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From: Bill.Koppelmann@p0.f725.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Koppelmann)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: the king of kongs
Date: 23 Nov 92 21:53:39 GMT
Reply-To: Bill.Koppelmann@p0.f725.n104.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/725.0 - Wildcard BBS, Thornton CO
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25834

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WW> pliable rubber like plastic, and I am fairly sure someone told me it is
 WW> bright red in color.
Willie,
Many of them are bright red in color, but you can also get them in
blue as well I believe.  The reason I know is that I got one of the
small ones.  Along with nyla bones, she doesn't like that either.
however, I have found one thing that she does like and that is an old
belt clip for my old Kenwood handytalky.  I use that for a fetch toy
all the time.  It might not be the best thing in the world, but it
works, and best of all it didn't cost me any aditional money.

                        Bolder bill

... I'm easy to please as long as I get my way.

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From: Carol.Ashland@p0.f319.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Ashland)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: leash corections
Date: 23 Nov 92 21:51:02 GMT
Reply-To: Carol.Ashland@p0.f319.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/319.0 - Mostly Mail, Aloha OR
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25817

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 BK> I'm glad to hear that.  Even Maxi is getting better, but she sure
 BK> let's those distractions bother her when it comes to parking time.

If possible, it's best to find an out-of-the-way place to relieve a dog.
I know that sometimes that's really hard though.

 BK> You might not believe this, but would you believe that the hardest
 BK> thing for me to get used to was the doggie smell.  I find that
 BK> surprising knowing my own history, but it's true anyway.

That can be greatly reduced or eliminated entirely by frequent baths
(no matter what the school says; I had one vet tell me to bathe Vanessa
every week), and daily grooming.

Carol

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From: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: JURORS
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:23:17 GMT
Reply-To: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/2120 - Fingers Talk, Irving TX
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25710

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 LG> What does everyone think about deaf people on juries?  I think that, if a
 LG> deaf person is accused of a crime, it is only basic
 LG> justice to provide him with a free interpreter or with
 LG> captioning.

The law states an interpreter will be provided for a deaf person
who is arrested for a crime and the same goes for appearing in
court, etc.  One needs to contact their local DHS ahead of
time when appearing in court.  I don't know about elsewhere but
I do know in this part of the country, all police officers,
hospital personnel and ambulance personnel are being trained
to sign the basics as well as being provided with small cards
to carry that show the signs.  Many state agencies are providing
this training for city and state officials.

 LG> But deaf jurors are something different.  Contrary to what
 LG> some deaf people believe, the purpose of a jury trial is not
 LG> to provide an interesting, exciting experience for the
 LG> jurors.

It is very doubtful open captioning would be provided during
a jury trial but it is the right of every hearing impaired
individual to request an interpreter, sign or oral, if they
are summoned for jury duty.  I've been summoned three times,
the first two I was excused but the third time, I let the
judge talk me out of serving - something I regretted doing
but no sense in dwelling over it.  With the ADA now in
effect and more awareness of our rights and needs, I think
we'll be seeing more hearing impaired people serve on the
jury.

There are quite a few hearing impaired attorneys practicing
now - most of them are oral, many of them use TC.  My
brother is one of them.  A few years ago, there were only
5 known deaf attorneys but nowadays there are more.

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From: jak@jesse.asd.sgi.com (John Klenoski)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Hand-pedalled attachment for wheelchairs
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:05:57 GMT
Reply-To: jak@jesse.asd.sgi.com (John Klenoski)
Organization: Spinal Cord Injury
X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25790

i'm a c6,7 quad, since 12-25-90, so i am still learning about my new
life style. i've learned a lot by reading the articles in this news
group, but this is my first post.

i'm thinking about getting the CYCL-ONE, a hand-pedalled attachment for
my wheelchair.
i'd like to hear from any one, who has used this or similiar product.

thanks,
jak
From: Hugues.Blanchet@p0.f136.n167.z1.fidonet.org (Hugues Blanchet)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Bravo!!!!
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:24:59 GMT
Reply-To: Hugues.Blanchet@p0.f136.n167.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:167/136.0 - Ab.'s Place, Montreal PQ
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25722

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 -=> Quoting Daniel Laflin to Sam Calvert <=-

Hi Daniel!!!

 DL> I lipread and I consider anyone
 DL> Deaf who can ONLY communicate via sign DOUBLE Disabled.

Daniel, I've noticed more and more that they (the ones that
only use signing) are the ONLY ones who think they are a Culture
because they are deaf.  Maybe the reality is that they just don't
accept the fact that they have to make an effort (i.e. learn
lipreading) to be part of the MAJORITY.  It's called INTEGRATION.

 DL> Just how many as a pct of population do you think know Sign?

;-)... This is one hell of a good point Daniel!!!  To think that a
majority should adopt to a minority is very poor reasoning indeed!!!

 DL> As to this Culture Thing... Deaf is a Disability, NOT a culture, im
 DL> sure a number here will jump omn me, however, I would not classify Deaf
 DL> as a culture, etc...

"A number"?....Probably very few...;-)  A lot of people on ST are
open minded like you!!!

 DL> So spare me from the culture etc thing... I think its a attempt to
 DL> Hide from the REAL World.

As long as they'll think deafness is a culture, they won't only BE apart
from the REAL world, everybody will also TREAT them as being apart from
the REAL world!!!

Your posts were great Daniel!

Best regards from your northern friends in Montreal,

Hugues

... Not tonight, dear.  I have a modem.
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From: uad1225@dircon.co.uk (Ian Ford)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Car hand controls
Keywords: Car hand controls
Date: 20 Nov 92 04:43:25 GMT
Reply-To: uad1225@dircon.co.uk (Ian Ford)
X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25781

A while back I replied to a message about hand controls saying
I would let you know how I got on ... unfortunately I deleted
the save file with the sender, so apologies for posting to all
...
I have just bought a Ford transit van - that's a panel van about
the size of the Dodge, about 1/2 ton load. I have a problem
with my right leg but the left is OK, so I am using the hand
controls for gas/brake and a left foot clutch. The problem (after
20 years "normal" driving) is using the hand throttle to clutch
control, esp. when reversing when I need that bit of gas to
keep the engine from stalling.  Also it is quite good fun on
tight uphill junctions, which involve -
Right hand   brake - gas - brake
Left hand - indicate - gear shift - steer - gear shift - cancel
indicator
Left foot - operate clutch ...

However, I'm getting the hang of it. I suspect an automatic
would have been easier, though!

IAN
.s
From: Pam.Richardson@f75.n375.z1.fidonet.org (Pam Richardson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: FORWARDED FROM ABLED
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:28:16 GMT
Reply-To: Pam.Richardson@f75.n375.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:375/75 - Pam's, Montgomery AL
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25743

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Jay,

Thursday November 12 1992 07:38, Jay Croft wrote to Ann Stalnaker:

 > The National Association of the Deaf is NOT opposed to cochlear implants in
 > adults.  It opposes implants in children.

Because the choice is made by the parents, not the child.  Some
parents will go to great lengths to 'fix' their children if they
are born with some type of defect.  At the end of the program (the
Catlin? 60 MINUTES program), the father? said she would be able to
make that 'choice' whether to live in an 'hearing' world or Deaf
Culture.  Even if the child chooses to live with her disability,
she will still have the device implanted and there's no telling if
this could cause some type abnormality if left intacted.

Just my thoughts.

Pam

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From: mcgrew@ichthous.Eng.Sun.COM (Darin McGrew)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Braille Clothing Tags
Date: 16 Nov 92 22:16:45 GMT
Reply-To: mcgrew@ichthous.Eng.Sun.COM (Darin McGrew)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25681

My wife used to be able to get Braille clothing tags from AFB.
These were small bits of sheet aluminum, 3/4" by 3/8" or so, with
two-letter Braille abbreviations of various colors.  There were
holes at either end so they could be sewn into clothing.

Well, AFB doesn't carry them any more, and the closest we've been
able to find are some plastic tags from Ann Morris (?).  These
plastic tags are two-piece units that snap together, with the
pattern on one side and the color on the other, and they cost
$12+ for a set of 50 pairs.

Does anyone know of something more like the "old-fashioned"
aluminum tags that's still available?  If not, we can go ahead
and get the new plastic labels, but we're looking for something
simpler and perhaps less expensive.

Darin.McGrew@Eng.Sun.COM            Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
Soli Deo Gloria!                      but righteousness delivers from death.
From: ALUCKETT%UTOROISE.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Arleigh Luckett)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: "egocentric" or self-directed signing
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:02:04 GMT
Reply-To: ALUCKETT%UTOROISE.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Arleigh Luckett)
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25685

I am an early interventionist who works with young children facing
a wide variety a barriers to normal development.  I am also a
graduate student.  I have been studying Vygotsky's theory that the
self-directed (or "egocentric") speech that is often observed in
young children -- up to age 8 or 9 is actually the precursor of
verbal thought or inner speech.  THe suggestion here is that the
development of language has important implications for the
development of intellectual abilities.

In early intervention we are often concerned with helping children
who do not talk at the usual age develop some form of social
communication.  It seems it may also be important to consider how
they might use such a form for self directed communication too.  I
would like to know if children who learn sign language as their
first language have been observed to engage in self directed
signing.  Or for that matter do children who are deaf but are being
trained in oral methods ever engage in "egocentric" speech?

Self directed speech tends to occur more often in the presence of
another person with whom the child communicates.  At first, the
other person may mistakenly think the speech is directed at
him/herself but clues such as lack of eye contact and omitted words
indicate egocentric speech.

I would appreciate any anecdotes or references to research or
accounts of self-directed signing in children age 2 to 9 years.

Arleigh Luckett
aluckett@utoroise
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
From: jims@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jim Stevenson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: job help post on bn & hd
Date: 16 Nov 92 22:16:34 GMT
Reply-To: jims@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jim Stevenson)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25680

I need the following programs
for my job as a research psychologist and statistician.
1 something to index and catalog books and papers.
2 something to index and keep track of files on my pc.
3 a logging program to add up time on several projects.
   The logging program should not be a t.s.r.
4 a calendar and reminder utility with several alarms.

These should be speech friendly.

Also is there a shell for creating branching menus?
for constructing branching psychological tests.

Please send email or call
(415) 604-5720

p.s.
For networking it would help if we all included our phone numbers.

I would also like to know what kind of work the other people on this echo do.
Would you please include your work field?
From: Michael.Rooney@f737.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Rooney)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Hello
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:20:37 GMT
Reply-To: Michael.Rooney@f737.n106.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:106/737 - AirBoat OnLine, Houston TX
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25696

[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference]

WB>Did you read the posting I sent concerning details of applying for Social
WB>Security Disability ?

WB>isn't over. I was down to working 3 hours twice a week. I was scared to stop
WB>even after the doctor ordered me to. However, after I did, there was a
WB>surprising relief. I no longer felt a burden to keep trying to do what I
WB>could not do. I knew I had ethically made a good decision for my clients.
WB>They needed to see someone whose health made it possible to recieve the
WB>services they needed, when they needed them and as often as they needed them

WB>I have also been very worried after my health insurance was cancelled  & no
WB>one would insure me. What would happen if I got another MSRA infection or a
WB>new problem such as cancer or a heart problem ?  Well because I met criteria
WB>for Social Security Disability & it had been adequately medically documented
WB>a MEDICARE card came in the mail, it is to be effective February 1, 1993.

Have not said anything to you since I saw you were to get the arm amputated.
One of those situations where words were sort of hard to find. I hope
Cameron takes your advice on SSDI. It is very difficult to make the decision
to apply for it since, as you, it was hard to come to terms that I would not
work again on any regular basis. I do some computer consulting but it just
about pays for itself. But it does help mentally to know I can still do
something productive. I have had a job since I was 14 and miss the daily
grind and friendships.

Cameron and I both have the same disease and it does not get better, just
worse, although there are periods when you do feel almost normal (although
most people I know would dispute that <g>). You can fell great at 7 AM and
be barely able to get around at 10AM. One of the things going against
Cameron getting SSDI are their own regs. As I told him I could not even get
a lawyer to take my case but I won anyway. His biggest problem will be
getting a doctor who is very well versed in AS and who will stand behind
him in his quest to get it. That in my mind is what did it for me. Both
doctors I had used supplied me their complete records along with a letter
stating their opinion as to my condition and it's prognosis. It is, as you
know, a long process and the sooner he starts the better.

Hope this finds you doing better and in good spirits. You have been in my
prayers. Mike...
 ~ SLMR 2.1a ~ Then again, I could be completely wrong...     Nahhh!

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From: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Education info
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:27:35 GMT
Reply-To: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/2120 - Fingers Talk, Irving TX
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25738

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 RM> I have a friend---about 20 or so--who was born deaf w/a cleft palate.
 RM> Through therapy over the years he's gotten 25% of his hearing
 RM> in one ear back...but that's as much as he'll ever get. He wants to go
 RM> to college to learn to be a writer but his mother is very poor....the
 RM> feds (of course) have no money...they have been told to try for a "Pell
 RM> grant"....Does anyone else have any suggestions of where he might go to
 RM> try for a grant or scholarship or funds?  I'm not sure he could pay off
 RM> a student loan for a LONG time and there isn't any cash...he does work
 RM> and would continue to work.  Thanks for any ideas.

Hi Rosemary - your friend should be able to find out more information
on this via his local Department of Human Services, Vocational
Rehabilitation.  He would get all of the forms and information on how
to apply for a Pell Grant from the VR Counselor.  You don't have to
repay Pell Grants but you do have to maintain a good grade point while
in school.

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From: John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (John Lynch)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Small Planes with Hand Controls ?
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:32:03 GMT
Reply-To: John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:261/1000 - Nerve Center, Pikesville MD
X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25766

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 PB> Third, while this is going on, you will need to locate a plane with
 PB> the appropriate hand controls and work out the details of using it
 PB> for your training.

Be easier to buy a set of handcontrols of your own.  These can be
bolted to anyu plane they are designed to fit.  Trying to find a
FBO(guy who rents planes and sells gas at the airport, Fixed Base
Operator) with a equipped plane may be real difficult.

These controls are designed to be bolted on in minutes.
Regards, John

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From: Carol.Ashland@p0.f319.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Ashland)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Handicap Introductions
Date: 23 Nov 92 21:52:35 GMT
Reply-To: Carol.Ashland@p0.f319.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/319.0 - Mostly Mail, Aloha OR
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25827

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi everyone!

I just read an ad in a magazine for an organization called Handicap
Introductions.  It's evidently some sort of dating thing, or at least
they try to match up people and send subscribers profiles of other
subscribers.  It's kind of expensive - $125 a year - but it sort of
interests me, though I feel somewhat ambivalent about it as well.  What
do you all think of the concept of a dating service specifically for
disabled people?  Gosh, perhaps there aren't very many other single
people out there on the echo besides me, I don't know.  I am 45 now, and
have always been single, and it bothers me more and more, and I often
feel very lonely.

In an ideal world, I would certainly rather just be out there trying to
find a soul mate in the general public.  However, the world is not
ideal, and I wonder if something like this Handicap Introductions might
be useful.  I did write them, and asked them if their material is in an
accessible format, such as braille, computer disk, or audio cassette.  I
just wrote the letter though, it hasn't even gone out in the mail.
I'll be interested in their response.  For $125 a year, I really want
stuff in an accessible format.

Carol

... MONEY TALKS ...   but all mine ever says is GOODBYE!

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From: Jay.Croft@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Croft)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:24:16 GMT
Reply-To: Jay.Croft@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:109/421 - Twilight Clone Mac, Rockville MD
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25717

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Welcome, Dario!  We are glad to see you here.

And thank you for your comments about the cochlear implant.  One
friend tells me that he has to avoid security metal detectors in
airports--the enlectro-magnets set off awful vibrations in his
metal cochlear implants.

Some airport security officials refuse to believe him and think
he's trying to smuggle something through.

But even worse than this is subjecting innocent children to surgery
for cochlear implants.  Meanwhile, the doctor rakes in another
hefty fee!

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From: CURBB%CUNYVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (Curtis)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Dystonia
Date: 20 Nov 92 04:41:04 GMT
Reply-To: CURBB%CUNYVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (Curtis)
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25780

Someone has asked me about Spasmodic Torticolis which her
daughter has. I believe it was called Dystonia.

She said that a ballplayer once had this years ago, and was treated by
a Doctor who cured him..  Does anyone know about this Doctor, or the
ballplayers name?
Thanx,
Curtis
From: Daniel.Laflin@f98.n374.z1.fidonet.org (Daniel Laflin)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: New Born Deafie
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:23:42 GMT
Reply-To: Daniel.Laflin@f98.n374.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:374/98 - The SCAM, Rockledge FL
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25713

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

AS>the cochlear implant but at my age now, I think I would go
AS>crazy hearing sounds I've never heard and besides, I've accepted
AS>my deafness and do quite well as I am.

Grin.... In My case it would be hearing sounds I havent heard in years,
If i had the implanyt I might or might not remember some sounds off the
bat... thats why the need for the no lipreading exercises.

Id guess the implant would bother one who never heard fully, and isnt a
child, a point on children: they are in a learning period, the minds
growing, its easay to learn new things, at a certain age, we just cannot
then learn new things easy.

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From: Thomas.Dibenedetto@f338.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Thomas Dibenedetto)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: PEN PALS FOR MY STUDENTS
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:29:22 GMT
Reply-To: Thomas.Dibenedetto@f338.n260.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/338 - The Reef, Syracuse NY
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 25751

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hello, I am a teacher of the deaf in Syracuse New York. I am
looking for a few pen pals for my english class. I have three boys
ages 14, 15 and 16. I teach in a public high school. I would like
to start up a pen pal relationship with other deaf students in the
United States.

If anyone is interested in this idea please leave me a message.

Thanks

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