Biting the hand that feeds them
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last summer, a colleague at a video relay services (VRS) provider contacted me to get names of local [...]
Deaf Schools: TRUE-BUSINESS DEAF?—10 Years Later
Click to see full size. This article originally appeared at i711.com. In 1997, an article published in DeafNation Newspaper examined staff numbers [...]
Mobilizing T-Mobile
This article originally appeared at i711.com For years, I faithfully defended myself. "Hey, I like what it provides. I'm not going to give up [...]
Psssst! Come here!
This article originally appeared at i711.com. There seems to be a little secret at many deaf schools across the nation. Apparently, if you want [...]
Welcome Addition, Indeed.
This article originally appeared at i711.com. I received a coupon booklet in the mail recently from Similac, a company that produces infant formula milk. [...]
Making Money…at Our Expense
This article originally appeared at i711.com. If there's one thing that bugs me, it's when companies that become successful by selling to the deaf [...]
Why Not For Kids, Too?
This article originally appeared at i711.com. An Alton Telegraph (Illinois) article reads in part: Springfield, Ill. (AP) - About 100 deaf citizens carried placards [...]
Will Work for Food
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last week, I learned that a friend applied at Lowe's to earn some extra cash. This guy is [...]
Real People, Real Cars: A Look Back
This article originally appeared at i711.com. It was ten years ago this month that one of the strangest stories I've ever worked on began [...]
In Loco Parentis
This article originally appeared at i711.com. When I was a day student at the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) in 1985, I usually [...]