I’m seeing various comments around the ‘net indicating that for some, “hearing loss” is a reasonably acceptable umbrella term for all deafies, at least as used by hearies. I’m not that convinced, and I’d like to explain why…
One thing I’ve noticed in reading through blogs by deaf people (and “deaf” I do consider an [...]

One thing I’m noticing, when I go out to deaf gatherings, when I’m asked where I went to school, is that I’m having trouble conveying that I went to a plain school, no deaf or oral program at all. How would I best explain this? I sign school, mainstream, all children hearing, I only [...]

OK, so I’m easily amused