RE: https://mastodon.online/@TerynceTeaches/109356840706937194
👋🏾 I'm still Terynce, who last taught hearing and deaf university students. I've earned my doctorate! Same interests with most of my reading taking place via audiobooks or digitally. I wish revising the book chapter and planning a conference was this easy.
Some authors make it absolutely clear that not only do they have no idea what they’re doing, they also did not ask deaf people to check their work. Here are ten of the cringiest things I’ve read (so far). Check it out here: https://slacowan.com/2023/09/23/10-of-the-most-ridiculous-portrayals-of-deaf-characters/
While Apple was celebrating the successful presentation of the new generation of smartphones, trouble came from where it was not expected. The French National Agency for Frequencies (Agence nationale des frequences, ANFR) temporarily banned sales of the iPhone 12.
Latest update to the #deaf ranked list: I’ve added Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman and The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila. Both subverted my expectations—the former in a good way, the latter in a not-so-good way.
https://slacowan.com/2023/08/25/ranked-deaf-characters-in-fiction/
When it comes to representation in literature, deafness is very rare. So I decided to go on a quest to find as many fiction books as possible portraying deaf characters, and rank these representati…
Fall Online #ASL Community Class registration at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf has opened: courses.osd.k12.ok.us
Registration closes September 28, 2023. Classes begin September 11, 2023 and are "go at your own pace." Access to the videos will be available until December 31, 2023.
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