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silentgrapevine June 7, 2018

5 Innovative Ways To Teach Hard-of-Hearing Kids

silentgrapevine June 7, 2018

Learning is difficult on its own and having a disability only makes the process harder, especially for children. To make the process simple, here are 5 innovative ways to teach hard-of-hearing kids; to…

Thomsen Young July 28, 2017

Op-Ed: What should airlines do to ensure that people who are deaf/hard of hearing understand what’s going on in a real-life emergency?

Thomsen Young July 28, 2017

In the most unusual situation several days ago, I was approached by a flight attendant with the following question written on a napkin, “In the event of an emergency, how should we communicate…

Thomsen Young June 26, 2015

ADA: Harvard got it wrong with Website Accessibility

Thomsen Young June 26, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ Yes, you heard that right. The Department of Justice wrote a Statement of Interest on June 23, 2015 and the National Association…

Thomsen Young May 29, 2015

Sabrina vs Ed Bosson

Thomsen Young May 29, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, this picture is worth a thousand signs. If…

Thomsen Young May 21, 2015

Open Letter to Waze

Thomsen Young May 21, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ Dear Waze: I am obsessed with your app, Waze. I downloaded your app on May 13, 2015 and I’m so obsessed with…

Thomsen Young February 13, 2014

WHAT CAN DEAF PEOPLE DO

Thomsen Young February 13, 2014

Employers often wonder what they can do with a Deaf employee and that’s because they have no idea what to do with one. The answer lies below: Just about anything you can…

Thomsen Young January 10, 2014

Deaf Education: Getting the world to understand.

Thomsen Young January 10, 2014

Should people make more of an effort to understand the deaf community? Kayla Davis, a senior at Creekview High School, wrote an opinion editorial for the Dallas New on January 3, 2014,…

Thomsen Young December 20, 2013

Controversy over Seattle Men’s Chorus interpreter

Thomsen Young December 20, 2013

Yesterday, the Seattle-Times reported that choir interpreter failed to provide “accurate” ASL interpretation of chorus songs were more geared to the hearing mass. “While beautiful and engaging, Kevin Gallagher’s interpretations of chorus…

Thomsen Young December 20, 2013

Who broke the “fake interpreter” story?

Thomsen Young December 20, 2013

Since the story was broke, there have been quite afew people who are claiming that “they” broke the story about the fake interpreter story (Update: specifically the who broke the “fake interpreter”…

Thomsen Young October 16, 2013

Retard. Crippled. Hopeless. Flawed.

Thomsen Young October 16, 2013

Retard. Crippled. Hopeless. Flawed. Those words, like a festering wound, would echo through my being and cause a mental pang that left me enraged and unsettled. I guess some would say that…

Thomsen Young September 25, 2013

Michael Abernethy writes about being Deaf and Gay

Thomsen Young September 25, 2013

Michael Abernethy shares his experiences about being Deaf and Gay, below is a snip from his article from PopMatters.com: While the rest of the world catches up and works to include the…

Thomsen Young July 28, 2013

Writer writes about vanishing village sign languages

Thomsen Young July 28, 2013

This is a interesting article! Read it and leave your opinion! Village sign languages, vanishing fastBoston.comAnd it was a gene mutation high up in this family tree that ended up giving Martha’s…

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