Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
Mark Fisher, a renowned deaf animator and now filmmaker, had his one-minute classical animation style piece, Elves and the Bat Beast, chosen for the Best Animation category at the Atlantic City Film Festival held Aug. 4 in New Jersey.
“I was very inspired they presented me the Best Animation[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
Well, we’re at it again. We immediately believed every e-mail we got about the fiascoes in Rome at the Deaflympics. The rapes, the runner that died during a race and the delegate that died from a heart attack.
I got 48 – yup, count ‘em – 48 instant messages[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
Trying to juggle names of deaf and hearing consumers, times, places, language preferences and information for over 100 interpreters can be a harrowing task. Add to that the factors of matching language preference to language skills, balancing schedules, and trying to maintain a specific standard of quality –[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
Today I had yet another nasty reminder of how ignorant hearing people generally perceive deaf people.
The day actually started out productive, even though my nine-month-old puppy was giving me attitude, but everyone is entitled to having doggy days. Adele came in to let me know that a woman[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
It seemed only fitting that the 115th annual Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf (PSAD) convention was held in a charming hotel in a cozy town in the middle of the mountains. PSAD is the oldest association for the deaf in the country, and celebrated its[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent New, August 2001.
Sun, fun, and entertainment were the key features of the 17th national conference of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, held Aug. 6-11 in Orlando, Fla. 1,702 registrants participated in the conference, just beating out 1999’s record of 1,600 attendees.
The opening ceremonies featured Paul Wesselman, a motivational[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, August 2001.
Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick has scored a touchdown with the hiring of its new football coach, Andy Bonheyo. Bonheyo is leaving his athletic director position at the Texas School for the Deaf and will start at Maryland in the fall. In addition to coordinating the[.....]