Best city for Deaf people?

derek7names said:
I wouldn't know :p. I just know there's a good community here and lots of events.
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Bay area metro has lot of events, too. Los Angeles metro has a little more because the metro area is 2 times bigger than Bay area, pretty much.
 
authentic said:
Yeah, the statistics already proved that Fremmy kids are doing well in Exams than Rivvy kids, but I gotta admit Riverside campus are so nice, and very modern than CSDF. I see more and more of deaf Rivvy teachers are from Gallaudet/CSUN/RIT. I do believe Riverside will improve in few years later from now.
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Yeah, that makes sense. I have never been to CSDR campus before, though.
 
I am going to try and get a job as a student aid soon. And I will be transferring to CSUN and hopefully go back and be a teacher at CSDR
 
Riverside is nice and the weather is perfect! But the cost of living is outrageous. Also, in my opinion, most of the deaf people there are snobs (no offense to Tousi, who is indeed NOT a snob. ;) ). The poster seems to be hearing, so I'm thinking Austin would be a better choice because there is a lot of opportunities for interpreting jobs but at the same time, there is a lot of concerts, outdoors life plus city life, etc. I definately say Austin is the best city not only for deafies, but hearies as well.
 
deafbajagal said:
Riverside is nice and the weather is perfect! But the cost of living is outrageous. Also, in my opinion, most of the deaf people there are snobs (no offense to Tousi, who is indeed NOT a snob. ;) ). The poster seems to be hearing, so I'm thinking Austin would be a better choice because there is a lot of opportunities for interpreting jobs but at the same time, there is a lot of concerts, outdoors life plus city life, etc. I definately say Austin is the best city not only for deafies, but hearies as well.
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Well. To each on its own. I have visited Austin and they are not for me. Have you visited San Francisco/Bay Area? :hmm:
 
authentic said:
Well. To each on its own. I have visited Austin and they are not for me. Have you visited San Francisco/Bay Area? :hmm:
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I don't know why she missed out SF bay area. The deaf people over there are different compared to South California. North Bay area is generally friendlier, though. That's my opinion.
 
sequoias said:
Read this and decide for yourself, you're a teacher.

CSDR test scores
CSDF test scores
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Test scores from STAR? Completely invalid and worthless. Also, it is a poor reflection of the demographics of the student body in both schools. Judging a school's education status, especially deaf schools which has to take in students with a much more diversed needs than a typical public school, based on test scores is really, really stupid. (No offense). There are other much more important factors to consider when determining if one deaf school is better (in terms of providing the best educational choices) than other schools.
 
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deafbajagal said:
sequoias said:
Read this and decide for yourself, you're a teacher.

CSDR test scores
CSDF test scores
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Test scores from STAR? Completely invalid and worthless. Also, it is a poor reflection of the demographics of the student body in both schools. Judging a school's education status, especially deaf schools which has to take in students with a much more diversed needs than a typical public school, based on test scores is really, really stupid. (No offense). There are other much more important factors to consider when determining if one deaf school is better (in terms of providing the best educational choices) than other schools.
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Oh didn't know that.
 
Come to Houston...low cost-of-living (Austin is much higher)..large deaf community (we have one deaf church with near 400 deaf members...dozens of others fall in line...our deaf Senior Citizen's group is 162 active members...we have a born-deaf asl liaison to the MAYOR, etc.)
The result is tons of work and opportunity for terps. Might help to know, Houston is GLBT-friendly. Heat is a problem, 98 today, and we have three weeks of winter (yes, three weeks)
 
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rolling7 said:
Come to Houston...low cost-of-living (Austin is much higher)..large deaf community (we have one deaf church with near 400 deaf members...dozens of others fall in line...our deaf Senior Citizen's group is 162 active members...we have a born-deaf asl liaison to the MAYOR, etc.)
The result is tons of work and opportunity for terps. Might help to know, Houston is GLBT-friendly. Heat is a problem, 98 today, and we have three weeks of winter (yes, three weeks)
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I didn't know Houston has a low living cost.
 
You may be surprised to learn that four out of five of the least expensive US cities are in Texas. McAllen, Texas is the lowest cost of living metropolitan area in the country. It is followed by Seguin, Texas and Laredo, Texas. Jonesboro, Arkansas is next in the list of low cost of living areas, followed by number five, Lubbock, Texas. On the whole, some states have a higher overall cost of living, including California, New Mexico, North and South Carolina, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C. On the whole, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia and Tennessee offer a low cost of living. Incomes in these areas can, however, be lower. Cost of Living 4th Quarter 2010 provides you with a clear breakdown of cost of living in each state, allowing you to make informed choices with regard to a state with low cost of living in United States.

LowCostofLiving.net - Low Cost of Living

Texas ranks 5th out of the top 10 states with lowest cost of living. But it doesn't mention Houston. I would venture a guess, given that it is a large metropolitan area, that compared to other areas in the state it is probably one of the highest cost of living.
 
jillio said:
You may be surprised to learn that four out of five of the least expensive US cities are in Texas. McAllen, Texas is the lowest cost of living metropolitan area in the country. It is followed by Seguin, Texas and Laredo, Texas. Jonesboro, Arkansas is next in the list of low cost of living areas, followed by number five, Lubbock, Texas. On the whole, some states have a higher overall cost of living, including California, New Mexico, North and South Carolina, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C. On the whole, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia and Tennessee offer a low cost of living. Incomes in these areas can, however, be lower. Cost of Living 4th Quarter 2010 provides you with a clear breakdown of cost of living in each state, allowing you to make informed choices with regard to a state with low cost of living in United States.

LowCostofLiving.net - Low Cost of Living

Texas ranks 5th out of the top 10 states with lowest cost of living. But it doesn't mention Houston. I would venture a guess, given that it is a large metropolitan area, that compared to other areas in the state it is probably one of the highest cost of living.
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I got to a rank of cities with lowest cost of living in your link, and I saw the ones in Iowa had about 200 or 300 people.

I keep saying I like Iowa but my metro area has half a million people. I think I would go crazy in those tiny towns. A city is full of adventures waiting any time you leave home.
 
Bottesini said:
I got to a rank of cities with lowest cost of living in your link, and I saw the ones in Iowa had about 200 or 300 people.

I keep saying I like Iowa but my metro area has half a million people. I think I would go crazy in those tiny towns. A city is full of adventures waiting any time you leave home.
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Oh, I agree. Most of the places with the lowest cost of living are going to be small and likely to be very remote. I couldn't handle that kind of isolation. I like my activities and the diversity.

And, as far as the Deaf are concerned, you will find the biggest concentrations of the Deaf in larger metro areas. Services are more available.
 
Come to Dallas, TX?

It doesn't have a "big" deaf community like Rochester, NY... but it does have colleges and some mainstream schools that use interpreter support. :)
 
deafbajagal said:
Riverside is nice and the weather is perfect! But the cost of living is outrageous. Also, in my opinion, most of the deaf people there are snobs (no offense to Tousi, who is indeed NOT a snob. ;) ). The poster seems to be hearing, so I'm thinking Austin would be a better choice because there is a lot of opportunities for interpreting jobs but at the same time, there is a lot of concerts, outdoors life plus city life, etc. I definately say Austin is the best city not only for deafies, but hearies as well.
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Just wondering the weather in Riverside, is perfect? I don't think so.... worst smog in Riverside county... good thing I don't live in Riverside. I live in Orange county that sided next to Riverside county.....
 
deafsmogtech said:
Just wondering the weather in Riverside, is perfect? I don't think so.... worst smog in Riverside county... good thing I don't live in Riverside. I live in Orange county that sided next to Riverside county.....
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I think they meant temperature wise the weather is generally okay...not air quality wise...Cus I think all of around here can agree that the air quality is disgusting and horrible and we will probably all have shorter lives because of it.
 
derek7names said:
I think they meant temperature wise the weather is generally okay...not air quality wise...Cus I think all of around here can agree that the air quality is disgusting and horrible and we will probably all have shorter lives because of it.
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Yes, right. With windy or rainy days then the weather looks perfect. But we need more rain days to clear dirtiest cities.
 
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