Tag: deaf dad
Caption Designs Over the Years
With the recent reactions from the Deaf community and advocates about how hearing-owned companies selling caption glasses as well as using Deaf influencers to sell their product, I had the time to mull it over on why this issue keeps happening again. I’m all for accessible and inclusive AI and technology but it appears many…
Are Caption Glasses Truly Accessible for Deaf Individuals?
There’s been recent buzz about caption glasses, with some in the Deaf community feeling they exploit rather than empower. As a Deaf individual who communicates in ASL, I wanted to share my perspective. What Caption Glasses Offer Caption glasses can provide one-way access to information—primarily converting spoken language into English captions. While this may be…
You are focusing on the wrong thing. Read this.
When I paid off my 6-figure student loans (and my spouse’s) 4 years ago, I started to shift my focus. One of my focuses is not playing status games. Some of the things that are no longer my priority are: I used to think of wanting to get the highest valuation (i.e. profit) but that…
Advice I would give to my teenage self
What advice would you give to your teenage self? The one advice I would give to my teenage self is a higher education degree does not necessarily correlate with a higher salary. Sure, it depends on the speciality but is not necessarily true for all degrees. In my case, all my degrees are liberal arts…
The ONE Thing I Usually Do When Picking Up Groceries
The other day I went to pick up groceries. You know when you order groceries through an app then you get assigned a date and time when they’re ready to be picked up? That. Sometimes I go by myself, sometimes with my wife, or with my toddler. Or all of them together. Anyway, at times,…
Day One
A couple of weeks ago, I started following some fathers or dads with social media accounts. Since I’m a dad, of course, I was curious to know what others were doing. I was intrigued. What triggered me to look for accounts for ideas and inspiration is that I am Deaf and a dad. Hence, you…