Comments for Grant Laird, Jr. Blog

Comment on Ed Hoffman by Grant Laird Jr.

Grant Laird Jr. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:26:16 +0000

Last time I heard, he currently live in Tyler, Texas with his wife and daughter.

Comment on Ed Hoffman by Duke Lane

Duke Lane — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:49:35 +0000

A very interesting story. I have often thought that Ed’s fellow TI’ers who brought his story to the attention of the FBI were not trying to help him as much as humiliate him. I don’t believe his story, which he continually adds to, and excuses by saying that he is misunderstood or misinterpreted, that the story is so rich in detail that much of it is missed.

I would like to talk with some of the people who knew him there if you know any of them, in particular any who may have been there in 1963.

Comment on Videophone: D-Link DVC-1000 vs. Sorenson VP-100 by Chris Wedekind

Chris Wedekind — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:46:31 +0000

I am having a great deal of trouble applying for a vp200 both at home and at work. When I click submit, it returns a connection error message. I am getting a little frustrated entering all the information only to lose it all and have the error pop up. Is there another way for me to apply for one ? Please advise.

Comment on T-Mobile G1 Phone (Google) by Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:33:07 +0000

Hi i am deaf . we have question abt G1. i want a data only plan for googl 1??
it’s terrible my tired to go the tmoble .

Comment on Samsung DVD-HD860 won’t display closed captioning by Ron Faut

Ron Faut — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:41:03 +0000

My Dish HD DVR is connected to my Samsung 46″ HDTV with component cables. It does not display CC when pressing that button on the TV remote. You must go to the menu/preferences/closed captions on the Dish DVR remote and choose “ON”. This will turn the closed captions on and will be displayed on the TV if the channel you are watching sends CC. The delay is at least 10 seconds before the CC are shown on the screen. Be patient. The CC on the TV remote will still show “not available”. Ignore it.
Ron

Comment on Deafness: Is It a Disability? by DaveO

DaveO — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:41:56 +0000

I have learned in my Ph.D. program at the University of Texas at Austin that disability is a physical or mental condition that, when present, significantly limits a major life function. A handicap is defined as an environmental or societal barrier that, when present, limits a life function. It sounds to me as if deafness is both a disability by definition and society makes it a handicap. I am blind and experience the same situation. Not deaf, just blind.

Comment on Netflix Download Movies by Matt Raft

Matt Raft — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:52:55 +0000

Netflix’s CEO on captioning:

http://willworkforjustice.blogspot.com/2009/05/netflixs-annual-shareholder-meeting.html

Comment on What is Facebook? by John

John — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:05:08 +0000

I think social networking sites like facebook and myspace are a good way for the deaf community to come together make friends, keep each other up to date on issues and whats new. Its just pre fabricated blog format that it easy for people to get a personal space on the internet. Hopefully it wont die amounst the deaf community.

Comment on Is snake deaf? by deb ann

deb ann — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:02:29 +0000

Hello! I know this entry is old but want to leave a comment anyway. I haven’t seen your blog for a long time! About a snake, I’m still scared to hold it. It’s okay for me to watch someone holding a snake..but not okay for me to hold.

My dad has the phobia of snakes. If he sees one, he would jump and stand on the top of his truck. It happened one time. He told my mom to kill the rattle snake and told my brother to put it in the bag… and throw it (just the snake) into the river. We used to live in a country.

Thanks for showing your pet snake. I think it’s so sweet.

Comment on Deafness: Is It a Disability? by D

Tue, 19 May 2009 19:33:23 +0000

Deaf / Hard of Hearing is hearing handicapped! So it’s still considering disability…