Deaf World as Eye See It

HR3101 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!

As of 3:35pm – A tweet from Pratik Patel (@ppatel) who is a New York entrepreneur, running a business, working at University, and a passionate advocate for the blind and other causes, with a huge announcement! This is fantastic. #HR3101 passes with a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives. UNANIMOUS???? No opposing vote? [...]

Change is in the Air : 2010 Milestones in Deaf History

Hello all, Change is in the air… I published my thoughts in my facebook status yesterday night and it appears to be catching now! I added some bit more information. If you know of any special milestones in 2010, please let me know! Change is in the air, indeed! Best, Amy Cohen Efron

Vancouver Congress 2010 – MEDIA COVERAGE!

Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah! Finally, The Vancouver Observer newspaper wrote an article about International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (also known as Vancouver Congress 2010) in Vancouver, British Columbia in a week of July 18 – 22nd. As we all know that on July 19, 2010 – Vancouver Congress made an historical [...]

Vancouver Congress 2010 Update IV : Closing Day

Hello everyone, I was alerted that another press release was posted on the International Congress on the Education for the Deaf (ICED) Vancouver 2010 website today. Today is the last day of the ICED Vancouver 2010 conference. I agree with this statement, and it rings true, “We (The sub-committee of ICED [...]

Vancouver Congress 2010 Update III – Press Release

Good morning everyone, I checked the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) website here, and they posted three new links which included a press release, introduction, and Statement of Principle and Accord for the Future. Click the image to read the pdf file of Press Release Also, please go and check the introduction letter which [...]

Vancouver Congress 2010 Update II – Attachments

Hello all, This is what you all are waiting for… a tangible document from ICED in Vancouver, as known as Vancouver Congress 2010. Wayne Sinclair, a tireless Deaf advocate and retired educator from Vancouver, BC Canada was mentioned in the article from Peach Arch News, explaining about International Congress on the Education of the Deaf in [...]

Vancouver Congress of 2010 Updates

Hello all, A blog from United Kingdom was published in DeafRead, Grumpy Old Deafies this morning (July 20, 2010) with additional information from International Congress on the Education for the Deaf in Vancouver, BC Canada when the public apology announcement was made yesterday. Please go and read this website, and there were witnesses who [...]

Vancouver Congress of 2010 – Long Live Signed Language!

Mark the date… July 19, 2010. This is an important date for all of the time. The most significant milestone for Deaf History! It will be known as VANCOUVER CONGRESS OF 2010. Vancouver Congress of 2010 is also known as the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) has their the [...]

ZVRS, AT&T, and Apple created iZ!

Hello everyone, I was invited to a special party hosted by ZVRS at Hard Rock Cafe which is right across the street from Marriott Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday, July 7th in the evening. There was a special demonstration of ZVRS’ newest product called iZ. iZ is a mobile videophone [...]

Introducing Sister Lucy, Deaf ASL-using “Nun”!

Hello All, Introducing Sister Lucy, a Deaf ASL-using health teacher and a “nun”, and she made a debut four days ago. I discovered Sister Lucy through Facebook. Sister Lucy is a gem! A rare find at deaf vlogosphere! I watched some of her educational and entertaining vlogs, and I was laughing so hard. [...]