The road to a better community
Deaf Echo is a milepost on a long road, the long road of writing in the deaf community, the path of literacy, and ultimately, the highway of community improvement. Chris and I walked alone along a lonely stretch of this road recently, discussing what we wanted to contribute back to the community, from writing to [...]
Deaf Echo… Taking Away the Stick
By way of trying to communicate what I think Deaf Echo should be about (at least my small part of it), let me start by reciting my favorite Zen parable: A Zen Master is looking for a candidate to govern the village after he dies. Three are likely: a hunter known for his aim, a [...]
Tao of the Echo
Having always lived near the ocean, I know that things flow and ebb and flow. And so it goes with writing and the Deaf community. It’s interesting, this relationship that Deaf people have with writing, with journalism. Protracted love affairs with the written word are, for us, more like fits of fancy. Newsletters, magazines, the [...]