First, let me state clearly, for the record, that I take the general concern of audism seriously. I think ASL signing, non-speaking Deaf people do tend to encounter more prejudice than do deaf/Deaf people who can speak at least somewhat well, who have usable lipreading skills, and strong English. To some extent this [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )In looking around the deaf blogs today, I discovered that Jamie Berke has a list of links related to Deaf Latinos and Deaf Hispanic people here:
http://deafness.about.com/cs/subcultures/a/hispanic.htm
I haven’t had a chance yet to follow these links, but from glancing through Jamie’s page, it looks like she has done a good job of finding web pages that [...]
In a recent post, I blocked two people’s comments for a day, and then unblocked them. I said at the time (last week) that I would make a post in my blog explaining further. I was swamped at work all week, and swamped at home with a huge take-home final exam, so I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )I just got this in email:
The Washington Post
Sunday, December 10, 2006; 10:12 AM ET
By Susan Kinzie, By Susan Kinzie
Davila Offered Gallaudet Post, Sources Say
Renowned Deaf Leader Would Start as Interim President in Jan.
Robert Davila, a nationally known deaf leader, has been offered the job
and is expected to be the next leader of Gallaudet University, sources
said, [...]
The Reunification of the Gallaudet University Community:
Moving Forward, with Respect, Love, and Hope
The Reunification of Gallaudet, Part Two: Moving Forward
[Before reading this, see Part One: Where We Are Now]
Deaf ASL users on campus have felt that audism has not been taken seriously enough. Too many professors, DPS personnel, and other workers on campus do [...]
The Reunification of the Gallaudet University Community:
Moving Forward, with Respect, Love, and Hope
[Alternate Title: “The Reunification of Gallaudet”]
The Reunification of Gallaudet, Part One: Where We Are Now
At last, after months of crisis, we have taken the first steps toward resolution. We know now that Dr. Jane Fernandes has been removed as president designate for [...]
In my last post, I linked readers to Zoee Nuage’s post, entitled Confessions of a Deaf Girl Who Had an Audistic Attitude”. She has now given me permission to cross post her story here, in entirety. She has her own blog (of course) entitled “Busy Hands“
Thank you, Zoee!
Confessions of a Deaf Girl Who Had [...]
Blogger Zoee Nuage wrote her own personal story about how she used to look down upon Deaf ASL users but then came to change her attitudes.
It’s a long story, but an eloquent and interesting one. I like it because Zoee Nuage is a good example of someone who strives to examine her [...]
By Guest Blogger Carl Schroeder
In her recent blog, Andrea Shettle asks: How can we reunify the wider Gallaudet community, both on campus and off, in a way that invites and embraces diversity of opinion–including different perspectives and attitudes toward the protests?
I wish to answer by stating an assumption: the general form of the campus [...]
I would like to add some links to blogs, vlogs, and web sites that are relevant to the general theme of Reunify Gallaudet. FOR EXAMPLE:
1. Blogs, vlogs, and web sites that facilitate open, honest dialogue in which most participants tend to demonstrate respect toward people with a wide range of opinions on the protests.
2. [...]
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