deaf in Society

Just because YOU don’t see the pervasive discrimination we experience, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!

Just because WE can’t hear, doesn’t make us any less capable. You don’t get to decide what is in OUR best interest!

Just because many of us are disempowered into silence, doesn’t mean you can discriminate against us freely!

Andy Dexterity: How do ya like them apples!?

So my sister in law came across a deaf blog ranting about some dude from The Voice, Andy Dexterity doing Auslan when he is not deaf. There was a lot of anger about cultural appropriation and comments about Andy signing badly. It prompted my interest because obvious...

Trigger warnings on educational activism please!

https://youtu.be/qFcFpWzIQNk First, this is an excellent and well done video, everybody needs to watch it! I'd like to touch on my first experience of this video as it completely slammed me. It was used as an educational tool in a support coordination course I was...

Deaf People don’t own phones!

People keep calling my phone and I've finally worked it out! Deaf people can't possibly own phones, and this must be common knowledge! Of course!! This totally explains why there will be difficulty explaining to a caller why the deaf phone owner cannot come to the...

Newsflash: Auslan interpreters are uneccessary!

No really. I've removed names for privacy as this isn't about any of these individuals personally, but rather the social/cultural context of this discourse. Here are the highlights for those of you without the ability to see the image posted below: "I wonder how...

NDIS: Rural and remote a choice?

I've been pondering on this particular judgmental view lately - that it is always a choice where you live. Let's look at this in context of disability: Neighbours Supportive and understanding neighbours are important. Bonus if they share some similar views or...

The Visual Element of Sign Language Cemented!

Wayne Sharples reading the part from "The Gruffalo" where the Fox learns he is the Gruffalo's favourite food. You know how people think in the language they were raised in? People raised with spoken language often report "hearing" in their head when they have...

Being Angry & Negative is not the Problem… Limiting Discourse is!

I was recently invited to a public Facebook group - Auslan Media Access. This group is about lobbying and increasing awareness of the need for interpreters in the media regarding news broadcasts and emergency broadcasts aimed at delivering information to Australians....

An End Note for 2019

When the idea for this blog came about at the beginning of 2019, I did not realise how my commitment to The Year of the Squeaky Wheel would shape and influence where my energy went for 2019. Here's an excerpt: I am upset and angry. Nobody likes being confronted with...

What’s it like being deaf in society?

Have you ever wondered what it is like being deaf in society? Read this article with an open mind instead of “Oh, it couldn’t POSSIBLY be like that!”

Systemic Discrimination in Far North Queensland

Systemic discrimination is any discrimination which occurs within a system as a result of the system's patterns of behaviours, policies, practices or individuals who are not kept in check appropriately by said system. Such systems which perpetuate disadvantage for...
2019: The Year of the Squeaky Wheel

2019: The Year of the Squeaky Wheel

“I don’t believe in kickin’,It aint apt to bring one peace;But the wheel what squeaks the loudestis the one what gets the grease.”- "Uncle Josh Weathersby’s ‘Punkin Centre’ Stories” by Cal Stewart, 1903- "Uncle Josh Weathersby’s ‘Punkin Centre’ Stories” by Cal...

Open Letter to Connect to Wellbeing…

Open Letter to Connect to Wellbeing…

When accessing mental health support services impacts on mental health...! Dear Connect to Wellbeing, This is an open letter. The purpose of sharing this letter is to educate and make people aware of the impact their actions have on others. This is why I have avoided...

Letter to The Cairns Post…

Letter to The Cairns Post…

Kym Lindner's ableist comment in the Cairns Post. Here is some reverse ableism for Mr Kym Lindner of Smithfield. … and perhaps we can get rid of these ableist idiots like Kym Lindner, and while you're at it Cairns Post, get rid of your editor who allowed Mr Lindner's...

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