19th
March
2007
When there’s a disaster, Red Cross is there. What happens if the disaster victim happens to be deaf? How can a hearing rescuer communicate?
UbiDuo to the rescue!!
Rochester Red Cross now has TWO UbiDuos - one in the office and one in the disaster rig.
Thanks to 13Wham.com, Rochester NY’s ABC Television station for getting the word out.
If you want you local Red Cross to considering purchasing the UbiDuo, please contact Winfreepcs.com for assistance.
(full disclosure - Judy S. Gunter, webmaster of deafbiz.com is also Manager of winfreepcs.com and has helped Red Cross with the UbiDuos).
Today, many
Internet services provider are offering a combination of services including internet transit,
domain nameregistration,
business hosting and internet marketing plan.
Affiliate marketing is a fruitfull methds for internet marketing and results in positive co-citation if done properly i.e.
Secuirty software company should provide link to some new research related to internetsecurity. Along with security and marketing strategies, a website may require specific and purpose built
reseller hosting.
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2nd
March
2007
There’s an upcoming PBS documentary that explores nearly 200 years of Deaf Life in America called “Through Deaf Eyes”.
Be sure to check the local PBS schedule and tape it for your deaf library.
posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, Hearing Loss, deaf culture |
31st
January
2007
Kudos to Scommonline for working very hard to get the word out about UbiDuo and for Kokonut Pundits to bring this to my attention. The local FoxNews TV station did a show and it’s a great video of how UbiDuo works:
Device Gives More Independence To Hard of Hearing
Though it’s not subtitled on the web, Kokonut Pundit did the transcription.
FYI, WinfreePCS Inc. has purchased two UbiDuos for demo around Rochester, NY. If you want to see it in action, please fill out the contact form on their website or on this weblog as well.
posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, General, Hearing Loss, Technology, deaf culture |
3rd
January
2007
I’m a little late on posting this but I’m glad that Relay Scams are coming into the National Spotlight.
NBC Nightly News Story on Relay Scams.
It’s probably not a bad idea to set up a subscription services but it’s sad that we have to give up privacy, security, and convenience just to have “equal access”. Hearing people don’t have to deal with the indignities that deaf people do.
FWIW, when I used Relay Services on TTY, I’ve had so many hangups. When I switched to VRS, I had fewer hangups but the communication speed was still slow. When I finally switched to VRS with VCO, I’ve never experienced a single hangup. In fact, many callers do not know that I’m deaf using the VRS!
posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, Hearing Loss, Technology, deaf culture |
2nd
January
2007
I’m reading more about the “next greatest thing on the Internet” called SecondLife.
It’s a virtual community where you can create your own world, and possibly make money from it.
Is there a “deaf community” there yet?
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