What is attracting people to Austin, TX?

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I've noticed few of my friends moved there. Austin is growing like crazy as well. What is so special about Austin? I know for sure it gets really hot in summers and the utilities are pretty high there.
 
Supposed to be a vibrant, dynamic community, excellent music, lots of young people. A friend of mine lived there for a while and loved it.
 
He asked "What is so special about Austin?" And then talked about hot summers and high utility costs. I assumed that meant he was talking about Austin generally, not just Austin as a Mecca for the deaf. Hot summers and high utility costs affect everyone.

Anyway, would a "vibrant, dynamic community" not be a good thing for the Deaf, too?

I think you are taking offense just for the sake of taking offense.
 
Really it is very rare seems grow moving I puzzled it!
 
Here ya go. With my mad Googling skills, I found this list of "Things that make Austin great." It's on a realtor's site, so it is understandably booster-ish. However, look at all the accolades on there. This list pulls from a wide variety of sources that have ranked Austin specifically or Texas more generally very high on things like livability, cost of housing, education, job opportunities, night life, recreation, etc. What I found very interesting was that there were a lot of things that would be good for young people starting their careers and their families, but the area is also rated highly for retirees. You don't see that combination very often.

What Makes Austin So Great
 
Beach girl said:
Here ya go. With my mad Googling skills, I found this list of "Things that make Austin great." It's on a realtor's site, so it is understandably booster-ish. However, look at all the accolades on there. This list pulls from a wide variety of sources that have ranked Austin specifically or Texas more generally very high on things like livability, cost of housing, education, job opportunities, night life, recreation, etc. What I found very interesting was that there were a lot of things that would be good for young people starting their careers and their families, but the area is also rated highly for retirees. You don't see that combination very often.

What Makes Austin So Great
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That pretty much answers my question but for the deaf community, probably obvious for some of the reasons like jobs and the economy, low cost of living in general.

One of my friend moved to Austin because of better place for the family to raise and says he will settle there for good. He lived in Oregon then to Washington state and then moved to Austin, Texas.
 
Beach girl said:
He asked "What is so special about Austin?" And then talked about hot summers and high utility costs. I assumed that meant he was talking about Austin generally, not just Austin as a Mecca for the deaf. Hot summers and high utility costs affect everyone.

Anyway, would a "vibrant, dynamic community" not be a good thing for the Deaf, too?

I think you are taking offense just for the sake of taking offense.
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When it comes to deaf people and moving - first thing in mind is if the community is deaf-friendly or not. "vibrant, dynamic community, excellent music, lots of young people" doesn't mean squat for deaf people (yes I'm talking about completely-deaf people... not HoH or late deaf).

In order to live a good life in "vibrant, dynamic community", one needs a job and friends. Without one of those.... it ain't certainly a vibrant, dynamic community to them.

Questions in mind when moving:
1. any deaf friends, events, gathering around?
2. any job availability especially for deafie?
3. how's deaf service & accommodation?
 
Jiro said:
When it comes to deaf people and moving - first thing in mind is if the community is deaf-friendly or not. "vibrant, dynamic community, excellent music, lots of young people" doesn't mean squat for deaf people (yes I'm talking about completely-deaf people... not HoH or late deaf).

In order to live a good life in "vibrant, dynamic community", one needs a job and friends. Without one of those.... it ain't certainly a vibrant, dynamic community to them.

Questions in mind when moving:
1. any deaf friends, events, gathering around?
2. any job availability especially for deafie?
3. how's deaf service & accommodation?
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Exactly.
 
Beach girl said:
Well, the Texas School for the Deaf is there. Maybe that's a good sign?
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so far..... Boston, Orlando, Seattle, and Las Vegas are very good deaf-friendly cities that I have encountered.

Strange that I didn't mention New York City? Why? Because it is very inconsistent. Sure it has one of the largest deaf populations in USA but injustices and "mickey-mouse-bullshit" problems are everywhere. NYC is nothing comparable to those cities I mentioned above. Because wherever I went in those cities - there is at least 1 employee who is very familiar with ASL and interacting with deaf people. Their accommodation service is excellent.

We have dozens of deaf schools and deaf services around here in NJ and NYC.... and yet - most hearing people and businesses are clueless with deaf issues or worse... extremely ignorant. So to answer your question - "good sign"? not always. That's why it's important to look at wherever you want to move and ask some deafies about it.

If you have trouble understanding it - that's ok. What you can do is experience it and see it with your own eyes. Go with a deaf friend to any of those cities and let your deaf friend handles everything especially menu ordering. Just watch :)
 
Yes....Austin does have a strong deaf community..probably one of the biggest after Rochester, NY. I heard that Austin does have a deaf operated bar.
 
sequoias said:
Yes....Austin does have a strong deaf community..probably one of the biggest after Rochester, NY. I heard that Austin does have a deaf operated bar.
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there you go. another deaf mecca!
 
What about Northridge, CA where CSUN is? :)

How you guys check if it's the biggest Deaf community or smallest? What are the words to put in Google search?
 
Jiro said:
there you go. another deaf mecca!
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Doesn't NYC metro area have a deaf operated business? I know a friend who operates a car repair shop in California and other runs a pizza restaurant in Seattle. I also met a guy that runs a small hardware store in Seattle, too.
 
sequoias said:
Doesn't NYC metro area have a deaf operated business? I know a friend who operates a car repair shop in California and other runs a pizza restaurant in Seattle. I also met a guy that runs a small hardware store in Seattle, too.
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I have no idea.
 
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