Chapter One in Deaf Eyes on Interpreting (2018) edited by Thomas K. Holcomb and David H. Smith. View the ASL summary of this article here. When my two-year-old son broke his leg, I took him along with my one-year-old to the orthopedic doctor for a follow-up. At the time, I lived in a small … [Continue reading]
Deaf Schools: TRUE-BUSINESS Deaf?—20 Years Later
By Trudy Suggs Read the 1997 article or the 2007 article. Scroll down to see my thoughts about this year's results. A survey sent to 40 schools in the fall of 1997, revealed, to many people’s surprise, that no deaf school had a majority of employees who were deaf. Out of the 21 schools … [Continue reading]
Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 2)
By Trudy Suggs (Click here for my thoughts on this story in ASL and English). PART 2 (Read Part 1 here) Zeke Beranek: The Unsung Hero Zeke … [Continue reading]
Reflections on “Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students”
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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 1)
By Trudy Suggs PART 1 (Click here for Part 2) It was going to be a splendid trip. Forty boys from the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) were … [Continue reading]
My letter, 26 years later
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Suicide is no laughing matter
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A Quick Look at Everyday Disempowerment of Deaf People
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of NADmag; download a PDF version of the article. Video description: Trudy, a white … [Continue reading]
#iamdeaf
In response to the recent AGB letter controversy, Robin Horwitz has created an #iamdeaf page on Facebook, and I was among the people he asked to make … [Continue reading]
Giving Credit Where It Wasn’t Due
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