I don’t yet know who made this amazing video found at the ASL-Cochlear Implant Community site, but I adore it!! Read more »

First, a gratuitous shot of Li-Li and Tess. Then a “Beautiful” video and finally, a very cool interpretation of a song I normally wouldn’t be all that into follows. Read more »

Do we schedule a second implant now and reap the near term benefits of localization and better hearing in classrooms? Or wait 5, 7, or possibly 10 years until medical technology offers less invasive surgery, better approaches to stimulating or even regrowing the nerve? Read more »

Behavioral issue or job skill?  For a couple of weeks, we found that Li-Li would clam up her usually chatty self and selectively use ASL in her speech classes with Christine and Laurie. … Read more »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ai5IVfFdE
A son goes to his mother with a compelling secret. Will she understand?  [via Dixiedawg] Read more »

Holy cow! From CNNMoney, looks like the Performance with a Purpose campaign is putting its money where its hands are:
On Sunday, February 3, television viewers will be checking their volume controls when PepsiCo airs … Read more »

What a great way to introduce the wee one to great music using ASL, her primary language! We can’t tell yet if she’s hearing the music, but although he likely thinks of Li-Li as … Read more »

We watched some great vintage Sesame Street videos this evening with the little one! Billy Joel and Marlee Matlin with Don’t Go Changing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YekA5eswvLw 
And my all-time favorite — Mahna Mahna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevYBsShxNs
and REM’s Furry Happy Monsters: 
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David Armand and Natalie Imbruglia:  “Torn” Mime Redux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TM3GbxaNLI Read more »

7 second delay: how a joke plays out in hearing/deaf groups Read more »

… the ABR diagnosis confirms profound hearing loss. Next: a bionic brain implant? Read more »

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