parents. Our deafness was never perceived as an obstacle (at least not stated so to us). I don't remember any questions regarding our deafness. I am guessing that the agency you are working with is ignorant in regards to deafness. If they...
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    What are the pros and cons of being oral or voice-off?

    I'm late deaf (deaf by age 18-20) and CI implanted at age 21. I have decent speech, although I am often asked, "where are you from?" (I'm blonde with blue eyes, so naturally I enjoy telling people I'm from Japan). Anyway, I would say I'm 60/40 (60% voice off, 40% voice on) in public and 100%...
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    New To This Site

    I agree that it is absolutely the doctor's responsibility to explain medical conditions. I still feel it is very important that a medical interpreter be knowledgeable of medical terms. It's hard to sign concepts that you don't understand. Also, for all that fingerspelling you will have to do...
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    Would you date a hearie

    The so-called shortage of finding Deaf girlfriends/boyfriends is from how small the Deaf community is. Almost everyone knows everyone else. Then there are the "dating rules". If my best friend dated this guy, am I "allowed" to date that same guy after they break up? So that makes the Deaf...
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    New To This Site

    I just thought of another idea.... Buy a regular medical book. Hire an ASL tutor. Read from the medical book to your ASL tutor. They will be able to help you learn the best way to sign medical terms in a way that will be clearly understood by others. The medical book will also give you some...
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    New To This Site

    Check out any medical sign language books at the store or the library before you buy. I don't think you'll find any medical sign language book to be very helpful. I'm a family practice provider and have a few deaf patients. I didn't find any of the medical signs to be very useful. There are...
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