Episode #56 - Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

Sometimes, we should just laugh and make fun of ourselves. That's why I thought of sharing a few deaf jokes that I spotted online that made me laugh.

So I share a few short, sweet and innocent jokes relating to deafness, sign language and hearing aids. If you know any more, feel free to share them with me.

Thanks to Lifeprint.com and StartASL.com for providing those jokes.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

Rather than asking how people go deaf in general (genetic, accident, illness, etc.), a popular question is "how can I become deaf"...like literally and deliberately force it upon yourself. It's an unusual question but it's not something that I encourage.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing "wrong" with being deaf. But people have to realise and understand that it's not a novelty or "a bit of fun". It comes with barriers and challenges. But rather than quickly judge those who asks this question, perhaps there is more to the story.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

As part of my message to taxi drivers and companies, I want to share my own experience (and for others) on how, by working together, the driver and passengers can have a smoother process.

Because if taxi drivers can be deaf aware of what to do when they have deaf/hard of hearing passengers, it will avoid all sorts of awkwardness, complications and miscommunications.

And the process of getting from A to B will be a smoother one for everyone involved.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

If you are not familiar with "inspiration porn", you are bound to have come across them in your life. But they can be detrimental to d/Deaf and hard of hearing people.

Originally coined by Stella Young at a TEDx talk, "inspiration porn" has become a very common used when disabled people are being used as a source of inspiration for doing everyday tasks like getting of the bed and going on public transport.

And for d/Deaf people, we are not exempt from that either, and below will explain why.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

With more videos of signd videos on social media than ever before, it has helped to spread awareness and the beauty of sign language.

But with more hearing people creating signed videos too, is this a positive thing or is there a dark side to it?

As much as we would like to see more awareness of sign language, there has been arguments that the increase number of hearing people creating videos of themselves signing could be detrimental to the Deaf community. Or are we reading too much into it?

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

Some people might assume that it's impossible for d/Deaf and hard of hearing people to meditate (perhaps more accurately, guided meditation). But as someone who enjoys meditating, I can assure that it's not impossible.

Even though there are obvious challenges when it comes to using guided meditation (such as whether it's possible or not to hear or understand what the audio voice is saying), I have managed to find a system that suits me. And this comes after years of using different apps and techniques, which after a while, ended up being more of a struggle rather than relaxing.

So I would like to use this opportunity to share how I meditate and how it suits me and my own deafness.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

It's not a surprise that going to the theatres, art galleries, museums and other similar events are challenge for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing. But thankfully, there are companies like Stagetext who provides live captioning for anyone who wants to experience arts and culture like theatre, art gallery and other live events.

CEO Melanie Sharpe explains why it's important for arts to be accessible and what can the arts industry do better to make sure that people can access their art.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

Since lip reading (or speech reading) is common for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing, what is it like for those who are unfamiliar with it and never uses it?

This episode explains my own personal experiences of lip reading plus look at removing the myths (like you can read lips from across the room) and also share some tips and advice on how to make it easier for the lip reader.

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris aka DeafGamersTV who is a passionate about video games, regularly streams live on Twitch/Mixer to his audience and is advocating gaming accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing gamers out there.

As Chris is more comfortable communicating via ASL (and I don't know any ASL), we have decided to do the interview via emails. And it was so much fun to learn more about what goes on behind-the-scene and also learn more about the deaf gaming accessibility world.

For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here. 

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Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.

After several years hiatus, I have gone back to the cinema to watch the new Star Wars movie. But it also happens to be the first time ever I watched a movie with captions.

Due to many years of bad experiences when going to the cinema, I was never enthusiastic like others when a new must-see movie comes out, mainly becaus I have never came out enjoying the experience nor have I ever managed to understand the story lines, simply because I couldn't hear what was said.

But on this occasion, I have decided to watch Rise of the Skywalker with my wife during the holidays and experience watching it with captions myself.

Please note that it is not a review of the movie nor will there be any spoilers. It's just a personal story of how it went for me and what could be done to make the cinema experience even more accessible for more people.

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