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500 Reviews Later: We're Halfway to our Goal!
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 22, 2013 | Comments
Fresh after our East Coast launch, deafREVIEW hit its second milestone last week – 500 business reviews since our launch in Seattle. Chalk it up to the combined powers of our awesome West and East Coast reviewers.
Read MoreRoad Tripping for Education: DeafVibe's National Tour Sparks Dreams, Plugs Vocational Pathways
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 11, 2013 | Comments
This isn't your Grandpa's RV, nor the road trip you took while barely out of puberty. In Jack Kerouac's On The Road, two soul-searching young men blaze across the nation in a '49 Hudson. Fast forward 60 years, and two men in an RV (see their tour dates here) are helping deaf/hard of hearing students find their calling – and spur them into academic action.
Read MoreAnn Silver: Don’t (Just) Call Her The Crayon Lady
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 24, 2013 | Comments
You know you’re the grand dame of Deaf Pop Art, when your work continues to be re-invented in unexpected mediums. Just a couple weeks ago, lucky wedding guests got a taste of Ann Silver’s artwork in the form of carrot, chocolate, and chocolate/peanut butter ganache wedding cake prepared by a local Seattle pastry artist, Jeffry Kahle. The cover of her latest biography “ANN SILVER: ONE WAY, DEAF WAY” (Empyreal Press, 198 pages), topped a 3-layered creation along with the work of artists David Hockney and Robert Rauschenberg.
Read MoreDo Obama and Romney Have Deaf Issues In Their Binder?
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 25, 2012 | Comments
Mark your calendars! November 6 is election day. Today, we are 12 days from the most important civic duties: Voting. Anyone - hearing or deaf, knows that this election is … well, different. Maybe it’s because of the pesky 14-figure debt monkey on our back. Or maybe it’s because many of our unique rights within the deaf community could be at stake.
Read More9/11: A Lesson in Deaf Emergency Preparedness
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 11, 2012 | Comments
Eleven years ago, the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil was so devastating, that there is not one standard sign for it. There are many - and all of them evoke deep emotions. Ask anyone from the deaf community to sign “Twin Towers” or “9/11” and you’ll different signed interpretations to the event that changed the world forever. Some of us punch a fist against the “1” hand shape. Others, two index fingers slowly dropping one by one. For others, it's an explosion or collapse.
Read MoreDeaf-Friendly Showcase: Salon of Shame, Seattle
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 23, 2012 | Comments
If you had to write a recipe for cathartic comedy, it may look like this: Adolescence, 3-ringed notebooks, beer … and sign language. This is the winning formula Ariel Meadow Stallings created in 2005. Ask her some of the ASL she’s learned as the founder of Salon of Shame, and she’s not shy to dish. Topics ranging from hormonal urges to wine coolers are fair game as courageous locals bare their teen souls on-stage.
Read More100 Reviews Later: Why You Should Write deafREVIEWS
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 26, 2012 | Comments
Are you still a “review virgin”? Last week, on deafREVIEW, we hit our first milestone – 100 business reviews since our launch – and want to thank the 20+ reviewers who have contributed! As these reviewers know, writing your very first deafREVIEW may feel scary, but very rewarding.
Read MoreTaxes due April 15 - Does your business qualify for a tax credit?
Posted by: Melissa echo Greenlee on April 2, 2012 | Comments
To assist small businesses in complying with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a range of tax credits and deductions that businesses may qualify for. Businesses accommodating individuals with disabilities (including deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing individuals) may qualify for some of the following tax credits and deductions listed here. The following information provides general, not legal information about three of the most significant tax incentives. For more detailed information, please see the IRS website: www.irs.gov
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