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ridicuLIST: 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 MoreWillard's "Rebirth" Report: The Naked Truth About NTD's Decline
Posted by: Staff Writer on Aug. 6, 2013 | Comments
"Break a leg" is the long-uttered catchphrase of thespians and stage buffs. But it's going to take much more than a cliché to revive the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD), says DeafWeekly.com editor Tom Willard. Willard is a man on a mission to save NTD.
Read MoreridicuLIST: All Deaf People Make Good Spies
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 12, 2013 | Comments
Do not heed advice from the cast members of Seinfeld when in one episode they convince Marlee Matlin’s comical deaf character, Laura, to lip-read and eavesdrop on one of George’s ex-girlfriends at a party.
Read MoreThe Woof Isn't Silent: Wo/Man's Deaf Best Friend
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 11, 2013 | Comments
A stealthy robot vacuum twirls around Suz Ledet's hardwood floors, absorbing the ever-shedding white fur of her two Boxers: Marlee and Lucky Lucy. Pigmentation is first of two clues that they are unique: White hair is often associated with deafness in dogs.
Read MoreHave You Thanked the “Terps” In Your Life? Save the Date: Wednesday, May 1st
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 23, 2013 | Comments
On Urban Dictionary, definitions for a terp include a "turtle who is a pimp" and a nickname for the University of Maryland's mascot (terrapin). But in Deaf Community, a terp is something else entirely - and near and dear to our hearts.
Read MoreDeaf Culture Quiz: Are You a Little "d" or Big "D"?
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 10, 2013 | Comments
If you socialize with deaf and/or hard of hearing people long enough, terms like "little d" and Big "D" will eventually come up during conversations. If you’re from the mainstream, you at first wonder if they're nerding out by arguing about the grammatical necessity of capitalization and lower-case writing.
Read MoreSwitched at Birth: How #TakeBackCarlton Made History
Posted by: Staff Writer on March 6, 2013 | Comments
The mid-day *beep beep* of a hearing aid is usually a prelude to "sorry, my hearing aid just died" and a panicky hunt for the size 13/675/14 battery that will make things mostly-right with the hearing world again. But last night, the inconvenient end to Daphne's hearing aid battery life conveniently led to history on prime-time TV: Switched at Birth’s all-ASL, (nearly) no-voicing episode.
Read More7 Ties That Bind all Children of Deaf Adults (CODA)
Posted by: Staff Writer on Dec. 3, 2012 | Comments
Ask anyone from the mainstream what a CODA is, and you’ll get answers like “Led Zeppelin’s album,” or “the tail-end of a music piece.” Close, but no cigar ... at least not from the Deaf Community. “MOTHER + FATHER + DEAF” (the signs used to describe a CODA) are statistically common within the community.
Read MoreSeattle, DeafNation Expo is Coming To Town!
Posted by: Staff Writer on Oct. 16, 2012 | Comments
We can’t help but brag about our own backyard. Not only does it boast stunning vistas, great software, and eye-popping coffee, it’s so deaf-friendly that it’s hosting DeafNation Expo once again. Almost-last, but not the least, DeafNation is nearing the end of its nine-city tour in Seattle this weekend. Haven’t had a chance to hob-nob with SuperDeafy, Sean Berdy, or Marlee Matlin at the Vegas DeafNation stop in August?
Read MoreHammer 2.0: Matt Hamill Coming Out of Retirement at UFC 152
Posted by: Staff Writer on Sept. 17, 2012 | Comments
As the Terminator says: “I’ll be baaaaaack.” A terminator in every sense of the word on the UFC octagon, Matt “Hammer” Hamill didn’t have this famous tagline in mind when he announced his retirement last August.
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