With 2018 approaching its end, I revisit my tradition of reflecting on the year that was by writing a post about it. I skipped this last year due to the insane amount of stress I was under. XVIII Australian Deaf Games After 18 months of blood, sweat and tears, the most anticipated event of the… Continue Reading Twenty Eighteen
Deafferent Theatre is at Melbourne Fringe for the third year in a row, and they’ve surprised us with TWO new performances! Having been a part of the Deafferent family the last two years, I was pleasantly surprised as a member of the audience this year…and I loved it! Paris is Fine is Deafferent Theatre’s first-ever… Continue Reading Review: Paris is Fine
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In recognition of National Week of Deaf People in Australia and International Week of Deaf People, I thought it was time I compiled a list of books about deaf people, deaf culture and deaf history.Note: this is not a sponsored post. The book titles are bolded so you can click on them to buy from… Continue Reading Books about Deaf Culture and People
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It’s been a year since the switch-on of my cochlear implant. I cannot seem to find words to explain how I feel about this, but it’s been an incredible journey. You probably have seen the video of my switch-on when I livestreamed it via Facebook. As I said before, this was to educate others on… Continue Reading A Year Full of Sounds
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Channel 4 (UK) premiered a new documentary “Extraordinary Teens: School of Life and Deaf” this week. The documentary follows the life of three deaf teenagers at Mary Hare School – Lewis, Fae, and Andrew. This blog post focuses on Lewis and his cochlear implant journey because I wanted to share my thoughts – especially how… Continue Reading School of Life and Deaf – REVIEW
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When there are no interpreters available for your appointment. When you walk into a pole whilst signing to your friend, and they don’t warn you. When you try to lipread someone with a massive moustache. When an organisation/agency hires someone who is not qualified and certified to interpret for a media briefing. When Uber lets… Continue Reading Deaf Problems 2
For the first time in the history of Australian Ninja Warrior, a Deaf person was given an incredible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It’s not every day we see a Deaf or hard of hearing person on national television. Big kudos to Paul Cashion for giving it his everything – his determination is to be commended. It’s unfortunate… Continue Reading Deaf Ninjas
It was the first day of year 7. I was at the orientation assembly and was looking for the hearing support unit. I saw a few teachers signing and went up to introduce myself. “Hi! I’m Ayah!” I told them. “Oh, you’re Ayah! We couldn’t see your hearing aids because of your hijab!” They… Continue Reading Growing up hard of hearing… and Muslim
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In the last three months since the activation of my cochlear implant, I learnt something incredibly important. Yep. What Johnny Depp said. With new sounds, the world has become overwhelmingly crazy. It’s made me feel all kinds of emotions. That said, my mental well-being has been affected at times. Thankfully, it’s manageable; however, I have… Continue Reading Me and my CI: Looking after myself
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#1 – What is THAT sound?! #2 – Taking your CI off is akin to taking your bra off after a long day. #3 – Public toilets are bloody LOUD! #4 – I think I just fell in love with Adele’s voice. #5 – I don’t know what’s worse: paper bags or nails on blackboard. #6… Continue Reading CI Musings
