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Deaf, Dumb and the Dinner Party

July 30, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

A dining scene at a restaurant

A forensic account of what goes on for the lone hearing-impaired person at a dinner party.

Filed Under: Deafness, Essays

Reading Red and not feeling so blue

July 30, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

A picture of Red Symons, a radio personality

If Red Symons’ reply to Deaf Victoria’s complaints about comments on interpreters on television is anything to go by, there’s just a little more understanding of why they are sometimes there. Ask hearing people about sign language, and they reply in much the same way – they love it. Some think it is beautiful, and […]

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What did that prawn really mean?

July 30, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

A profile of a woman with a prawn on top of her ear

In the end, not all that much, other than perhaps a cautionary tale of failing to understand your market.     This is the advertising poster placed by the audiological services firm, Victorian Hearing, at the end of May 2015. It shows a startling picture of a profile of a woman with a prawn perched […]

Filed Under: Blog, The Unguarded Quarter

“Mum, the dog ate my brain-development device.”

July 30, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Two posters, ostensibly linked to deafness, follow the attention-grabbing tactic of advertising. Both get it completely wrong

Filed Under: Blog, The Unguarded Quarter

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