On
June 3rd, 2008 the unthinkable happened. A regular blogger, Rachel Chaikof of
Cochlear Implant Online, received an email that her blog feed was summarily removed from
Deafread’s active blog list without warning. The explanation for her removal did not rest easy within Deafread’s community of bloggers.
As a result, a select few bloggers including myself came together to discuss what course of action to take in response to this turn of events. This group quickly came to the consensus that a new aggregate was needed and that it had to be formed quickly. We all spent some amount of time trying to decide what we should call this new aggregate. It was Paotie who came up with the name “
Deaf Village” and we all agreed it truly represented the vision of the new aggregate, which was to embody diversity and inclusiveness and offer a place for bloggers to share their posts without fear of personal attacks.
As we the founders went further with the concept of creating a “deaf village,” we asked ourselves how we could be different from Deafread. There will be no “extras” page. Entries will be published automatically so that there is no moderation until the “village” has seen it. In the event that an entry is deemed to violate the guidelines of
Deaf Village, the moderators will contact the author to remedy the situation. We are all human, thus no one is perfect and make mistakes from time to time. Rather than judging quickly, we understand the importance of discourse. The moderators of
Deaf Village will utilize the removal of posts only as a last resort.
As
Deaf Village develops further, we will incorporate new features such as a calendar where national and regional events will take place. We also will have a resource page which will provide access to information on various communication modalities and technologies related to hearing loss and deafness. As soon as the process of registration is established, members will be able to submit events into the calendar and information for the resources page.
Whether you are a cuer, a product of the AVT approach, hard of hearing, or culturally Deaf, we want you to be part of
Deaf Village and share your experiences and perspectives on hearing loss and deafness. We only ask that you keep your entries civil and treat others as you would want them to treat you.
Aaron Rose, Public Relations - Deaf Village
12 comments:
I think it is WONDERFUL :o) As more v/bloggers flock to DeafVillage, keeping up the philosophy of DV would become a challenge, but with a team who created DV, I am sure it would be possible.
Kuddos to the team!
Hi,
On that DV logo with a hand showing "two" or "peace".....is it a symbol for Cued Speech?
I liked the head banner of Deaf Village...good job people. I will check it out regularly.
I can follow those rules! I am very excited about being a part of DeafVillage. The picture said it all - all of us. Each equal to each other. Our experiences are equal and respected.
Way to go Aaron!!! I can wait to learn more about cued speech. I also can't wait see Vlogs and learn more about ASL. Oh wait, I want to laugh and cry and get to know more about life....I know I will find it all at DeafVillage.
Please sign me up for Deaf Village.
Saunieresourd.blogspot.com.
Thanks!
I don't trust Deaf village. I suspect that Open-Minded Deaf Observer is hidden agent as AGB member in Rachel’s blog.
Deaf Village claimed responsibility for separating Deaf culture.
Karen Mayes - sure it will be a challenge, but we're all up for it.
Lane - yes it is the handshape 8 in Cued Speech.
Val - look forward to teaching you more about Cued Speech
It's great more things are popping up like this.
And Tayler's broom just got thicker.
Richard
We are very happy to send RR (the squeezed orange) to your camp. We kinda of tired of him in our camp. babysit him if you can.
Thank you for share with us.
It thrills me to no end to see an aggregator like this that can serve to celebrate deafness in *ALL* its shapes and forms, and inclusive to everyone. I look forward to reading all the blogs about deafness, CI's, AVT, oralism, Deaf culture, ASL, cuing,and everything else. Its nice to know that there are others out there who don't stick their head in the sand, and instead accept everyone with open arms.
Aaron-- I think you've all done a fantastic job in such a short time! The talented, diverse staff is sure to gain more bloggers and readers as time goes on.
I noticed Tony blogged about the lack of definite rules for moderation in DeafVillage. I actually applaud this. Generally I've found moderators can list the most clear rules, and someone will STILL find a "gray" area to quibble about. Better to leave it open-ended. Bloggers will moderate their own blogs as well.
To confused anonymous who blames DeafVillage for "separating Deaf culture," open your eyes. Many of us are on both lists. Further, DeafVillage doesn't appear to be about Deaf "culture" It's about deaf community.
Dear anonymous,
It is my honor that you accuse me as a hidden agent as AGB member in Rachel's blog.
Yes, you are right that I am self-selected as a hidden agent as AGB member even though I am a legal blind person on a land of acoustic atmosphere.
I fully support AGB's mission over DBC's mission since I saw so many beautiful and successful prelingual CIers and I admit that I am jealous of them for being clones of hearing people.
Thanks for your nice compliment.
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