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We end up talking a lot about facing ignorance and misunderstanding, everywhere we go... the grocery store, restaurants, doctor's offices... with strangers, old friends, classmates, partners, our families... How many times do we say "Why don't they understand?" I have expressed my share of...

Nothing says "hello, audism" like going home for the holidays. Not only do I keep getting accused of ignoring people, my mom keeps going "You can't hear that? You REALLY can't hear that?" No, mom, I *really* can't hear whatever it is that you're going on about. I got scolded for over two...

Anyone in the Vancouver/Portland area going to the Keith Wann show on the 6th? I just moved back to the area and am feeling the lack of community... was hoping I could find someone to go with. Send me a PM if you're interested!

As you know, I've been really struggling accepting myself, accepting my deafness, and you can forget having a deaf identity. I feel like the last few months have been really transformative for me, largely due to this forum, and I wanted to say thank you. I also feel like this weekend I had a...

When my son was born, I was pretty isolated. Tiny town in Montana, no deaf connections, and a family who has always not only been unsupportive of my hearing loss but actually denies that it exists. I had planned on him being bilingual--I'd sign with him, he'd get his English from my family...