Oct 2, 2017
My guest today is Jodee Mundy an independent Creative Producer and Artistic Director. Jodee’s work points to a future beyond inclusion where the diversity is as valuable as the art. She also grew up as the only hearing person in a deaf family.
Jodee knew her family was deaf, but she didn’t realize that they couldn’t hear until an incident when she got lost in a local store. Jodee brings a unique perspective about what the deaf community can teach the non-deaf community about listening. We also explore why the deaf community are actually better listeners.
Today’s Topics:
- Jodee was born into a deaf family. She is the only one who can hear.
- Jodee didn’t realize her family was deaf until she got lost in Kmart as a child.
- She grew up in the culture of signing and lights flashing.
- Becoming an interpreter and blending into the environment.
- Adding, subtracting, and substituting information in Auslan.
- Interpreting for the Dalai Lama.
- Listening with your whole mind and body.
- How the deaf community is completely welcoming to everyone who can sign.
- How deaf people are great at charades, and they are not defined by language.
- The power of silence and speaking with our eyes.
- The extraordinary capacity of humans to communicate.
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Quotes:
“I knew my family was deaf, but I didn’t realize that it meant that they couldn’t hear.” Jodee Mundy
“When interpreting, you have to change the source message into the source language.” Jodee Mundy
“Auslan is a three dimensional language that is like an incredibly dense comic strip.” Jodee Mundy
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