UbiDuo Update and Greg Gunderson

The sComm website is slowly transforming to include more information about the UbiDuo and the people who experienced using it as beta testers. Just as well, sComm, Inc is getting more and more of the attention of the media with this highly anticipated communication device for deaf and hard of hearing people, and those with speech disability. The communication device wlll soon become available to the general public sometime late August or September after 5 years worth of development and testing. Check out the evolving sComm website that began today for more information about the highly anticipated UbiDuo communication device and the people who have used it. Be sure to come back and check out the website ongoing development.

Also, today, Greg Gunderson was featured in the Olathe News newspaper (no internet news, only paper) that described his desire to get on the Racin for a Livin reality show but his dream can only be done with the help of people voting for him as many times as they can to help him get on the reality show.

Deaf Race Car Driver – Reality Show
By Leonard Hall

A deaf race car driver, Greg Gunderson, is racing for a spot on the new "Racing for a Livin" television reality show. Greg was selected from thousands of race car drivers to be on the list of 50 drivers now striving to be one of the 20 drivers on the show.

On the show, the drivers will drive in seven races to prove their racing skills and a chance to win the big money prize and to race in the NASCAR Cup series.

Greg has been racing in Sprint car races for 10 years and has been racing since he was six years old. He won over 40 races out of the 400 races he has been in.
Greg's car racing skill runs in the family and was inspired by his grandfather’s racing days. He carried his lucky #39 from his grandfather’s race car. Greg hometown race track is Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minnesota.

There is a good web page site about Greg at www.gundersonracing.com. A one-minute video clip shows Greg using ASL in his race car. Greg’s dream is to be the first deaf driver to win the Knoxville Nationals and possibly the Indy 500 or Daytona 500.

On the show, there are two ways to be selected as one of the 20 drivers. The first selection process is the wild card selection where 5 drivers will be selected. The other selection process is fan voting where the top 15 rookie drivers with the most votes will be on the show.

After being selected, the rookies will be trained by veteran NASCAR race drivers and crews. The drivers will compete against each other on and off the track. Driver elimination will be based on scoring comprised of the following: lap times, scoring by a judging panel of NASCAR veterans, and the drivers’ appearance and attitude dealing with the fans.

The veterans will narrow the field down to two drivers. During the final television program, the fans will vote for the top rookie driver. Under the voting selection and in order to be among the top 15 drivers to qualify for the show, Greg must get votes on the Internet through www.racinforalivin.com.

Deaf people across the country have been voting for Greg over the past several months. Greg is currently in 16th place and the voting will end on July 31st.

If selected, Greg will be using the latest technology, "UbiDuo" to communicate with other hearing people. The device is produced by a deaf-owned company called sComm, Inc. run by Jason Curry in the Kansas City area.

Greg has been using UbiDuo for both business and personal meetings with hearing people, so it will be interesting to see the use of new technology in the race car and on the television show.

It will be good to see a deaf person on one of the television reality shows.

(Leonard Hall writes a weekly column for the deaf community. He can be reached at Legalnetwk@aol.com)

Previous blogs on sComm, Inc and UbiDuo:

UbiDuo - Independent and Successful

Greater Independence for Deaf People with UbiDuo

US Government Approves UbiDuo!

The Ubi Duo

sComm to Debut a New Revolutionary Communication Device Today at DeafNation Expo

sComm, Inc Set to Debut Unique Communication Device for the Deaf at Expos Nationwide

sComm, Inc Received Their $1.3 Million NIH Award

sComm, Inc Wins $1.3 Million NIH Award


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