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(Reposted from my Facebook page, February 13, 2016) My (deaf) daughters and I went out for dinner, and my four-year-old asked me why it [...]
sComm: An Update
Read my original article and open letter (available in ASL and English) before reading the below. Warning: This article includes graphic language. In March, I wrote [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
The boy at Target
As I sit here working well past midnight, I can't stop thinking about the most random encounter at Target last Saturday that lasted all [...]
It’s Not Just About Knowing Signs
This article originally appeared at i711.com on June 29, 2006, and was updated on August 28, 2013. On the first day of my American [...]
Better Does Not Always Lead to Best
Better opportunities is a phrase I see thrown around casually, sometimes defiantly. It often comes from parents of deaf children who reject certain educational [...]
An Epilogue: Can I Speak Now?
This is a follow-up to an article I was invited to write for the NAD Monograph in 1997. To read the original piece, click [...]