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Finding My Name Sign Deaf Echo My first name sign was given to me by a hearing person. The A handshape tapped squarely in the feminine area on my cheek. It weathered years in a mainstreamed classroom, and traveled with me to the deaf school in eighth grade. The deaf school was also my eye-opening immersion into Deaf culture and history. … Sun, Apr 26 2020 How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear? Deaf Echo Today, cochlear implantation is considered one of the most effective methods of rehabilitation of deaf children. Cochlear implantation is a surgical operation, a type of hearing replacement. But, unlike a conventional hearing aid, which only amplifies sounds, a cochlear implant allows completely deaf people to hear and understand speech. It replaces damaged auditory r... Fri, Apr 24 2020 What Is Bigotry Against Deaf People? Audism. Deaf Echo [Editor’s note: The article you are about to read first appeared in Dailykos.com on 12/08/10. The thread referred to in the first sentence is taken from a discussion that followed a different article. Reviewing this may be helpful in establishing context.] Judging from this thread, not many people are aware about how their comments can offend and hurt th... Sat, Apr 11 2020 The Costs Incurred: Hearing Non-Signers and Signed Language... Deaf Echo Deaf people and signed language interpreters live in an uneasy co-existence. We need access to the hearing world; interpreters need to work for their livelihood. The irony of entering a dependent relationship in order to obtain enough information to be autonomous as a professional has always rankled, but that is the state of play*. A … Sat, Apr 11 2020 Dr. Rashid’s Response to the Wall Street Journal article... Deaf Echo This originally appeared as a Facebook entry on behalf of Dr. Khadijat Rashid who does not use Facebook and has just recently learned of the article published in the Wall Street Journal. I have received permission from Dr. Rashid to post this on Deaf Echo. It was she and one of her economics majors from … Sat, Apr 11 2020 Jeffco Schools clears way for deaf school to buy land Deaf Echo The Rocky Mountain Deaf School saga continues! Deaf Echo writer Tara Schupner-Congdon reports on new updates in denverpost.com! Sat, Apr 11 2020 Frontrunners in Ghana Deaf Echo Not too long ago I was backpacking in Central America, exploring the nomad’s life through three different countries. Having said this, I recall meeting a deaf dude at a cafe in Costa Rica. He expounded to me about a leadership program in Denmark infused with leaders. He said the leadership program consisted of an international … Sat, Apr 11 2020 From Sesame Street to Self-Discovery Deaf Echo Ninety-five percent of deaf children have hearing parents. What does that mean? It means that many of us are used to being the only deaf person in the family, in the community, or in school unless we are at a deaf school. It means that our family is our first introduction to the ways that … Sat, Apr 11 2020 Stuff Deaf People Like #6: VP Numbers Deaf Echo Deaf people often possess a painstakingly curated collection of videophone numbers. This is more a reflection of the highly fragmented video relay service (VRS) industry and its practices than any predilection towards numerical hoarding on the Deaf person’s part. The FCC requires that any person who uses a videophone must register for a telephone number … Sat, Apr 11 2020 Hello world! Deaf Echo Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! Sat, Apr 11 2020 Individualist eclecticism is on the rise Deaf Echo Negligee and pajamas can very easily make it to the… streets! This year unveiled a new kinky trend, and we’re sure that after pajamas on the streets the next big thing will be naked and topless fashion… Did you ever risk to wear a silk dressing gown at any time of the day? Lingerie style … Sat, Apr 11 2020 Our new darling: structured hairstyles Deaf Echo Negligee and pajamas can very easily make it to the… streets! This year unveiled a new kinky trend, and we’re sure that after pajamas on the streets the next big thing will be naked and topless fashion… Did you ever risk to wear a silk dressing gown at any time of the day? Lingerie style … Sat, Apr 11 2020 The Costs Incurred: Hearing Non-Signers and Signed Language... Deaf Echo Deaf people and signed language interpreters live in an uneasy co-existence. We need access to the hearing world; interpreters need to work for their livelihood. The irony of entering a dependent relationship in order to obtain enough information to be autonomous as a professional has always rankled, but that is the state of play*. A discussion about signed language i... Sun, Feb 16 2014 Dr. Rashid’s Response to the Wall Street Journal article... Deaf Echo This originally appeared as a Facebook entry on behalf of Dr. Khadijat Rashid who does not use Facebook and has just recently learned of the article published in the Wall Street Journal. I have received permission from Dr. Rashid to post this on Deaf Echo. It was she and one of her economics majors from Gallaudet University, Tiasha Bera, who were the intended recipien... Sun, Feb 16 2014 Jeffco Schools clears way for deaf school to buy land Deaf Echo The Rocky Mountain Deaf School saga continues! Deaf Echo writer Tara Schupner-Congdon reports on new updates in denverpost.com! Sat, Jan 19 2013 The Mad Lib legacy Deaf Echo In October, the world lost the humorist Larry Sloan, best known for creating Mad Libs. In this popular kids’ game, one volunteer asks the players to fill in the parts of speech in a story. Only the volunteer doing the asking knows the story, and the players’ random nouns and adjectives make for some ridiculous prose when everything is read together. I think the ga... Thu, Dec 06 2012 Caption Success Story with Game Show Deaf Echo Recently, many people in the signing community have pushed hard for more captioning on internet video — from Netflix to YouTube, Amazon to Hulu; and I want to share with you a success story! When a friend tipped me off to a Kickstarter campaign for a web series of shows about a fantastical arcade where video games are discussed, reviewed, and occasionally poked fun... Mon, Nov 19 2012 So Expressive! Deaf Echo 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 Handler’s show, she has Tumblrs dedicated to her, , and she’s even been named Hot Slut of the Day by Dlisted. Why all the attention? Is it because she’s an attrac... Fri, Nov 02 2012 Awareness about candidates’ stances on disability crucial... Deaf Echo This column is modified from a two-part video in American Sign Language. The video is available on YouTube. Part 1 focuses on Governor Romney and Part 2 focuses on President Obama. In this election, voters typically prioritize certain issues to help them decide for whom to vote. Some rank the economy, immigration, foreign policy, or health care as their top concern. F... Thu, Nov 01 2012 Naming and (not) Necessity* Deaf Echo The conventions behind name signs and naming are well known to members of the deaf community: what gets to be a name sign, who can give another person a name sign, when name signs are used and how to adjudicate duplicate name sign use in a local community, are just some of these cultural standards. There are conventions (past and present) about signing in public. I... Thu, Oct 11 2012 Hearingsplaining Deaf Echo Mansplaining has now become mainstream – that phenomenon of an arrogant man explaining what he thinks he knows about a subject to a woman who knows more than he does about the subject. Or as writer Rebecca Solnit notes, the “intersection between overconfidence and cluelessness where some portion of (the male) gender gets stuck.” I’ve experienced my shar... Thu, Oct 11 2012 AT&T Blocks Mobile FaceTime Deaf Echo Will AT&T Realize How its Decision to Block Mobile FaceTime Impacts the Deaf and Hard of Hearing? Some of you may have seen an opinion piece I wrote for Wired on AT&T’s decision to block FaceTime over mobile connections unless users agree to pay for an unlimited voice plan. The premise of the article is simple: why can’t I just use the data I pay for? Why is AT&T ... Thu, Oct 11 2012 Hearingsplaining Deaf Echo Mansplaining has now become mainstream – that phenomenon of an arrogant man explaining what he thinks he knows about a subject to a woman who knows more than he does about the subject. Or as writer Rebecca Solnit notes, the “intersection between overconfidence and cluelessness where some portion of (the male) gender gets stuck.” I’ve experienced [...] Thu, Sep 20 2012 AT&T Blocks Mobile FaceTime Deaf Echo Will AT&T Realize How its Decision to Block Mobile FaceTime Impacts the Deaf and Hard of Hearing? Some of you may have seen an opinion piece I wrote for Wired on AT&T’s decision to block FaceTime over mobile connections unless users agree to pay for an unlimited voice plan. The premise of the article is [...] Mon, Sep 10 2012 Naming and (not) Necessity* Deaf Echo The conventions behind name signs and naming are well known to members of the deaf community: what gets to be a name sign, who can give another person a name sign, when name signs are used and how to adjudicate duplicate name sign use in a local community, are just some of these cultural [...] Wed, Sep 05 2012 With power comes responsibility Deaf Echo Effects of professors’ language choice at Gallaudet When the professor asked her to stay after class, Melissa felt her pulse quicken. She had always been uncomfortable with some of this professor’s behavior. She knew she should speak up and ask him to stop, but for a student to confront a professor was risky, especially before [...] Thu, Aug 30 2012 Meet the Superhumans–AWESOME New Paralympics Commercial! Deaf Echo Check out this awesome new paralympics commercial! And when you do, ask yourselves… if “disabled” people had always been represented in this manner, would deaf people still face the social difficulties (employment, education, etc) that they do today? Thu, Aug 30 2012 Run Our Way Deaf Echo During this summer of the Olympics, my Facebook friends have “shared” a particular picture of Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympic runner. I’m sure you’ve seen this picture – it is a really sweet photo. In it, you see Pistorius, crouched in a running stance, looking down with a broad, white-toothed grin at an angelic-looking [...] Wed, Aug 22 2012 Exploring Hearing Privilege Deaf Echo In her 2008 Masters thesis, Tiffany Tuccoli states: “…hearing privileges are advantages or entitlements that are enjoyed by people who can hear which are denied to those who are Deaf. These advantages give hearing people power and authority to decide how society should be designed (p. 23).” In exploring this further we have drafted [...] Fri, Aug 17 2012 Announcement: Walk for ASL!!! Deaf Echo [Editor's Note: For more information, please visit the Walk for ASL website, which will go live on Monday, August 13th, at 9:00 a.m.! (Credit goes to Greg Bland and Matt Webster for the website development).] Sun, Aug 12 2012 Lies and Deception: The Fight for a Deaf School’s Future... Deaf Echo Since I wrote my column, “Stupid Deaf People: 2090 Coalition Behaving Badly,” a follow-up to “Not in My Backyard: The Truth About the Fight for a Deaf School’s Future,” much has happened in Rocky Mountain Deaf School’s struggle to secure a property on which it can build a facility of its own. The 2090 Coalition, [...] Thu, Aug 09 2012 Four ways to create a safe space Deaf Echo Through my experience at being involved in the DYUSA petition to CSD Fremont to move The Bear Hunt statue, I have experienced many reactions from other people — from the beautiful to the ugly. One thing I have taken away from all of that is the extreme importance of safe spaces. Quite often I felt [...] Mon, Aug 06 2012 NAD announces support of RMDS Deaf Echo The National Association of the Deaf on Friday released a statement declaring its unequivocal support for the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in its battle for a new home in Lakewood, Colorado. Chief Executive Officer Howard Rosenblum, in response to my e-mail request for comment, said NAD staff and board members previously were “aware of some [...] Sun, Jul 29 2012 “Stupid Deaf People”: 2090 Coalition Behaving Badly Deaf Echo Since I wrote my column about Rocky Mountain Deaf School’s battle with 2090 Coalition, a number of people have reported misconduct or deception by the coalition’s members and petition circulators. Lakewood citizens have written letters about their experiences – including one in which a coalition supporter referred to “stupid deaf people” – and even capt... Thu, Jul 26 2012 ‘Stupid Deaf people’: Lakewood’s Citizens Speak Out... Deaf Echo Since I wrote my column, a number of people have reported misconduct or egregious deception by 2090 Coalition petition circulators and members. A Lakewood resident with no connection to the issue even reported hearing blatant prejudicial, anti-disability statements by a coalition member; his letter is below. These people include supporters of Families for Rocky Mount... Thu, Jul 26 2012 Not In My Backyard: The Truth About the Fight for a Deaf... Deaf Echo In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, a battle is unfolding that could have implications for the future of deaf education. During a week when much of the Deaf community’s attention was elsewhere, a small charter school went head to head with a local neighborhood group, with the future of hundreds [...] Sat, Jul 21 2012 Cue Camp: A Parent’s Guide Deaf Echo On June 29-30th, cuers of all ages gathered at Nazareth College outside of Rochester, NY for the annual Cue Camp, which alternates locations every other year between New York and Maryland. Cue Camp is a place where people of all ages, hearing levels, languages, and backgrounds can come together to practice Cued Speech, meet [...] Thu, Jul 19 2012 The Elephant in the Room – An Interpretative Conversation Deaf Echo I am back with another dialogue about the phrase “the elephant in the room.” I am positive that most have heard this phrase before. The problem is that there are so many different interpretations that my friends and I decided to dissect it. The conversation started because there has been an election. The National [...] Sat, Jul 14 2012 In speaking to my 25 year old self…. Deaf Echo It is okay to love yourself without judgment. Love doesn’t judge. You don’t deserve judgment and pain from the one you are desperately in love with. This is not love. That is fear. Love yourself fully. Love yourself until you are overflowing with it. Love yourself speaking imperfectly. Love yourself stumbling through ASL. Love yourself [...] Sat, Jul 07 2012 Why ‘Dirty Signs’ Should Not Be Banned Deaf Echo All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. –George Bernard Shaw Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardl... Fri, Jul 06 2012 Resisting Dialogue: The Bear Hunt Statue at California... Deaf Echo Deaf Youth USA- Bay Area chapter released a public letter and petition to the California School for the Deaf, Fremont and wider Bay Area Deaf communities following an announcement about three new brands that CSD superintendent, Sean Virnig developed in collaboration with Convo Relay. The three brands were modeled after a statue that is [...] Thu, Jul 05 2012 Cannibalistic Throes/Tribal Wars (Two Poems) Deaf Echo Cannibalistic Throes For targets of naïve sorts that meets no criteria that suits Deaf natives that set boundaries that makes an island that no other can alight that cold cauldron is ready. Tribal Wars Sounds from hearing aid feedback pestering earmolds, festering sores Hurting – iodized and bandaged. Sounds from cochlear implant cut up, [...] Thu, Jun 21 2012 Tugs and Thugs: Sounds the same? Deaf Echo It was a sunny and beautiful Saturday afternoon. We were gathered to celebrate the graduation of several African and African American men. For us, it was a milestone of great accomplishments. After fixing a plate of fried plantains, Jolly of Rice and chicken stew, and mixed vegetables, an excellent impromptu conversation began. This time, [...] Thu, Jun 14 2012 An Open Letter to the Washington Post (#captionTHIS) Deaf Echo Dear Mr. Brauchli: I am contacting you as a member of the #captionTHIS social media movement, and as a member of the Deaf Community. I want to make you aware via this open letter of the #captionTHIS social media movement. We want the Washington Post, among other major internet news outlets, to caption ALL of [...] Wed, Jun 06 2012 A Letter to the American Association of Retired Persons... Deaf Echo Dear American Association of Retired Persons (Board of Trustees): I am sending you this letter to make you aware of a political movement that has arisen within the Deaf Community of the United States called #captionTHIS. Its aim is to confront major media outlets about the lack of accessibility to online videos via internet [...] Tue, Jun 05 2012 An Open Letter to American Heritage Dictionary Deaf Echo [Editor's Note: DeafEcho.com is including this note at the start of this article/letter rather than at its conclusion as we normally do because of an important update. The American Heritage Dictionary is discussing a revision to the definition of "audism." Please go to the comments section under this excellent letter at John Lee Clark's website, where it was or... Thu, May 31 2012 Jewishness and Deaf Culture: A Comparison Deaf Echo Many people think of being Jewish as belonging to a particular religion. What many people don’t realize is that it is more than that: being Jewish means being part of a specific culture and holding an identity as a Jew. Many people also know of the different denominations of Judaism; for example, Orthodox, Conservative [...] Thu, May 31 2012 The #captionTHIS Social Media Movement (Deaf Politics... Deaf Echo Over the weekend, Adam Jarashow and Megan Malzkuhn launched a social media movement for online accessibility known as #captionTHIS. Their goal is to rally people to take action on June 6. Watch the video for more information about the cause. The video is captioned. (Go universal access!) Here is a template letter for your use. Feel [...] Fri, May 25 2012 Deaf Echo Joining #captionTHIS to Confront Social Media... Deaf Echo Deaf Echo is joining #captionTHIS in its bold, amazing effort to get more internet news providers to caption online video content! Watch the video below to learn more about what is happening. Deaf Echo's share of the fight will be to take the issue to the Washington Post! If you wish to join our efforts to [...] Wed, May 23 2012 Word Lens revolutionizes deaf travel
Deaf Echo This is the first in a series of articles about technology, culture, and the Deaf. If you have any good tips about new technology that is beneficial to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, please let me know. Word Lens is a iPhone application that does one thing, and one thing well — it is an [...] Thu, Apr 26 2012 |
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