By s.e. smith on 6 November, 2010
From the White House Poetry Jam! Transcription and description by Anna. Joshua Bennett is a young Black man. While is poem his entirely in spoken English, he Signs some of the lines, and I have highlighted those lines with asterisks on either side. Tamara has never listened to hip hop. Never danced to the rhythm [...]
Posted in creative work | Tagged poetry, Sign
By Chally on 28 September, 2010
I hope all is well in your world on this fine Tuesday! Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Canada: Disabled-services flip-flop at Winnipeg Free Press: The [...]
Posted in accessibility, movies | Tagged australia, canada, Deaf, education, higher education, India, Sign, support services, transportation, United States, university, web accessibility
By s.e. smith on 28 July, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading, signal boost | Tagged anthology, asl, astronauts, astronauts are cool, call for submissions, disability carnival, HR 3101, legislation, LGBQT, sexual assault, Sign, sign videos
By s.e. smith on 23 June, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged art, creative work, disabled actors, disabled students, education, mental health, Sign, signal boost
By s.e. smith on 18 May, 2010
Several of the FWD/Forward contributors are fans of Lady Gaga, so when I encountered a Sign version of ‘Paparazzi,’ I was pretty delighted. I got even more delighted when I realised that there is actually a very large genre of signed versions of Lady Gaga’s songs, and pulled a sampling to post here. Please feel [...]
Posted in creative work | Tagged dance, Lady Gaga, Sign, sign videos
By s.e. smith on 6 May, 2010
I’m leading off today’s dance videos with a lovely solo ballet piece: Performers in Sweden Signing and dancing: More performers using Teckenspråk, Swedish Sign Language: Gestim, a Deaf dance group, performing in Bulgaria:
Posted in creative work | Tagged ballet, dance, Deaf, Deaf dance, Sign
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