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Interpreters For Your Family Function: A Checklist
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 30, 2013 | Comments
Christmas? Family Reunions? Weddings? It’s a perfect storm; near-strangers who might not have a close relationship are stuck together for hours at a time. There’s constant interaction and you’re often away from your own bed, your home, and your comfort zone. Even the closest of families run into this kind of tension from time to time.
Read MoreDeaf Awareness Week Gone Viral & Wearable #deaffriendly
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 22, 2013 | Comments
Fashion fiends, this is the week to literally wear your Deaf pride. Breast cancer awareness comes with pink ribbons, and "LIVE STRONG" armbands showcase our dedication to health and fitness. This year, Deaf culture awareness comes with a #deaffriendly tee.
Read MoreDeaf Consumers: 7 Tips For Placing a Video Relay Call
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 16, 2013 | Comments
The explosion of Video Relay Services (VRS) in the last 13 years has brought an unexpected boom to the deaf community. Prior to VRS, our economic position in the world was barely visible. Since then, Video Relay Services have undergone many changes. With all technological advances, there is a learning curve. Here we provide seven tips help your VRS call go smoothly.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Cannot Appreciate Music
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 12, 2013 | Comments
“I’ve got deaf tones but I’m not tone deaf,” recording artist Sean Forbes raps in “I’m Deaf,” one of his latest music video's. “Look, I understand you might be leery getting music beats from the hard of hearing.”
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 MoreFlashBACK 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 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.
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