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Kokonut Pundit hits another homerun with his posting titled “Pinkberry“.

Of course, being a UbiDuo seller, my opinion may be biased

The key operative word is WORK, as in what works? What faciliates communication between the deaf and hearing in the most effective manner?

Besides sign language and lipreading, what else works in face to face communication?

A pen and paper pad works. A Nintendo DS works (yes, someone uses it as a communication tool with the built-in graffiti program). Email, IM and/or SMS between two cell phones may work, if available. And of course, the UbiDuo works.

A messenger toy? It depends on reliability (how long until it breaks), keyboard, speed of sending and receiving messages, etc. Only time will tell if it will yet be another tool of communication. I’m not holding my breath on this one. Given the choice between the toy thingy and the pen/pad, I’ll take the pen/pad combo any day.

Just an observation that I’m seeing so many deaf people working for Relay Services that it just reminds me of deaf printers union.

This is really cool: Visuwords.

I first typed the word “deaf” and when I hover each word with the mouse, it pops up a definition.  Furthermore, it shows what each word is associated with (ex. nounds, adjectives, etc.)

I haven’t yet started using Twitter but I have no doubt that the deaf community will catch on to it (witness twittering during the San Diego Fires).

So I found an excellent guide of twittering etiquette.

The Big Juicy Twitter Guide

Get ready to KickStart your career! Think of Facebook with serious networking.

Already there’s one for Gallaudet , RIT, and CSUN, but not NTID.   At least not yet.