A Birthday Gift
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last Saturday, as I sat on the stairs of Thompson Hall talking with a friend, I glanced over [...]
Deaf Business Owners Express Need for More Resources
This article originally appeared at deafprofessional.net. Across the nation, small businesses are sprouting up left and right. This is especially true within the deaf [...]
ME MOTHER FATHER DEAF, SAME!
This article originally appeared at i711.com. As a Deaf person with Deaf parents, I've always felt a special kinship with children of deaf adults [...]
Got Insomnia? There’s Always Family Feud.
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last night, I couldn't sleep until about 2:30 a.m. because of an earlier nap. So I was flipping [...]
Negotiating for the Most Bang: Tom Coons
This article originally appeared at deafprofessional.net. Imagine working in a glamorous city like Manhattan, deciding where advertisements for major corporations will be placed in [...]
You Never Know…
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Last year, my boyfriend had what we thought was a kidney stone attack. We called 9-1-1 from our [...]
Certify This!
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Nowadays, teaching American Sign Language has taken on more prestige than back when it was volunteer-taught, and standards [...]
Deaf Realtors Offer Three Cs
This article originally appeared at deafprofessional.net. With today’s booming real estate market, it’s difficult to find a realtor who can communicate clearly with you [...]
Another Era Goes By
This article originally appeared at i711.com. Richard "Dick" Sipek, 82, died on July 17. I was stunned to learn of his death only two [...]
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doc Away…
This article originally appeared at i711. A friend recently referred to the head of a major deaf services agency as Dr. Smith (Smith, of [...]