Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Are the "DBC Core Members" the new deaf gods or deaf culture apostles?


I had an interesting conversation late last night with someone who related herself as a 'deaf culture soldier'. I was chastised plenty for putting DBC (Deaf Bilingual Coalition) down in my latest vlog. She went on to state that our agency is not supported by the DBC core members and we shouldn't be doing our ASL meetups because it's not authorized by the DBC core members.

This really rattled the end of my long day yesterday.

So is it going to be 'DBC Core Members begets this' and 'DBC Core Members begets that'? Are we really going to be giving them this kind of power? I think not. To give them this kind of power would create a dangerous level of extremism in the deaf community. Were not going to be giving the DBC core members the doctrinal leadership status either.

The Midwest Airlines Center management could erect barriers to prevent any interactivity much less a confrontation between AG Bell and DBC in response to DBC's militancy. The police may deny permit, the walkway between Hyatt and MAC could be closed.

What's next? The divisive 'disenrollments' from the deaf community or from deafhood? Is deafhood turning the deaf community into FLDS like heretics?

It's really up to the deaf community to decide who to follow but to be giving the DBC core members too much power like this would be extremely dangerous.

Richard

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Deaf Bilingual Coalition Plans To Upstage AG Bell's Conference



See the hypocrisy in Deafread's categorization of this blog entry in the image below.



One hour since posting, 40 hits and 4 votes. This shouldn't have ended up in Extra in the first place.

(Update)

The sun has set, and we got 76 visits and 13 votes and it is still in Deafread Extra. I provided valuable captioning service, I made the announcement accessible to the hearing people. And Deafread editors thanks me by keeping this blog in listed one of their gutter lines.


Saturday, April 26, 2008

Stimulus Payments To Start Next Week



Yes they're pushing it to happen sooner due to the rising gas and food prices. This was announced yesterday. These will go to people who filed their returns by April 15 this year.

If you opted for direct deposit, you will see your stimulus check appearing in your bank account starting next week.

The schedule for the direct deposit according to the IRS is;

Last two SSN digits: Payment will be transmitted by:
00 through 20 ----->>May 2
21 through 75
----->>May 9
76 through 99
----->>May 16

If you opted for the paper check, the check will come to you based on the last 2 numbers of your social security number.

The schedule for the checks
according to the IRS is;

Last two SSN digits: Payments will be mailed by:
00 through 09
----->>May 16
10 through 18
----->>May 23
19 through 25
----->>May 30
26 through 38
----->>June 6
39 through 51
----->>June 13
52 through 63
----->>June 20
64 through 75
----->>June 27
76 through 87
----->>July 4
88 through 99
----->>July 11

If you owe back taxes, child support, school loans, and other public liens, your payment may be be garnished.



One of the best places you can spend your stumulus payment is

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And this one costs you absolutely nothing to get;




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Choose your favorite card today and choose to make a difference now. Choose to help the deaf community sail the calm seas into the deaf future.

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Get it today!

Richard Roehm

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Marketing The Deaf Future To The Community

We market the future of the deaf society to the community. It can be exciting, fun, and challenging. The future of deaf society will be a just society free from the implications of deaf culture, whereas members will be readily interfaceable with others via technology and through medical innovations, be free from the dependency culture thats slowed down it's member's independence, and be free from the scourge and the hypervigilance over a particular communication method.

Business Mixers

Animal/Pet Expos

Children Fairs

Employment Fairs
County Picnics

County Fairs

Social Worker Fairs

Therefore marketing the future deaf society to the community can be very rewarding in terms of partnerships, collaborations, and the sponsorships.

Richard Roehm

Sunday, April 06, 2008

The Sad Existence Of Domestic Violence Abuses



Yes it has to happen, plenty of evidence of gross violations of the civil liberties of men and women in the name of controlling domestic violence. I do have a problem with a court system that plays into a bitter woman's hands and allows her to continue to use restraining orders as weapons. Much of the restraining orders issued are sought by women. The domestic violence law represents all that is wrong with a prejudiced court system.

The Equal Justice Foundation aims to level the playing field in the domestic violence prevention.

Domestic violence videos are even showing up on video sharing websites like what you'll see below.



The next 4 videos made by one of my neighbors who had been stalked by a woman from Afghanistan.The shaky videos are because of his cerebral palsy condition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ygBFqYWcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9DFe-A6l8E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuRMNBXAcvs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BOBOic-vE

Yes domestic violence exists and theres laws to prevent that however theres evidence of it being abused to settle intimate grudges as well.

We have a brochure that explains out domestic violence in greater detail.

Always Yours!
Richard

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Deaf People Win Bigger Without National Association Of The Deaf's Assistance!



This blog is in response to the two blog posts announcing the $175,000 settlement for failing to provide interpreter. This is a case where a technical college didn't provide interpreter. Basicaly its a 'lack of interpreter' type of case.

limelight-training.com

jimspoliticalthoughts.blogspot.com

The story;
School pays deaf man $175,000 settlement

Remember this videoblog post below when I complained that NAD's cheapening us with a $7,500 settlement for a similar lack of interpreter case?



The thunderous message from this fact finding post is;

Deaf People Win Bigger Without National Association Of The Deaf's Assistance!

Richard