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FlashBACK Friday: “Deaf Peddler: Confessions of an Inside Man”
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 30, 2013 | Comments
Anyone who has seen Slumdog Millionaire remembers the painful scene where an orphan is intentionally blinded with candle oil. Why? Because disabled beggars out-earn the non-disabled ones.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Creepy Audiology Booths
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 30, 2013 | Comments
Of all the bonds that tie deaf or hard of hearing people together, audiology booths probably get the most laughs. It’s a rite of passage that begins early, and continues well into your graying years.
Read MoreIs Your College On The Deaf Friendly Map?
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 27, 2013 | Comments
3-ring binders? Check. Extra 64-GB flash drives for thesis? Check. Lime-green highlighters for all-night cram sessions? Check. #deaffriendly campus environment in the city where you're getting your learn on?
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf people Read Braille
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 27, 2013 | Comments
If, as a deaf person, you’ve ever been handed braille literature by a well-meaning person, you are not alone. Somewhere over the course of time, deafness and blindness became joined together like Batman and Robin. Thus an urban legend was born: “Deaf people read braille.”
Read More8 Reasons You Benefit From Knowing Sign Language
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 13, 2013 | Comments
It’s long been promoted that learning American Sign Language (ASL) will give you an uncanny superpower: the ability to communicate underwater, through windows and even at loud bars. But unless you are a dive instructor, audiologist or bartender, these superpowers may not benefit you at your workplace. You are probably asking yourself, “how is knowing ASL an asset to my work or business?”
Read MoreWillard's "Rebirth" Report: The Naked Truth About NTD's Decline
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 6, 2013 | Comments
"Break a leg" is the long-uttered catchphrase of thespians and stage buffs. But it's going to take much more than a cliché to revive the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD), says DeafWeekly.com editor Tom Willard. Willard is a man on a mission to save NTD.
Read MoreIn The Marketplace: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 30, 2013 | Comments
Have you heard of the term “Deaf Community?” You may have limited exposure to deaf and hard of hearing (hh) individuals, but let me attest, with over 35 million deaf/hh individuals in the United States alone, it’s very much alive and thriving!
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Carbon-Copy Paper
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 25, 2013 | Comments
I was reading a newspaper the other day and once I put it down I noticed my fingers were covered in print residue. The mess on my fingers suddenly took me on a trip down memory lane: carbon-copy paper used for note-taking.
Read MoreServing a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Customer? Five Customer Service Fails
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 16, 2013 | Comments
Good customer service is the defining factor of any good business – especially important is the first point of contact. As deaf consumers, we frequent a variety of businesses daily such as retail establishments, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and many more. If we experience bad customer service, chances are, all of our friends will hear about it and unless there have been improvements, we are unlikely to return.
Read Moreridiculist: Deaf People Can’t Read or Write
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 10, 2013 | Comments
What do the names Kisor, Briscoe and Desloges have in common? First, all of them are published authors. Second, all of them are deaf or hard of hearing.
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