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Join the Deaf-Friendly 7-Day Challenge DeafREVIEW Whether you celebrated Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) last week, or you are celebrating it this week like us, Deaf Awareness Week has been around for quite some time. DAW began in 1951 during the first gathering of the World Congress for the Deaf. We’ve highlighted it every year, with articles and a photo campaign to spread information, educate others, and encourage othe... Mon, Sep 26 2016 Vlad the Ironman and the Road to Kona DeafREVIEW What would you do if you knew anything was possible. What dream would you go after? What goals would you conquer? Who would you become? In some places across the country the leaves are dropping and starting to change colors, if just barely. Other places are still enduring a heat wave, summer’s last parting gift. The Big Island of Hawaii, Kona is preparing for... Mon, Sep 12 2016 In A Deaf Economy Deaf Artists Set Up Shop: Jena Floyd DeafREVIEW Deaf people are innovative problem solvers. They’re also a visionary and inspired group across the board. So it’s no surprise there are many creative and artistic entrepreneurs who are shaking up their industries with new ways of doing business, paving the way for others to follow them, and inspiring the rest of us who are buying up their products and services as ... Wed, Aug 10 2016 What Deaf-Friendly Business Accountability Looks Like DeafREVIEW Our culture here at deaffriendly.com puts high value on our Deaf consumer experience as a catalyst for change. What we experience day in and day out, has tremendous meaning. So when we get together before work to catch up, share the latest happenings in our lives as well as what’s going on in our community - we know that it’s not meaningless water cooler talk, it... Fri, Jul 29 2016 Equal Access at NAD Conference in Phoenix, AZ DeafREVIEW Everyone is still talking about how successful the NAD 2016 conference was in Phoenix, Arizona: especially in regards to the equal access at the convention center, the hotels, the surrounding restaurants and bars. All of that is because of the training that they got from deaffriendly. deaffriendly came into Phoenix a week early to grab the opportunity to provide ... Fri, Jul 29 2016 Facebook, Twitter, Etc: Make Your Ad Management... DeafREVIEW Deaf businesses have been booming, so much that there has been local and nationwide news coverage. This is thanks to technology making it easier to communicate, run a business, and attract customers. On the flip side, as technology use expands, new barriers are emerging for Deaf business owners. In particular, social media advertising solutions are not deaf-friendly. ... Tue, Jul 26 2016 Over 200 Phoenix Professionals Get Deaf-Friendly Training DeafREVIEW After attending a two-hour Deaf-Friendly Customer Service training on Wednesday, Kevin Mattingly wasted no time taking action: He personally turned on the captions on each television set in the Phoenix Convention Center. And decided to leave them on, forever. The deputy convention center director was one of over 200 professionals in Phoenix, AZ to attend the trainin... Sat, Jul 02 2016 Business Tip: Turning a Negative Review into a... DeafREVIEW Lets face it, it’s tough getting a negative review or negative feedback. No one likes it, whether you’re an individual or a business. While eighty percent of reviews on deaffriendly.com are positive, the deaf-challenged experiences Deaf consumers face sometimes lead to reviews that are three stars or less. We encourage businesses to reframe the situation and see... Tue, Jun 07 2016 Melissa "echo" Greenlee: Founder & Fighter... DeafREVIEW When I was a kid, I played in the meadow and chased the cows through riverbanks. I rocked out to 80’s music, sang along with Madonna and danced to “Lucky Star” and “Holiday”. I never thought that, at the age of 8 years old, one of my senses would leave me and my life would take a drastic turn. Growing up over the years with hearing loss, I struggled to under... Thu, May 12 2016 Ensuring the Customer is King: Deaf-Friendly Customer... DeafREVIEW As a native dallasite who grew up in the family business, Vicki Moseley has DONE it all: from bookkeeping to interacting with HUNGRY regulars. Even in an era of table tracking buzzers and ready-order apps, she’d be the first to tell you that there’s no substitute for the “secret sauce” of customer service: Face-to-face interactions. The customer is king, and... Tue, Apr 26 2016 deaffriendly Turns 4: More Than Just a Review Website, A... DeafREVIEW This month marks four years of deaffriendly.com, an online review website for Deaf consumers to rate their positive and negative consumer experiences about businesses they frequent. Along the way, we’ve come to realize two things: change happens with every interaction in ordinary but powerful ways and change also happens when a small group of people decide to do big... Thu, Apr 07 2016 Reviewer Spotlight: Kate Spencer DeafREVIEW On any given day you may find deaffriendly.com Advocate Kate Spencer curled up reading a book, watching crime-related shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, or coloring in an adult coloring book. Like a true Northwest native she has cultivated a special connection with the Puget Sound waters; combing the shores, collecting seashells, seaglass, and rocks whi... Wed, Feb 03 2016 Best of 2015: Deaf-Friendly Businesses That Rocked Our Year DeafREVIEW In 2015, Deaf gained visibility, collaboration, linguistic interest, and became a cultural force reawakened:From Nyle DiMarco winning America’s Next Top Model (Cycle 22) to Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, #deaftalent movement has gained more than one supermodel, or a single Tony Award, the movement has created lasting role models. Deaf people are on the world’s ... Wed, Jan 20 2016 Interpreting Industry Insights: A challenging climate DeafREVIEW The interpreting field is a dynamic one, growing and evolving. This can be most dramatically seen with the creation of Linguabee by Deaf founders Chad Taylor and Patrick Boudreault and Vineya by Communication Services for the Deaf which challenged the old interpreting agency model by connecting consumers and interpreters directly, eliminating the broker - the traditio... Tue, Dec 15 2015 Deaf-Inclusive Tech Conferences: Accessibility Lessons From... DeafREVIEW Though I was born deaf, I had very few opportunities to meet culturally Deaf, ASL-fluent peers until after college. As I began learning sign language for the first time, I noticed that many Deaf and hard of hearing people gravitated towards careers in tech. Conferences should be a safe gateway to exploration, new skillsets, and mentors. But unlike many Title IX-co... Thu, Nov 12 2015 Founder's Corner: Boom! Nyle Shakes up Deaf Stereotypes DeafREVIEW What a stud! Can I say that? I look forward to watching Nyle DiMarco strike a pose every week on America’s Next Top Model (ANTM). It’s easy to focus on the obvious, Nyle DiMarco is beautiful. He’s on a show that celebrates beauty. I could stop right there. Except, his beauty goes beyond the superficial - he is a beautiful human being and an enduring Deaf rol... Thu, Oct 08 2015 A Stylish Match: Starbucks Order App + Deaf Street Style DeafREVIEW Sometimes us staffers think Seattle is the center of the universe, or at least the birthplace of really cool things - deaffriendly.com, R.E.I., Microsoft, and Nirvana are just the tip of the iceberg. Our Ballard office is a hop and skip away from the actual Center of the Universe. We gush about local things, but get really excited when local goodness goes nationwide, ... Tue, Sep 22 2015 Spreading Awareness for DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2015 DeafREVIEW Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) is rolling around again, falling during the last week of September. It’s a great opportunity for businesses, organizations, and individuals alike to spread #deaffriendly awareness. The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is credited with creating the International Week of the Deaf, in Rome, Italy in 1958. The celebration around Deaf peo... Thu, Sep 10 2015 Reviewer Spotlight: Loren Ashton - Tuscon, AZ DeafREVIEW Do you know the people who are plugging in reviews on deaffriendly.com? Every quarter, we pick the brains of our most active reviewers. They are the words behind our deaf-friendly mission, the stars of our 1-5 star ratings, and the soul of this website. Meet Loren Ashton, a Tuscon, AZ native with penchant for other #deaffriendly cities, an appetite for good food, ... Tue, Aug 18 2015 Planning a Festival? Tips to Provide a Deaf-Friendly... DeafREVIEW It’s summer! There are music and theater festivals happening everyday, all day, all over the country. Have you received a request to accommodate a Deaf theater or concertgoer whom uses American Sign Language (ASL)? Making sure your event is accessible to them not only improves your customer service, it also fulfills your obligation under the civil rights law, Americ... Tue, Aug 11 2015 Founders Corner: The Long Path to Advocacy DeafREVIEW One of the most disempowering moments we experience as Deaf consumers is when we face relinquishing control over interpreters to those who don’t know our needs, are driven by corporate profits, and serving personal interests. It requires a leap of faith, every time when we request an interpreter at an unfamiliar doctor’s office or agency, in hopes they know how to... Thu, Jul 30 2015 ADA Then & Now: Where We Have Been & Where We Go... DeafREVIEW This week we are watching as the nation celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the signing of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law by then President George H.W. Bush. Current President Obama said, “Thanks to the ADA, the places that comprise our shared American life- schools, workplaces, movie theaters, courthouses, buses, baseball stadiums, national parks- th... Wed, Jul 22 2015 Microsoft ASL Answer Desk Offers Visual and Virtual... DeafREVIEW PC problems ailing you (again)? Microsoft feels your pain: All of us have grappled with cat videos that take forever to buffer, pop-up ads that won’t quit, and Wi-Fi connections that keep quitting. We've put tech support on speed dial, for a good reason: Technology has brought #deaffriendly apps and telecommunication solutions bridging us to the hearing world. But... Wed, Jul 08 2015 Deaf-Friendly Tips Every Restaurant Needs to Know DeafREVIEW We go to restaurants to celebrate milestones, to break bread with our loved ones, to create memories over a meal, and of course to eat good food. Deaf restaurant patrons are no different. When a restaurant understands the needs of Deaf customers and is willing to accommodate them, it elevates the experience from an average experience to an extraordinary one. Emb... Tue, Jun 23 2015 How To NOT Be That Annoying Hearing Person in A Place of... DeafREVIEW If we had a dollar for every time a hearing person in a place of business annoyed us, we’d be making a pretty penny. Sometimes hearing people mean well, sometimes they’re a tad ignorant, and sometimes they can be downright irritating, without even knowing it. We usually respond with practiced brevity and frosty politeness, but now and then we lose our cool and let... Mon, Jun 15 2015 Our Latest Obsession at deaffriendly.com: OtoSense DeafREVIEW A couple weeks ago, during our weekly staff meeting, we were swapping stories about missed doorbells, burning cookies in the oven, and well… overflowing the bathroom sink. It’s a Deaf thing. C’mon, you’ve been there too, right? One our staffers remembers the day she overflowed the sink, twice and burned a romantic dinner for her sweetie. Needless to say she wa... Tue, May 05 2015 #DeafTalent in God of Carnage DeafREVIEW Deaf Spotlight produces their annual play using an all Deaf cast to showcase #DeafTalent at 12th Avenue Arts Mainstage in Seattle, WA. This year’s production is directed by a local Pacific Northwest Deaf director Ryan Schlecht and the play chosen, God of Carnage, grapples with the questions- what is the nature of violence and who is to blame? A boy hits another ... Mon, Apr 20 2015 God of Carnage: #DeafTalent by DeafSpotlight DeafREVIEW Deaf Spotlight produces their annual play using an all Deaf cast to showcase #DeafTalent at 12th Avenue Arts Mainstage in Seattle, WA. This year’s production is directed by a local Pacific Northwest Deaf director Ryan Schlecht and the play chosen, God of Carnage, grapples with the questions- what is the nature of violence and who is to blame? A boy hits another ... Mon, Apr 20 2015 Traveling with Hearing People? A Survival Guide DeafREVIEW Here’s the deal, you’re going on a vacation with a large group of hearing people. The occasion varies - a family reunion, a long-planned cruise, a destination wedding, or a trip to a resort or amusement park. The result? You will be surrounded 24/7 with people that you might struggle to communicate with. Now, how do you survive it relatively intact, and have some ... Tue, Apr 14 2015 #deaffriendly Apps: Where Necessity and Innovation Mash Up DeafREVIEW Deaf technology users are hip to what is the latest and greatest, always on the lookout for #deaffriendly technology. And when it comes to phone apps, you can bet most of Deaf folks have an assortment of awesome technology at their fingertips. They’re the trend setters and technology curators of the world and you can bet they are dialed in. Hearing folks sometim... Wed, Apr 01 2015 #deaffriendly Apps: Where Necessity & Innovation Mash Up DeafREVIEW Deaf technology users are hip to what is the latest and greatest, always on the lookout for #deaffriendly technology. And when it comes to phone apps, you can bet most of Deaf folks have an assortment of awesome technology at their fingertips. They’re the trend setters and technology curators of the world and you can bet they are dialed in. Hearing folks sometim... Wed, Apr 01 2015 Reviewer Spotlight: Paolo Luciano – Chino Hills, CA DeafREVIEW Do you know the people who are plugging in reviews on deaffriendly.com? Every quarter, we pick the brains of our most active reviewers. They are the words behind our deaf-friendly mission, the stars of our 1-5 star ratings, and the soul of this website. Meet Paolo, a deaf Uber driver who resides in Chino Hills, CA. His rapid rise from deaffriendly Advocate to Cha... Tue, Mar 10 2015 Utilizing #deaftalent: The Making of a Deaf-Friendly... DeafREVIEW Are you tired of seeing production companies and theaters in Hollywood and beyond using hearing people casted as Deaf characters? Roles that Deaf individuals could portray and perhaps even better? We are! That’s why at deaffriendly we knew when we made the right choice, the only choice really, to use #deaftalent during the making of our first webisode released in la... Thu, Feb 26 2015 Enough is Enough: Deaf Demand Access in Medical Settings DeafREVIEW Your life is on the line. Or your child is gravely ill. You’re scared. Perhaps you’re in the emergency room or with a surgeon doing a consult. The very last thing you need to worry about is communication. And yet, far too often this is exactly what happens for Deaf patients and parents of Deaf children in the hospital. They have to deal with communication barrie... Wed, Feb 18 2015 thiceathE liked this Deaf-Friendly Showcase: How Glide’s #VIDEOTEXTING... DeafREVIEW To a nation of textaholics, LOLs and emojis seems like a 21st Century fixture that’s here to stay. But hold on to your hats, because an upstart startup is changing how we stay connected: Glide’s video-texting application. If Glide has its way, limiting oneself to plain ol’ word-based texting will be so 2011. Since its product release in May 2012, over 10 mi... Tue, Feb 10 2015 Your #deaffriendly Valentine's Day Gift Giving Guide DeafREVIEW Love is a powerful thing isn’t it? It changes lives at first glance. And tokens of our affection can lead to deepening relationships or serious misfires. We’ve all been there; we thought that tie would be a big hit. It wasn’t. We thought that piece of jewelry would make them swoon. It didn’t. We’ve done the work and found perfect gifts for all the folks in... Tue, Feb 03 2015 Best of 2014 #deaffriendly Businesses DeafREVIEW As the year winds down, counting is the name of the game: Days to 2015, partridges and pear trees, holiday pounds to shed, shopping budgets, and resolution lists. But at the deaffriendly headquarters, we count with spreadsheets: Analyzing #deaffriendly businesses and which one’s deserve top honors in several business categories. Easier said than done: Once we open... Tue, Dec 30 2014 Money Talks. At Kramer Wealth Managers, It Signs and... DeafREVIEW One unspoken rule of adulthood: Talking about money is taboo, confined to hush-hush conversations. But the Catch-22 is that talking about money early and often is what helps children build a solid financial foundation later. That's why many in the Deaf Community are disadvantaged from the get-go, says Lee Kramer, a long-time Deaf Certified Financial Planner™ who... Tue, Oct 14 2014 Reviewer Spotlight: Joshua Jones – Orange County, CA DeafREVIEW Do you know the people who are plugging in reviews on deaffriendly.com? Every quarter, we pick the brains of our most active reviewers. They are the words behind our deaf-friendly mission, the stars of our 1-5 star ratings, and the soul of this website. Meet Joshua Jones, our best-kept secret since deaffriendly.com launched in 2012. He has written 210 reviews, quick... Wed, Oct 08 2014 Do You Know What It Means To Be #deaffriendly? DeafREVIEW You know what a cost-benefit analysis is. You have your accountant’s telephone number on speed-dial. You even know how to expertly run a social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter. But, do you know what it means to be a deaf-friendly business? Deaf-friendliness can mean different things to different people. Some perceive it emotionally, such as effortless empat... Tue, Sep 23 2014 ridicuLIST: All Deaf People Parties Are Oh-So Quiet DeafREVIEW Quiet as a mouse. Quiet a sepulchre. Quiet as at anchor in a deaf calm. These are the various analogies that many people may use to describe Deaf people – and their parties. Sometimes this is true – such as at more formal events, daytime picnics, and “voice-off” Deaf Jams. But while poetic, these analogies are, at times, far from the truth. Just ask any Dea... Tue, Sep 23 2014 Introducing deaffriendly.com! DeafREVIEW Dear fans and followers, Pssst! Have you noticed what happened to our website? After months of scheming, debugging and tinkering, we've updated our website … and our brand! We’re now deaffriendly.com and we are open for reviews, nationwide. So, what's new? Not only did we re-skin our masthead, change our tagline, and re-position our query boxes, we've escalate... Tue, Sep 23 2014 ridicuLIST: All Deaf People Are Inspiration Porn DeafREVIEW Do you have less-than-“perfect” hearing? Then, somewhere along your journey in this hearing-centric world, you may have received comments like these: “You’re so inspirational to live with this disability. I can't imagine how I would do it.” Or “You’re deaf? Goodness, you seem to be doing so well in spite of it.” While the praise is well intended, Ste... Tue, Sep 23 2014 ridicuLIST: All Deaf People Are Inspiration Porn DeafREVIEW Do you have less-than-“perfect” hearing? Then, somewhere along your journey in this hearing-centric world, you may have received comments like these: “You’re so inspirational to live with this disability. I can't imagine how I would do it.” Or “You’re deaf? Goodness, you seem to be doing so well in spite of it.” While the praise is well intended, Ste... Wed, Aug 13 2014 ridicuLIST: All Deaf People Are Role Models …for... DeafREVIEW Do you have less-than-“perfect” hearing? Then, somewhere along your journey in this hearing-centric world, you may have received comments like these: “You’re so inspirational to live with this disability. I can't imagine how I would do it.” Or “You’re deaf? Goodness, you seem to be doing so well in spite of it.” While the praise is well intended, Ste... Tue, Aug 12 2014 ridicuLIST: All Deaf People Parties Are Oh-So Quiet DeafREVIEW Quiet as a mouse. Quiet a sepulchre. Quiet as at anchor in a deaf calm. These are the various analogies that many people may use to describe Deaf people – and their parties. Sometimes this is true – such as at more formal events, daytime picnics, and “voice-off” Deaf Jams. But while poetic, these analogies are, at times, far from the truth. Just ask any Dea... Wed, Jul 16 2014 Stars and Stripes, Oh My: deafREVIEW Is Opening Nationwide! DeafREVIEW After two years of cherry-picking cities that are the cream de la crème of the #deaffriendly crop, we’re going the whole nine yards. That’s right: Soon, no matter where you live in the Star-Spangled United States of America, you can write your #deaffriendly or #deafchallenged reviews. Soon, slinging copy about #deaffriendly or #deafchallenged businesses will no... Tue, Jul 08 2014 Reviewer Spotlight: Ariele Belo - Seattle, WA DeafREVIEW Do you know the people who are plugging in reviews on deafREVIEW? Every quarter, we pick the brains of our most active reviewers. They are the words behind our deaf-friendly mission, the stars of our 1-5 star ratings, and the souls of this website. Meet Ariele Belo, a Deaf advocate extraordinaire who calls Seattle home. As the Director of Case Management and Advocac... Thu, Jul 03 2014 flashBACK friday: Deaf Contestant on The Price Is Right DeafREVIEW The price was right, indeed, for deaf contestant Kristine Hall. On October 19, 2009, Hall became the first deaf contestant on the CBS show “The Price Is Right”. A longtime deaf fan of the game show, her victory prizes (bicycles, mattress, bedroom set, and a thousand bucks); she also won a victory of accommodations. This Gallaudet alumna teaches deaf adults at an... Fri, Jun 27 2014 ridicuLIST: Deaf People Are Gold Diggers (Big Bang Theory)
DeafREVIEW What’s the flip side of the stereotype that all deaf people are poor and abuse government assistance? That while deaf people can’t hear the Ka-ching of a cash register, they can see status symbols … and that they date or marry out of motivation to attain wealth or score a “good provider”. This is the notion loosely explored in fifth season of the popular T... Wed, Jun 25 2014 |
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