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haaretz:

A restaurant run and staffed by deaf people opened for business in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, helped by Palestinians seeking to build a more inclusive society where people with disabilities can realize their full potential.
Waiters and cooks use sign language, guests point to selections from the menu and what ensues is a spontaneous form of communication that organizers hope will break down bias and barriers. Read more.

A restaurant run and staffed by deaf people opened for business in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, helped by Palestinians seeking to build a more inclusive society where people with disabilities can realize their full potential.

Waiters and cooks use sign language, guests point to selections from the menu and what ensues is a spontaneous form of communication that organizers hope will break down bias and barriers. Read more.

Source: haaretz

High-res Notes: 6805 10/26/12 — 1:00pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z8QEEyV-qkoC Filed under: #deaf culture

fuckyeahethnicwomen:

beingmoona:

Deaf not dumb..

Offscreen, Adobe Youth Voices and Deaffinity have made this powerful social exposé of what is it (and isn’t) to be deaf in today’s world.

This is BSL, I believe, by the way.

Source: munamooree

Notes: 33 4/30/12 — 12:01pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z8QEEyKcriDr Filed under: #ASL #sign language #deaf culture

evolventity:

thelegalizeddeafies:

Are you a sexist?

Form of sexism? Okay I guess that works. Nice ending.

Source: thelegalizeddeafies

Notes: 598 2/7/12 — 11:00am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z8QEEyG1wfxB Filed under: #lgbt #deaf culture