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‘The Importance of Sharing My Writings as a Deaf Journalist’ with Liam O’Dell

December 11, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In this episode, I talk to Liam O’Dell – one of the main deaf journalist in the UK who shares thoughtful and insightful pieces on major publications such as Metro, The Independent and the popular deaf blog ‘The Limping Chicken’.

Liam shares his background story on how he got into it, why he feels it’s important to talk about deafness in publications, what are the general reactions from hearing and d/Deaf & hard of hearing people alike and more.

Listen or read transcript of the interview with Liam O’Dell here

‘Building a Business Because I Was Written Off from Jobs Just Because I’m Deaf’ with Erin Perkins from Mabely Q

November 27, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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Erin Perkin from Mabely Q was tired of being told what she can’t do, being written off from jobs or offered lower salary than her experience level, just because she was born deaf.

So she decided to start her own graphic design business.

Being a deaf entrepreneur comes with challenges, but after chatting with Erin, you will learn that everyone has their own challenges but it doesn’t have to stop you from progressing in your career.

Listen or read the interview with Erin about her experienes here

‘Let’s Support Deaf Students’ Transition to College’ with Annie Tulkin from Accessible College

September 19, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In this episode, Annie Tulkin from Accessible College helps to smooth that transition for disabled students, and in this episode, we specifically focus on deaf students journey, the difficulty that could arise when they don’t have access to certain services that can help to smooth that process.

But that the transition is not always a smooth one and the consequences can be very difficult for any students let alone those who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing.

Listen or read interview with Annie Tulkin here

‘Stop Language Deprivation & Encourage Language Acquisition for Deaf Children’ with Kimberly Sanzo from Language First

August 2, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

'Stop Language Deprivation & Encourage Language Acquisition for Deaf Children' with Kimberly Sanzo from Language First

In this episode, I got chatting Kimberly Sanzo of Language First who has an incredible insight in the world of language deprivation that d/Deaf children can go through and the importance of having the right environment to encourage language acquisition.

Like all interviews on this podcast, I come away with a different on a topic that I don’t have lot of knowledge about but after chatting to Kimberly, it has opened up my mind about the power of sign languages, and I’m sure it will do the same to you too.

Listen or read the interview with Kimberly Sanzo here

‘Being Pregnant Has Made Me Go Deaf’ – An Interview with Kate Llewellyn-Waters

July 12, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In this episode, I talk to Kate Llewellyn-Waters, a businesswoman who has lost her hearing after getting pregnant. She opens up and shares her own story on how that happened, why it happened, her on-going challenges as a mother and shares advice to any other parents going through something similar.

Listen or read the interview Kate Llewellyn-Waters here

‘Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Song for a Whale’ – An Interview with Lynne Kelly

June 28, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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After reading ‘Song for a Whale’, I had the pleasure of interviewing the author Lynne Kelly to get a detailed “behind-the-scenes” access of the book, learn more about the characters and how her day as a sign language interpreter has helped to play a part in shaping this book.

The interview contains no spoilers so if you haven’t had the chance to read ‘Song for Whale’, you must get yourself a copy of the book.

Listen to podcast or read transcript of the interview with Lynne Kelly

‘Being a Deaf Personal Trainer of The Deaf Gym’ – An Interview with David Edginton

June 14, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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In episode 19, I interview David Edginton who is a Deaf Personal Trainer and the co-founder of The Deaf Gym.

We discuss everything from his own personal challenges of being a PT to the issues on how d/Deaf people are restricted from the general gyms due to communication barriers and shares advice that is suitable for the general gyms and d/Deaf people alike.

Listen or read the episode with David Edginton here

‘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

‘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

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