deafutahhiker

Wednesday, 26 June
deafutahhiker At the moment, we are awaken at 7.27 in the morning, as I am sipping some coffee before getting ready to josh off to work at the local community college where I tutor ASL. I thought I would use some of this time to write a quick blog to share with... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Tech Culture Thu, Jun 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

CDI, interpreters and Code of Professional Conduct
deafutahhiker Hello! It has been a fantastically busy month for me, with several things going on. First of all, the first weekend of the month, I attended a CDI workshop which lasted three days. For you who are unfamiliar with the abbreviation, a CDI is a certi... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Legal Culture Sun, Apr 27 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

In response to "Is Deafread dead?"
deafutahhiker Is Deafread dead? I have been looking around for good stuff to read lately, only to see the "boycott" to post on deafread due to a plethora of pro-CI blogs. Wait a minute... I came to deafread because I love reading about a great range of themes. ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Culture Wed, Apr 16 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deafness in a world full of languages
deafutahhiker Let's begin with a popular French joke, translated into English, of course. "What do you call a person who knows two languages?" "A bilingual" "What do you call a person who knows three languages?" "A trilingual" "What do you call a person who kn... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Culture Sun, Apr 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My understanding of Deafhood
deafutahhiker The past two blogs I wrote has left a negative aftertaste and I felt compelled to write something on a more positive note this time. I'd like to talk about how I learned the term "Deafhood" and how I came about to defining it for myself. Four year... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Education Tech Culture Sun, Mar 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Personally, I am fed up with the Deaf community.
deafutahhiker Hello all! I'm sure you are wondering about the title that I have just written. Yes, I am truly fed up with the Deaf community, but that does not mean that I dislike everyone in the Deaf community. By no means would that be true! I still love and ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Audism Culture Fri, Mar 28 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My opinions on CI
deafutahhiker In the last days, I have been following with great interest on discussions on CI issues, and how implanted individuals generally receive lackluster reception from the Deaf community. I am sure many people have already made up their minds about CI,... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Tech Wed, Feb 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Subtitling my vlogs...
deafutahhiker Vlog mit deutsche Untertiteln: Vlog without subtitles Hello dear readers! I would like to take this opportunity to try again and to start subtitling my vlogs. I have a wonderful friend who I consider to be my sister, and her name is Patty. We h... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Tech Culture Tue, Feb 12 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

"You sign like a hearing person..."
deafutahhiker Vlog to come soon... Hello there! I have been meaning to do this blog/vlog for ages, but never have come around to it... UNTIL NOW! Last Friday, I was working at my ASL tutoring job, and a tutor and I were discussing about how different people wo... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Language Culture Mon, Feb 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Assistance needed?
deafutahhiker I love travelling, and a majority of the time when I travel, I fly to different destinations. I have been travelling quite a bit since 1996, and it has been interesting to see how my experiences with airlines have changed in these years. In the early days of my travels, I would make it a rule to tick the box letting them know that I am Deaf, and that I might need [...]
Audism Sun, May 13 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

an incident at work
deafutahhiker I work full time at a medical laboratory facility, and it is a great place to work at. There are other deaf people who also work there, and also hearing coworkers who do know some sign language. The issue of communication is usually limited to some inane issues as refusal of communication or misunderstandings due to people not being clear. These occurs in the hearing [...]
Sun, May 13 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post