What a surreal experience for the AB 2072 opponent bumped into Rep. Tony Mendoza at the Pyramid Brewery restuarant after the hearing! That was Elena Ruiz, deaf Latino clicked very well with Rep. Mendoza and chatted for awhile. Mendoza felt connected with Elena due to their similar ethnic hertiage. Politics surely make a strange bedfellow!
Here is Elena Ruiz's own words -
Elena M. Ruiz we were all gathered at pyramid brewery, and it just so happened that mendoza came in with a troupe of his own. thanks to sharing a pitcher of IPA beer with some friends, i felt bold enough to wave to him-- apparently, he recognized me from last week when i passed by him on the street wearing my yellow anti-ab 2072 shirt, shooting him a haughty look. so he came over to me, shook my hand, and we started chatting.after introducing myself as a Latina Deaf woman with parents in the field of bilingual (Spanish-English education,) I was really blunt to him. i told him i felt he was letting down us Latino Deaf people, and that he was contributing to the oppression of us. I told him that his bill reminded me of Prop 227, and he instantly said "i'd never do that, i'd never do that." i also said that i hope we all can work together to make sure that Latino Deaf children dont have to have hearing aids on their ears or stuff implanted on their skull to feel like complete human beings, that they can be ASL users and still be a total part of both the hearing Latino community and the Deaf community. He kept agreeing with everything I said. Then I went on to ask if he had had a change of heart today, and he said yes and that he really wanted to work with us. the convo was prob around 10-15 mins long, and it was photographed and videotaped. i'm sure i'm leaving some more details out, but those are definitely the big points...thank god for that IPA buzz for giving me the ganas to do that.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason
RLMDEAF blog
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Inspirational Message for the AB 2072 Detractors!
This inspirational message are for the naughty deaf naysayers undermine the attempted unity and teamwork of CDNIS (Deaf California) to bring such joy, community-building, elevate the deaf child's educational opporunity to the fullest potentials and sparks within our enriched language, American Sign Language free from the destructive pathological medical viewpoints.
Happened to stumble into one of the website which surely bring the inspiration to many of us -
Dr. Martin Luther King said this in a 1957 sermon: " An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the horizons of his particular individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. Every person must decide, at some point, whether they will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?"
Look forward to sit together with all of you, deaf naysayers and drink and eat merrily together and embrace the real community unity in the name of Deafhood and Deaf Empowerment and Deaf Unity.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
LOONEY TUNES, THAT'S ALL, KOOKNUT PUNDIT
Mikey McConnell aka the KOOKNUT PUNDIT often CENSORED my comments on his blog for past two months while he allowed the factual errors and loony comment by the Freezepop about the AGBad not responsible for the decline of quality of deaf education after the Milan Conference 1880.
Look at the Kooknut Pundit moderator never took any action to correct the Freezepop's comment -
Anonymous said...
John Egbert,
Before you go any further, there was no evidence that AG Bell was responsible for
destroying ASL for the last 50 or so years. Milan Convention during 1880 did not
ratify from US Senate and it was never brought to a Senate floor. US Education has
never been affected by Milan Convention.Since 1880 to 1980, state schools with sign
language grew 50 which includes Fremont School for the deaf, Riverside, New Mexico,
Colorado Springs, Vancouver, etc. Sign Language grew thousand fold during 100 years.
Did AG Bell destroy it? Not really. They never bother them, NEVER! They ran their own
business and minding their own business. They have over 30 private schools including
Clarke Schools. Clarke has expanded to 7 private schools. Vincent Cerf is the father of
internet who happens to be a member of AG Bell. AG Bell members have been front runner
of technology like TTY and relay system. Sprint, Purple, other relay companies still
sponsoring AG BELL. AG Bell has a yearly camp for the kids and they do have sign l
language counselor. You haven't seen it since you're biased with information.Audiologist
and pathologist who are member of AG Bell do believe ASL to teach their students to
speak effectively. AG Bell has been open minded about every sources and they do believe
that once a child can benefit from hearing devices will do well in speech. John, look up the
word called "Fanatic" and that's who you are. We cannot change your mind or subject. You
refuse to see what AG Bell has to offer. Now, with AB 2072...it's effortless for supporters of
AB 2072 because you guys acted like a fool. More parents will move away from the deaf
that...you did.Good luck with dying breed because the opposition of AB 2072 didn't make
any sense and it does die itself.
Adios.Freezepop
2:49 PM
Someone intelligent like Mikey McConnell should know better to be a responsible blogger to ensure the accuracy of historical fact like the Milan Conference 1880s do not require the U.S. Senate to ratify the Milan Conference 1880 accords. Or Mikey really being a dishonest and untrustworthy blogger to avenge his own ideological points by allowing the White Ghost (Karl White???), Barry Sewer of the Hooliganism, Russell the Deaf Larry Flynt and Gina Sutton aka the Candy Stripper and CENSOR someone like me.
Freezepop just admitted that he justified for the private companies to exploit deaf children as part of marketplace commodity, not the educational subjects to fatten the pockets of audists and impose the unworkable ideology upon vulnerable parents of deaf children and babies.
I guess that I would say "Looney Tunes, That's All, Kooknut Pundit!"
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM))
RLMDEAF blog
Look at the Kooknut Pundit moderator never took any action to correct the Freezepop's comment -
Anonymous said...
John Egbert,
Before you go any further, there was no evidence that AG Bell was responsible for
destroying ASL for the last 50 or so years. Milan Convention during 1880 did not
ratify from US Senate and it was never brought to a Senate floor. US Education has
never been affected by Milan Convention.Since 1880 to 1980, state schools with sign
language grew 50 which includes Fremont School for the deaf, Riverside, New Mexico,
Colorado Springs, Vancouver, etc. Sign Language grew thousand fold during 100 years.
Did AG Bell destroy it? Not really. They never bother them, NEVER! They ran their own
business and minding their own business. They have over 30 private schools including
Clarke Schools. Clarke has expanded to 7 private schools. Vincent Cerf is the father of
internet who happens to be a member of AG Bell. AG Bell members have been front runner
of technology like TTY and relay system. Sprint, Purple, other relay companies still
sponsoring AG BELL. AG Bell has a yearly camp for the kids and they do have sign l
language counselor. You haven't seen it since you're biased with information.Audiologist
and pathologist who are member of AG Bell do believe ASL to teach their students to
speak effectively. AG Bell has been open minded about every sources and they do believe
that once a child can benefit from hearing devices will do well in speech. John, look up the
word called "Fanatic" and that's who you are. We cannot change your mind or subject. You
refuse to see what AG Bell has to offer. Now, with AB 2072...it's effortless for supporters of
AB 2072 because you guys acted like a fool. More parents will move away from the deaf
that...you did.Good luck with dying breed because the opposition of AB 2072 didn't make
any sense and it does die itself.
Adios.Freezepop
2:49 PM
Someone intelligent like Mikey McConnell should know better to be a responsible blogger to ensure the accuracy of historical fact like the Milan Conference 1880s do not require the U.S. Senate to ratify the Milan Conference 1880 accords. Or Mikey really being a dishonest and untrustworthy blogger to avenge his own ideological points by allowing the White Ghost (Karl White???), Barry Sewer of the Hooliganism, Russell the Deaf Larry Flynt and Gina Sutton aka the Candy Stripper and CENSOR someone like me.
Freezepop just admitted that he justified for the private companies to exploit deaf children as part of marketplace commodity, not the educational subjects to fatten the pockets of audists and impose the unworkable ideology upon vulnerable parents of deaf children and babies.
I guess that I would say "Looney Tunes, That's All, Kooknut Pundit!"
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM))
RLMDEAF blog
The California Channel Flunk Big Time!
The live television coverage of the California State Senate hearing on the "AB 2072" bill surely flunked in big time without providing any open captions for deaf non-signers and deaf television viewers at home and across the nation. The presence of ASL interpreter do not help very much when the television camera turned to the senator(s) spoke before the audience. Huh?
https://www.calchannel.com/channel/live/2
The California Channel is operated and funded by the private cable television industry. Please check out the following link for more info - https://www.calchannel.com/channel/aboutus/
That is definitely the violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other civil rights laws, especially California's own equality laws.
NAD and California Association of the Deaf and other organizations of the deaf ought to file the legal lawsuit against the California Channel and the California State Legislature for their failures of providing the equal accessibility to the deaf television viewers, especially deaf non-signers.
Guess what? Mike McConnell of the Kooknut Pundit, Gina Sutton aka Candy, the White Ghost (Karl White?), Barry Sewer of the Hooliganism and Russell the Deaf Larry Flynt never gave any damn about our rights to the equal accessibility and accommodation. Doesn't they?
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
https://www.calchannel.com/channel/live/2
The California Channel is operated and funded by the private cable television industry. Please check out the following link for more info - https://www.calchannel.com/channel/aboutus/
That is definitely the violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other civil rights laws, especially California's own equality laws.
NAD and California Association of the Deaf and other organizations of the deaf ought to file the legal lawsuit against the California Channel and the California State Legislature for their failures of providing the equal accessibility to the deaf television viewers, especially deaf non-signers.
Guess what? Mike McConnell of the Kooknut Pundit, Gina Sutton aka Candy, the White Ghost (Karl White?), Barry Sewer of the Hooliganism and Russell the Deaf Larry Flynt never gave any damn about our rights to the equal accessibility and accommodation. Doesn't they?
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Yeh Trial Postponed Til Next Fall 2010
Just the flash news regarding the Yehs trial have been formally postponed til next Fall 2010.
The prosecutor said that this trial is too complicated to start with.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/06182010/businew174459_32554.php
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
The prosecutor said that this trial is too complicated to start with.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/06182010/businew174459_32554.php
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Twitter Message Updates on AB 2072 Lobbying
The opponents of "AB 2072" bill sent the updated Twitter messages within their lobbying activities like the supporters had the meeting with Polomonc, the hired lobbyist for the "Stop AB 2072" this Wednesday morning at the hotel.
Mendoza's staffers took the pic of the AB 2072 opponents in their yellow t-shirts from the office of Assemblyperson Tont Mendoza.
Other more Twitter messages sent by the AB 2072 opponents.
http://twitter.com/ab2072
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Mendoza's staffers took the pic of the AB 2072 opponents in their yellow t-shirts from the office of Assemblyperson Tont Mendoza.
Other more Twitter messages sent by the AB 2072 opponents.
http://twitter.com/ab2072
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Two Corns Planting - Poor and Rich Soil Within the AB 2072
In response to the deaf naysayers on the issue of the AB 2072 legislative bill. The naysayers ought to read the 2009 non-fiction book - "Intelligence and How to Get It - Why Schools and Cultures Count by Richard E. Nisbelt which Jim Holt, the New York Times Book Review editor called the book "A meticulous and eye-opening critique of hereditarianism.
This book is also supported by the National Science Foundation and other scientific thinktanks.
Many rational and intellectual deaf individuals from Ella Mae Lentz to Don Grunskin to Shelley Potoma to Julie Remo Smario to Barb DiGigi to John Ebgert have surely understand and know how the importance of social and linguistic development along with the cultural upbringings to be a well-rounded individual with such ability to do the problem-solving and logical approach.
That is not about the preservance of deaf culture and language. It is about the necessity of functionable skills with emotional intelligence, instead of sprouting off too many emotional damaged deaf indivudals mostly seen among the mainstreamed and oral students and students undergoing the AVT therapy.
Here are the past social and congitive psychology research works done by Dr. Richard E. Nisbelt -http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nisbett/CV.pdf
We must vigorously oppose the AB 2072 bill along with the appalling ploy of last-minute amendment by the "increasingly desperate" proponents of the illogical legislative proposal for the sake of deaf kids and their academic success.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
This book is also supported by the National Science Foundation and other scientific thinktanks.
Many rational and intellectual deaf individuals from Ella Mae Lentz to Don Grunskin to Shelley Potoma to Julie Remo Smario to Barb DiGigi to John Ebgert have surely understand and know how the importance of social and linguistic development along with the cultural upbringings to be a well-rounded individual with such ability to do the problem-solving and logical approach.
That is not about the preservance of deaf culture and language. It is about the necessity of functionable skills with emotional intelligence, instead of sprouting off too many emotional damaged deaf indivudals mostly seen among the mainstreamed and oral students and students undergoing the AVT therapy.
Here are the past social and congitive psychology research works done by Dr. Richard E. Nisbelt -http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nisbett/CV.pdf
We must vigorously oppose the AB 2072 bill along with the appalling ploy of last-minute amendment by the "increasingly desperate" proponents of the illogical legislative proposal for the sake of deaf kids and their academic success.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
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