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Most
Of The Deaf Community Hoping Rush Limbaugh Will 'Listen' To
Their Ideas
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
SILENT NEWS, DECEMBER 2001
I’ve listened to the opinions of hearing people for over a
decade about Mr. Limbaugh. He is a lightning rod for criticism
or praise, depending on which side of the political spectrum
you come down on. But explaining the phenomenon of Rush
Limbaugh to a deaf person is not easy. Obviously, most deaf
people can’t listen to a radio so the entire concept of
“talk-radio” is practically irrelevant; especially the way
Mr. Limbaugh does it—with funny parodies, impersonations of
whining liberals and people he often lampoons like former
president Bill Clinton. But the deaf are nonetheless
opinionated about Mr. Limbaugh, and many of them strongly so. Go
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OTHER
COLUMNS ABOUT RUSH
•
Hearing
on Loan from God, New Jersey Herald, Feb 12, 2002
• Deborah Kendrick writes "Alive & Well," for
the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read her column, "Limbaugh's
Now A Role Model for the Deaf."
Gregory J. Rummo
My two sons benefit from ASL Access in the Morris County
Library System. James (orange shirt) is deaf. His older
brother, John, is hearing.
‘ASL
Access’ Offers Public Libraries Comprehensive Sign Language
Video Collections
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD,
NOV 11, 2001
Imagine the frustration of visiting your local
public library in New Jersey to borrow a video only to learn
that there were none available in your own language. What
would you do about it—complain? Maybe write a letter to
Governor DiFrancesco? This is what the deaf face when they go
to most local community libraries in New Jersey. In the summer
of 1997, Chris Wixtrom decided to do something about it on a
nationwide basis. Go
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Gregory J. Rummo
James Rummo demonstrates his ball handling skills at Glory
Soccer Camp in Hawthorne in June of 2001
Deaf
Boy Proves You Don't Play Soccer With Ears
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
THE DAILY RECORD,
JAN 28, 2001
Last June the Herald News of Passaic County ran an
article written by Pamela Langan about an 8-year old boy named
James. This little kid was the only deaf child to attend
a weeklong soccer camp for about seventy-five children
conducted by the Eastern College of Soccer at Hawthorne
Christian Academy on Route 208 in Hawthorne last summer. Go
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"Talent on loan from God"-- and now, he'll need patience and perseverance.
While popular
talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh struggles with the sudden onset
of deafness, and receives a cochlear implant, read what the deaf community thinks.
OTHER
COLUMNS ON DEAF CULTURE FROM THE ARCHIVES
2001
The
Soccer Game, Jan 24
Submitted to "Chicken Soup
for the Coach's Soul"
2000
Deaf
history month celebrates deaf culture, The Daily Record, April 7
Let
families decide what is best for their 'Special-Ed' children, The Herald News,
Feb
3
1999
Whitman's
visit to Mountain Lakes school for deaf was a great sign, The Daily Record,
May 26)
If You Listen,
You Can Hear Them
Submitted to "Chicken Soup for the
Outdoor Soul"
1996
A
culture, not a handicap, The Record of Hackensack, Apr. 7
Lake Drive
School Must Always Remain a Deaf School, The Star Ledger, June 23
How many
famous deaf people can you name?, The Daily Record, Apr. 3
1995
ASL deserves
elevated status, The Record of Hackensack, Jan 23
1993
Lessons in
love and deafness from a Mtn. Lakes school, The Daily Record, Oct 12
Inside
Parents' wrongful-life lawsuit, The New York Daily News, Oct. 5
Deaf
History Month Celebrates Deaf Culture
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
THE DAILY RECORD APRIL
7, 2000
Deaf culture and deaf education are topics about which I write
often, primarily because James, our 9-year old son is
profoundly deaf. My wife's parents are also deaf. I am indebted to
her mom for teaching me sign language over fourteen years ago.
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