This weekend, I traveled to Atchison, Kansas, as guest speaker for the inaugural “Grace & Girlfriends.” The one-night Christian event gathered women from different states for three hours of music, storytelling, and oodles of encouragement. It was the brainchild of author and speaker Pamela Sonnenmoser with Fresh Cup Ministries. I watched the attendees, ages 7 … Continue reading
The Suze Orman Show Refuses to Provide Online Captions
By Russ Kane, Volunteer with the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign Suze Orman is one of the most prominent financial writers and TV personalities in our American society. She has sold millions of books and she has so many fans. She first started as a waitress in Berkeley, California and became a financial adviser for … Continue reading
Warren Theatres to Show Captioned Movies
If you live near a Warren Theatre and haven’t been able to enjoy captioned movies there, you are in luck. The Wichita, Kansas-based theater chain is currently testing captioning equipment for all of its locations. Warren Theatres was brought to my attention by Aaron Michael Smith, a member of the Deaf community in Oklahoma City. … Continue reading
Lipreading Mom Applauds Captioning Lawsuit Against CNN
If you have been following the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign, you know that I believe all network Websites should caption their videos for the thousands of people in the U.S. with hearing loss. Now one of those networks has been sued. A lawsuit has been brought about in California against CNN and its parent … Continue reading
Smile! We Have a Photo Caption Winner
My, what lovely photo caption writers you all are. Lipreading Mom received more than a dozen cutesy, thought-provoking, and entertaining captions for this photo of my little sweetheart. And the winner of the Lipreading Mom Valentine Photo Caption Contest is… …Lisa Harbour of Virginia. Her award-winning caption is posted above. She will receive an autographed … Continue reading
Three Tips to Help You Lipread Kids While Driving
Like me, you are probably a more conscientious driver with precious cargo in the back seat. One of the most challenging parts of having a hearing loss, though, is attempting to lipread children while you drive. Three things that have helped me as a lipreading mom behind the wheel: 1) Remind your kids that you … Continue reading
Can You Write an Interesting Lipreading Mom Photo Caption?
Occasionally on Fridays, I’ll post an interesting photo from my family archives. If you post here a caption for this photo—something clever, witty, inspirational, whatever—you will be entered into a drawing for an autographed copy of Lipreading Mom’s book, Lip Reader. Please: PG-rated captions only. No vulgar captions allowed. Winner will be drawn and announced … Continue reading
Can Captions Help Our Kids Learn?
As the mom of three young children, I am concerned about the programs they watch on TV and the Internet. While there are parental controls for what they view on television, there is no control over whether or not the programs they watch via computer are captioned. I partnered with the Collaboration for Communication Access … Continue reading
Your Favorite Lipreading Mom Photo Is…
This photo received the most of your votes by far. Coming in second place was… And the winner of the drawing for a signed copy of my book, Lip Reader, is Sandy! Stay tuned in coming days for some exciting photos and news at LipreadingMom.com. Hint: It has something to do with a Lipreading Mom … Continue reading
What Happened to Netflix Captioning? An Update
The truth about Netflix‘s recent lack of captions has been revealed. And thank goodness. Lipreading Mom was about to permanently cancel her trial subscription. According to Mike Chapman, a volunteer advocate with the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC), Netflix’s captioning system went “haywire” over the past week. CCAC has partnered with me on … Continue reading
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