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ridicuLIST: 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 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 MoreIn 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 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.
Read MoreNot Just FaceTime: Apple Store's Accessibility Workshops Reveal Deaf-Friendly Features
Posted by: Staff Writer on May 20, 2013 | Comments
At 8 A.M. sharp, deaf and hearing attendees are huddled near the University Village Apple Store's Genius Bar in Seattle, WA. Armed with their morning caffeine, they're here to learn more about the magical accessibility features lurking within their Apple products.
Read More500 Reviews Later: We're Halfway to our Goal!
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 22, 2013 | Comments
Fresh after our East Coast launch, deafREVIEW hit its second milestone last week – 500 business reviews since our launch in Seattle. Chalk it up to the combined powers of our awesome West and East Coast reviewers.
Read MoreflashBACK: Oral Method in Deaf Institutes (Post-Milan 1880)
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 25, 2013 | Comments
The use of Manual sign and Oralism has been in a life-long battle since the beginning of education for the Deaf. A speaker in the documentary, “Through Deaf Eyes” describes the period of Oralism in Deaf history as the ‘Dark Ages’- an era we might recall when Deaf students were forced to speak and also punished for using their natural language, American Sign Language.
Read MoreridiciuLIST: Deaf People are Mute
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 13, 2013 | Comments
Hearing loss is relative to the loss of one’s functional voice box. Now that’s just silly! Babies learn to communicate by mimicking their parents, i.e. speaking. When learning to speak, the process is what we call baby talk and includes listening with our ears, watching the mouth of mom (or dad), and trying to mimic the noises we hear.
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