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It’s Not Just About Knowing Signs

By trudy|2013-09-18T20:58:01-05:00August 28, 2013|Categories: Community resources, Culture, Deaf Education, Language|Tags: ASL, attitude, coda, deaf, fluency, sign language, teaching|

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 [...]

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Bad Business: Not a Deaf Thing
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Bad Business: Not a Deaf Thing

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Bad Business: Not a Deaf Thing

By trudy|2014-05-04T19:15:25-05:00August 23, 2013|Categories: Blog, Business, Community resources, Culture, Deaf-Owned Businesses|Tags: business, customer service, deaf, practices, standards|

Yesterday, on Facebook, I was disheartened to see two posts by deaf people lumping deaf people into a negative category. The first post said, “Supporting [...]

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Deaf-Owned Businesses: Graciously Handmade for You by Anita Kroll

By trudy|2013-07-31T14:45:17-05:00July 29, 2013|Categories: Business, Community resources, Deaf-Owned Businesses, Notable People|Tags: anita kroll, business, crafts, deaf, handbags, purses, sewing|

First things first: I cannot sew. My eighth-grade sewing teacher slapped my hand in frustration as she tried to show me how to move [...]

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Leaving His Mark Upon Faribault: Olof Hanson (1862-1933)

By trudy|2024-12-07T21:24:43-05:00February 25, 2004|Categories: The Tactile Mind Weekly|Tags: deaf, faribault, olof hanson|

This article originally appeared in Community Voice, March 2004. One cannot help but marvel at the majestic designs of some of the buildings in [...]

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Editorial: What a start!

By trudy|2012-12-25T21:58:19-05:00October 1, 2000|Categories: Business, Childhood, Culture, Editorial, Silent News|Tags: deaf, Silent News|

Originally appeared in Silent News, October 2000. A few weeks ago, I drove from Chicago to Mount Laurel, N.J., to start my new job [...]

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