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Can a deaf person hear with their hearing aids on?

October 1, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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A common that I get asked and I see on Google is whether a deaf or hard of hearing person can hear with their hearing aids on?

The short answer is the dreaded “it depends”.

The long answer is that it’s complicated.

Find out if a deaf person can hear with their hearing aids here

How you can look after yourself by being selfish?

October 1, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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Some of the topics that have been discussed here on this site are around mental health, concentration fatigue and deaf anxiety.

These are also the posts that have been getting a lot of attention lately, especially the latter.

But you also need to look after yourself, and this is why in this podcast, I talk about the importance of being selfish just so you can look after yourself.

Because if you don’t look after yourself, you can’t look after other people.

Learn more on why you need to be selfish here

‘Deaf Anxiety’: What is it & why we should talk about it?

September 27, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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I learnt a new phrase recently: ‘deaf anxiety’.

After reading and learning more about, I realised that whenever I get anxiety, it is mostly likely because of my lack of ability to hear. And the more I read about it, the more I realised that it resonates with me and it’s definitely a thing.

It also made me aware that it’s a topic that we should be talking about more often, and this is why I decided to open up about it.

Learn more about ‘deaf anxiety’ here

Why auto-captions (aka ‘Craption’) are bad for SEO?

September 13, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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You might find it hard to believe that auto-captions are bad for SEO. But if you think about it’s low-quality content; something which YouTube and Google does not like. Yet, from my own experience and research, many people still resort to using auto-captions (which is often labelled as ‘craption’) for their YouTube videos. We take […]

Let’s give sign language interpreters a break & appreciate them more

September 6, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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It’s time we give sign language interpreters a break and give them the recognition and appreciation that they deserve.

Many people don’t realise that simultaneous interpreting (and by the way, that applies to oral language interpretation too), requires a high-level of focus, listening and concentration.

And most of us don’t see that.

So let’s give them credit for what they do and appreciate it, and I’d like to start by sharing my thoughts below.

Learn why we should appreciate sign language interpreters

Reacting to ‘what would you do?’ – waiter being rude to deaf customer

August 22, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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I have noticed a few articles talking about the popular U.S program ‘What Would You Do?’ (WWYD) where in this particular episode, a waiter is being rude to a deaf customer.

And we ask: “what would you do” if you witnessed this at a restaurant?

So I decided to watch the episode and record myself reacting to watching it the first time so that I can provide unbiased thoughts and opinions about the programme and the scenarios that’s being played out.

Check out my reaction to an episode of WWYD here

How to communicate with a deaf person? – 14 simple & actionable tips to overcome communication barriers

August 9, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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I’ve read a few tweets a while back where there is a common trend where the hearing person in question either walks away because they can’t be bothered, are scared or they stands still and ignores the d/Deaf individual.

You’d think that it can’t get worse or more ridiculous than that, but it can. If only they learnt some simple tips on how to get over that.

Learn how to communicate with deaf people here

What can deaf people do (and can’t do)?

July 26, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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It seems that many people are confused on what deaf can do and can’t do. A simple Google search starting with “can deaf people…” will bring up a list of search suggestions that seems very…interesting (which you can see in the shownote).

So I thought this would be a good time to talk about what d/Deaf people can do and dispel any myths that anyone may have about us.

Find out what can d/Deaf people do (and can’t do) here

“Deaf as…” | A list of 30+ deaf Idioms & their origins

July 12, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

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There are so many idioms like “fit as a fiddle”, “strong as an ox”, “cute as a button” and “cool as a cucumber”.

The same applies to anything that starts with “deaf as…” and I’ve encountered quite a few of the the common phrases below and their origins too.

Check out the list of deaf idioms and phrases here

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