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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 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 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 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 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 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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