Speech given at a high school in 2015
The following is a speech I gave at a public high school's world languages ceremony in 2015. Read the article I wrote about this [...]
Open letter to Jason Curry, sComm CEO
(To learn more about this open letter, go here.) March 30, 2015 Mr. Curry: Thank you for the video you released on Friday, March [...]
Doing More Harm than Good
(See the bottom of this page for a link to sComm's response to this and my follow-up response in both ASL and English. I have [...]
Remembering Chuck Baird (1947-2012)
I first met Chuck Baird when I was 10. My parents took me to see King of Hearts, a magnificent production by the National [...]
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
I first saw the term DEAF-HEART at an interpreting conference back in the early 2000s. There was a heated discussion in a workshop, and [...]
The Power of the Written Word
My oldest, six years old, has started to understand how powerful the written word can be. I’ve been marveling at her acquisition of English [...]
To Lead or Not to Lead? Sharing Power in the Field of Interpreting
This article originally appeared in the spring/summer 2014 issue of the RID VIEWS (Volume 31, Issue 2). View it as a PDF file: Suggs-Bowen_Article.pdf By Doug [...]
Beyond Face Value
I was a latecomer to Facebook. I created an account in 2007, but didn’t really use it until 2009. I had just given birth [...]
Preserving Deaf History in Wax: Don Baer
As I entered the small exhibition area, I jumped in fright. To my right, there was a person blankly staring at me. Don Baer [...]
Questions emerge about Deaf News Today and its owner
During the 2013 Deaflympics held in Sofia, Bulgaria, last July, the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF) began receiving reports alleging Deaf News Today (DNT) [...]