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Archive for April, 2008

I am a member of a DHH social group that gets together maybe 3-4 times a year. We usually rotate from house to house, per group agreement, or if a member decides to throw a party.
I feel that all DHH people should be a member of such a group.
It really helps to know you’re “not [...]

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I apologize for not getting back sooner. Had a busy week.
I hope who all saw the DHH movie Sweet Nothing In My Ear enjoyed it.
It was especially nice seeing Jeff Daniels. I hadn’t seen him for a while. I could tell he was really into his acting role as a hearing husband to deaf actress Marlee Matlin.
The movie was about the pros [...]

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Just a quick note to say several DHH friends emailed me this week to remind me to watch a new movie about DHH + Hearing issues this coming Sunday.
It’s titled Sweet Nothing In My Ear. This movie stars Marlee Matlin and Jeff Daniels. Check your TV listings for the proper time and channel in your [...]

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Okay, back here again.
Now, for your DHH child to be successful, you need to understand and accept the language base he/she wants to communicate in.
I have seen many cases of hearing parents who were surprised that their DHH child preferred to sign. If that is the case, PLEASE try to learn sign language. You won’t [...]

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My husband’s birthday is coming up, and several things have happened to me personally this week.
So, I don’t have too much free time this week. But I did want to touch on another intelligence mode, and that is verbal-linquistics.
In my opinion, I think that of all the multiple intelligences, verbal-linguistics is probably the most important one of all.
Like [...]

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