Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Silencer

Law & Order: Criminal Intent featured an episode called “Silencer”, starring a talent-heavy cast of Deaf actors, including:
Deanne Bray
Alexandria Wailes
Garrett Zuercher
Darren Frazier
Hillary Baack
Willy Conley
Raymond Luczak
NBC broke history by hiring the most Deaf extras (35 people) for a network TV episode.
Season 6 Episode 06017
SILENCER 9/8pm 4/03/07
ESTEEMED EAR SURGEON KILLED AFTER TESTIFYING AGAINST COLLEAGUE — When esteemed [...]

Prime motivation to get a CI is employment!

I met with the signing teller and her husband last night, and had pizza with them. It seems that the husband has worked as a Seaman for the local ferry to Seattle for many years. He is progressively becoming more and more deaf. They wanted to ask me questions about my Cochlear Implant. I [...]

It’s Too Loud

I can’t hide from my husband anymore. He hears me in the kitchen when I’m “banging around” in there. He hears me in the bathroom. He hears me coming down the stairs even though there is carpet on the stairs. Last night as I was watching television he teased me saying it was too loud [...]

Cochlear Implant

One of my husband’s dreams for several years of his life was to receive a cochlear implant, but the cost for such an operation made it impossible for him. When he moved to Utah, the university hospital was able to have most of the cost covered by Medicare.
The doctor warned him that because of his [...]