Tag: deaf seniors of america

  • Z You at the Deaf Seniors of America Conference

    I’m here in Las Vegas hanging with 1,800 Deaf senior citizens.  And what a cool group they are to hang out with!  I can’t help myself– I find that I get into conversations with them and want to hear their stories of growing up and where they worked at.  One guy worked at Coke for 38 years…another is a tax attorney… a couple of them worked their way up at the post office to management level and all sorts of other jobs.  At the Z booth, while they try out the Z-340 videophone, some of them have been sharing stories of how they had no phones and had to send letters to their friends to arrange a visit.

    Today, we revealed our very own “Dr. Z,” the infamous Phil Bravin who is the original Deaf tech geek.  He can remember playing around with code many years back and he recently put together a neat website for everything Z:

    Doctor Z’s website

    Dr. Z
    Dr. Z
    Marlee Matlin arrived at noon to sign her books for over two hours.  She took a moment to pose with Laurel and Hardy (yes, they work for the Z team too!):
    Marlee Matlin with Laurel and Hardy
    Marlee Matlin with Laurel and Hardy
    U. S. Chung, the Z Project Manager drew a crowd of his own this afternoon:
    USC shows the Z-340 to Seniors
    USC shows the Z-340 to Seniors
    We’ll be at the Z booth on Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon.  If you’re at the DSA conference, stop by and say hi!
  • Greetings from Vegas

    Where in the world is Karen?  In Vegas.  Not exactly my favorite place in the U.S. but I’m learning to like it this week because I’m with a great bunch of people from the Z team and the Deaf Seniors of America.  I’m working the Z booth all week at the conference, so if you’re in Vegas, stop by Paris and say hi.

    On Sunday, we had a free day to explore the strip so a few of us went to the roller coaster at New York.  Later that night we went to the Stratosphere and tried the rides on the top.  I discovered that I have a new fear of heights.  There was one ride that throws you over the edge– ack!  Poor Manny Johnson, I ended up squeezing the heck out of his hand when we went over the edge.  Later that night, I woke up in the middle of a nightmare– the brakes on the ride failed and down we went. 

    Thank goodness it was only a dream.

    Let's go on the roller coaster!
    Let's go on the roller coaster!