The men who wouldn’t listen…
By a strange quirk of fate, a certain day in 1876 happened to be the same day two important historical figures made the grade. Both were men who didn’t listen in terms of the fullness…
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Deaf | Historical | Rights
Google Doodles of the Deaf
Doodles featuring the Deaf can easily be counted on a pair of hands! At least one can ascertain there’s an element of quality behind these whereas with those featuring hearing people which are no doubt…
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Pictures in the Mind
Joyeux Noël! Pictures in the Mind is a documentary made in 1987 based on Harlan Lane’s ground-breaking book When the Mind Hears – a volume of almost 700 pages (US editions) covering the comprehensive history…
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BSL | Irony | Miscellaneous | Oralism/Life Articles | Other
I am/am not angry. An ‘1880 That’ irony
This new image (inspired by ‘1880 That’ and intended as a header for this website) which is a brick wall featuring the words ‘I am deafinitely angry’ – came about as a result of a…
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The Deaf are foreigners in their own country
This is from a news article in the Independent in September 1989. It had followed soon after the Deaf President Now! campaign at Gallaudet in the USA. Its is of interest in view of its…
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A little known 1950s oralist experiment and its fall-out
This is about the post-war oralist programme aimed at rearing fully conversant hearing speakers out of Deaf children. How did this special experimental oralist programme of the 1950s and 1960s originate – which few know…
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From Jane Eyre to false truths – an experience of reality
I often wondered about Jane Eyre – the heroine in the TV/films of Charlotte Bronte’s famous novel. Why did Charlotte Bronte write this story? Was it a reflection of something that had happened to her?…
