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At least in the US there isn't any certification needed for a service dog to be allowed in public. Of course there are general requirements (the dog must be obiedient etc.). There are many organizations that will give you a certification if you pass a variety of skills, however it's not...

I'm in the process of training my beautiful 11 wk. old 5lb Papillon "Magic" to be my hearing dog (he is so smart! he's learning a new sign everyday!). I want to start taking him into public when he's finished with his rounds of shots and I'm deciding on what type of vest/cape harness to order...

I'd really love some ettiquite (perhaps there's a place online for me to look at?) I'm completely clueless about relay (domeone told me I can relay from my buddy list? on yahoo or aol? My biggest/only concern are my precious angels. I have about 2 hours a day when my brain is fresh and speach...

Welcome welcome, I've only be a part of the group for a few days but we're not deafies or hearies-we're just groupies :) -Beth

Luckily there are alot of MS groups that hekp fund medical equiptment to those who need it most :) -Beth

As a fellow MS'r I know they've temporarily (hopefully she'll get a replacement soon) made her world very very small...and crawling from room to room gets old after awhile. She's in my prayers... -Beth

My husbands clothes have had a "musty" smell to them in the past. We tried all sorts of detergents, oxy clean etc. We think it was water that becomes trapped in the washer after each load (we have a front loading washer in it gets trapped in the front opening). Some people clean thier fridges...

"because if you don't know asl you won't know when we are pissed at you and yelling at you" Oh that is SO TRUE!!! Took my hubby FOREVER to figure out I was signing stubborn, "bite me" etc... -Beth

Oh one more thing... I have had 2 ASL teachers. My ASL 101 teacher was hearing with deaf friends etc but not DEAF family and my 102 teacher is hearing with DEAF son. My first day in 102 my teacher told me a good 1/4 of the signs I signed were "old" (her teen son keeps her up to date) how...

Thanks for the info! Actually I live in Arizona, but I will certainly check it out! This is probably the stupidist question but years ago I would have called for info, now thats not so easy, even using my "good" ear (for those hearing my ears feel constantly full as if they never pop from and...

Here's a reason.... My husband (hearing) complains about me bugging him about ettiqute, I tell him that if he learns more ASL he can talk with his mouth full :) (My little angels have started that though..."mom i can sign with my mouth full" -Beth

Thank you for the warm welcome!!! Please bare with me on this board I may have alot of stupid questions-I appreciate your help in advance :) -Beth

Thanks for the encouragment...any ideas of where to go now? :dance2: I admit I feel really lost sometimes. I feel like i'm in limbo, not in hearing and not DEAF. My multiple sclerosis sometimes causes the muscles in my mouth to become so heavy it's too painful to try to talk (or move...

so whats the best way for a hearee to join in the fun? I'm 27 w/progressive HOH for 9 years. Now I'm faily good at reading lips and i'm taking ASL at a JC and trying to pass some of these signs only my beautiful angels (age 4 and 9). As much as this makes our fanily feel unique, we feel like...

Ok if anyone is diagnosed with MS I'm the gal to come to for answers but when it comes to beling HOH I'm SOL...lol I'm 27 and I've been losing my hearing for 9 years. I've seen several audiologists who tell me I'm receiving signal must be a MS thing and my neuro says it must be a...wel they're...

Hello, I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Loliepop, I'm 27 dealing with the challenges of HOH for 9 years. Audiologists have never "diagnosed" me, but they've never called me from a different room-lol. I'm learning as much ASL as possible and I'm also teaching it to my 2 little...