This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column. This issue was a “topic issue” with articles answering this question: Interpreters: What is Their Place in Our Community?
Earlier this year when I was still living in Chicago, my mother and I had individual appointments with the same accountant. When we arrived[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column.
I sat in front of the stage, trying not to show how restless I felt.
I was one of three judges for a deaf state-level pageant, trying to endure a ballet performance given by one of the three contestants. We had just watched[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column.
Attendance has been disappointing at several state associations of the deaf conferences this year. A conference on Saturday in a state with one of the largest deaf populations had only 50 registered participants.
My (hearing) high school had a Junior Illinois Association of[.....]
This originally appeared in The Tactile Mind Weekly in Trudy’s ON HAND column.
When I gained 25 pounds my freshman year in college, a friend I hadn’t seen in a while said to me, “Wow you gain! Fat!” I smiled and nodded as if I didn’t care. Ten minutes later, I was bawling my eyes out[.....]