DBC Surely Have The Case To Support Its Claim ..

Deaf Bilingual Coalition surely have the latest language development news to support its claim on the necessity of language acquistion within crucial learning age -

the_miami_herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1149732.html

ASLize yours,

Robert Mason (RLM)

SnapVRS's Latest Press Release in Response to FBI Investigations

The SnapVRS company sent out the latest press release in response to the growing concerns among the deaf VRS users on the issue of FBI investigations. The SnapVRS General Counsel, Jeff Rosen, Esquire issued the video response along with the written press release -


http://www.snapvrs.com/about_us/press/article/?id=27


ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
rlmdeaf@hotmail.com

Why the FBI Looked Into Viable's Rate Billing Trail?

Why the FBI Looked into the Viable, Inc's Rate Billing Trail? That was probably the routine FBI investigation covering the interested party. One of my friend within DC area sent me the e-msg without any in-depth explaination. I deleted my friend's name and email address to protect the reporter's source.

Here is the email message -

Viable is not a certified VRS provider that can bill directly to NECA/FCC, Instead Viable used CACVRS to bill for their VRS services)

Who is the CAC? I checked out that was the Communication Access Center based in Flint, Michigan. The CAC office also existed in Indiana. The CAC usually provided the technical services to various telecommunication facilities.

That explained why the FBI got its pique about the Viable, Inc's so-called questionable rate
trail which the Viable, Inc. headquarter people probably had nothing to do with any unethical relay billing practices.

The Viable, Inc., had fully cooperated with the FBI to sort out the rate billing issues.

ASlize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
rlmdeaf@hotmail.com

What Will Be In For Deaf America with Health Care Reform?

What will be really in for the Deaf America within the final passage of the American health care?

Will we see much easy and non-complicated access to the sign language interpreter(s) and alternative kind of interpreter(s) for the deaf or what?

Will the official health care reform quickly maximize the numbers of cochlear implant

surgery on deaf babies and youngsters in real short time?

Will the signing Deaf patients' services to be delayed much further due to the availability

of ASL/alternative interpreters? If any deaf patient is much willing to waive the request

for the ASL interpreter within medical emergency or quick doctor visit? Many hospitals

and doctor offices usually schedule the signing deaf's appointment within four weeks for

cheaper interpreter fees or availability of interpreter, etc.

Will the hospitals and clinics and private doctor offices be really willing to compromise

with deaf patients for obtaining the medical visit on very short notice without presence

of interpreter?

If the medical authorities refuse to engage in "pad and pen" communication with deaf

people whose choose to see without any presence of interpreter. That will delay deaf

Americans much further without getting a medical examination on very short notice.

Will the US. government agencies like the Center for Diseases (CDC) and National Institute Health (NIH) really impose the cochlear implant surgery upon deaf people, deaf babies and youngsters as part of the preventive treatment?

Will the Deaf America end up assigned only to the medical professionals, who do sign or cued speech or exaggerated mouth features? Not much options for deaf individuals whose seek quicker medical treatment or examination if the nanny government strongly feel that deaf people would be better off with assigned medical professionals whose exclusively cater to

deaf people.

http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN0851221620090609

ASLize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

RLMDEAF blog

rlmdeaf@hotmail.com

Is Very Common for State Authorities to Take Deaf Babies from Parents?

What a heart-touching story involved the deaf lady meeting her parents for very first time in 24 years. Just click the attached link and read all for yourself -

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090702/NEWS/907025070/1410?Title=-Part-of-a-Whole-

Is Sotomayor a "Deaf-Friendly" Judge?

Meant to write this blog posting for more than few months questioning whether the Federal Appellate Judge, Sonia Sotomayor being the deaf-friendly judge or not. Finally doing the blog posting on the questions of Sotomayor's intentions toward deaf people in general. The well-known fact about Sotomayor living in New York City most of her life.

Many of us, deaf people are much aware about New York City populace being pretty much leaned toward the oralist philosophy for years and years. More and more deaf people hardly get hired for gainful employment in NYC for more than a decade. Why???

Judge Sonia Sotomayor apparently have a mixed judicial records on disability issues and workplace accessibility and accommodation issues for disabled individuals brought up to

Sotomayor's judge bench.

Here are numerous reliable sources refer to Sotomayor's judicial decisions affecting deaf people in general. Look at several judicial cases -

Norville v. Staten Island University - the judicial case involved the workplace accessibility and accommodation which led to the unjustifiable firing of longtime employee on the issue of

accessibility and accommodation request(s) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) law.

Gant v. Wallington Board of Education

Willaim V. R.H. Donnelly Co.

Cruz v. Coach Strauss

EEOC v. J.B. Transportation, Inc.

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/judge-sotomayors-appellate-opinions-in-civil-cases/

What is the real Sonia Sotomayor's stance on the perspective of deaf people?

If the Audism Free America (AFA) or Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) or National

Association of the Deaf bring the case to the U.S. Supreme Court like challenging the

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval of cochlear implant surgery and device

or U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and other state regulatory agencies involved the trucking industry's illogical refusal of hiring deaf drivers.

Or the Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) challenge the U.S. Department of Education for its failure of providing the federal-level leadership on inclusive educational methods on the issue of Auditory-Visual Therapy which often seen as very harmful incentives for educators and parents to undermine the deaf child's language acquisition and intellectual development potentials.

Did you know that the U.S. Supreme Court still refuse to provide the request for American Sign Language interpreter for the court building tour? It consider hirself to be above the American laws.

ASlize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

RLMDEAF blog

rlmdeaf@hotmail.com

Interesting Revelation about Our So-Called Deaf Blogs/Vlogs

The social studies of online blogs (not including vlogs yet) always intrigue me to see how the society at large transformation dealing with information and details.
http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/07/06/scott_rosenberg

I am not much aware of any kind of formal study of deaf blogs and vlogs affecting the deaf community.

I met numerous deaf people whose greatly dismiss the deaf blogs and vlogs as some kind of nuisance or unwelcome stuff.

I also noticed pretty changes within deaf people's societal attitudes toward me. Handful of particular deaf individuals pretty avoid me which they fear of my possibility of posting personal information, etc. Others embrace me very well or treat me normally. Ever some deaf people send me or talk to me with very damaging information about any particular deaf people. I really have to be careful what I am supposed to do like writing the blog piece to inform the Deaf America and the rest of Deaf World. I refuse to allow anyone to use me to destroy someone deaf for personal reasons. That would be not the proper journalism ethics.

I never will post any personal information whenever any deaf people share their private conversation. All of us are human beings with our own flaws. That is against my own nature anyway. I am a Sagittarius myself which I tend to be more loyal and understanding. I do condemn any kind of deaf cronyism, favoritism and corruption.

I often walk on very thin line whether I should write and post any blog piece to right the injustices toward deaf people as Ricky Taylor aka Ridor have been very famous for.

The Salon article mentioned that the society at large consider too many blogs out there. Do you agree with this societal assumption?

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason