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	<title>Irked Magazine &#187; Deaf Jam</title>
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		<title>HOLIDAY SUGGESTION: Dame Evelyn Glennie&#8217;s ethical (and funky!) Christmas present</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10125/holiday-suggestion-dame-evelyn-glennies-ethical-and-funky-christmas-present/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Irked Videos
Most of you have probably heard about Grammy-winning deaf composer &#38; percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie (who lost nearly all her hearing by age 12, and who is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist). She gives more than 100 performances a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good news!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam

On November 19th, software engineer/mastermind Ken Harrenstien took to the official Google blog to announce some VERY exciting news:

***
Quoting The Official Google Blog:
Since we first announced captions in Google Video and YouTube, we&#8217;ve introduced multiple caption tracks, improved search functionality and even automatic translation. Each of these features has had great personal significance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T-Mobile&#8217;s new Sidekick LX 2009 is &#8220;loaded&#8221; with deaf-friendly features</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10055/t-mobiles-new-sidekick-lx-2009-is-loaded-with-deaf-friendly-features/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/10055/t-mobiles-new-sidekick-lx-2009-is-loaded-with-deaf-friendly-features/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam

T-Mobile has added new features to its latest Sidekick, the Sidekick LX 2009 which is attracting attention from consumers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The new features build on Sidekick’s reputation of meeting and exceeding the needs of deaf consumers in providing a deaf-friendly product. Among the notable deaf-friendly features mentioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karen Putz explores The Shame of Wearing (Fashionable) Hearing Aids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam
Quoting the always-always-always entertaining Karen Putz, writing on her website deafmomworld.com:

I came across a post this morning, The Shame of Wearing Hearing Aids, and it brought back memories.  I was one of those kids who hid a hearing aid under long hair.  It wasn’t until I was in college that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf veterinarians pave their own way</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9539/deaf-veterinarians-pave-their-own-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam
The nervous Corgi dug its nails into the metal examination table as Dr. Thomas McDavitt held the tan-and-white dog in place. The patient began to relax as the veterinarian listened for a heartbeat. But instead of using a stethoscope, he felt the dog&#8217;s side with his cheek. It was a bit untraditional, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just for the record&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9137/just-for-the-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blind Visionaries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Blind Visionaries
.
We think Abigail Breslin will make a PHENOMENAL Helen Keller!
(Even though she&#8217;s neither deaf nor blind&#8230;)

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RELATED: Watch Sight Lines, a 23-minute documentary that examines and demystifies the practice of providing access for blind and visually impaired actors.
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Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;deaf&#8221;
Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;blind&#8221;
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		<title>&#8220;Total Access&#8221; Product Promotion: Irked spotlights the SolarAid</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9015/total-access-product-promotion-irked-spotlights-the-solaraid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Campaign Watch

SolarAid:
A solar-powered hearing aid that costs less than $100.
By comparison:
The least expensive retail model sells for about $500.

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Fourteen years ago, after [Howard] Weinstein&#8217;s daughter passed away, he joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to a solar-powered hearing aid project in Botswana, which today is known as Godisa Technologies. With no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special &#8220;NEADS&#8221; Hearing Dogs: Choosing a cane or a canine</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9058/special-neads-hearing-dogs-choosing-a-cane-or-a-canine/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9058/special-neads-hearing-dogs-choosing-a-cane-or-a-canine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Irked Videos


Ray Dobson and the dog he now calls Goblin both had a problem.
The little mixed-breed who was rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico needed a home. Dobson, of Orleans, Mass., was losing his hearing.
&#8220;My wife saw me kind of dropping out,&#8221; he says. &#8220;As people get deafer they get more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP: &#8220;Falling on deaf ears!&#8221; Netflix has done it again&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8490/follow-up-falling-on-deaf-ears-netflix-has-done-it-again/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8490/follow-up-falling-on-deaf-ears-netflix-has-done-it-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Campaign Watch
Quoting award-winning Deaf Vlogger Blogger Amy Cohen Efron:
&#8220;I cannot fathom this.
It is so absurd!
Unbelievable!
I am peeved!
Netflix did it AGAIN!
GAWD!!
This is OUTRAGEOUS!&#8221;
.

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Background info:
Through Deaf Eyes, as you may know,  is a two-hour documentary (narrated by Stockard Channing) that &#8220;explores 200 years of Deaf life in America. The film includes interviews with prominent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Award-winning deaf blogger Amy Cohen Efron cancels her Netflix subscription in protest!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8095/award-winning-deaf-blogger-amy-cohen-efron-cancels-her-netflix-subscription-in-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Campaign Watch

Quoting Amy Cohen Efron&#8217;s recent complaint letter, titled Good Bye and Good Riddance Netflix!:

Dear Netflix, I canceled my subscription with you after being a loyal customer for 5 years today. I picked the reasons why I canceled today online, but I do want to emphasize with you about the main reason why [...]]]></description>
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