Mishka Zena

As of few hours ago over 400 votes have been cast. The results were:
38% YES
58% NO
2%  NO OPINION
Of course when I first heard this,  my first response was pfffttthhh. I went to Washington Post poll center and voted YES. I was disappointed to find the comment section closed as I couldn’t leave my 2 cent.
It’s very easy for […]

Last week was a difficult week in my life. I had to put down a two years old cat, Niku. Euthanasia is always an agonizing decision to make, but even worse when the pet is very young. Unlike previous times when I had to put down beloved elderly pets eventually due to advanced cancer, this time I had […]

My eyes filling with tears, I feel deep pain for Jack Barr while he shared his horrific experiences at the oral school he attended. Too many innocent deaf children have received brutal treatment at the hands of hearing educators and speech therapists trying to force them to speak and hear/lipread.  Children’s hands being tied, their mouths scrubbed […]

I stood back, struck with amazement and sadness at the furor, hurt, and anger within the Deaf Community. Are we so different from each other that we truly cannot understand each other and come to full acceptance of everybody?
First of all, I do not want to see anyone hurt, nor do I want anyone fired from […]

I’ve thought long and hard about this. I have encouraged DBC twice to become more transparent. I’ve asked two DBC leaders to vp with me, so we can discuss this further, but they both weren’t ‘available’. In e-mails, I asked them why they don’t want to acknowledge to the Deaf Community that they practice Deafhood […]