16th March 2007

Sign Language for your cellphone

From LifeHacker:

Stuck in the UK trying desperately to figure out how to sign “where’s the loo?” Then point your cellie to MobileSign.org, a visual dictionary of British sign language. You enter the word to look up, and Mobilesign will spit back a downloadable video viewable on your phone demonstrating how to sign the word.

Mobilesign was created by the Centre for Deaf Studies. Nothing against you Brits, but I want this so bad for American sign language it hurts

Zdnet has more details.

Anyone know of something similar in ASL? And will it work in Treo 650?

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2nd March 2007

Through Deaf Eyes

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.

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28th February 2007

Deaf websites using Joomla

This is a casting call for websites related to deafness and hearing loss using the Open Source program called Joomla! . I have an opportunity to be interviewed and to showcase my other website DeafJoomla.com, which has a list of deaf websites using Joomla. Currently, the list is pretty sparse and I know there’s a lot more out there so please help make my work easier by sending me URLs of your Joomla website and in return the website will get a valuable backlink as well as free PR.

You can also use the contact form on this website to send the links.

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21st February 2007

Recently Added to Deafbiz

These are the new websites approved and published at Deafbiz.com. I am grateful that a few have filled out the submission form, which makes my job easier to to promote their websites sooner.

U.S. Deaf Ski & Snowboard Association (USDSSA)
Prism Mortgage Inc
Christian Vogler: Research
New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NJRID)
Deaf Women and HIV/AIDS in Africa
GUAANEWS
United States Flag Football for the Deaf
AJ Hlibok Cost Constulting
Wolmah Webs
BiblioMarket

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21st February 2007

UbiDuo in daily life, Part 1

Watch how Jason Curry, Inventor and Owner of Scommonline.com communicate with his hearing buddy at a donut shop.


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