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flashBACK Friday: What Hat is Linda Bove Wearing Today?
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 27, 2013 | Comments
Like millions of Americans, you or your child may have learned your ABCs from “Sesame Street.” Do you also remember actress Linda Bove, who added a humorous dose of Deaf Culture to America’s most beloved children’s show?
Read MoreWill the #realinterpreter please stand up? Seattle outs their own #fakeinterpreter
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 16, 2013 | Comments
With real-life plot twists that would make both the National Inquirer and The Onion covet its headlines, the #fakeinterpreter story continues to play on a world stage.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Can't Have Children
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 11, 2013 | Comments
It just takes a sperm and an egg to make a kid, right? Basic biology. Yet some people have actually believed the myth that deaf people can’t have kids. What the heck? There’s several angles to this myth.
Read More#deaffriendly Games for Deaf-Challenged Holidays
Posted by: Staff Writer on Nov. 26, 2013 | Comments
Brace yourselves. It’s that time of the year where you deploy every trick in the book to survive company holiday parties, family reunions, and awkward Thanksgiving roundtable chit-chats with heavily bearded or accented in-laws. Well, now we’ve got even more tricks to add to your book: Games!
Read MoreridicuLIST: Hearing Aids Solve Everything
Posted by: Staff Writer on Nov. 13, 2013 | Comments
A bartender recently told me a story: "I dated this Latvian girl when my Mexican accent was still heavy. I told her parents I was planning to go back to Mexico. They kept saying they were so proud of me." “I was confused. Later, they asked me: ‘So, what made you decide to go to medical school?’"
Read More5 Customer Service Fails: The Holiday Edition
Posted by: Staff Writer on Nov. 11, 2013 | Comments
With the holidays around the corner, customer service sometimes changes for the worst. How does that bode for deaf and hard of hearing customers who are trying to survive the most credit-disrupting, nerve-wracking, and elbow-jostling season of the year?
Read MoreAustin, Dallas, Houston, Portland: New Kids on the Block!
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 29, 2013 | Comments
A barbershop quartet isn't the only nifty thing that comes in fours. deafREVIEW has opened its review platform in not one, not two, nor three, but four bustling cities today.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Cannot Drive
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 23, 2013 | Comments
Seatbelts on? Check. Gas tank at least a quarter-full? Check. Hearing driver? Hey, wait a minute! This checklist is as outdated as the dune and buggy system. Today, some folks still think deaf individuals can’t drive, let alone legally sit behind the wheel.
Read MoreNot Just Grandpa: A Guide To Hard of Hearing Wedding Guests
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 16, 2013 | Comments
Trying to spot a hard of hearing guest(s) that doesn’t use Sign Language at your wedding is like scoping out a "Where's Waldo" scene. The usual suspects are there ... but it just might take a while for your peepers to pinpoint them amidst all the candelabras, floral arrangements, and hullaballoo that are par for the course at a wedding.
Read MoreDAW: Behind the Scene with #deaffriendly Models, Photographer
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 8, 2013 | Comments
One by one, twelve models arrived at Meryl Schenker’s SODO studio in Seattle for deafREVIEW’s Deaf Awareness Week campaign. They began to address her by a name sign created by deafREVIEW founder Melissa “echo” Greenlee: A closed 5 handshape sweeping outward from the forehead, characterizing Schenker’s wispy tresses.
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