Rally Caps – seeing myself in a mirror
Rally Caps! At last, a genuine portrayal of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing using hearing technology. It’s humorous, true-to-life, and I can finally tell others, that’s me!
Netflix – where are the subtitles?!
Netflix (UK) is my go to streaming site when I wish to relax and watch a good movie, because, unlike Amazon Prime, it is accessible to me with subtitles in all the movies it has in the catalogue. At least those I have seen so far. I have missed Gunpowder with Kit Harington and Liv…
The Signal- a review of latest Netflix sci-fi series
The Signal is not only entertaining and thrilling, but also educational for a viewer and empowering for those who, like me, finally see their representation on screen.
Effective Communication with deaf or hard of hearing people when delivering healthcare – matter
What is Effective Communication? It is a communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing that is equitable to communication with persons without hearing loss. My friend, Ted (not his real name, to protect his privacy) like me, lives in UK, has a hearing loss and uses Cochlear Implant to hear and he…
The Internet We Want Empowering All People
Attending Internet Governance Forum 2023 Last month, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023,took place in Kyoto, from 8th October to 12th October. The event was hosted by the Government of Japan under theme was “The Internet We Want- Empowering All People”. Checking the statistics on the IGF 2023 website, the hybrid event has attracted around 9000…
Innovation making the world accessible and equitable for hard of hearing people
Today is the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme of innovation and the role in enabling accessible world. I have been thinking about the innovation in ICTs relating to deaf and hard of hearing people and here are the few I would like to share. This is not exhaustive list, but…
Make Listening Safe Matters to us ALL
This year the World Hearing Day theme is “To hear for life, listen with care”. the theme is mainly aimed at prevention of hearing loss due to unsafe exposure to noise, the actions and recommendations benefit everyone, including people who already experience hearing loss. Those who have experienced hearing loss, especially in adult life, know…
Beyond The Obvious – what Sound of Metal did not tell you?
There are many reviews of Sound of Metal, tackling different parts of the movie and undertones, hearing loss awareness, cochlear implants, dangers of listening and playing loud music, Deaf identity ( cultural deafness) but most important narrative seem to be missing – the deafened and hard of hearing people and their community. I must hand…
UNDERSTANDING SHAKESPEARE
Today is the World Theatre Day. I share with you the article I wrote for Stagetext back in 2010. Thanks to Stagetext, deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people who could not participate fully, can now enjoy the theatre plays on equal basis together with their friends and family.
Listening to the “Sound of Life”
Today we celebrate the International Cochlear Implant Day. What a best way to celebrate than listening to a song dedicated to celebrate music and hearing sounds of life?
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