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- It is their way to communicate with the hearing world, especially when other forms of communication are unavailable (interpreters, gestures, lip reading). Students use writing to write notes to hearing people, to text message or email, to use a TTY, and to communicate on the job.
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May 8, 2019 · What It Means To Be A Deaf Writer. Being a deaf writer can create an unique set of challenges. Some of these challenges might seem obvious, some of them less so. For example, dialogue...
Jan 18, 2019 · As written by hearing authors, the deaf person or the signing person is usually sentimentalized or is emblematic of some larger insight into the existential nature of humanity: hearing, speaking humanity, that is. It’s lonely to be a deaf person in hearing literature.
- Asphyxia
- Cece Bell
- Cheyenna Clearbrook
- Michael Chorost
- Matt Daigle
- Haben Girma
- Dr. Ernest Hairson
- Chella Man
- Sarah Nović
- Josh Swiller
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Asphyxia likes to keep much of her personal life personal. That includes going by the nickname Asphyxia. She is a Deaf artist, writer, activist, and public speaker who was creative from a young age. Originally wanting to be a ballerina, she was instead met with discrimination and rejected by the Australian Ballet Schoo...
Cecelia Carolina Bell, also known as Cece Bell, was born December 26, 1970, in Richmond, Virginia. Bell is a children’s book author and illustrator. One of her books, El Deafo, won the Eisner Award. It was the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Honor. It is about her life growing up as a oral deaf person. Books: El Deafo, the Geisel Honor-winni...
Cheyenna Clearbrook was born on February 10, 1999, to a deaf family. She is a YouTuber who creates a variety of content from clothing videos to travel blogs to Deaf identity. Clearbrook starred in the mini-series “Deaf U.” She self-published a book of poetry. Book: She Carries the Sword – A book of poetry based on her experiences in life. Read more...
Michael Chorost was born December 26, 1964 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Later in life, Chorost got a cochlear implant, which would be the catalyst for his first book Rebuild: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human.Chorost got his B.A. from Brown University and PhD from UT-Austin. He is a freelance science writer who believes that his body is th...
Matt Daigle, also known as That Deaf Guy, is a stay-at-home father and cartoonist. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Northern State with a B.A. in advertising and graphic design. His social media is full of comic strips that depict life experiences as a Deaf person. Books: That Deaf Guy: A Wild Ride!, That Deaf Guy: A Family Por...
Many met Haben Girma when she was labeled the White House Champion of Change by former President Barak Obama. Girma is the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. She uses her degree to fight for the rights of those with disabilities. Book: Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law Read more: Haben Girma: The story of...
Dr. Ernest Hairson is a leader in the Black Deaf community. He lost hearing at five due to spinal meningitis. Later, he graduated from the segregated West Virginia School for the Deaf. He is one of the founding members of Black Deaf Advocates. Hairston earned his master’s in administration and supervision at CSUN and his PhD in special education ad...
Born November 26, 1998, Chella Man is an actor, activist, model, and artist. He describes himself as a Deaf, genderqueer, trans-masculine, Chinese, and Jewish person. He uses social media and public speaking to be a role model for others. Aside from playing Jericho in the DC Universe’s digital series “Titans,” he also was recently awarded the Attit...
Sarah Nović was born in 1987. She is a Deaf rights activist who graduated from Columbia University with a masters in fine arts. Nović’s book Girl at War won her the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. She wrote a collection of essays featuring inspiring immigrants and a novel about the Yugoslavian civil war as told through a 10-year-old’s eyes....
Josh Swillergrew up deaf and mainstreamed in New York City, and has been on a journey ever since. According to his website he “studied literature at Yale, fought fires and deforestation as a ranger in the California Redwoods and poverty and disease as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Zambia.” He was a Zen monk for 17 years, a professor at Gallaudet...
Feb 14, 2014 · I tend to look for Deaf individuals with inspiring stories to do a profile on, or write about disability and human rights. It informs my writing and has shaped the direction of it. I seek to raise awareness amongst hearing people and break down barriers.
Jan 13, 2024 · In recent years, Deaf literature has flourished, with an increasing number of Deaf authors gaining recognition. These writers bring a diverse range of experiences and styles to their work, from poetry and fiction to memoirs and academic texts. What unites them is a shared perspective of life through the lens of Deaf experience.
Mar 4, 2016 · To be a Deaf writer is to make a certain kind of shortlist. Growing up with a progressive hearing loss, I was educated in spoken English alongside my hearing peers; when that became too difficult I learned American Sign Language (ASL) and had interpreters in class.
Jun 20, 2013 · I am aspiring Deaf writer who wrote four unpublished novels. As PSE/ASL user, I also find the difficulties to express the oiled-machine words on papers when I often take for granted on my deafness.
