Our class was in Kenan Hall, in one of the little rooms off the stairway. It was a bright room and the class was one of of my favorites. The assigned book for the class was a pale yellow book entitled, Psychology of Deafness. Despite the fact that most of us showed up in our flip flops… [Read More]
Imperfectly Perfect {Part 2}
You can find Part 1 of our story here! I know this is going to be shocking but when they first told me that the baby was probably Deaf, I didn’t tell my husband. I didn’t tell him because in the Deaf community, having a Deaf baby is a really really good thing. It is a… [Read More]
Deaf Awareness Month: Is It The Deaf Thing or Not?
I am excited to bring you another guest post from another fabulous Deaf friend of mine. She is a mom, runner, teacher and she recently received her doctorate degree. Which is pretty cool even if your aren’t Deaf but being a Deaf women and accomplishing such a feat is just outstanding. Today she is asking,… [Read More]
Imperfectly Perfect {Part 1}
As I laid on the table, numb from the waist down, staring at the blue sheet blocking the view of the surgery. My doctor was giving me a play by play count of what was happening and then like magic he appeard. Covered in baby butter and as pink as can be. A quiet cry filled the… [Read More]
Deaf Awareness Month: My Friend Lisa Shares About Being Deaf
I** have been trying to remember how long I have known Lisa but I am not exactly sure. We met when I was an interpreter at a mental healthy facility and she was there completing her College internship. Lisa is super tenacious and fun. She is an amazing athlete having completed multiple marathons and fantastic mother…. [Read More]
Deaf Awareness Month
Did you know that September is Deaf Awareness Month? Yeah, probably not. Sadly the only people that seem to know it’s Deaf Awareness Month are Deaf people and Interpreters and we are already pretty much experts at being aware. Let’s just say that the Deaf community is lacking in a National PR company and cool… [Read More]
Love to Sign? Want to know More?
Last night, while thinking about writing a post about the recent episode of Switched at Birth, I posted a message on my Facebook page about it. I was trying to gauge interest and amazed at the number of responses. Honestly, it was the most comments I have EVER gotten on a Facebook post. While I… [Read More]
Ridiculous Request to Parents of a Deaf Preschooler
Earlier this week a news story went viral on my “Deaf” news feed. Friends and interpreter co-workers were all a buzz over a story regarding a Nebraska school district that requested a preschool boy change his sign name because it looked like a gun. Sign names, like given names, have a very personal and cultural… [Read More]
Saturday’s Signs: You’ve Got to Move It!
[Saturday Signs has been on hiatus due to some technical problems – Oh and tiny uncooperative (yet extremely adorable) gremlins. I am happy to be back this week with another installment.] If this is your first edition of Saturday’s Signs or you would like to review previous posts, here are the links to the last 3… [Read More]
Her Eyes Are Broken
Last week when we were on our bicycle adventure we had stopped to play in the park. Lu ran off to play and I followed her. There was a little girl playing on the slide with her grandmother. She was probably about 4 years old and very very verbal, almost describing her play as it occurred. I didn’t… [Read More]