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Celebrating Deaf Awareness WeekCommunities across the nation will be celebrating Deaf Awareness Week during the last full week in September. Remembering The Father of The Deaf - Louis Laurent Marie Clerc- Inpatient Mental Health Treatment for the DeafInpatient mental health services for the deaf pose special challenges. Many deaf people do not have access to the mental health treatment they need, or the services that are available are not really appropriate for them.
- Communication Methods with Sound for Deaf and Hard of Hearing ChildrenThis article reviews communication methods available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children that include sound.
Easy Reference List of 10 National Organizations that Serve Deaf and Hard of Hearing People:2Looking to learn more about deafness or related, here is an easy access list of 10 national organizations. The website to each is linked to each name of the organization.
Deaf Symphony-Chains of LoveThis music will stir your soul- Motivating Employees in a Corporate EnvironmentIt is not easy keeping employees happy and motivating. This article gives suggestions on activities to help motivate in a corporate environment.
Congo/ Women Portraits of War: Stop the SilenceCongo/ Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is an international photography and educational campaign to raise awareness of the widespread sexual violence facing women and girls in the Congo.
The Adoption of Special Needs ChildrenThe purpose of this article is to raise awareness and let others know the joy these special parents feel because of the special children in their lives. It is to offer information which will help people who wish to adopt special needs children.
May is Better Hearing & Speech MonthA celebration to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding of hearing loss.
Miss Chinatown USA: History of San Francisco's World-renowned PageantFrom its humble beginnings as a community fundraiser, the Miss Chinatown USA pageant has evolved in ways that have mirrored issues facing American youth as a whole. This celebration of talent and culture bridges the young and the old across the nation.- Air Pollution Through the AgesJohn Evelyn produced a piece of writing known as Fumifugium or The Inconvenience of the Air and Smoke or London Dissipated, as a way to bring King Charles II attention to the issue of air pollution, an issue still relevant today.
- A Review of Doc's Favorite Movie.....Dolores ClaiborneA look at what makes this movie so special and how it can change the face of domestic violence forever.
- In Love with A Muslim Man: A Personal AccountThis article describes how I learned to overcome my prejudices regarding my Muslim partner.
- Guide to Speaking to a Child with AutismWe will cover the basics of speaking to a child, or anyone, with Autism. What to expect and how to handle responses.
- Elder Abuse: Protecting the Most VulnerableThis is a paper on the abuse of the elderly.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Why You Should Be Watching This Show on DVDBad writing is KILLING the art-form of storytelling via television! What lessons can this show from the late 80's/early 90's teach us about what good writing can do?- One Families Journey Discovering and Treating AutismYoung first time mother shares her family's experience discovering their first child is on the Autism spectrum, her thoughts on the American Airlines flight removal and what she wishes others knew about children with Autsim.
- Interculturalism: How it Impacts Our Daily LivesWe are part of multiple systems even though we are not consciously aware of it. In this paper I examine how this impacts my daily life.
- 5 Things Every Parent Should Know About AutismParents say it is the most devastating day of their lives - the day their child is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Unfortunately many parents are completely shocked at the diagnosis because they don't know what autism is, or how to recognize it.
- Holidays on Earth Today: December 10, 2007What's going on today in the world?
- No Child Left Behind? Please... Leave Mine!Why must we alow our children to fall so far behind before the schools reach out and help them? Why must we, as parents become the bad guys, fighting for our childrens right to an education?
Poll: Americans Believe that Prejudice is Alive and Well in the U.SIn a new poll conducted by Zogby International, analysts found that a large segment of the American population believes that prejudice and racism is still widely prevalent in the United States.- The Five Senses and Beyond: A Discussion of the Original Five Senses and an Exploration into the SixthThis article addresses the functions and basic information on the five senses and then explores the possibility of a sixth sense, presenting studies and empirical support for such a phenomenon.
Justice for Juveniles: Interview with Susan, an Advocate for Juvenile OffendersSusan is an advocate for Eric Hainstack, a juvenile offender who shot his school principle at the age of 14.- Counting America: An Argument for Racial and Ethnic ClassificationsWith the census count coming in three years, an old argument about how people are counted and who are counted will no doubt will return. This is an essay that argues that the continuation of counting by racial and ethnic classifications is still very much needed.
- Bubbleator 2044AN UNDERGROUND TRANSIT System operated for twenty-four years through President, Calaveras, and Snohomish Counties without suffering a solitary mishap. The Regional Transit Authority's "Vision 2020" had been well realized.
They Believe: 9/11 Truthers Spin Shadowy Conspiracy TheoriesHow do otherwise rational people make the paranoid leap into fantasy? I glimpse into the minds of political paranoiacs.- Annotated Bibliography: The Impact of Nonverbal Communication on Bilingual EducationWhile the majority of schools, including CA, opt for an English immersion program, more schools across the country are realizing the value of bilingualism with programs designed to promote the acquisition of English without sacrificing native languages.
- Pakistani Politics Shaken to Its RootsMedia men who have reached the inaccessible areas are praising the role of the society in releif work; they are wondering loudly whether state's institutions have the capacity to effectively respond crises.
- The Who's Tommy: A Complex Portrait of DisabilityThe Who's Tommy has been a classic rock standard for over 35 years. This article considers the depiction of disability in Tommy and whether Pete Townshend dispells or perpetuates traditional stereotypes about persons with disabilities.
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