This section answers the question some of you asked: My best (and probably imperfect) understanding of why some Deaf Black people consider the question, “Are you Black first or Deaf first” to be racist, or if not racist, then at least hurtful. Comments from more knowledgeable individuals are very much welcome.
This story began with [...]
Deaf-blind people, just like sighted deaf people, must deal with communication barriers on a daily basis. Some technological advances, such as computers with Braille readouts, bring them into the communication mainstream. Other technologies create new barriers.
But most of the time, what creates barriers to full communication access isn’t technological innovation. The largest [...]
This story began with my racist act (see Part One); then I took you on a quick flashback through my childhood years (Part Two) and my first year in college (Part Three). Now, please take your filming camera back to the scene in the cafeteria. But this time, we come in 15 minutes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )We started this story during my first year at Gallaudet when, in my ignorance and insensitivity, I commited a racist act (see Part One). Then I took you through my childhood years (see Part Two). Now, we flash forward …
My first year in college, I went to the University of California at Berkeley. [...]
For those of you on campus who see this in time, I hope you go to this event.
If you’re seeing this after 6 pm and you went, please! Share with us what happened there! I would love to be able to post YOUR summary in this blog (in an entry of its own). [...]
Remember why we’re here? We left this story at the moment I hurt and offended a Black Deaf woman in the Gallaudet cafeteria. (See Part One.) But now we’ve hit rewind to take a backward peek at my childhood:
I grew up in an all hearing family. I was luckier than most deaf [...]
It was most likely during my first year as a Gallaudet transfer student that I committed this racist act. So, in the 1989 to 1990 school year. I don’t remember now if I joined them at their cafeteria table or if they joined me at mine, but one way or another I happened [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )Thanks to Elisa for granting permission to crosspost this here. Most of you probably know she has her own blog over at http://www.elisawrites.com
I was wandering in the halls of books at the Gallaudet library, looking for books related to deaf education for one of my classes. I was taking my sweet time, as I always [...]
Are you interested in building bridges and finding common ground between you and people different from you? Perhaps you have a strong opinion on the protests — but you are open to listening to, and learning from someone who holds a very different opinion from yours. Or perhaps you would like to learn [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Here is another story related to audism:
http://www.deafbison.net/?p=165
Jarom writes about his experience with audism as a person who grew up with cued speech, has cochlear implants in both ears, knows sign language but is rejected by signing deaf people in his local community.
If anyone wants to share their own stories with audism, racism, homophobia, sexism, [...]
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