Bad-quality signing, and why the hearing world loves it.
(Note, in the 5 minutes since I posted this, another clearly-pro voice has popped up… so this is obviously one of the issues where people don’t agree. Important for me … Continue reading
The Wolverhampton Deaf community lose a landmark, and the Deaf Church moves on
Following the celebration of the St Saviour’s Acton building in Sept, I’ve been sent notification of a further Deaf church on the move. The blog post covering this (which also contains … Continue reading
Call for Papers – Deaf Geographies: AAG 2015 – Chicago
Originally posted on Deaf geographies sandbox:
Call for Papers – American Association of Geographers conference, 2015. Chicago. Mike Gulliver, University of Bristol: UK Gill Harold, University College Cork: Ireland Austin Kocher,…
Flipping the research status-quo on its head
Last Friday, my previous post on the assumptions of co-production went live on Limping Chicken. In that post, I talk about how, even in some projects described as ‘co-production’, the … Continue reading
Co-production – what if Deaf people say ‘no’
No… this is not about the Scottish Referendum. In a post a few days ago, I described a current move in the more ‘human’ side of academia away from projects that … Continue reading
A 10 year old explains Deaf geographies… But why does their teacher miss how important they are?
If you’ve not seen it… then go look NOW… this is the best, simplest, and coolest explanation of what Deaf Geographies are… ever. http://limpingchicken.com/2014/09/01/my-special-place-an-anonymous-essay-by-a-10-year-old-child-who-has-deaf-parents/ The fact that a 10 year-old … Continue reading
The ‘Toothpaste tube’ effect
I was reading something this morning, and I came across a phrase I’d not seen before. The writer referred to the ‘Toothpaste tube’ effect. Puzzled, I went to look at … Continue reading
Kaupapa Deaf
The story behind this blog post is long so I’ll only be covering a part of it. However, before embarking on the telling, I want to mirror a practice that … Continue reading
John Lee Clark describes his ideal DeafBlind house
Originally posted on Deaf geographies sandbox:
John Lee Clark, the DeafBlind writer has written a brilliant description of his ideal house. There’s what you’d expect in terms of spatial design,…
Chasing the dragon
When I was a kid, “chasing the dragon” meant one of two things, either mainlining heroin, or the book about Christian missions in China that was sat on my parents’ … Continue reading
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