CHAMP YOU!
A good friend and I were discussing specific signs, and we realized that there is a major difference in the way we sign “CHAMP.” [...]
Deaf Disempowerment and Today’s Interpreter
Originally appeared at Street Leverage. Presentation given at Potomac Chapter of RID, Columbia, MD, November 2012. In the spirit of being transparent, the stories I’m about [...]
A Deaf Perspective: Cultural Respect in Sign Language Interpreting
Originally appeared at Street Leverage. A chip on her shoulder. An angry Deaf person. I will definitely NOT be attending her workshops in the future. The [...]
Bringing in the Right People
It never fails. “Who’s the new teacher?” is a main topic among parents, teachers, staff and students every spring and summer. With new teachers [...]
A time and place for everything
I recently watched Bernard Bragg’s new DVD, Bragg on Bragg, a delightful glimpse into Bragg’s life. Although there are numerous memorable moments on that [...]
Far away, indeed.
Two incidents took place recently that made me think about the inherent, subconscious biases that we all carry and how they spill over into [...]
If it ain’t broken…
This article originally appeared in American Society for Deaf Children’s The Endeavor, Fall 2010. I saw a post on Facebook recently that made me [...]
Name that company
When I see a company name that includes the word “Deaf,” I automatically assume that it’s a Deaf-owned company. And more often than not, [...]
Can we all just get along?
Perhaps Rodney King isn’t the best person to quote, but “Can we all just get along?” is what keeps running through my head as [...]
Dreaming about a wolf and a pumpkin
As I sat in the waiting room at the doctor's office today, I picked up the Spring 2009 issue of Mom&Baby, a magazine published [...]