The Importance of Storytelling to Address Deaf Disempowerment

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)

Pictures of written notes between ISD students and newspaper reporters

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”

Video description: Trudy Suggs, a white woman with brown shoulder-length hair, is wearing a black cardigan over a black shirt with green and white … [Continue reading]

Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 1)

A black and white photo of Charles Bright wrapped up in blankets on a hotel bed after his fall.

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

Video description: Trudy Suggs, a white woman with brown shoulder-length hair, is wearing a purple v-necked sweater that ties at the neckline.  She is … [Continue reading]

Suicide is no laughing matter

Video description: Trudy, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair, is wearing a navy blue shirt with a red, white, light blue, tan, and navy … [Continue reading]

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

Video description: Trudy, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair, is wearing a deep royal blue sweater. She is seated in the corner with brown … [Continue reading]

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