Deaf stuff: February 2005 Archives

Briankle assigned us a terrific book: Stealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us From Seeing, by Darian Leader. (Another pro and a con critique are posted here, scroll down.)

I'm interested in the way Leader describes the difference between looking and seeing. One may look and not see. Simply, this is perceptually similar to hearing but not listening, however Leader is really dealing with consciousness and what it means to know that one is being looked at without ever knowing for sure what (who?) is being seen.

~ David sends this gem along:

Interview with Carol Padden and Tom Humphries.

They've got a new book out, and their old one is still a classic, Deaf in America. Tom is credited with coining the term, audism, to describe systemic discrimination and prejudice against deaf people.

David Kreuger sent this article, Deaf patients challenge hospital interpreter system, to the DeafVermont list.

Problems with the video relay interpreting have lead to community organizing and a legal challenge. Some hospitals using VRI have been reluctant or refused to hire live interpreters when needed.

Article By PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writer for The Capital, Annapolis, MD