#WhatchaReading ? Wow, the bleak moment in The Breakup Lists was even worse than I expected, though actually worked really well with the story arc. I found it overall a good read, though too repetitious and with a bit of a deus ex machina ending; I would've like to see the main character really pursue what he wanted.
Has what seems like very good #deaf representation, is very #queer , and very geeky about high school theater. And a sweet romance.
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Podcasters need to post transcripts so that episodes are accessible for people who can't hear the audio. And for folks who may have cognitive issues with processing audio.
But yes, transcripts are also nice for people who prefer to read. 😊
Full English, garden prep, and signs of life. BSL version of my #3GoodThings biog entry for today.
These will get better. The video production is a steep learning curve, but hopefully I'm getting the hang of it.
Hörgeräte werden immer kleiner und unscheinbarer. Trotzdem schämen sich viele Menschen sie zu tragen, wenn bei ihnen Hörprobleme diagnostiziert werden. Doch das kann zu Isolation und sogar Depressionen führen. Von Frank Wittig.
@tagesschau - Hören wird überbewertet. 🙄 Deutsche Gebärdensprache als Wahlpflichtfach in den hörenden Schulen und dann braucht ihr Muggles nicht die peinlich aussehenden iPods und Kopfhörer absetzen wenn Euch Muggles etwas fragen möchte. Gern geschehen. #Deaf#DeafCulture
"I am a CODA, a child of a deaf adult, which, I guess, makes my mother a COHA, a child of a hearing adult. Two actually," says stand-up comedian and writer Moshe Kasher in his new book, "Subculture Vulture." LitHub has published this extract, in which Kasher discusses deaf history, language and education. "The decisions of people with zero experience in the deaf world, who have never really thought about deafness in any way, shape the future of the deaf, again and again," he writes.
"Echo" starts on Disney Plus tonight, but we have no real idea if it's any good or not — critic reviews are embargoed until all episodes drop at 9pm ET. Forbes' Paul Tassi wonders why Marvel is taking this approach — is the studio trying to hide something, or is it just wary of spoilers? Indications on social media suggest it's the latter, but here's more.
Update: It's a 74% Rotten Tomatoes critic score for "Echo," with IGN calling it a resounding success and Games Radar praising star Alaqua Cox's inherent charisma. Here, Variety interviews Cox about being the first Indigenous deaf person to lead a TV series.
Tell Me That You Love Me 1x09 "Episode 9" ★★★★★★★★☆☆
I love how they presented the (1) reaction against deaf people; and (2) a parent's concern for their beloved child.
It was a very good opening for episode 9.
Another thing. They paid attention to the difference between "hard of hearing" and "deaf"; and they did not use the word "mute".
It's close to me because I have a heart for them since I was a little kid. I even studied the #FilipinoSignLanguage or #FSL in 1995/1996, and they told us this:
"We are not mute. We can speak because we have our own language, just like every human being use languages."
It's about a #deaf artist (art) and teacher guy and a woman who is struggling to become an actor. They met by accident and started to find an unlikely and unexpected friendship.
The woman started to communicate through Korean #SignLanguage unexpectedly.
Man monologue: I always thought I was the one who should make an effort to live in harmony with others. Because in this world, there are a lot more people who can hear than those who cannot.
But out of all those people, someone came to me and said "he" first. She said she was glad to see me again. And after saying what she prepared to say, she smiled. As if she was saying, "I'm just saying hi. Stop thinking too much."
And she was smiling.
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As an #Autistic person, that struck hard. We always make the effort "to live in harmony with others". Why? "Because in this world, there are a lot more people who" are neurotypical "than those who" are neuroatypical.
Like the deaf character in this show, we also rarely see non-Autistic who will say hi to us before we do.
I am looking for suggestions for social/party games that can be played digitally over zoom (can also take suggestions for in person games) that are accessible for as many ppl as possible, especially blind and deaf players.
I find with digital social meetings it's really difficult to get a convo started until everyone has warmed up to each other, and social games are a great way to fast forward that.
Stuff like werewolf can be made more accessible with a GM or narrator that recaps everything that's happened every night (and a sign interpreter or simul-subtitling), but I don't know how well it'd work for the wolf-meeting parts. I do not want to arrange any kind of game meant for ppl to get to know each other that excludes some ppl from some of the roles.
Dip hop is a style of rap that sprang from the Deaf community, using sign languages and informed by Deaf cultural experiences. In this @TheConversationUS article, musicologist Katelyn Best looks at the birth of the genre, its many forms, and how it is breaking into the mainstream.
"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" – PART THREE:
CONTENT WARNING (CW): the events and videos of events may be disturbing to some.
In this segment, I'll be talking about the stories that, aside from personal experience, inspired me to write this series. You'd be surprised how many are unaware of, or just don't care about the damage, death and injustice thrust on the people and their families, solely because they were disabled. Though I view the IDA as an ally and see some value in their NDID program, I do not think a symbol, or Disability ID alone, will stop this plague. Is it coincidence that all of these stories are from the same state… or is it an indication of a culture of hidden hate and Ableism.
September 2019: After parking his car, Brady Mystic was walking into a laundry mat when the lights of a police cruiser focused on him. Two Idaho Springs Colorado police officers, Hanning and Summers, began shouting commands at him to "get back in [his] car". One of the officers tackled him and the other tasered him. The officers claim they witnessed him run a stop sign, beat him, later claiming he resisted arrest and assaulted one of the officers.
When he saw police lights pointed at him, Brady Mystic stopped walking but, had no idea if he was the subject of this attention. Blinded, he could not see, nor could he hear their commands for several very valid reasons. Brady is completely deaf in both ears, verbally limited, predominantly communicates with sign language and does not read lips. He raised his hands in a nonthreatening manner" to communicate his hearing impairment when police tackled, tasered him and beat him. During the attack, he again attempted to make them aware of his disability saying "No ears… No ears" to which, officer Summers responded with a second jolt from her stun gun. He was also falsely accused of assaulting an officer because, during this vicious attack, officer Hanning "had caused himself to break his own leg/ankle".
Brady Mystic then spent the next four months in jail, where his ADA and civil rights were also violated repeatedly. The officers involved, Hanning and Summers, have been accused of, and sued for, use of excessive force in other incidents, one involving a 75-year-old man in his own home. Officer Summers remained on the force but, Mr. Hanning, was fired for that incident.
Idaho Springs PD responded with a rebuttal posted to the website claiming Mr. Mystic approached the police vehicle and was the aggressor, calling it an "attack". An obvious attempt to cover up this heinous act. Where's the body footage? Initially, the only footage provided was from Ofc. Summers body cam at the hospital. The video of the actual event is linked below. Ultimately after four months, the charges were dropped and Brady was released. All this because he was deaf and allegedly ran a stop sign.
The suit against the officers claims "the shocking use of unnecessary police force and wrongful incarceration of a deaf man whom the Defendant officers rashly attacked after failing to recognize his disability and misinterpreting his non-threatening attempts to see and communicate as challenges to police authority."… "...which caused the man to unjustifiably spend months in jail without appropriate accommodations to help him communicate that he was, in fact, the victim.". This type of aggressive, manipulative and rash behavior by authorities is not uncommon in the state of Colorado and, is not limited to this incident. Idaho Springs PD was also at the scene of another more recent murder by police in the next segment.
July 2018: In Aurora Colorado, 73 year old Richard Gary Black Jr. discovered a home intruder that was drowning his 11-year-old grandson in the bathtub. The Vietnam veteran, and recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, also lived with "significant hearing impairment". When police arrived in response to a 911 call from Black's wife, police observed Gary Black inside his home, holding a flashlight and a legal handgun, attempting to protect his family. Officers shouted aggressive commands for him to drop the weapon but, it seemed obvious he did not hear them. Within 24 seconds of the command, an Aurora officer in the driveway, shot Mr. Black in his home through the open door. Gary died at the hospital a short time later.
This was the second shooting incident in 34 days, involving the officer who killed Mr. Black. The investigation into that June 27th incident, had not even been completed yet. Why was this officer already back on duty? According to one publication, in a press conference three days after the shooting, "...Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz essentially argued that the actions of Richard "Gary" Black Jr., ...caused an officer to fatally shoot him." Mr. Black's hearing impairment seemed to be downplayed and, was even omitted from reports by at least one national networks local affiliate. No charges were brought against the officer.
Aurora has seen multiple incidents of excessive force by police killing people with disabilities, and many without. According to policescorecard.org, Aurora has had "More Police Shootings per Arrest than 52% of Depts". The city's police force was also the subject of a "investigation in which the state's Atty. Gen. found a "pattern and practice" of "using excessive force," and of "failing to document stops as required by law.". The investigation concluded that Aurora PD had broken state and federal law and violated the civil rights of its residents through its policing of minorities.". As a further example of this, the department is facing approximately $14 million in lawsuits stemming from their actions during the George Floyd protests in Denver.
There's also the story of Andre Williams who was tackled, punched in the head and then tasered by police while having a seizure in September 2018. Williams was not the first time Aurora police had harmed someone having a seizure. In 2010, Rickey Burrell was having a seizure prompting his partner to call 911. Upon arrival, two Aurora officers knelt on his back while he was lying face down in his bed, dragged him outside (in winter) wearing only his underwear and, ultimately broke his arm. As part of a 2013 settlement, Aurora was mandated to provide “annual seizure-related training to all of its peace officers by July 2013,” They discontinued that training program in 2016.
Before finishing this series with what is, perhaps, the most famous case involving Aurora PD, I'll be covering a recent case that happened elsewhere. One of the officers in that case was charged with second-degree murder among other offenses. In any of the cases, a Disability ID card would most likely have changed nothing.
Wikipedia's Women in Red project has categories every month and next month is Women and Disability which is one of my interest areas. Started an article about Charlotte Lamberton, a #deaf dancer from the 1930s and 1940s but finished it today. Torn between hitting publish or getting "credit" for it next month [I am aware this is ridiculous].
Hit publish.Turns out one of this month's WIR topic is Dance. Woohoo!