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1,000 Reviews Later, Our Deaf–Friendly Journey Continues
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 2, 2014 | Comments
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -- Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) They say the first step is the hardest – and that every endeavor is a culmination of baby steps.
Read MoreRetail Therapy: 5 Lessons to Apply to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Customers
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 25, 2014 | Comments
Images of shuttered businesses and liquidation sales are sending a message to entrepreneurs everywhere: The “Death of Retail” is nigh. Just look at JC Penney’s plummeting stock, compared to Amazon’s ever-soaring stock price. No one ever leaves their home to shop until they drop anymore, right?
Read MoreridicuLIST: All Deaf People are Poor and Abuse Government Assistance
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 12, 2014 | Comments
SSA. SSDI. SSI. HUD. If you’ve heard of these acronyms, you’ve probably also heard them being associated with deaf individuals. Sadly, some stereotypes die hard. One is the idea that all deaf people are poor and abuse government assistance. In a recession, it seems even more so. Because seemingly everyone is broke.
Read MoreWhen Deafhood Meets Sisterhood, Entrepreneurism Soars
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 6, 2014 | Comments
In 1908, International Women’s Day began with the thunderous beating of 15,000 pairs of feet marching the streets of New York City for shorter hours, suffrage, and better pay for women.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Can’t Dance
Posted by: Staff Writer on Feb. 12, 2014 | Comments
When Oscar winning Deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, was a contestant on season six of Dancing with the Stars, she impressed us all with her fluid waltz and mambo moves. After that season, the misconception of Deaf people being unable to dance was spun around and thrown out the door by her partner Fabian. She proved to the world, that one doesn’t need to hear to bust out a move on the dance floor.
Read MoreWho's Afraid of the IRS? Not DeafTax.com Clients
Posted by: Staff Writer on Feb. 5, 2014 | Comments
If the thought of doing your taxes (again) makes you want to curl up into a fetal position, you're not alone. When business man Louis J. Schwarz began offering Income Tax Preparation Services for the Deaf in 1971, the Federal Tax Code was already roughly 16,500 pages long.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Closed Captioning Decoder Boxes
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 31, 2014 | Comments
If closed-captioning could speak (well, caption) for itself, it’d probably say “we’ve come a long way, baby.”
Read More22 Thoughts About That Deaf Fullback: Derrick Coleman
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 28, 2014 | Comments
1. His is a story that melts the hearts of even diehard Broncos fans. We know you Peyton-lovers are out there, dissolving into "aaawws" at Coleman's handwritten letter to 9-year-old Riley Kovalcik.
Read MoreridicuLIST: All Deaf People Know Sign Language
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 8, 2014 | Comments
All black people listen to rap. All Americans speak English. All Swedish people eat Swedish fish. All Asians excel in math. Every culture is plagued by stereotypes, and Deaf Culture is no exception. “All Deaf people know sign language” is one of them.
Read MoreBest of 2013: Seattle’s Deaf-Friendly Businesses
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 31, 2013 | Comments
Oh 2013, what a year you’ve been. You ushered in feel-so-good highs like the half-century anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream,” and the weird new dance move named twerking (thanks, Miley). You welcomed the newest royal baby, and whisked away the souls of such notable figures as Lou Reed and Nelson Mandela.
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