Because three is one of my favorite numbers, I like to do things in threes. Thus this is my third and final post on the CSI episode featuring the Deaf actors and actresses. Overkill? Maybe – but there are a number of different topics from that show that one can focus on, and I’ve chosen [...]
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CSI – The Deaf Episode (final thoughts!)
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Sign Language on Saturday February 5 2011 | 22 Comments »
CSI – The Deaf Episode (continuing thoughts)
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Sign Language on Friday February 4 2011 | 6 Comments »
This is the second of my posts focusing on the February 3rd airing of the CSI episode on “The Two Mrs. Grissoms” featuring several Deaf actors and actresses. I put up a post on my Facebook wall asking others what they thought about the February 3rd airing of the CSI crime drama episode which featured [...]
CSI – The Deaf Episode (first thoughts)
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Interpreting, Sign Language on Friday February 4 2011 | 8 Comments »
This is the first of a series of posts that I plan to do reflecting some of my thoughts and discussions in regards to the February 3rd showing of “The Two Mrs. Grissoms” on the crime drama CSI. I’m sure that this morning the “Deaf Grapevine” is all abuzz as folks share their thoughts on [...]
Making a Video? How About Captioning It?
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Sign Language, Universal Issues on Thursday January 13 2011 | 12 Comments »
With more and more people making videos, and/or posting them on Facebook and other social networking sites, we are confronted (again!) with the issue of Equal Communication Access – how can we in the Deaf Community enjoy such videos when they are not accessible? The answer of course lies in captioning such videos – adding visible [...]
Sign Language Interpreters – To Provide or Not to Provide?
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Sign Language on Thursday September 16 2010 | 3 Comments »
Shortly after the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in July of 2010, Ocean wrote a letter to the Editor of the Evansville Courier and Press, which was printed in the paper a few days later. As a result, she was asked to to write a series of articles about accessibility for the [...]
This Signing Is the (New) S#*t
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Music, Sign Language on Friday September 10 2010 | 15 Comments »
In this post Ocean shares her views on common perspectives about sign language, and its use…especially as an artistic form. Stroll down to the very end of this post to see a truly rocking video of an ASL interpretation of a song by Marilyn Manson! A little over three years ago, I put up a [...]
The Spiral Dance Providing ASL Interpreters
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Magick, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday October 12 2009 | 18 Comments »
Back in the early eighties, when I was just beginning my journey down the Pagan Path, I bought my first book on Paganism. A book that changed my life profoundly back then, and continues to do so to this very day. That book was The Spiral Dance, written by the well-known Pagan leader and author, [...]
Happy 25th Anniversary, Ocean!
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Archives #5 Fire Walk With Me, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Ethics, Firewalking, Humor, Interpreting, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women, Women's Spirituality on Sunday June 21 2009 | 13 Comments »
At the time of the Summer Solstice … June in the year of our Lady – 1984, I stood before the sacred altar and in the name of Ocean, took my vows as a High Priestess of Wicca, pledging to serve the Goddess and God to the best of my ability. 25 years ago…WOW. How [...]
Accessing PantheaCon
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Tuesday March 10 2009 | 10 Comments »
As many of my readers may already know, much of my spare time during the first weeks of 2009 was spent advocating for and helping to coordinate interpreting services for PantheaCon, one of the nation’s largest Pagan-themed conferences, held here in the Bay Area. It’s been nearly a month since PantheaCon took place, and I [...]
Update on PantheaCon’s Equal Communication Access Efforts
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Magick, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Saturday February 7 2009 | 13 Comments »
If you have been following Deaf Pagan Crossroads lately, you know that one of the main projects I am working on right now is promoting Equal Communication Access at PantheaCon – one of the nation’s largest indoor conferences focusing on Pagan spirituality. For more information about PantheaCon and its Equal Communication Access Efforts, please check [...]
PantheaCon Spiritual Conference to Provide Sign Language Interpreters
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Saturday January 10 2009 | 11 Comments »
It gives me great pleasure to announce that this year, for the first time, PantheaCon will be offering Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf individuals wishing to attend this event. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF POST FOR INFORMATION FOR DEAF ATTENDEES & INTERPRETERS The 15th Annual PantheaCon Feb 13 – 16, 2009 President’s Day Weekend [...]
Doing Sign Language
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Sign Language on Tuesday September 16 2008 | 24 Comments »
I was having a chat with an old high school chum last week (keep in mind, I was the only deaf student in a hearing high school), and she started telling me about this friend of hers whom she thought I ought to meet… I think you’d really like him… he does sign language. Hmmm. [...]
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Ocean is the creator & manager of this blog. Born deaf into an all-hearing family, she was raised oral and attended hearing schools. Ocean began learning sign language at the ripe old age of 16, and after meeting a Deaf man began her own journey through Deafhood. She graduated from Gallaudet College (now University), and has held positions both within & outside of the field of Deaf Services.
Ocean has been a practicing Pagan for 30 years, and considers herself "an eclectic witch," with a primary focus on Celtic Spirituality, but an interest in many different areas. A skilled tarot reader, she once donated her services to help raise funds for a Domestic Violence agency. She has also done workshops on aromatherapy, herbalism, & Paganism for the Deaf Community.
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