Doctor Visits

I confess to having white coat phobia. I do not like doctor’s offices, hospitals, or dentists.
Last week we I had to visit my nephrologist (a kidney doctor). I paid careful attention to how the staff communicated with me. First stop, the lady behind the desk–not good. She did not look up, and yelled for [...]

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Blogging about a Blog

The nature of the blog is that it is an online journal of sorts. From time to time, it is fine to journal about someone else’s journal. Last week, another blogger blogged about an article I wrote for Hearing Loss Magazine. The blog entry written by Shane Feldman can be found here.
Several people have [...]

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Chaos and Air Travel

Is it my imagination, or is air travel becoming more of a hassle than ever before? Did people used to get stuck out on the tarmac in crowded planes without working air conditioning? I also wonder if airlines think that not giving bad information is preferred to leaving people in the dark for hours when [...]

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What where they thinking…

Long story short… a teenager boy in NY has not been allowed to bring his hearing assistance dog into school. Many may have heard the story, or seen it on CNN or some other show. Here’s one link: http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_008053726.html
This should have been a “no-brainer” for the school system officials. They should know they have no legal standing, at [...]

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There they go… again

Last month at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) meeting, a democratic commissioner and a republican commissioner both quoted President Ronald Reagan. Given that this is in vogue, I decided to pull a quote myself “There they go again.”
I received a press release a couple of weeks ago announcing that Communications Services for the Deaf [...]

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Why IP Captioned Telephone is Such a Big Deal

First of all, relay services are a big deal from a money perspective. 200 million minutes were used last year. The rate for these services, paid from state and federal funds can be as much as $12 per minute (for video relay services). In our last round of meetings with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff [...]

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Churches are Closing their Doors to Hard of Hearing People

Those who follow our advocacy efforts have no doubt seen various alerts about troubling developments at the Federal Communications Commission in the last 30 days. Essentially, the FCC has begun granting permanent exemptions to non-commercial entities who ask not to be required to caption their programs. There is no longer any analysis of whether or [...]

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Hearing on Broadway

Hearing on Broadway

Last week Denise and I had the opportunity to visit the bright lights of Broadway and Times Square in New York City. There is a wonderful effort by TDF’S Theatre Access Project (TAP) to provide access in New York City to the performing arts for individuals with physical disabilities.
 
Denise enjoying a perfectly working [...]

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