Time for a flag of our own?
Discussing the purpose of flags and a proposal by Arnaud Balard of France for a Deaf Pride/Identity flag.
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Discussing the purpose of flags and a proposal by Arnaud Balard of France for a Deaf Pride/Identity flag.
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Discussing how I respond to the question “Do you lipread?” and approach service and why I do it this way.
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Discussion of the reasons Lydia Callis (interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Sandy) has become so “famous” and the language attitudes behind this. A comparison to language attitudes surrounding Chinese is made.
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Discussing the concept of Intersectionality and how this relates to the current controversy surrounding Angela McCaskill (See http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/10/11/diversity-officer-placed-leave-backing-initiative-gay-marriage-foes)
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Discussing why most signed music does not seem to appeal to signers and the possibility of visually-based musical forms.
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On AFA, DBC, and “extreme radical” groups.
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A commentary on the “Deaf Gain: Reframing video showing the multitude of signs pointing to the Speech and Hearing Center on campus as well as the “Patient Parking” signs for the SHC.
(Release of vlog delayed due to captioning difficulties)
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Indiana Legislature House Bill 1367 represents a new attack on Deaf education in that state. In this vlog, I analyze the bill and its potential impacts and flaws.
References:
Indiana HB 1367 – Summary and text of bill
“If Bilingual Education for the Deaf is so great, why are test scores so low?”
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Discussing the new Gallaudet logo and why I hate it.
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