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Poynter created her YouTube channel soon after high school when she started uploading makeup tutorials to her YouTube channel RikkiPoynter. [7] She continued creating beauty videos for the next four years, but then decided to use her platform to spread awareness on Deaf issues [8] because she wanted to create content that was beneficial and meaningful.
She was passionate about deaf issues, culture and sign language and longed to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing people. [9] She features as one of a series of portraits of notable deaf artists painted by Nancy Rourke. [10] The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre was established by a group of both Deaf and hearing friends in her memory.
Heather Leigh Whitestone McCallum (born February 24, 1973) is an American conservative activist and beauty queen who was the first deaf Miss America title holder, having lost most of her hearing at 18 months.
Benjamin James Bahan is a professor of ASL and Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University [1] and a member of the deaf community. He is an influential figure in American Sign Language literature as a storyteller and writer of deaf culture. He is known for the stories "The Ball Story" and "Birds of a Different Feather".
The history of deaf people and deaf culture make up deaf history.The Deaf culture is a culture that is centered on sign language and relationships among one another. Unlike other cultures the Deaf culture is not associated with any native land as it is a global culture.
The film was cited as a necessary look at the world of deaf performers. [5] [6]The film won awards at five film festivals (Newport Beach, Philadelphia International, Jury Award at the DC Deaf Film Festival Jury, World Deaf Cinema and Perspektiva Moscow Film Festival) was an Official Selection at dozens of other film festivals. [2]
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Deafhood is a term coined by Paddy Ladd in his book Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood. [1] While the precise meaning of the word remains deliberately vague—Ladd himself calls Deafhood a "process" rather than something finite and clear—it attempts to convey an affirmative and positive acceptance of being deaf.