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In 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.
Read MoreWaving the White Napkin, and 7 Other Things You See at Deaf Weddings
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 9, 2013 | Comments
"Here Comes the Bride" never played. There were no - or minimal - table centerpieces. What's more, the Officiate didn't utter a peep during the ceremony. Wait, did you just stage the wedding planning blooper of the year?
Read MoreGive me Liberty ... Or Give Me Deafisms
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 1, 2013 | Comments
The year was 1776: A noisy culmination of musket gunpowder, tarring, feathering, and three shiploads of tea tumbling into the Boston Harbor. Fast forward 237 years as a free country, and it's easy to say that We, the Deaf or Hard of Hearing people of the United State of America, have become more independent.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Brightly Colored Ear Molds
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 28, 2013 | Comments
Plain beige, bright blue and hot pink ear molds are so 1980s! Yet, braces, hair dye and contact lenses now come in all colors of the rainbow. Why not ear molds, too?
Read More8 Realities of Accessibility Tax Credits and Deductions - Through a Deaf CPA’s Eyes
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 17, 2013 | Comments
Ever wondered why, in the enlightened 21st Century, it still seems so gosh-dang impossible to coax some businesses to invest in your basic right to services like sign language interpreters or CART? We wondered the same, so we asked Howard Knight, a deaf CPA and Principal of Howard Knight, CPA, to give us the straight scoop about the realities of accessibility-oriented tax credits and deductions.
Read MoreridicuLIST: All Deaf People Make Good Spies
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 12, 2013 | Comments
Do not heed advice from the cast members of Seinfeld when in one episode they convince Marlee Matlin’s comical deaf character, Laura, to lip-read and eavesdrop on one of George’s ex-girlfriends at a party.
Read MoreThe Woof Isn't Silent: Wo/Man's Deaf Best Friend
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 11, 2013 | Comments
A stealthy robot vacuum twirls around Suz Ledet's hardwood floors, absorbing the ever-shedding white fur of her two Boxers: Marlee and Lucky Lucy. Pigmentation is first of two clues that they are unique: White hair is often associated with deafness in dogs.
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