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BEST OF 2021 Deaf-Friendly Businesses: Recurring faves and newcomers!
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 3, 2022 | Comments
Like Santa, we love year-end lists. In deaffriendly’s earlier, more locally-focused years we began a year-end tradition: the “Best Of” list, with our 2013 list selecting flagship city favorites like Seattle Public Library and 5th Ave Theatre.
Read MoreReviewer Spotlight: Julia Cameron Damon - Indianapolis, IN
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 27, 2021 | Comments
Do you know the faces behind deaffriendly’s reviews? Quarterly, we pick the brains of our active reviewers - the words behind our mission, the stars of our ratings, and the soul of this website.
Read MoreGot Captions? Washington State says You Betchya!
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Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 16, 2021 | Comments
Washington State is the first state to mandate closed captions be turned on for screens in all public places and places of public accommodations, at all times. This is a major victory for deaf and hard of hearing consumers in Washington State, making it one of the most deaf-friendly states in the country.
Read MoreHow this deaf CEO aims to make services better for the deaf community
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 12, 2021 | Comments
As corporate America strives to be more inclusive, one under-the-radar group is the deaf and hard of hearing community. Melissa Echo Greenlee, founder of deaffriendly.com, and her interpreter Jennifer Mantle, join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss her condition and the decision to launch her Yelp-like business for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Read MoreMelmira Takes the #deaffriendly Challenge
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 29, 2021 | Comments
Melissa Elmira Yingst of Melmira is on a mission to find and bring awareness to hidden narratives. Taking the deaffriendly challenge, she's committed to writing reviews on our platform for the entire month of March!
Read MoreA New Year, A New Look, A New Deaf-Friendly World
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 6, 2021 | Comments
The pandemic has been a catalyst for so many of us and has pushed businesses to embrace change in radically new ways. As deaf consumers, we are experiencing these changes in real-time and deaffriendly.com is changing with it.
Read MoreBest of Deaf-Friendly Businesses in 2020: The Year of The Pandemic
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 1, 2021 | Comments
This month, deaffriendly faces a tough task: Highlighting the best businesses in one of the worst years ever, the year of the pandemic.
Read MoreThis September, Take Action For a Deaf-Friendly World!
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 2, 2020 | Comments
Creating a deaf-friendly world doesn't happen from the efforts of one person alone. We can't sit and wait for the world to become deaf-friendly, we, as a collective group must roll up our sleeves and do the work. We certainly can't pick every battle, but we can make an impact by modeling for others what we want, in our everyday lives.
Read MoreFrom curbside pickup to clear masks, pandemic redefines the deaf consumer experience
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 13, 2020 | Comments
Over four months later, fighting the coronavirus is still a Catch-22 for the 40+ million in the U.S. who live with hearing loss. With face masks and social distancing now the norm, deaf and hard of hearing individuals continue to be bewildered by new communication barriers. More than ever, businesses are in a unique position to improve the deaf customer experience.
Deaf Americans are urging the White House to use sign language interpreters at coronavirus briefings
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 3, 2020 | Comments
(CNN)The US Census Bureau estimates that about 11.5 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. Yet months into the coronavirus pandemic, the White House still does not have American Sign Language interpreters at its televised public health press briefings.
