Check out this video of my little one using baby sign 🙂 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...
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...
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...
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...
It is time to stop being afraid. Time to forget the whole “Don’t rock the boat” philosophy of keeping your head down and not drawing attention.
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...
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...
... maybe you shouldn't have ascribed to society's deaf stereotypes. Dear Optometrist, I am a deaf mother. That was probably the first thing you noticed about me when you walked in there. I sat there while you promptly set about explaining to your trainee the ins and...
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