Month: December 2016

Late again? It’s a deaf thing… 

.Reading time 4 minutes.

A friend of mine is notoriously late for everything. We laugh about it and we wind her up but she just can’t help it.  Punctuality and her just don’t gel… It’s probably lucky that she’s an artist and forgiven for her terrible time keeping, it’s “part of the trade” she insists “we don’t follow clocks, […]

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Performance interpreters… 

.Reading time 10 minutes.

I recall seeing a photo online a while back of Anthony, lead singer in Red Hot Chili Peppers, perform next to an American SignLanguage  interpreter. Social media went crazy with people desperate to know who the interpreter was – who actually now receives a fan following in her own right. Sassy, expressive and fully owning […]

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Different 

.Reading time 5 minutes.

I came across the below post on the Internet. It wasn’t aimed at someone who’s deaf but they mention being “different” and I could instantly relate.  It’s the type of advice I wish I knew about when I was younger. So I didn’t go through my teenage years trying to hide my deafness or the […]

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The new hybrid: When hearing and deaf families mix… 

.Reading time 6 minutes.

I very recently got married and it’s still sinking in. The fact that I have a new surname and a husband is something that I find myself giggling at like a child. It’s all a bit grown up for my liking despite the fact that I am a thirty year old working mother.  Regarding the […]

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