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Tax Break for the Deaf
By Madan M. Vasishta While working on my taxes on the TurboTax program, I noticed (for the 100th time during the last 40 years) that blind people get an extra personal exemption. That is...
eCommunications Survey Report
An online survey, conducted during the months of September and October 2006, offers insight on the preferences of electronic communication mediums used by deaf and hard of hearing consumers. Advances...
Managing Difficult Employees
Managing difficult employees is one of the most important responsibilities of managers in any organization. Dealing with such employees in the workplace is routine for virtually all managers. Managing...
Outwit Uncle Sam: Tax Tips for the month of January!
By Ryan Maliszewski January brings more than just resolutions. It brings obligations too. January 17 is the deadline to finish paying your 2005 minimum tax obligation. We have an extra two days because...
Impact of Management By Intimidation
By Slemo D. Warigon, CIA, CISA, CICA, MBA Introduction We have read so much about "management by objectives" and "management by the seat of your pants" and their impact on organizations that they’ve...
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Change is in the Air
By Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn States and the United States Congress and Senate prepare to welcome a new cadre of legislators into their ranks. In the meantime, the Bush government cleans house with Rumsfeld...
Dependence, Interdependence or Independence: The Search for Validation.
By Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn “There are extraordinary pressures on young Latinas. Often they have to straddle two cultures that seem at odds. Their families want them to be more Hispanic: but these...
Tremors in the Deaf World – Part 2
By Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn The contentious debates and protests over the 9th President of Gallaudet University have caused tremors in the deaf world beyond one's wildest imagination. While GallyNet –List...
Socialist Salsa and the Gas Trigger
By Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn Hugo Chavez of Venezuela hails the election of Evo Morales to lead Bolivia, signaling a new regime with an ideology rooted in socialism in Central America. What will this mean...
Year 2006: What lies ahead?
By Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn Wow! Apparently we are at that mythical stage in this young century. The first decade of the century is half over and leaves us wondering how on earth did time just blow by. ...
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As we ring in 2007
As we ring in 2007, we finally said goodbye to the year 2006. It was a tumultuous year. A lot happened. Conflicts roiled from local to national levels, among the mainstream and within the minority communities....
Dealing with Negative Bloggers
By Slemo Warigon Virtually all negative bloggers sincerely believe they are doing the right thing -- fighting for the betterment of our community (or just theirs). Their loyal supporters reinforce such...
Deaf Identity and Diversity
By Kevin McLeod Previous columns at Deaf Professional Network have touched on issues of deaf identity before - see Madan M. Vasishta's Terms of Endeafment or Deaf Culture Explained: A Primer. We're...
The Communication Revolution
By Madan Vasishta A few months ago I had shared my views on the use or abuse of Sidekick, Blackberry and other such distractions. One of the points was that we tend to communicate with invisible and distant...
Deaf Culture Explained: A Primer
By Kevin McLeod So you've considered hiring deaf workers and you've heard about this mysterious thing called Deaf Culture. For people unfamiliar with it, it first seems like a strange concept. A common...