Land of Opportunity
This article originally appeared at i711.com. The buzz those days is about how many people around the nation are moving to Indianapolis in order [...]
Apathy? Not Me!
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Recently, I was at a chapter meeting for an organization. When the floor opened to nominations for president, [...]
Here and There
This article originally appeared at i711.com. I've got lots on my mind, so bear with me as I go into a million tangents. Why [...]
Sign This? Over My Dead Body.
This article originally appeared at i711.com. There's been a string of lawsuits at hospitals across the nation for the lack of qualified and/or certified [...]
Don’t Shoot Me
This article originally appeared at i711.com. When I read of Sammy Thompson’s shooting in Arkansas (http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-brf-shooting-deaf-man,0,2892033,print.story), I thought, “Not another one!” I think that [...]
Put Your Hands Together, Everybody!
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Almost every newspaper and magazine article about Deaf people nowadays mention the “beauty” of Deaf applause. Deaf applause, [...]
The Value of a Pen and Paper
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Growing up in Chicago, I often took Amtrak rides to my grandparents’ house in Quincy, Ill. When I [...]
Power in Numbers: Deaf-Friendly Businesses
This article originally appeared at i711.com. When my husband and I began shopping for photographers for our wedding day last November, we went to [...]
Proud to Be Ordinary
This article originally appeared at i711.com. A couple of weeks ago, I chatted with a friend who said, “Ah, that event isn’t worth attending; [...]
A Birthday Gift
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last Saturday, as I sat on the stairs of Thompson Hall talking with a friend, I glanced over [...]