Recent Articles

Epidemic of Anti-Intellectualism?

July 24, 2008 02:01

I’m a bit nervous treading into these waters, because what I am going to say is a bit controversial. However, it needs to be said and hopefully there will be some people listening out there. Like everything I say, feel free to take a grain of salt with my words. J Some of you may wonder...

What About Gender?

June 22, 2008 19:42

Ay, sorry for my blogging neglect - things have been pretty busy for me in the non-virtual world  It’s odd - it is only now that I think about my gender in relation with my deafness. Law is a relatively male-dominated field. I would say that my law school is approximately 60% male and 40% ...

Goodbye to DeafRead

June 05, 2008 01:27

It pains me to say this, but I am leaving DeafRead. I orginially joined Deafread hoping that I could present an unique point of view and encourage aspiring d/Deaf law students. However, these hopes become moot when DeafRead espouses a discriminatory and Deaf-centric policy by banning a certain...

A Secret for Succeeding?

June 05, 2008 01:18

I’m afraid that I don’t have the secret to succeeding, but I have made a few observations about successful d/Deaf people. There seems to be two kinds of successful d/Deaf lawyers: one that becomes a tireless advocate for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing issues, usually enveloping oneself in...

Cultural Barriers?

May 15, 2008 17:29

One interesting thing that I’ve noticed about myself and other law students is our cultural differences. I won’t pretend that I have fully immersed myself in the Deaf community (how could I have done so? I grew up in a mainstream educational environment and went to a hearing...

Labels, Schmlabels

May 14, 2008 03:12

  Hello again! It has been a long while. My excuse (and it is a damn good one too) is that I have been consumed by the monster(s) that we call Law School Finals and the writing competition. It wasn’t pretty, but I finished everything, and now I can return to my blogging.   This topic has come ...

The Future Deaf Lawyers

April 07, 2008 02:53

I’ve discussed the roots of the expanding pool of the d/Deaf lawyer (for better or worse). Now, the next logical step is to look at what the future Deaf lawyers will look like. This is just my educated guess from my experiences with Deaf Culture, current trends in law schools and law...

The Rise of the Modern Deaf Lawyer

March 24, 2008 20:08

            If you think that the Deaf community is small, try the d/Deaf lawyer community. The best estimates thus far, according to www.deafattorneys.com, estimates that there is 170 or so d/Deaf lawyers. That’s not much, if you think about how many d/Deaf...

Interviewing

March 16, 2008 23:57

Interviewing is a potential minefield. Every law student (hell, pretty much everyone) suffers through this ordeal. In fact, one of my friends compared interviewing to prostitution.  That might be going a bit far, but interviewing can feel a lot like prostitution. Law students have to face a...

Welcome!

March 10, 2008 05:13

Welcome to my reinvented blog! I decided to switch platforms because this is sleeker and just much cooler! Hopefully you enjoy the layout a bit more.  Welcome to my reinvented blog! I decided to switch platforms because this is sleeker and just much cooler! Hopefully you enjoy...