Deaf Blogger Profile - Dianrez
Updated January 14, 2015.
What is the title and URL of your blog? :
Musings on Communication. The URL is http://www.xanga.com/dianrez
Why did you give your blog that title?:
Thoughts by a deaf person about deaf people. We have built a society around our communication style.
Why did you start your blog?:
It began as a response to the 2006 Gallaudet protest. I knew people who were involved and who worked at the campus. Many of the problems the students were protesting about had affected me, too, years ago as a student.
What kind of things do you typically blog about?:
Life, attitudes and memoirs of life as a person of silence.
Do you have any personal favorite past blog posts?:
Shenanigans of the Last Class, Papa Meets his Son's Future
How often do you usually blog? :
About once a week or more often as topics strike me.
What role do you see your blog playing in the deaf community? :
More like quiet commenter, an advocate for ASL for families of deaf children, sometimes to inform deaf compatriots about issues they need to speak up on. Occasionally a bit of humor.
What do you do when you are not blogging?:
Working, seeing my teenagers through college, taking panorama photographs and creating wide format pictures.
Anything else you would like for readers new to your blog to know?:
I try to hit the "yeah!" spot in readers and explore the common themes that inspire, excite or concern everybody.