Involuntary Membership (or, Lets Be Raised Hearing!)
Imagine for a moment: A culture in which you are added to involuntarily. And even as you are added, your parents most likely are not. That culture would be a strange and wondrous one, indeed. What...
View ArticleDeaf Rumor Mills—The Surest Path to Absolute Freedom
You people have got to stop trying to avoid the Deaf rumor mill. You’re not going to escape it no matter what you do. So why not make it work for you? I personally make it a point to start up one new...
View ArticleStarbucks and Accessibility… Welcome Back to the Madness, Madness, Madness…
Not to hammer away at my favorite franchise – Starbucks – yet again, but my friend “Jane” recently sent me the following email, and I asked her for permission to share both it and my reply with Deaf...
View ArticleDisability – It’s Time for a New Word
Last week, I received paperwork from the local school district to fill out for my son. “Preschoolers with Disabilities” was written at the top. This caught me off guard for two reasons: first, I can’t...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Be a d/Deaf Woman Living a Life That is Free of Violence?
Individually: It means knowing we deserve love, respect and safety. It means feeling secure in our ideas, personal choices, right to autonomy, humanity, and d/Deaf identity. It means that our...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Be a d/Deaf Woman Living a Life That is Free of...
How may our communities support the empowerment of Deaf survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking? Continue to support Deaf-focused domestic violence organizations in your...
View ArticleAdvocacy Resources for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing Survivors of...
[Editor's Note: The following is a list of contact information for survivors of domestic/sexual violence and/or stalking. It is meant to be Part III of Deaf Echo author Adrienne Gravish's What Does It...
View ArticleThe Canary in the Coal Mine
Just as I’m flying to California State University Northridge to present at their Deaf College Student Leadership Conference, I was reading a copy of Newsweek. There was a story on the infectious...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Deafblind People Out There
Life is created by you only. People, objects, events, and education come into your life and they leave with some kind of mark, but only you as a human being remain. So it’s important to live your...
View ArticleSo Expressive!
Lydia Callis, signed language interpreter for New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg, is getting a lot of attention these days for her interpreting during Hurricane Sandy. She’s been spoofed on Chelsea...
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