Comments on: Updates for the new year http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/ Sat, 19 May 2012 00:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jo http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-10114 Jo Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:04:21 +0000 http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-10114 I hope that all your plans come to light and that you keep moving forward. Good to see you up and about again. Jo I hope that all your plans come to light and that you keep moving forward. Good to see you up and about again.
Jo

]]> By: Ricky Onsman http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8249 Ricky Onsman Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:24:17 +0000 http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8249 Hey Vicki As someone who had seriously impaired hearing for all of my life until a year or so ago (addressed in my case by ear drum skin graft), and who has worked with Deaf people and other People with Disabilities (capitalisation very much deliberate), I'd have to say hearing isn't all it's cracked up to be. Without knowing you (and how the hell did that happen - I was at WE04, WE05, WD06), I suspect your audiologist is right. It is SO easy to guess what people are saying. You read lips, read faces, read gestures ... and fill in the gaps. Anyway, you've clearly made a strong impression on some people who will continue to shape the future. As you can tell, I'm not certain about the value of 'perfect' hearing. But I think that hearing or no needn't affect who you are and what you want to do. You go. Cheers Ricky Hey Vicki

As someone who had seriously impaired hearing for all of my life until a year or so ago (addressed in my case by ear drum skin graft), and who has worked with Deaf people and other People with Disabilities (capitalisation very much deliberate), I’d have to say hearing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Without knowing you (and how the hell did that happen - I was at WE04, WE05, WD06), I suspect your audiologist is right. It is SO easy to guess what people are saying. You read lips, read faces, read gestures … and fill in the gaps.

Anyway, you’ve clearly made a strong impression on some people who will continue to shape the future. As you can tell, I’m not certain about the value of ‘perfect’ hearing. But I think that hearing or no needn’t affect who you are and what you want to do.

You go.

Cheers

Ricky

]]> By: Gavin jacobi http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8122 Gavin jacobi Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:30:38 +0000 http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8122 Hey Vicki! Good to see you up and running again! Not good to hear about the speech frequency decline -- I guess you have some big decisions to make there. I notice <a href="http://adactio.com/journal/1239/" title="Adactio" rel="nofollow">Jeremy</a> mentioned the problem with podcasts. Hopefully it will encourage more people to provide transcripts. Twitter... I just haven't gotten into that yet... Hmmm. By all accounts 2007 is going to be big! Hey Vicki!
Good to see you up and running again!

Not good to hear about the speech frequency decline — I guess you have some big decisions to make there.

I notice Jeremy mentioned the problem with podcasts. Hopefully it will encourage more people to provide transcripts.

Twitter… I just haven’t gotten into that yet… Hmmm.

By all accounts 2007 is going to be big!

]]> By: rosemary http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8092 rosemary Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:30:23 +0000 http://www.unheardword.com/archives/2007/01/24/updates-for-the-new-year/#comment-8092 It was great to meet you in 2006. I hope 2007 is a really happy year for you. Look forward to seeing you at some of the local web women events! It was great to meet you in 2006. I hope 2007 is a really happy year for you. Look forward to seeing you at some of the local web women events!

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