Mirakle Couriers–A Socially Forward Entrepreneurship
(Above: Dhruv Lakra. Photo by Alim Chandani.) On July 24, 2009, I met a person who gave me a new perspective on how to build a sustainable life for deaf people in developing countries. Since I am grateful to have had an opportunity to meet Dhruv Lakra, I want to introduce him to all of [...]
First Order of Business: The Purchase of the Deaf Echo Helicopter!
Seriously. If you have your own helicopter, you offset so many pesky future workplace hassles: Public Relations. Any time there’s a problem, owning your own helicopter automatically gives you two options. One, when people angrily call in demanding reports, you can reassure them that information is forthcoming… the helicopter is circling now! Or you can [...]
Noisy Media Capitalizes on Silence
In this golden age of visual media, where we all communicate with one another (silently) via instant messaging, e-mail, blogs and vlogs, videophone, paper and pencil, and yes, even TTYs sometimes, Why, oh WHY does the emphasis still have to be on silence whenever the news media picks up on an issue that relates somehow [...]
Uninvited
Uninvited. Again. I’m getting tired of being uninvited. The first time this happened was when I was an eager M.A. graduate student, new to my academic discipline and flush with success from my first experience of filing an ADA complaint with the US Department of Justice. A professor in my department told me about a [...]
Solitaire is a No-No
This morning’s Express regaled the story about a Mr. Edward Greenwood IX (yes, IX) being fired from New York City’s legislative office in Albany because NYC Mayor Bloomberg saw a game of Solitaire running on his computer screen. Harsh, man. He was working there for six years and only earned $27,000. And got fired. Mayor [...]
RID Isn’t Just A Cure For Lice
Right now, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is wrapping up their 19th biennial conference in San Antonio, TX with a posh banquet in the hotel’s ballroom. I was lucky enough to be sent there to represent BayFirst Solutions (DeafDC.com’s parent corporation). When I was first told I’d be going to San Antonio, [...]