Recent content by ShariB

I don't believe most hearing people understand My mother sent me an article @1996 about deafness/hard of hearing was the invisible disease (something like that). It is. I grew up "hearing" because my father figured out my problems were due to my not being able to hear. He went to Sears (this...

Very true. I now have a flashlight by my computer :) and asked her to get my attention first. We're signing more and more but are far from fluent. Thanks for taking time to offer your opinion.

It's tough What I didn't like was reading how rough your boyfriend was with you. If he loves you (I understand you love him), you can work together through this. Ultimately, that may be a question for him - does he love you and is he willing to work on your relationship together. Our...

We have been together many, many years. My hearing is progressively worse. I am told, "Lower your voice." I cannot tell (and haven't for at least 30 years) what my volume is and I tried - bought a DB meter but that didn't work. I can hear my voice. My partner is noise sensitive...

1) Nope, I wasn't in any way, shape, or form offended by anything that you said. Your points are all valid. 2) Yes, I know: -- It's obvious that I was hearing. It's more obvious that I continue to live in a hearing world. -- ASL was probably created by a deaf community as were...

Jenny, You're literate in both SEE/ASL. What's your background? I grew up speaking (when I got my power blaster hearing aids) but now am moving into the deaf world, so am learning ASL. It makes sense for me now. Right - true ASL is Store me go. versus SEE - I am go ing to the store vs...

It's too late because we're already off-topic :) . SEE doesn't require a lot of thought for me because it follows English and English construct is what I know as a prior hearing person. When I sign ASL, however, first I have to think of what I want to say then I have to change the word order...

ASL is not the language of all deaf. I see that as being presumptuous. Who's changing it to their purpose? SEE is a separate language and based on English. It allows a deaf person to operate in a hearing and deaf world. It doesn't mean this is better and god knows this is a discussion that...

I have a couple suggestions for you: 1) Ask for volunteers to beta test your boxes for free before you market them and I'm sure you'll do this with different satellite and cable companies because they all have their own way of broadcasting. 2) It's very important that your box allows for...

(Whatdidyousay, I love your ID :) ). Thank you both for responding. It's really great that you get a discount from your vet. Apparently, there's some misinformation out there. For now, there's no legal certification process that people have to go through to have a qualified and...

I appreciate your response but I'm very well versed in the U.S. legalities of owning a signal dog. It's something I've been exploring for well over 20 years. It's not correct that "...the dog will not be qualified nor certified."

I had a friend at a corporate job who had a profound loss. We had to tell Marilyn when to replace her ear molds ... now I'm in her shoes :) . She used to tell me the thing that pissed her off the most was when anyone (including me) told her just what this says. Now, I'm the one telling my...

Is not wanting to learn ASL insulting? It is if you feel it is. It's not insulting to me. The person has to go through his/her own process with this stuff. I started with a cross of SEE/ASL. I lived and still live in a hearing world, so that fit me just fine. I had deaf friends and we all...

I wrote this around 1988. The Loud Lips of Life sitting here… watching my trees dance to the muted tune of a breeze two birds lovingly wing their way through the sun-glistening evergreen as a hummingbird stands on the wind for a Santa-red drink from its feeder. squirrels play tag...

I'm in the process of training my corgi to tell me things like the phone's ringing, an alarm is going off, something dropped on the floor, someone's at the door, etc. I went to both the San Fran ASPCA and CCI years ago to consider getting a trained dog but couldn't deal with having it around me...