Dream Girl
Written by Duke Osborne on February 9th, 2010 | 3 CommentsDeafness is a part of our lives; deafness is part of Maddie’s life. Maddie turned 15 yesterday, and time for me to sing her praises, not exclusively but especially as a sibling of a deaf brother.
November Dates
Written by Duke Osborne on November 22nd, 2009 | 0 Comments Once upon a time in November, a boy was diagnosed as deaf. That boy’s father gives thanks.
The courage to be who I have become. It comes back to Ben, and his deafness.
Happy Independence Day!
Written by Duke Osborne on July 4th, 2009 | 1 CommentGreetings on the Fourth of July — with reading, our deaf children are always independent in learning
17 Again: Back to the Future of Cueing …
Written by Duke Osborne on May 17th, 2009 | 1 CommentAt birth, I fell in love with my boy; it was love at first sight. … A portal to a different world opened. … Ben is a deaf cuer; I am cueing dad.
Argentine Journal — Fathers & Sons
Written by Duke Osborne on February 3rd, 2009 | 2 CommentsA Super Sunday? Absolutely! … Hearing or deaf, the love of a father and son endures.
One Note at a Time
Written by Beth Blair on January 21st, 2009 | 2 CommentsImagine that you are a professional musician working every day and never playing the same piece of music twice. Each evening you show up at the auditorium in your black tux and on a screen, you are shown only one note at a time, in rapid succession, not a standard piece of music with the [...]
Argentine Journal — The Constant Educator
Written by Duke Osborne on November 30th, 2008 | 2 CommentsHave you ever been disappointed that no one knows about cueing, about Cued Speech’s design as an ideal tool in overcoming deaf illiteracy?
I was at a friend’s son’s Bar Mitzvah last weekend (I have just loved saying that phrase; such joy to use a double possessive). In a quieter moment, it was revealed through [...]
Argentine Journal (Fragments)
Written by Duke Osborne on November 8th, 2008 | 1 CommentRefracted thoughts on Argentina, communication, empathy for Ben and his deafness:
(1) Can you ever really blend in when you are an outsider? Should you?
In the first day or two of our journey to Argentina, my daughter Maddie seemed oddly out of sorts when I cued to my son Ben, especially in [...]
Argentine Journal (Listening)
Written by Duke Osborne on September 22nd, 2008 | 2 CommentsArgentine Journal (Field Notes)
The effort of listening. How travel to a foreign country, with a foreign language, generates empathy for Ben, my deaf son.
During our time in Buenos Aires we stayed in an apartment. This provided us a perfect base of operations to unpack our gear, a kitchen for supplies and meal preparation, beds and [...]
Now What? (Choices part 2)
Written by Barb Ballard on June 22nd, 2008 | 4 CommentsSo, here we were with a child, who’d most likely developed his hearing impairment at the age of 3, who was now 7 years old and in 2nd grade. Because of his other health issues, he was already in a classroom with small group instruction. I wasn’t prepared to even think about changing schools. I’d [...]
