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Flashback Friday: An Ode to Clunky FM Systems
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 25, 2014 | Comments
For many mainstreamed deaf and hard of hearing students, an FM system is a rite of passage. When you most want to fit in, nothing screams “I’m different!” like a Walkie-Talkie look-a-like clipped to your hip and around your ears.
Read MoreFor National ASL Day: Teach Your Co-Workers 10 ASL Words
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 15, 2014 | Comments
For most Americans, today marks the last chance to meet Uncle Sam’s tax deadline. Tonight, we either celebrate our refunds (or commiserate a lack thereof) with a stiff drink.
Read MoreWhen Deafhood Meets Sisterhood, Entrepreneurism Soars
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 6, 2014 | Comments
In 1908, International Women’s Day began with the thunderous beating of 15,000 pairs of feet marching the streets of New York City for shorter hours, suffrage, and better pay for women.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Billy Seago and the Bravo Family
Posted by: Staff Writer on Feb. 28, 2014 | Comments
If you remember stopping by your local library or community college to borrow one, or several, of these videos you probably were a Deaf child of the 90’s or a fresh-faced new signer in college with a funky sweater.
Read MoreridicuLIST: Deaf People Can’t Dance
Posted by: Staff Writer on Feb. 12, 2014 | Comments
When Oscar winning Deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, was a contestant on season six of Dancing with the Stars, she impressed us all with her fluid waltz and mambo moves. After that season, the misconception of Deaf people being unable to dance was spun around and thrown out the door by her partner Fabian. She proved to the world, that one doesn’t need to hear to bust out a move on the dance floor.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Closed Captioning Decoder Boxes
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 31, 2014 | Comments
If closed-captioning could speak (well, caption) for itself, it’d probably say “we’ve come a long way, baby.”
Read More22 Thoughts About That Deaf Fullback: Derrick Coleman
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 28, 2014 | Comments
1. His is a story that melts the hearts of even diehard Broncos fans. We know you Peyton-lovers are out there, dissolving into "aaawws" at Coleman's handwritten letter to 9-year-old Riley Kovalcik.
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: What Hat is Linda Bove Wearing Today?
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 27, 2013 | Comments
Like millions of Americans, you or your child may have learned your ABCs from “Sesame Street.” Do you also remember actress Linda Bove, who added a humorous dose of Deaf Culture to America’s most beloved children’s show?
Read MoreflashBACK Friday: Creepy Audiology Booths
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 30, 2013 | Comments
Of all the bonds that tie deaf or hard of hearing people together, audiology booths probably get the most laughs. It’s a rite of passage that begins early, and continues well into your graying years.
Read MoreFlashBACK Friday: “Deaf Peddler: Confessions of an Inside Man”
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 30, 2013 | Comments
Anyone who has seen Slumdog Millionaire remembers the painful scene where an orphan is intentionally blinded with candle oil. Why? Because disabled beggars out-earn the non-disabled ones.
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