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The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast

Check out the posts below where you can listen or read the transcripts of The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast.

‘Using my Deafhood academia to share knowledge’ – An interview with Professor Donald Grushkin

May 24, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 16, I interviewed Professor Donald Grushkin from California State University, Scaramento who is a profoundly Deaf scholar and researcher in various aspects of Deafhood such as history, community and culture.

Listen or read the interview with Professor Donald Grushkin

Deaf & mental health – they are more closely connected together than you think

May 17, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In the UK, one week it was Deaf Awareness Week. The next, it was Mental Health Awareness Week (which was when this podcast was recorded).

Yet, not many people realise that deaf and mental health they are very closely linked together.

So in today’s podcast (with transcript included), I share my own thoughts about this link, the struggles that d/Deaf people, my own personal experience with mental health and raise awareness of both topics.

Listen or read podcast about deaf and mental health

‘Why we make our music & gigs deaf-friendly’ – An interview with Chasing Deer

May 10, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 14, I talk to Rob and Adam from the British pop-rock band ‘Chasing Deer’ about how they have incorporated BSL into their music and their passion around making their gigs deaf-friendly so that everyone can enjoy their music, regardless of whether you are hearing or d/Deaf.

Listen or read the episode with Chasing Deer here

How the ‘Avengers’ movies triggered my emotions & deaf advocacy

May 2, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 13, amidst the hype around the Avengers: Endgame movie, I open up with personal story about how The Avengers has played a part in triggering my emotions and unleashed my deaf advocacy.

Even though everyone is able to enjoy “the best movie ever”, I cannot experience the same joy, which was difficult to accept. But it did not mean that I just wanted to sit around and accept it.

Listen or read the story about Avengers and deaf advocacy

‘Adjusting to a sudden hearing loss as a TV News Presenter’ – with Lewis Vaughan Jones

April 18, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 12 of the podcast, I chat with Lewis Vaughan Jones; a TV news presenter for BBC News and BBC World News who has gone through a sudden hearing loss which happened overnight and we talked about how he is adjusting to his new lifestyle.

Read or listen to the interview with Lewis Vaughan Jones here

My airport/airplane experience as a deaf/hard of hearing person

March 29, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 11, I share my own experience when I’m going to the airport and fly out to a particular destination, whether it’s for business or pleasure.

And I go through the whole experience, from the moment I arrived and check-in, to going to the security, to communicating with the air steward/stewardess, to picking up my suitcase at the arrival destination.

Read or listen to my experience at the airport and airplane here

My dentist experience as a deaf/hard of hearing person

March 7, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 10, my own experience of visiting the dentist; from the process of arranging an appointment all the way to leaving the dentist after my check-up, I go through all the challenges that come along the way.

Read or listen about my dentist experience here

‘Being a CODA & sign-sing performer’ – An Interview with Wayne Barrow

January 30, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 9 of the podcast, I chat with Wayne Barrow, a CODA (child of Deaf adults) and a sign-singing performer where he performs online and also runs his own business where he teaches other people to sign-sing to popular music.

Wayne is also a huge advocate of having British Sign Language taught at school too and is campaigning to make it happen.

Read or listen to the interview with Wayne Barrow here

The ‘Dinner Table Syndrome’ (DTS): What is it & how it can affect deaf or hard of hearing People?

December 21, 2018 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 8, I wanted to talk about the dreaded the ‘Dinner Table Syndrome’, which tends to happen at almost any event; Christmas, birthdays, networking events, restaurants, etc.

And this is something that a lot of d/Deaf people, as well as other people, can relate to.

Read or listen to the story about The Dinner Table Syndrome here

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