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What is ‘audism’? Plus my personal experiences of facing audism

October 27, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

What is audism?: Audism is a big problem across the world but it's rarely talked about. So what is audism and how to be aware of it?

Even though it’s not visible (like many things related to deaf awareness), audism is a major within society and it remains a major issue for anyone who is experiencing some kind of deafness. Yet it’s rarely ever talked about compared other discriminations and prejudices.

So what is audism and what should be aware?

Learn about what is audism here

‘CODA’ movie review: my thoughts on the latest deaf movie to be released

October 13, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

'CODA' Movie review: The movie 'CODA' (which stands for child/children of deaf adult) is the latest deaf movie which will be reviewed

I have recently watched ‘CODA’ (which stands for ‘child/children of deaf adult), the latest movie only on Apple TV+, around a CODA who is struggling with the dilemma of helping her deaf family’s struggling fishing business whilst pursuiing her love of singing.

But with the moral obligations of helping her family, plus the pressure that comes with being a CODA, this movie follows the story of this journey and how complex it is for those in the real world too.

Read the ‘CODA’ review post here

Deafness as a ‘hidden/invisible disability’

October 6, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Deafness as an invisible disability - Unless it's clear, like you can see hearing aids or sign language, it's not obvious if a person is deaf. But is that a good or bad thing?

Unless there are hearing aids or cochlear implants in your line of vision, or perhaps sign language are the main form of communication, it’s safe to say it’s not immediately obvious if a person is deaf or not. But is that good or bad?

Learn about my thoughts on deafness being an invisible disability

Is deafness a disability?

September 29, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Is deafness a disability? - Some may look at the question above as an unusual one. Others, not so much. But it may depend on how you look at it.

For some people, the concept of asking whether being deaf is a disability is weird question to ask or it’s complicated. For others, it’s very straightforward.

It will really depends on how you want to look at it. But in this episode, I talk about it from MY own perspectives rather than treat it as a one answer that suits everyone.

Do I think deafness is a disability or not?

Social model vs medical model of disability: What’s the difference?

September 22, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Social model vs medical model of disability: Since the general perception of disability is negative, adjusting our mindset can benefit everyone, including society as a whole.

When it comes to the general perception of people with disability, it is normally looked with a negative context i.e. their “medical condition” is causing the barriers. However, a better approach would be to look at the barriers as the cause of society rather than because of the person.

But that can only happen if we adjust our mindset towards disability.

Learn about the differences between social and medical of disability here

Funny (yet terrible) hearing aids jokes

September 16, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Text overlay: "Funny (yet Terrible) Hearing Aids jokes - Sometimes, it's good to make light-hearted jokes and fun about ourselves...and in this case, about our hearing aids.

Sometimes, it’s good to make light-hearted, funny (and at the same time, terrible) jokes about wearing hearing aids.

Enjoy (or cringe) at some hearing aids jokes here

The ‘curb-cut effect’ in deafness

September 8, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Text on image: 'The 'curb-cut effect' in deafness: It has been around for decades, but what is 'curb-cut effect'? And how does it positively influence deafness and society as a whole?'

The ‘curb-cut effect’ is a phenomenon that is not talked about enough, even though it has been around for decades.

But what is curb-cut effect? And how does it affect (in a positive way) almost every single person in society? Hopefully, if more people understand it, it will allow all of us to open our minds about certain features that we see in society today that, although are not primarily for us, we ended up benefiting from it too.

You can learn more about ‘curb-cut effect’ here

When subtitles/captions are not enough…

August 24, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

Overlay text: When subtitles/captions are not enough...Even when subtitles/captions are (sometimes) available, there are scenarios where it's not enoug: we need sign language interpreters.

It’s very common to see people say “just read the subtitles/captions” when there are calls for sign language interpreters.

But is it really that simple? Spoiler alert: no. But it’s not complicated to understand it either.

Click here to learn when are subtitles/captions are not enough

Why I hate those “lipreading expert” tabloid headlines and how they can be damaging?

August 7, 2021 By Ahmed Khalifa

If there is one thing that many newspaper do, is to grab attention at whatever the cost. Unfortunately, the ‘lip reading experts’ headline tends to attract a lot of attention. But at the same time, it damages the perception of what lip reading is.

Learn more about the problem with “lipreading expert headlines” here

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