Archive for the 'Hearing Loss' Category

Just Call Me Deaf ~

Posted by LaRonda on June 30th, 2008

At a class reunion a few years ago, an old friend of mine admitted that she had been uncomfortable around me after I became Deaf because she didn’t know if we could still communicate, and if we did, she was afraid that she might offend me by saying the wrong thing. I asked her what [...]

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A Complex Mixture of Deaf Identities ~

Posted by LaRonda on June 21st, 2008

Transcript below
Join LaRonda as she reflects on how each person is greater and more complex in their personal identities and make-up than the sum of their subdivided (D/deaf/HH/Late-Deaf/CI user) parts.

(5:08 Mins.) Hosted by: Videoserver.us

Transcript:
Hello. It’s nice out tonight. Yes, it is night time. It’s 7pm, but it’s still daylight. The sun hasn’t [...]

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No Need To Hear ~

Posted by LaRonda on June 4th, 2008

Join LaRonda as she offers her opinion about the basic philosophical difference between culturally Deaf people and Cochlear Implant users.

(5:17 Mins.) Hosted by: Videoserver.us

Transcript:
Hi. I just arrived home from work and I have a vlog idea right here, turning in my brain. I’m ready and want to share it with you. Yes! It’s been [...]

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