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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
American Sign Language Linked to the Devil???
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Paganism, Sign Language, witchcraft on Saturday January 24 2009 | 34 Comments »
While checking out some statistics about my blog that WordPress posts in my dashboard, I noticed a link to my site listed which caught my attention. Go take a look for yourself: http://deltaflt1189.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/demonic-occult-symbols-of-the-satanic-sucker/ According to the author of this webpage “I Love You” sign is made using a combination of the letters I L and [...]
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 [...]
A Winter Solstice Ritual
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft on Sunday December 21 2008 | 8 Comments »
photo by johnivara SpiritWolf steps forward and in voice and sign calls all the members to the Circle: The wheel of the year turns on taking us from season to season one to the next. Life and time moving endlessly, it is as it will be, without beginning or end. And so it has brought [...]
Introduction to an Interview With the Deaf Witch
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday November 24 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last October, I was interviewed by a fellow Pagan named Raven Moonshadow, who lives in Maryland with her family. Raven is the hearing mother of a young Deaf child, whom she is raising (along with her other children) in the Pagan ways. She and her family are learning American Sign Language (ASL) in order to better [...]
Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part I (Who Am I?)
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday November 24 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where were you born? I was born deaf to an all-hearing family in southern Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River. I grew up going to hearing schools, and then attended Gallaudet College (now University) where I received my BA degree in Psychology. Since then I’ve been something of a gypsy, traveling around to [...]
Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part II (Being Deaf and Pagan)
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday November 24 2008 | 1 Comment »
Do you think that being deaf makes it more difficult to follow a “traditional” path or does it allow for a more creative flow? Hmmm… good question, for which there is no easy answer. It’s difficult to come up with one general response, because like most communities, the Deaf Community is diverse – while its [...]
Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part III (Pagan Sign Language)
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday November 24 2008 | 9 Comments »
Can you tell us about your efforts to bring Pagan terminology to ASL vocabulary? What could the Pagan community do to help or aid you? First of all, I would like to spend a bit of time clarifying a few things about American Sign Language… also known as ASL. First of all, ASL is a [...]
The Deaf and Dumb Supper???
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft on Monday October 20 2008 | 14 Comments »
As Pagans around the United States and the Northern Hemisphere prepare for Samhain, probably the holiest of the eight Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year – which occurs on October 31st/November 1st, I would like to take a moment to talk about one of the traditions of Samhain… from a Deaf perspective. Many Pagan [...]
Too Deaf? Too Pagan? Too Firewalking?
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Ethics, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Universal Issues on Sunday May 11 2008 | 22 Comments »
I woke up this morning and checked my email, only to discover that I had a new comment to an old post – one that I wrote over a year ago, shortly after I first started Deaf Pagan Crossroads. It’s a response to my post titled “On Being Deaf…and Pagan” – a post I wrote [...]
Studying Deaf Paganism
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft on Thursday March 27 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been getting a number of emails from ASL and Interpreting students, asking permission to quote from my blog for a paper or project they are doing for one of their classes. I am honored to receive such requests, and happy to grant such permission. I still prefer that you contact me if you do [...]
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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.
As a passionate advocate, Ocean often speaks out on the need for greater access for Deaf people (Pagan or otherwise) - interpreters, captioned videos, CART, etc...and works to build bridges between the Deaf & Hearing communities.
She lives not far from her hometown on the banks of the Ohio River with her two cats, Karma & Gandalf.
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