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Deaf Indian Adoption: Maureen's StoryAdvice for Prospective Adoptive Deaf Parents Maureen shares her Deaf Indian adoption experience and offers two important pieces of advice for prospective adoptive parents.September 19, 2019
Deaf-Friendly Stress Tips in ASLTake Charge of Stress: Never underestimate how one simple stress-reducing action can brighten your day and improve your health.June 3, 2015
What's up with the Big-D in Deaf?The Capitalization Question: Not long ago, a reader asked us why we use the capitalized version of Deaf in our blog and website.November 7, 2006- Why One Should Not Compare Apples to Oranges: Deaf Students and Hearing StudentsBack to School:With September underway, Deaf students are once again heading back to schools and universities and once again, on the front burner, are concerns about Deaf education, student…September 5, 2006
Walking on Eggshells: Deaf and Hearing in ConsultationTiptoeing Around the Topic: Without a doubt, one of the most sensitive issues in the Deaf community today is the role of hearing professionals who work closely with Deaf people.August 28, 2006- Who Decides What is Normal and What is Not?The Big Book: Following up on this week's earlier postings on labeling, today we thought we'd take a look at the DSM, the hefty 943-page widely used Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental…June 22, 2006
- Label Jars, Not PeopleWhat's in a label?: Labels are everywhere. We label people by gender, race, sexual orientation, body size, personality, politics, and so on.June 21, 2006
- Implicit AssociationsThe Stoop Effect in Our Daily Lives: Thinking about interference (see Stroop Effect post on June 9th) and what it really means for us in our everyday lives.June 12, 2006
- Interference: The Stroop EffectDon't read the words on the right--just say the colors they're printed in, and do this aloud as fast as you can.June 9, 2006