Melanie Page

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  • Deaf World: essay reflection

    This is the fourth in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. “What a Deaf Jewish Leader Expects of a Rabbi,”…

    Grab the Lapels

    April 21, 2023
    Reflection
  • Deaf World: essay reflection

    This is the third in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. “This Child of Mine,” by Barbara J. White, was…

    Grab the Lapels

    April 14, 2023
    Reflection
  • Deaf World: essay reflection

    This is the second in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. “How to Write Like a Hearing Reporter” by Tom…

    Grab the Lapels

    April 7, 2023
    Reflection
  • Deaf World: essay reflection

    I’m starting a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource and, thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. In the essay “On Planning a Deaf-Mute Commonwealth,” J.J. Flournoy and Edmond…

    Grab the Lapels

    March 31, 2023
    Reflection
  • Teaching ASL

    “omg sooo cool”

    Grab the Lapels

    January 20, 2023
    Reflection
  • Volunteer vs. Career Firefighters and Mental Health

    For my ASL final exam, we students were tasked with choosing a topic on which to report, something that’s more academic than casual. Over the last few years, a beloved family member has been struggling with PTSD related to his time as a volunteer firefighter. Because he lives near the shore of a Great Lake,…

    Grab the Lapels

    December 10, 2022
    Learn Something New
  • My Ethics Class: Power, Privilege, and Oppression Discussion

    Currently, I am enrolled in Interpreting Ethics, a class in which we examine models for ethical decision making and practice how we would use the Code of Professional Conduct and core values to respond to real-life situations in the interpreting field. Our last unit was about power, privilege, and oppression, and we were assigned three…

    Grab the Lapels

    December 3, 2022
    Learn Something New
  • Finding Zoe: A Deaf Woman’s Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption By Brandi Rarus and Gail Harris

    Finding Zoe is very much a feel-good book about stars aligning. Brandi and Tim Rarus find the daughter they want in Jess and BJ’s baby girl not only because she needs a home, but because they are the right home for a deaf infant. — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

    Grab the Lapels

    October 10, 2022
    Books and Authors
  • The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia

    It truly feels like Piper is navigating the hearing world and constantly making choices about speaking, signing, hearing aids, interpreters, writing notes, etc. — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

    Grab the Lapels

    October 3, 2022
    Books and Authors
  • Train Go Sorry by Leah Hager Cohen

    An interesting look into Lexington School for the Deaf because it was historically an oral school, teaching deaf children to speak, but had to recognize that ASL is an actual language and then find staff who are Deaf and/or use ASL. — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

    Grab the Lapels

    September 26, 2022
    Books and Authors
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