Heres a quick run down of some ideas I have. Mix of some stuff I am working on/plan to have, and just ideas.
1) 'feeds' and links to deaf sites that will let you know when they are updated
2) deaf journals and blogs. (local and on other sites).
3) listing of deaf events (OC movies, deaf theatre, expos, club meetings, 'deaf days' at parks, etc, etc)
4) list of deaf advocacy resources, and information. (connect to orgs that help, provide how-tos) which ties into..
5) deafie 'action alerts', requesting action on a deaf related political issue, and providing info on how to act. (ex: mailing the FCC about captioning on TV) Nad has theirs, but theirs doesn't seem to be very effective.
6) a deaf culture 'FAQ', providing the viewpoint of the deaf community online. (good for hearies)
7) DEAF product reviews, giving ratings. (cover asl/deaf culture books and videos for those learning about the deaf, and deaf products such as pagers, ttys, flashers, etc)
8) mobile tech. friendly news. (pagers, cell phone, pda, etc) provide deaf news briefs that can be easily received and read on the go.
9) mailing lists for different deaf news subjects. (like usa-l, but without the articles in the email, and break it down into different areas of interest)
10) deaf 'how-tos', help and advice for the deaf in how to deal with/do things.
11) 'DIG's, deaf interest groups, bring together deaf people interested specific subjects (sci-fi, computers, tv shows, sports, travel, etc)
12) and so on......
The key to many of these ideas is that you need ONE site. There are plenty of sites that give you a touch of information, but few that do anything in depth. (In an information age, a site that provides a meta 'one stop shop' and collects clear information is valuable)
IF you can do it well, go ahead and steal my ideas. The more people trying, the better chance something good will appear.
