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The Rebuttal
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A Liar and a Fake
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 8:09am UTC by gazza
I am a liar and a fake. I lie and fake on a daily basis as do many deaf people. It’s what I do when I can’t be bothered with communication. Sometimes the effort of lip-reading and intense concentration involved with communicating with hearing peers is a drag. So rather than make this effort I lie and I fake. If you are deaf I am betting THAT YOU DO TOO!! It happens everywhere. Where I work there are thousands of people walking around everyday. They come from all walks of life. From overseas, from up the road from regional Victoria … you name it we have it. At least four times a week someone will ... -
And in the Left Corner ……
Posted: July 16th, 2008, 2:27am UTC by gazza
Sometimes you have something on your mind that you just have to get out. It sits there and bothers you when you should be focusing on other things like work or that short four foot putt that you need to sink. Today is one of those days. Perhaps I really need to get a life because surely there are nicer and more exciting things to worry about than what I am about to offload. I was chatting the other day with a group of friends about our representative Deaf and hearing impaired organisations. We have two - Deafness Forum and Deaf Australia. These two organisations are like chalk and cheese yet are almost essentially the ... -
The Rebuttal Goes Auslan - But What of the Hearing Impaired?
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 3:18pm UTC by gazza
To see this article in Auslan go to _ [www.youtube.com] “Excellent work as usual. I think there was some mention some time ago about providing this forum in Auslan for those who struggle with English as their second language. My understanding is that there are still a large proportion of the Deaf Community who are finding the articles too “English” to follow. At this stage do you have a timeline for when the Auslan version of the Rebuttal will become available?” Mark Quinn A simple email such as this was the catalyst to finally get The Rebuttal translated into Auslan. We replied to Mark that we were all volunteers and asked if he ...