Monthly Archives: July 2007

Christopher C. Wells is only 28 years old and he’s already this close to completing his doctorate in Chemistry at the University of Albany in New York. Wells, born deaf and legally blind from complications during his birth, aims to … Continue reading →

An extraordinary lady named Miss Dorothy Beam is featured in Canada’s Flair Magazine spotlighting the recipient of the Order of Ontario. Beam has just discovered she has Retinitis Pigmentosa, the disease which is also called Usher Syndrome, at a late … Continue reading →

Here’s a television news clip from the local news station in Baton Rouge, LA that features a lot of Deaf Blind people and their volunteer Support Service Providers at the Deaf Blind Rally in June. Dan Arabie, the guy giving … Continue reading →

Deaf people needn’t apply. No discrimination here. I am asking qualified Hearing people who have above average ASL skills to look further, especially if they are adventurous. Wimps also needn’t apply. I am going to Nigeria, Africa this October for … Continue reading →

I want to congratulate my friend and fellow Usher Syndrome buddy, Dan Arabie, of Lafayette, LA on a job well done planning a historic Deaf Blind Rights Rally in Baton Rouge, LA last month. Arabie and several other Deaf Blind … Continue reading →

MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL  presents I Never Slept with Helen Keller a new play by Deaf playwright Raymond Luczak August 3 – 10, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota Show Information: http://www.handtype.com/helenkeller/ Fringe Festival Information: http://www.fringefestival.org   ********* Commentary: I was notified of this … Continue reading →