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A. GENERAL

1. Welcome to DeafNotes
	Check here for important information and announcements.

Logging in twice: a securi...
(Matthew) - 12/20/07 12:48 PM

Matthew

2. Introductions
	Introduce yourself to other participants.

HiYa I'm new
(LittleBabyTalk) - 03/26/08 09:45 PM

Matthew

3. You wanted to know, but were afraid to ask (or weren’t sure how to) . . .
	Have questions about deafness, Deaf culture, or the Deaf community, that don’t fit into other topics? Ask them here!

Re: I want to learn
(RBAngels83) - 04/02/08 01:32 AM

Matthew

B. EDUCATION

1. School Days
	Share your experiences in schools for the deaf and/or mainstream programs.

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Eyeth

2. Mainstreamed or Swept Away in the Undertow?
	More deaf kids are being mainstreamed. Is this good for them, or for the school districts overseeing their placements?

Re: School Frustration iss...
(CSN) - 05/07/08 10:42 PM

Eyeth

3. Mainstream Programs That Work
	There are some excellent programs that bring deaf and hearing kids together—and benefit them both.

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Eyeth

4. Residential Schools: a Tradition Looks to the Future
	Discuss why traditional residential schools for the deaf are a valid option.

Re: DEAF CEO, SUPERINTENDE...
(CSN) - 04/09/08 05:57 PM

Eyeth

5. Charter Schools: New Kids on the Block
	Do you have one in your area? Want to start one?

Re: Lake Wales Charter Sch...
(SxyPorkie) - 12/21/07 07:11 PM

Eyeth

6. Reading and Writing
	What are your thoughts on the Deaf community’s literacy problem?

Re: Blind out of touch wi...
(CSN) - 01/06/08 10:36 PM

Eyeth

7. Bilingual-Bicultural Options
	If you’ve had a Bi-Bi background, or are advocating for it in your school, share your thoughts here.

New sign language helps th...
(SweetMind) - 01/19/08 02:37 AM

Eyeth

8. Support Services
	Share your views on tutors, educational interpreters, and notetakers.

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Eyeth

9. Future Scientists of Deaf America?
	What can be done to encourage more deaf kids, especially children of color and girls, to excel in scientific, technological, and mathematical fields? How can we improve science/math education for deaf kids?

Re: Deaf Scientists with N...
(SweetMind) - 12/04/07 08:18 AM

Eyeth

C. COLLEGE TIES

1. The Big Three or All the Others?
	Thanks to the ADA and Section 504, deaf high-school graduates supposedly have unlimited choices in colleges. Some choose the Big Three (Gallaudet University, CSUN, and NTID), while others opt for totally mainstreamed colleges (with or without support services). Share your views.

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2. Ah, Those Days!
	Share your recollections of college life here.

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D. COMMUNICATION

1. Interpreter Issues
	Who should decide what makes a “qualified” interpreter? Who pays? Who’s best? How to find one when you need one?

Re: 11-year-old interprets...
(RBAngels83) - 04/02/08 11:43 AM

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2. Keyboarding, Surfing, and Texting
	Keeping in touch has never been easier—with a bit of help from technologies such as the Internet, IP-Relay, Videophones, and, especially text pagers. Share your views.

Re: Viable Opens VRS Call ...
(CSN) - 12/22/07 09:44 PM

Moderator

3. Crackberry Sauce
	Hearing people have cellphones. We have text pagers—Sidekicks, BlackBerries, Palm Pilots, and others. What’s the best deal for the money? Which one do you love passionately? What’s your addiction?

Riverbank Call Center Work...
(SweetMind) - 02/15/08 11:40 PM

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4. Captioning: Movies, TV, CART, and What About the Web?
	We all want more and better captioning—including online video clips. How can we get it? What can we do if we’re not getting it?

Radio no longer out of a r...
(SweetMind) - 01/09/08 11:51 AM

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E. THE COCHLEAR-IMPLANT CONTROVERSY

5. Multi-handicapped—fitting in?

Cochlear implants: directi...
(Matthew) - 09/11/07 06:26 PM

Matthew

F. LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE!

1. ASL: What’s New, What’s Old
	New research in ASL and other national signed languages is ongoing and always coming up with new discoveries about cognition, creativity, and communication.

Re: Sign language students...
(CSN) - 04/09/08 06:00 PM

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2. ASL versus Oralism
	A number of deaf adults have gone through NTID and mainstream colleges without ever learning to sign. Should all deaf adults know how to communicate with each other? Why or why not?

Deaf people want you to kn...
(SweetMind) - 02/24/08 03:27 AM

Eyeth

3. Cued Speech
	Is it a boost for literacy, or unreadable signals?

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4. Languageless Deaf Adults
	Have you read Susan Schaller’s A Man Without Words? Do you know any deaf children or adults who are languageless?

A Man Without Words
(CSN) - 01/12/08 01:57 PM

Moderator

5. “I Never Learned to Sign”
	A number of deaf adults have gone through NTID and mainstream colleges without ever learning to sign. Should all deaf adults know how to communicate with each other? Why or why not?

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G. CULTURE, COMMUNITY, & IDENTITY

1. Disability or Minority Culture?
	Should deaf people be classified as disabled, or as an ethnic minority? If being Deaf is an ethnic identity, should they be collecting disability benefits like SSI? If we’re not “disabled,” should we claim protection under the ADA?

Disability or Minority Cul...
(CSN) - 12/12/07 07:53 PM

Zanoni

2. Playing the “Identity Politics” Card
	Looking back on the 2006 Gallaudet University “Unity” protests—is there such a thing as not being “Deaf enough”?

Definition of Hard of Hear...
(SweetMind) - 04/10/08 07:55 PM

Zanoni

3. “Don’t Call Me Deaf!”
	Are you a late-deafened or progressively-deafened adult? Do you feel part of the Deaf community? What can we do to make LDAs more welcome?

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Zanoni

4. Deaf-Blind People in Our Community
	Hard-of-hearing people can choose their identity—to identify as Hearing or Deaf. Should HoH people be considered members of the Deaf community? Or should we assume that most will want to identify as hearing?

Re: Help me to get some he...
(SweetMind) - 02/06/08 05:08 PM

Eyeth

5. Late-Deafened Adults
	Are you a late-deafened or progressively-deafened adult? Do you feel part of the Deaf community? What can we do to make LDAs more welcome?

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Zanoni

6. HoH . . . SK?
	Hard-of-hearing people can choose their identity—to identify as Hearing or Deaf. Should HoH people be considered members of the Deaf community? Or should we assume that most will want to identify as hearing?

Re: HoH
(capd/Deaf) - 03/07/08 05:02 PM

Zanoni

H. CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL WRONGS

1. The ADA and Us
	Have you actually filed an anti-discrimination suit? Are you planning to? Considering doing so? Know someone who sued? Talk about it.

Deaf community still at ri...
(SweetMind) - 01/07/08 11:55 AM

NY Deaf

2. Audism: Here and There, or Everywhere?
	Have you experienced anti-Deaf prejudice or outright discrimination? Have you taken legal action, or plan to?

Re: Pepsi taps Dallas man'...
(Xerxes) - 04/13/08 01:08 PM

NY Deaf

3. Second-Class Citizens?
	Are Deaf people of color (African-Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, Asian-Americans, American Indians, biracial, and multiracial) welcomed into the general Deaf community? Do we have a problem with racism and discrimination? What can we do about it?

Re: A compelling desire of...
(CSN) - 02/16/08 09:40 PM

NY Deaf

4. Crab Theory & Other Deadly Weapons
	Is there a lack of ethics and morality in the Deaf community? Have you been a victim of backstabbing or Crab Theory? How have you coped with it? Has the boom in blogs and V-logs made the situation worse? What can be done to combat the problem?

Re: SSI and SSDI attitude ...
(SweetMind) - 02/06/08 01:42 PM

NY Deaf

5. Deaf Leadership
	We have had some outstanding Deaf leaders. What’s the current situation? Do we have leaders who inspire us? Do we have what it takes to succeed?

Re: Conference on deaf cul...
(CSN) - 03/08/08 07:08 PM

NY Deaf

I. FAMILIES & FRIENDS & ROMANCE & MARRIAGE

1. Parents & Children: DOHA, CODA, DODA, HOHA
	Share your experiences growing up or (currently) being part of a family.

Deaf club has meetings at ...
(SweetMind) - 02/08/08 08:02 AM

Eyeth

2. Children & Parents: The School of Experience
	Share your experiences as parents of deaf and hearing kids.

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NY Deaf

3. Deaf/Hearing Relationships
	Can they work? How do friends and couples make them work?

Re: I think they can
(terrygirl) - 02/17/08 09:35 AM

NY Deaf

4. Growing Old, Deaf-style
	Are the elderly Deaf an invisible community? Discuss the special needs of elderly Deaf people . . . or yourself.

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NY Deaf

5. Diversity, Difference, & Understanding
	On being “different”—a Deaf person of color, mixed-race, gay, bisexual, multi-handicapped, CP, dyslexic.

Re: Landmine victims star ...
(CSN) - 04/09/08 06:02 PM

NY Deaf

6. International Topics
	Share your concerns as immigrants, new citizens, foreign students, tourists, visitors . . . or friends.

Recent Developments in Eng...
(CSN) - 04/18/08 08:54 PM

NY Deaf

J. CULTURAL TOPICS

1. Is There a “Deaf Art?”
	Your experiences/views on ASL poetry, DeVia, etc.

Re: Charles Wildbank: The ...
(CSN) - 04/09/08 06:05 PM

NY Deaf

2. Backyard, Broadway, & Hollywood
	ASL theater & Deaf performers & Hollywood/Broadway/film/video roles.

Re: Lesser God' about sign...
(CSN) - 04/24/08 09:29 PM

NY Deaf

3. Deaf History, Heritage, & Pride
	Do you have a cherished memory of a Deaf ancestor or a bit of Deaf family lore you’re especially proud of? Did one or more of your grandparents/relatives tell you about their experiences attending the old-style schools for the deaf? Did they know a famous Deaf person? Share your recollections.

Re: Jefferson Award Winner...
(SweetMind) - 02/11/08 05:54 PM

NY Deaf

4. Hobbies & Passions
	What’s yours? Bonsai enthusiasts, candymakers, collectors, quilters, craftspeople, Feng Shui practitioners, and ultralight pilots welcome here.

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NY Deaf

K. LEGAL & MEDICAL ISSUES

1. Substance Abuse
	Have a substance-abuse problem? In your family? Know a friend who’s out of control? Talk about it.

Abuse prevention in Deaf c...
(CSN) - 02/10/08 09:06 PM

NY Deaf

2. AIDS
	If you’re HIV+ or have AIDS, or have a friend/partner who’s HIV+ or has AIDS, talk about it here.

hey
(abja43) - 01/21/08 02:06 PM

NY Deaf

3. The ADA & Medical Facilities
	What can be done to improve fair access in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices?

Responsibility under ADA -...
(CSN) - 02/22/08 11:26 PM

NY Deaf

4. Law & Order
	What can be done to improve Deaf/police relations? Have you ever been in an emergency/crisis situation? Had a bad encounter with the law? What’s your view?

Re: Should we stamp out ‘d...
(CSN) - 04/05/08 06:06 PM

NY Deaf

L. NOTES FROM ALL OVER

1. FYI
	Favorite quotes, terrific jokes, books you’ve just read and recommend, or a terrific Website or V-log.

King Kong
(CSN) - 04/11/08 09:31 PM

Moderator

2. Yakkety-yak
	Just want to talk?

Re: It's a girl!
(RBAngels83) - 04/02/08 12:04 PM

Moderator

M. SUPPORT

1. UBB Questions, Concerns, & Problems
	Ask questions about the BB, report problems you’ve experienced, and make suggestions for new topics.

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