Category Archives: Deafness

Captiview at the Movies

Posted on February 7, 2014 by ottawadeafgirl

Tonight I was finally able to enjoy a big theatre experience with captioning! We went to see The Monument Men at Cineplex Southkeys and I was thrilled to be able to watch the movie with captioning. You see, when I … Continue reading →

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Flash Alerts

Posted on January 9, 2014 by ottawadeafgirl

I recently inherited an iPhone from my daughter and was having a look at all the accessibility features when I stumbled across LED flash for alerts. Just like my home alerting system when you turn on LED flash for alerts … Continue reading →

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Traveling Safety tips

Posted on January 1, 2014 by ottawadeafgirl

I was reading my friend Edwards blog today and thought I would share this valuable information.  Having been in a full-fledged house fire at the age of 12, I am well aware of the dangers of fire and am always … Continue reading →

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Service dog makes Canadian history joining Calgary MLA in legislature

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ottawadeafgirl

There’s a cute Hearing Ear dog showing up for work at the Calgary legislature. His name is Quinn and he’s a miniature poodle. He’s actually creating quite the buzz as he’s the first ever Service dog to be accompanying the Calgary … Continue reading →

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I am in fact, legally deaf…..

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ottawadeafgirl

According to the Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) ‘Deafness’  is medically defined by the extent of loss of functional hearing and by dependence upon visual communication. It recognizes a person to be medically/audiologically deaf when that person has little … Continue reading →

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Dragon Boat Festival – EDC/BDC Power Paddlers

Posted on June 28, 2013 by ottawadeafgirl

Last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in my very first Dragon Boat festival and be on the EDC/BDC team. This festival has long been on my bucket list, but without a corporate sponsor, well, it’s quite expensive to … Continue reading →

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Café Pot au Feu

Posted on October 29, 2012 by ottawadeafgirl

This weekend my guy and I had planned on a nice little hike in Gatineau park. We planned on taking Walker and really enjoy the day before the weather got too cold.  Well the weather was not cooperating and I … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by ottawadeafgirl

Welcome to my blog.  I had an epiphany last week during my re-adaptation course; that I should start a blog about what it’s like living in a deaf girl’s world. Walker is my Hearing Ear dog extraordinaire. I’m hoping to … Continue reading →

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