Category Archives: deafhood

quiet campus

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

2019: MTVU was acquired by CheddarU last year. I don’t know if this is still available to be seen anywhere but I did find this review of it: mtvU’s “Quiet Campus” : Only 4:37 minutes long… mtvU’s “Quiet Campus” : … Continue reading →

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Deaf people DO have interesting jobs!

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio:?; Captions: English; Languages: Auslan, English] Like 0

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deaf like me

Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: English (?); Captions: English; Languages: ASL (small bit), English] This is perfect! All of it rings so very true 😀 Like 0

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CNN: how ’bout now? Can you hear us?

Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

From GLAD. No, not GLAAD, but GLAD — Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness: A class action lawsuit filed today in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that Time Warner Inc., the owner of CNN.com discriminates against people who are deaf … Continue reading →

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late night humor: I have been pointing this out for a while…

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:00 pm by

Our gadgets make us ‘deaf’ to the world, study confirms A newly-identified phenomenon that’s common in everyday life, inattentional deafness occurs when your attention and focus are placed on a visual task, so you tune out the sounds around you. … Continue reading →

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in case you were wondering…

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

This is the kind of crap you get to deal with on some tty’s… not maintained? Noisy lines? Not sure: possible to end the old service at current place at end of month but start new account at new place … Continue reading →

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let’s mambo!

Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: Music/English; Captions: English; Language: ASL & English] Sean Forbes and Marlee Matlin! The story behind this is just wonderful: “let’s mambo” teaser. It’s great to see the finished product! Lyrics here: PDF Like 0

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My Song

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: English; Subtitles: English; Languages: English, BSL] This is a long one — a 24 minute production, well worth the watch. This is the result of oralism — stuck in between. I’ve met every single person portrayed in here. (Well … Continue reading →

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Fish Cultural Identification

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio:?; Captions: English; Languages: ASL, English] I love this story! Like 0

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late night humor: can you understand me now??

Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 9:00 pm by

2:09 FTW!! Like 0

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NAD Spring Benefit Gala

Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: ?; Captioned: English; Languages: ASL] Never too young to start signing. Look at those kids! Like 0

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tree in the forest

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: voiceover, music; Captions: yes; Languages: English] I am in the end undecided about this clip… there are elements of this that I like, some that I relate to, and others that I disagree with or dislike, and some that … Continue reading →

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Deaf Women in Film Interview of Jackie Roth, Actress & Producer

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

This is a little long (just over 11 minutes), but I thought this interview with Jackie Roth was very interesting. And wow, she’s gorgeous 🙂 [Audio: English; Captions: English; Languages: English, ASL] The commentary at Youtube even included a Table … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Wanted to be a Lion

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: English; Captions: none] There are no captions on this trailer, but none are needed (there’s some description of the audio below) — it’s very clear what is going on. This is a trailer for a longer movie (8 minutes … Continue reading →

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allah save the punk

Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: music; Subtitles: English] This is a good article Muslim Feminist Punk: Helping Destroy Stereotypes of Gender, Religion and Race, but remember what I said a while back about erasure? Reading this, you’d almost never realize that Sabina England is … Continue reading →

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