When we, as citizens, as people, consume the information around us, it’s important to view it with a critical eye.  This usually means challenging the information that comes to you via TV, Internet, friends, family, and teachers.  Just because the source is authoritative does not mean one should not do their research. I submit to you, Deaf Echo, exhibit A of a boiling soup of misinformation, information, facts, and lies, [...]

Check out this gem of stop-motion animation by Paul Ososki: I’ve never seen anything like this before: a video where ASL, as used by the story narrator, becomes a deuteragonist in a two-and-a-half-dimensional animated setting. The video’s message is clear. ASL is what enables the character to scale the various obstacles in his path. Taking the video’s title in consideration, this animation becomes an argument for the use of ASL [...]

A few days ago, YouTube added captioning/subtitle support to its videos. Users can upload their own SubViewer (.sub) or SubRip (.srt) files to videos. Viewers can turn on captioning (if enabled) by clicking on the bottom-right button on the player. Right now, however, YouTube doesn’t seem to offer a feature to search for captioned videos only. Got a favorite YouTube video you’ve been itching to watch with captions? According to TechCrunch, [...]

I’ve been on a Marlee Matlin kick lately, digging up videos of her on YouTube. She’s an extraordinarily beautiful and talented actress who has gone farther than any other deaf person in Hollywood. Sure, she’s gotten criticism for speaking on occassion, but hey, I think we can get all past that now in the great spirit of Deafhood, can’t we? Here’s a few for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of YouTube [...]

There’s been so much discussion of supposed “divisions” within the deaf community lately (oral vs. ASL, educated vs. grassroots etc.) that it’s all gone into sheer absurdity. Filmmaker Wayne Betts, Jr., apparently agrees, and developed three knee-slappin’-funny videos illustrating excellent caricatures of pretty much all of these “divisions.” As a friend said, they’re “genius-funny.” Need a good, hard laugh? Go ahead and click on the following links (all go to [...]