Hear the World
Well, hello! It's certainly has been a long time since I've last posted on this blog. With the whole lockdown and finding our way forward as deaf people in this COVID World, I began to make notes from my dealings with businesses as a deaf person. With the introduction of masks and lack of face-to-face, …
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Deaf awareness. The mainstay of every deaf person's requirements on the rest of the population to communicate with us and be inclusive. We strive every day and, yet, we are constantly surprised by the situations that comes about - namely the ones that are misconceptions about deaf awareness from other people - for example - …
Hi all! I'm very pleased to be featured in the Guardian both in their physical paper and online about my memorable travel experiences over the years, how I started my travel blogging business and the tech that helps me - particularly on microsoft accessibility packages including: Subtitles on microsoft powerpoint presentations Subtitles on Skype Subtitles …
Good day and happy weekend to you! Last weekend, I was very kindly invited by the NADP (National Association of Deafened People) to come to their annual conference in London to listen to speakers on about travel, leisure and the arts for people with deafness and hearing loss. Also, I was invited to give a …
I'm just a boring old fart with nothing interesting to say. That thought reverberated through my head as I sat sipping my pint of beer, smiling weakly, at the hubbub of conversations washed over me. Only snatching every third word of every sentence, I tried in vain to adjust my hearing aid to get further …
Finally showered in my hostel and with a new change of clothes, I wandered out into the busy evening, the streets a lit with neon lights and the warm glow of street food vendor fires. I was absolutely starving and the best way I thought to spend my evening recuperating was to grab some food …
‘Oh my word, what am I doing travelling solo as a deaf person?!’ I stood in the middle of the concourse of the Arrivals Hall at Bangkok airport, surrounded by a wave of tourists, business travellers and backpackers, their hubbub of activity resoundingly amplified into my hearing aid, causing a little of feedback. Overwhelmed, was …
Last month, I was proud to part of a group of people with disabilities to promote that travelling with your disability doesn't stop you from seeing the world. However, we believe that the travel industry needs to change and we offer tips and advice for your next travels wherever you want to go in the …
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Years ago, as a deaf person, I didn't believe I could travel on my own around the world so I put everything off. I didn't really have anyone to look up to giving me that confidence that, yes, you can travel on your own without any limits. Thanks to many bloggers out there, I was …
Continue reading "Deaf Travel Interview with Deafie Blogger"
Years ago, as a deaf person, I didn't believe I could travel on my own around the world so I put everything off. I didn't really have anyone to look up to giving me that confidence that, yes, you can travel on your own without any limits. Thanks to many bloggers out there, I was …
Continue reading "Deaf Travel Interview with Mr Luke Christian"
The Deaf Traveller 