As I step into 2026, I’ve been reflecting on the year that just passed.2025 was an incredible year – not because it was easy, but because it changed me. Much of the year unfolded through travel. In March, I began my Churchill Fellowship, spending six weeks moving through Minneapolis, Austin, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York… Continue Reading A Year of Letting Go, A Year of Becoming
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I’m now approximately 40 days away from starting my Churchill Fellowship. The first country I’ll be visiting is the United States for three weeks. In preparation, I’ve been keeping an close eye on the news coming out of the US, particularly since the inauguration of the current administration on January 20, 2025. As I will… Continue Reading Preparing for Churchill Fellowship – Thoughts
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Deaf Stories was originally established with a vision of deaf people sharing their experiences as business owners. With Janelle Whalan as my filming assistant, we interviewed four deaf people – Neil Wood, Bobbie Blackson, and Ivan Callaghan & Nicole Cooke about their businesses. The first round of Deaf Stories was funded by Deaf Services’… Continue Reading Storytelling: the foundation of Deaf Stories
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I write about how the outrage of the Deaf community towards Dexterity and his cultural appropriation of Auslan has brought up a number of underlying issues we’ve been experiencing for hundreds of years, and why it’s important for us to need allies so we can keep fighting the good fight. Continue Reading Why deaf people need allies
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The deaf community is diverse. We’ve been reminded of that since the Deaf episode of ABC’s You Can’t Ask That went live on Friday morning. Since sharing my thoughts about the episode, I’ve had people notify me that they were hurt by my comments. I’ve had people comment about how they were re-questioning their… Continue Reading Diversity and Deaf
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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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Some of you may be wondering just what the h*ck I’ve been doing for the past few weeks! Well, I have moved to Shanghai. For a new job opportunity that I could not refuse. I also cannot lie: I am also loving the ‘expat’ experience in Shanghai. The vibe of the city is just incredible… Continue Reading Becoming a Deaf Expat
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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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