Check out this video of my little one using baby sign đ He has been signing for booby since about 5 months old. It started with squeezing my finger or boob and progressed to making fists, and then finally to the opening and closing repeatedly of his fist to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It is time to stop being afraid. Time to forget the whole âDonât rock the boatâ philosophy of keeping your head down and not drawing attention.
… because if you weren’t deaf, it would actually be a compliment.
âI donât believe in kickinâ,It aint apt to bring one peace;But the wheel what squeaks the loudestis the one what gets the grease.â- "Uncle Josh Weathersbyâs âPunkin Centreâ Storiesâ by Cal Stewart, 1903- "Uncle Josh Weathersbyâs âPunkin Centreâ Storiesâ by Cal...
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