What can be said about the year 2020 that has not already been said? The mere mention of the year incites so much acrimony. Like everyone else, MDF started off 2020 motivated and determined to reach down within ourselves and make our biggest impact yet. This report should have been my best report to date…
I don’t know if it is just me, but it feels like 2019 came and went in a hurry. They do say that it feels like time goes by quicker when keeping busy – which is exactly what the Maya Deaf Foundation have been doing. There was a lot that needed to be done, but…
2018 was a year of mixed success for the Maya Deaf Foundation. It was our second year as a non-profit organization, and admittedly, we were still trying to find our feet. We spent quite some time reviewing 2017, our first year, to identify all the areas in which we can improve. We were determined to…
Some time late last year during Laz’ final exams I got a rude awakening. One that had me out in the dark, barefoot and bra-less with a vacuum machine’s steel pipe in my hand. While studying, he loved staying at my parents’ house during prep and exam times. Jazzy and I would then vacate the…
Hearing loss is one of those “disabilities” that is the most difficult to recognise. You wouldn’t always easily be able to spot a deaf person in a crowd. The obvious downside of that is that we don’t always get shown the consideration and sensitivity BEFORE we are approached and recognised, as shown to those with…
Just in case you don’t know, today is World Hearing Day. A day where we celebrate one of our senses, and spread awareness about the loss of the same sense. We celebrate our hearing sense simply because it can be lost. Let’s be honest, would we have celebrated it otherwise? Naturally, normal hearing persons don’t…
How do you hear?” is a question I’ve heard countless times. “How does it feel to be deaf?” is a close second. Everyone can “imagine” being deaf and are able to recreate a “deaf environment”, much the same way as one can recreate a “blind environment”- by simply closing your eyes. I have covered this…
One more day until deaf awareness month is over! Whilst reflecting on the campaign with my brother, he made me question what made the transition from hearing to deaf, and then back to hearing again, easier. Family and the friends I surrounded myself with played a big role, but there was one specific friend that…
We all like the latest gadgets don’t we? Peripheral devices, add-ons, accessories, extras… it kinda also have a duel purpose of which making our lives easier is the first, then the second is to make us look cool… coz then explain to me all the funky colors and bedazzles? Laz and I spent our Sunday afternoon…
Yesterday the nation of South Africa celebrated Heritage Day. It is a day which reminds us to celebrate our diversity, and to bear in mind how far such a diverse nation has come. So of course I celebrated this day with my fellow South Africans. I am very appreciative of all the different cultures that…