AAA Interpreting Service http://aaainterpretingservice.com Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 the New Big Idea Contest http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-big-idea-contest.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-big-idea-contest.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=c8ad02eca36c622bac60dfe0756ad710 NTID students took top honors in a technology competition for their device designed to help deaf athletes. V-Sports won $5000 as part of the New Big Idea contest. Team members include:

  • business administration major Jeremiah Thompson
  • applied mathematics technology major Tyler Swob
  • accounting technology major Michael Della Penna
  • engineering technology student Shane Qualls
  • hearing and computer engineering student Ken Hertzog

The students tested their prototypes at Rochester School for the Deaf. Team Get Dancin’ won Second place. They pocketed $3,000 for an idea to open a dance studio for the deaf, where teachers would use sign language. The team was made up of:

  • graphics design major Nicole Hood
  • accounting technology major Nic Shaw
  • Master of Science Program in Secondary Education student Samatha Braidi

Third place and $2,000 went to team WaterSocket:

  • packaging science major Casey Jaeger
  • Matthew Hente
  • mechanical engineering major Richie Prilenski


Their idea is to create a waterproof cover for tcochlear implants using a super hydrophobic spray.

The competition was sponsored by ZVRS video relay service.
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]]> http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/feeds/6042437472160064455/comments/default 0 the New Big Idea Contest http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-big-idea-contest.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-big-idea-contest.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=c8ad02eca36c622bac60dfe0756ad710 NTID students took top honors in a technology competition for their device designed to help deaf athletes. V-Sports won $5000 as part of the New Big Idea contest. Team members include:

  • business administration major Jeremiah Thompson
  • applied mathematics technology major Tyler Swob
  • accounting technology major Michael Della Penna
  • engineering technology student Shane Qualls
  • hearing and computer engineering student Ken Hertzog

The students tested their prototypes at Rochester School for the Deaf. Team Get Dancin’ won Second place. They pocketed $3,000 for an idea to open a dance studio for the deaf, where teachers would use sign language. The team was made up of:

  • graphics design major Nicole Hood
  • accounting technology major Nic Shaw
  • Master of Science Program in Secondary Education student Samatha Braidi

Third place and $2,000 went to team WaterSocket:

  • packaging science major Casey Jaeger
  • Matthew Hente
  • mechanical engineering major Richie Prilenski


Their idea is to create a waterproof cover for tcochlear implants using a super hydrophobic spray.

The competition was sponsored by ZVRS video relay service.
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]]> http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/feeds/5265690596445532831/comments/default 0 TTY Developer Honored http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/tty-developer-honored.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/tty-developer-honored.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=6c91a2de18b5381c65fa51ff9ac3def6 The founder of Ultratec gets an honorary doctorate today. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is honoring Robert Engelke for his work in helping develop an inexpensive TTY (Text Telephone) in 1978 from out of the basement of his Wisconsin home. His teletypewriter plugged into a regular phone line, allowing deaf people to communicate with other TTY owners. The young, hearing engineer sold it for less than $200 - way below the typical model which could run as much as $1000. No longer a luxury item that very few in the deaf community could afford, Engelke made it possible for the average person to own one. He was motivated by a deaf friend, Herb Pickell. He attended a National Association of the Deaf conference to get feedback. He continued to have people who are deaf involved in product development ever since.
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]]> http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/feeds/6885782284486753727/comments/default 0 More on man who set off fire alarm in theater http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/more-on-man-who-set-off-fire-alarm-in.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/more-on-man-who-set-off-fire-alarm-in.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:46:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=993dd68213551ea718b2575f7642dafa The Avengers. This video report, posted on DeafNewsToday.com, comes from WMAR-TV in Baltimore. Or you can read the story here.
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]]> http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/feeds/8969149892490076958/comments/default 0 Ipad + ASLdeafined = Compatibility http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AslDeafinedBlog/~3/YRThVJIaq5c/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AslDeafinedBlog/~3/YRThVJIaq5c/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:59:57 +0000 Holly http://blog.asldeafined.com/?p=1155 Continue reading →]]> ASL Deafined is now iPad friendly! Of course, we’ve always been friendly toward iPads and any other new technologies, but we’re VERY excited to announce that ASLdeafined.com can now be smoothly interacted with on a tablet device. It is a portable sign language tutor in your bag! No excuses for delaying on your next lesson now that you have access on the go. Stuck at the waiting room in the doctor’s office? Simply log into ASLdeafined.com and learn a few new words while you wait. Everyone else late to the meeting? Take a few minutes to slam dunk some vocabulary before the others arrive. All caught up on your homework? Review signs you struggle with before playing that next round of Angry Birds. Anywhere you can imagine, ASL Deafined will be there (although, we don’t suggest trying this in the car… best to keep both hands on the wheel). Have fun and keep us posted on your experiences! We’d love to receive comments from our readers about the clever ways they’ve fit American Sign Language into their days using iPads.

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]]> http://blog.asldeafined.com/2012/05/ipad-asldeafined-compatibility/feed/ 0 Fight over Zoning Slows Move of Deaf School http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/fight-over-zoning-slows-move-of-deaf.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/fight-over-zoning-slows-move-of-deaf.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:51:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=f6d73eca74090da7a3c937d203abc96d here.
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]]> http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/feeds/5015318861576233956/comments/default 0 Protest over use of Video Terps http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/protest-over-use-of-video-terps.html http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/protest-over-use-of-video-terps.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:50:00 +0000 Deaf News Today http://aaainterpretingservice.com/?guid=3439bcc177881cc2511d01ee0f7085a1 Nearly 50 people picketed an Illinois hospital today over the use of video interpreters. The Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria has used VRI (Video Remote Interpreters) for about a year. But deaf patients say the system is flawed. There areconstant equipment problems, difficult-to-see video screens, miscommunication over signs based on the regional differences between the patients and the interpreters, and the loss of human contact. Some carried signs reading I Want a Live Interpreter and Honk for Deaf Rights.
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