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Got 5 Minutes? Chew On 5 Fashionably-Punctual Deaf Time Management Ideas
Posted by: Staff Writer on May 14, 2013 | Comments
You've got a vibrating alarm clock that rocks your pillow daily like a 4.6 Richter earthquake, and faithful Siri always reminds you to get your tired butt to Ashtanga yoga class at 5 P.M. sharp. So why do you feel like there's no time to get stuff done?
Read MoreWhy Does Sign Language Look So...Angry?
Posted by: Staff Writer on July 10, 2012 | Comments
An Open Letter to Businesses Curious About Deaf Culture: For every person who comments that “sign language is such a beautiful language,” there is another person who thinks sign language looks … well, angry. That’s because no matter how beautiful the language really is, it is apt to be punctuated with quizzical frowns, intense hand movements, raised eyebrows, and other mannerisms.
Read MoreTick, Tock, Tick, Tock: The Long Deaf Goodbye, Explained
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 18, 2012 | Comments
In Mandarin, goodbye is “zai jian.” In German, it is “Tschüss.” In French, it is “À bientôt.” Short, quick and snappy. After a hearing person says it, she walks away or hangs up the phone - promptly. Now, get your stopwatch for a cultural experiment: Just how long is a deaf goodbye? Not as long as reading War and Peace. It’s sometimes longer than an episode of Switched at Birth (how fitting!). It always feels shorter than the line at the licensing office.
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