Podcast appearances and mentions of ahmed khalifa

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Julian Togelius is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at NYU, and Cofounder and research director at modl.ai  Featured References  Choose Your Weapon: Survival Strategies for Depressed AI AcademicsJulian Togelius, Georgios N. YannakakisLearning Controllable 3D Level GeneratorsZehua Jiang, Sam Earle, Michael Cerny Green, Julian TogeliusPCGRL: Procedural Content Generation via Reinforcement LearningAhmed Khalifa, Philip Bontrager, Sam Earle, Julian TogeliusIlluminating Generalization in Deep Reinforcement Learning through Procedural Level GenerationNiels Justesen, Ruben Rodriguez Torrado, Philip Bontrager, Ahmed Khalifa, Julian Togelius, Sebastian Risi

On today's Episode Niki is talking to deaf advocate Ahmed Khalifa, a digital marketing strategist and creator of https://hearmeoutcc.com/, a place where hearing people can learn how to connect and engage with deaf people better. Ahmed is on a quest to help make the world more deaf aware and to better help bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds. They also cover all sorts of marketing strategy and discuss social media. Ahmed is also appearing at www.adventuresinmarketing.uk in Edinburgh on February 9th.For more info on Ahmed check:https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamahmedkhalifa, Loved the podcast? What to do next:Welcome to the podcast and please feel free to binge on some of the other episodes which are coming up and make sure that you subscribe on your favourite podcast platform, so that you never miss an episode.If you are enjoying the podcast please share it with your friends and leave a review as that makes a huge difference to a small business like mine.If you want to grow your business, first you need to grow your audience. I have some great free resources to help you: https://www.nikihutchison.com/freeTo learn more about me, Niki Hutchison, and to join my Audience Growth Collective click: Website: www.nikihutchison.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikihutchisonltd/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/audiencegrowthcollectiveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikihutchison/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikihutchison/About Niki Hutchison and the Audience Growth PodcastWelcome to the Audience Growth Podcast. I'm Niki Hutchison, a Business and Marketing Expert and passionate supporter of Female Founders. I work with clients large and small to help them understand how to use marketing to grow their audience because a bigger audience means bigger sales. Learning how to market your business really is the difference between success and failure. On the Audience Growth Podcast I will be teaching you how to grow your audience, a community of people interested in what you do and I'll be sharing how to turn them from browsers into buyers, from followers into customers. I'll also be inviting very special guests how to join me so you can learn from their experiences growing brands, businesses and audiences too. I've grown both of my businesses using predominantly organic marketing, that's marketing that costs nothing or very little. I believe getting your organic marketing right first is vital before spending any money on ads. It's the perfect way to grow an engaged audience around your business. As a listener of the Audience Growth podcast you're going to learn how to do it.

Buy us a coffee or tea: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Welcome, everybody! In today's show, Gav and Em introduce an amazing speaker and podcaster, Ahmed Khalifa, to discuss British sign language. Maybe you're already familiar with it, or perhaps you've never thought about it before, but prepare yourself for a fascinating insight into British Sign Language. Are you ready to take Ahmed's challenge along with Gav and Em? Plus two captivating songs from our featured singer Ellie Meriz. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/sZvBplpPCDp Ahmed's links: Hear Me Out CC: https://hearmeoutcc.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVOu4aDForkmx5ZuTU73zg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jRRHxkR6F55FsnmykxQss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hearmeoutcc/ Ellie's links: Music: https://wiseband.lnk.to/Ellie-Meriz-Youre-Young Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemeriz/ References: Uk statistics on disabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-disabilities-and-impairments-user-profiles/saleem-profoundly-deaf-user#:~:text=11%20million%20people%20in%20the,BSL%20users%20in%20the%20UK. Signing tips: https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/signing-tips Course information here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/educating-deaf-children/lecture/NuhK9/understanding-deaf-culture-and-community Trabscriptons: https://descript.com/ Captioning your videos: www.app.wavve.co Autocap app Voicella Kaptioned GetSubtitle foxsubpro Who to follow on Instagram: adventures in deaf ed https://www.instagram.com/adventuresindeafed/?hl=en signlanguagecenter https://www.instagram.com/signlanguagecenter/?hl=en Hear a million: https://www.instagram.com/hearamillion/ Why I sign: https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/ Shout outs! inglesonline_uy https://www.instagram.com/inglesonline_uy/ inglish_glossy https://www.instagram.com/english_glossy/ cyndi_elt https://www.instagram.com/cyndi_elt/ teacherbiavieira https://www.instagram.com/teacherbiavieira/ ielts_meshkateducation https://www.instagram.com/ielts_meshkateducation/ englishsahartaremiiiiiii https://www.instagram.com/englishsahartaremiiiiiii/ sanaz_english_teacher https://www.instagram.com/sanaz_english_teacher/ prof.larissacampos https://www.instagram.com/prof.larissacampos/ lynegiannoccaro https://www.instagram.com/lynegiannoccaro/

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Welcome everybody! In today's show, Gav and Em introduce an amazing speaker and podcaster, Ahmed Khalifa, to discuss British sign language. Maybe you're already familiar with it, or perhaps you've never thought about it before, but prepare yourself for a fascinating insight into British Sign Language. Are you ready to take Ahmed's challenge along with Gav and Em? Plus two captvating songs from our featured singer Ellie Meriz. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/sZvBplpPCDp Ahmed's links: Hear Me Out CC: https://hearmeoutcc.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVOu4aDForkmx5ZuTU73zg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jRRHxkR6F55FsnmykxQss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hearmeoutcc/ Ellie's links: Music: https://wiseband.lnk.to/Ellie-Meriz-Youre-Young Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemeriz/ References: Uk statistics on disabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-disabilities-and-impairments-user-profiles/saleem-profoundly-deaf-user#:~:text=11%20million%20people%20in%20the,BSL%20users%20in%20the%20UK. Signing tips: https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/signing-tips Course information here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/educating-deaf-children/lecture/NuhK9/understanding-deaf-culture-and-community Trabscriptons: https://descript.com/ Captioning your videos: www.app.wavve.co Autocap app Voicella Kaptioned GetSubtitle foxsubpro Who to follow on Instagram: adventures in deaf ed https://www.instagram.com/adventuresindeafed/?hl=en signlanguagecenter https://www.instagram.com/signlanguagecenter/?hl=en Hear a million: https://www.instagram.com/hearamillion/ Why I sign: https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/ Shout outs! inglesonline_uy https://www.instagram.com/inglesonline_uy/ inglish_glossy https://www.instagram.com/english_glossy/ cyndi_elt https://www.instagram.com/cyndi_elt/ teacherbiavieira https://www.instagram.com/teacherbiavieira/ ielts_meshkateducation https://www.instagram.com/ielts_meshkateducation/ englishsahartaremiiiiiii https://www.instagram.com/englishsahartaremiiiiiii/ sanaz_english_teacher https://www.instagram.com/sanaz_english_teacher/ prof.larissacampos https://www.instagram.com/prof.larissacampos/ lynegiannoccaro https://www.instagram.com/lynegiannoccaro/

In today’s episode, Joe sat down with Joe Simpson Jr. Joe is a Front-End Web Developer and Graphic Designer specializing in WordPress solutions. During days he works at a top-five transit agency, fighting the good fight to ease the commute around Los Angeles County.    They discuss Joe’s responsibilities in the digital strategy team at Metro Los Angeles, how he started in the WordPress space, his continuous effort for the inclusion of people of color in the open source space, and the planning for the 3rd WordCamp Santa Clarita.     Tune in to learn how the WordPress environment came to be more diverse!   Episode Resources Visit Joe Simpson’s website Tweet Joe Simpson Jr. or visit his Facebook page Check out Dose Media Leave an iTunes review or binge watch past episodes Send questions to yo@wpmrr.com for the next Q&A pod Visit the WPMRR website   What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Let’s welcome Joe Simpson! 04:16 Visit The Source  06:02 How did you get into this area of WordPress? 08:13 Getting involved in the WordPress community 11:00 Ahmed Khalifa is a common connection 13:00 African-American representation in the WordPress community 17:27 Creating a more diverse space in the open-source environment 22:14 Changes in the WordPress space since COVID 29:20 Everyone’s first time in a WordCamp 32:10 The backstory behind WPMRR’s new branding and design 35:06 Planning for the 3rd WordCamp Santa Clarita 38:30 Proper documentation helps shape a more successful virtual event

One of the most overlooked factors when it comes to marketing is how well your content is received without audio, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 5% of the world’s population is deaf or hard of hearing. But did you also know that around 85 percent of humans watch videos with the sound turned off? Assuming that sound will be played on your video, or even your podcast and not considering how to make it accessible to those without sound could be a big issue. So that beautiful video you’ve made might not be getting the love it needs simply because you forgot one vital element. CAPTIONS! Today I’m chatting to a guest who knows all too well about making sure your words are SEEN, accurately, as well as heard.   Tune in to learn: What captions are, and why they’re so important Ahmed’s favourite captioning tools How YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo handles captions Should we rely on the platforms for captions? What people forget about when it comes to having quality captions Non-video uses for repurposed or reused captions What to consider when creating captions One of the most overlooked factors when it comes to marketing is how well your content is received without audio, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 5% of the world’s population is deaf or hard of hearing. But did you also know that around 85 percent of humans watch videos with the sound turned off? Assuming that sound will be played on your video, or even your podcast and not considering how to make it accessible to those without sound could be a big issue. So that beautiful video you’ve made might not be getting the love it needs simply because you forgot one vital element. CAPTIONS! Today I’m chatting to a guest who knows all too well about making sure your words are SEEN, accurately, as well as heard.   Tune in to learn: What captions are, and why they’re so important Ahmed’s favourite captioning tools How YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo handles captions Should we rely on the platforms for captions? What people forget about when it comes to having quality captions Non-video uses for repurposed or reused captions What to consider when creating captions

In today’s episode, Joe talks to Ahmed Khalifa of Hear Me Out! [CC]), a place where hearing people can learn how to connect and engage with deaf people better, plus work together to bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds.   Joe and Ahmed discuss the level of accessibility of content in the deaf community, what makes a website more accessible, importance of Alt Text and descriptions in images, how to possibly improve WordCamp conferences, and optimizing websites with good transcripts.    Listen in for more insight on global accessibility and transcription machinery!   Episode Resources Hear Me Out! [CC] - Helping The Hearing World To Hear Deaf People Ahmed is on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Leave an iTunes review or binge watch past episodes Send questions to yo@wpmrr.com for the next Q&A pod Visit the WPMRR website   What to Listen For: [00:01:15] Today we have Ahmed Khalifa on the pod! [00:02:57] Ahmed's deafness spectrum, backstory, and wonderful journey [00:07:14] Hearing impaired is not the right word for it! [00:10:34] "My accent is just my upbringing." - Ahmed Khalifa [00:12:14] Accessibility of content for people hard of hearing  [00:20:35] Easy action items to make content more accessible, captions more readable [00:24:40] Good audio quality is crucial to get good transcripts [00:28:43] What makes a website more accessible? [00:31:46] The power of Alt Text in images [00:35:50] How to make WordCamp conferences more accessible [00:42:24] How about post-production sponsorship to improve accessibility? [00:45:05] Where to find Ahmed Khalifa

In this week’s episode, Katie talks to Ahmed Khalifa, an SEO expert and deaf awareness advocate. Katie and Ahmed discuss the barriers to making great content, of marketing two separate businesses and Ahmed shares his techniques to staying consistent and keeping his messaging relevant to his audience. You can find a summary, a full transcript, and all the links in the show notes at thewhin.co/podcast.

Episode 65 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.It's hard enough to make the world around us more deaf aware during a normal day-to-day life. It's a bigger challenge when it's during a global pandemic.Even though there have been calls for interpreters and captions when important information are shared, it seems that these are somewhat neglected when attempting to relay the message to as many people as possible.Only, for those who are d/Deaf, they are ignored.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode 64 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.There are so many barriers that we could focus on when it comes to deaf awareness. But since it's Deaf Awareness Week in the UK (as of 4th-10th May 2020), there is one particular topic that I wanted to focus in light of it being a popular trend.This particular trend, perhaps because we are all on lockdown and looking for something to do, is more focused around the rise of sign-song videos or sign language videos, where the creators took the liberty of sharing what they know, only for it to be incorrect, which can result in major consequences for those who depend on sign language: deaf people.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

 Episode 63 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa. A review of a Netflix documentary called 'Crip Camp' has brought light to a forgotten part of history in the U.S which started a revolution for disabled people to be treated as equals. This is an empowering documentary, one that got me emotional, which really hits home on how hard disabled people had to fight to be treated as humans and equal to everyone else. I've decided to do a non-spoiler review and shared my own thoughts on why you should watch it.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode 62 - Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.We are living in a time where more and more people are making video calls. But how do you video call someone who is deaf/hard of hearing? Is that even possible?There are so many tools and platforms out there you can use for video calls. But for all their fancy gadgets and quirky features, there are still some best practices that you need to follow to make it easier for the rest of us.Bear in mind that it will vary for everyone and is dependent on many factors, such as whether it's someone who is mild or profoundly deaf, whether it's via sign language or oral spoken language, etc.But this podcast can help can give you a good idea.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode 61 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa. In an interview with Deaf consultant and BSL user Lynn-Stewart Taylor, I had the opportunity to talk to her about the campaign #WhereIsTheInterpreter and why she felt the need to start it.I've talked about it in the previous episode but I felt it was important to learn straight from the source on why this is necessary and to understand better about the benefits of this campaign BSL users.Even though I don't directly benefit from this campaign, that doesn't mean we should put it aside as Lynn (with the help of interpreter Helen) explains why this is crucial for everyone...and not just those who are Deaf and BSL users. To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode #60 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.It is critical for everyone to be informed of the important guidelines that we need to follow when there is a global pandemic and it is a life and death situation.Unfortunately, d/Deaf people are not informed as adequately as they should be.Even though there are government guidelines to be followed when they do their live emergency broadcasting, deaf/Deaf sign language users tend to be forgotten about.Hence why the hashtag #WhereIsTheInterpreter, originally started by Lynn Stewart-Taylor, has been trending in the UK to do something about this.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode #59 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Video calls are on the rise. With more people working from home, remote working (or living in isolation because of a global pandemic) and with so many tools available to help us, more and more people are making use of video calls even for personal use too.But what about for someone like me who is deaf/hard of hearing? Could I make video calls? Am I able to hear or take part in conversations? In this episode, I share my (and the keyword is "my") way of taking and making video calls. The key is to make use of technology and the environments to my advantage.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode #58 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.At a time of recording, there is a global pandemic with coronavirus affecting the entire world. But with so much important to follow, it's so important to make sure that there is equal access to those content for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing.Unfortunately, it is still necessary for this to be mentioned. At press conferences, there aren't always sign language interpreters (and when there are, they are mocked by some people). Important videos are not fully captioned. Podcasts and radio shows are not transcribed.At this moment in time, it's more important than ever to make sure there is equal access to those content. It will not just protect those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing, but also those around them too, as I explain in this podcast.To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode #57 -  Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Recently, I've noticed that there are some d/Deaf and hard of hearing people who are more focused on arguing and being "right" against others who are also d/Deaf and hard of hearing.It's one thing to have debates, discussions and to defend yourself when you are being attacked. It's another to really a go at the person, to the point where it is almost abusive, when it could have been resolved in other ways. Not only that, focus our energy on going against each other will do nothing to the barriers that exist in our lives. If anything, they will remain or even continue to grow. To watch the video version of this podcast and links to relevant sources, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Episode #56 - Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Sometimes, we should just laugh and make fun of ourselves. That's why I thought of sharing a few deaf jokes that I spotted online that made me laugh.So I share a few short, sweet and innocent jokes relating to deafness, sign language and hearing aids. If you know any more, feel free to share them with me.Thanks to Lifeprint.com and StartASL.com for providing those jokes.To watch the video version of this podcast, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Rather than asking how people go deaf in general (genetic, accident, illness, etc.), a popular question is "how can I become deaf"...like literally and deliberately force it upon yourself. It's an unusual question but it's not something that I encourage.Don't get me wrong, there is nothing "wrong" with being deaf. But people have to realise and understand that it's not a novelty or "a bit of fun". It comes with barriers and challenges. But rather than quickly judge those who asks this question, perhaps there is more to the story.For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.As part of my message to taxi drivers and companies, I want to share my own experience (and for others) on how, by working together, the driver and passengers can have a smoother process.Because if taxi drivers can be deaf aware of what to do when they have deaf/hard of hearing passengers, it will avoid all sorts of awkwardness, complications and miscommunications.And the process of getting from A to B will be a smoother one for everyone involved.For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.If you are not familiar with "inspiration porn", you are bound to have come across them in your life. But they can be detrimental to d/Deaf and hard of hearing people.Originally coined by Stella Young at a TEDx talk, "inspiration porn" has become a very common used when disabled people are being used as a source of inspiration for doing everyday tasks like getting of the bed and going on public transport.And for d/Deaf people, we are not exempt from that either, and below will explain why.For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.With more videos of signd videos on social media than ever before, it has helped to spread awareness and the beauty of sign language.But with more hearing people creating signed videos too, is this a positive thing or is there a dark side to it?As much as we would like to see more awareness of sign language, there has been arguments that the increase number of hearing people creating videos of themselves signing could be detrimental to the Deaf community. Or are we reading too much into it?For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Some people might assume that it's impossible for d/Deaf and hard of hearing people to meditate (perhaps more accurately, guided meditation). But as someone who enjoys meditating, I can assure that it's not impossible.Even though there are obvious challenges when it comes to using guided meditation (such as whether it's possible or not to hear or understand what the audio voice is saying), I have managed to find a system that suits me. And this comes after years of using different apps and techniques, which after a while, ended up being more of a struggle rather than relaxing.So I would like to use this opportunity to share how I meditate and how it suits me and my own deafness.For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa. It's not a surprise that going to the theatres, art galleries, museums and other similar events are challenge for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing. But thankfully, there are companies like Stagetext who provides live captioning for anyone who wants to experience arts and culture like theatre, art gallery and other live events.CEO Melanie Sharpe explains why it's important for arts to be accessible and what can the arts industry do better to make sure that people can access their art.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Since lip reading (or speech reading) is common for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing, what is it like for those who are unfamiliar with it and never uses it?This episode explains my own personal experiences of lip reading plus look at removing the myths (like you can read lips from across the room) and also share some tips and advice on how to make it easier for the lip reader.For links to relevant sources, to watch the video version of this podcast or to watch the video that I have referred to, visit the episode page here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris aka DeafGamersTV who is a passionate about video games, regularly streams live on Twitch/Mixer to his audience and is advocating gaming accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing gamers out there.As Chris is more comfortable communicating via ASL (and I don't know any ASL), we have decided to do the interview via emails. And it was so much fun to learn more about what goes on behind-the-scene and also learn more about the deaf gaming accessibility world.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.After several years hiatus, I have gone back to the cinema to watch the new Star Wars movie. But it also happens to be the first time ever I watched a movie with captions.Due to many years of bad experiences when going to the cinema, I was never enthusiastic like others when a new must-see movie comes out, mainly becaus I have never came out enjoying the experience nor have I ever managed to understand the story lines, simply because I couldn't hear what was said.But on this occasion, I have decided to watch Rise of the Skywalker with my wife during the holidays and experience watching it with captions myself.Please note that it is not a review of the movie nor will there be any spoilers. It's just a personal story of how it went for me and what could be done to make the cinema experience even more accessible for more people.If you want to watch the video version of this podcast or read the transcripts plus access links to the relevant sources, you can visit this page.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap betweenthe hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Ahmed Khalifa with Jason Barnard at BrightonSEO September 2019 Ahmed Khalifa talks with Jason Barnard about why you would use captions and subtitles for your video.   Firstly, accessibility. All sorts of people benefit from captioned / subtitled videos, not just deaf people says Ahmed Khalifa: non-native speakers, people watching with the sound off, when the speakers' accents aren't clear (think Glaswegian :) … and some people just like to read along. Automatic captions need to be corrected. Machines simply cannot get everything right (especially the scene directions and ambiance descriptions). Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. I personally hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. Ahmed is deaf, and relies on captions. But all sorts of people benefit from captioned videos… Of course, we get onto Glaswegian accents. Heads up Craig Campbell. Auto captioning is far from perfect. It needs to be corrected. Then we get onto pushing that to transcripts and adapted transcripts. Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. Guess who hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. I speak too much without engaging my brain. Ahmed saves the day and makes me sound intelligent. Phew ! Jason Barnard I'm going to reread your name to make sure I get it right. #SEOisAEO, welcome to the show. Ahmed Khalifa. Ahmed Khalifa Actually, yeah, that's quite like intro. People should do that more often. Jason Barnard Yeah, but the shame was I actually had to read it. Ahmed Khalifa I don't blame you for that. Jason Barnard Thank you. Lovely to meet you. I believe you started your career in Brighton. Ahmed Khalifa Kind of. I did have an agency experience in Worthing. So I lived there for like a year and I did agency work. I did a few things building up to it, then from then on, I just kept up the momentum. Jason Barnard And you worked for a company called Fresh Egg? My first thought when I saw fresh egg was rotten egg. Ahmed Khalifa My first thought was some kind of farm or something And that was about seven or eight years ago now. So it's been a while. Jason Barnard Okay. Right. Brilliant stuff.   Video Captions Jason Barnard You were talking about that earlier on, and shamefully I didn't see your talk… but you gave me a quick idea of what it was all about. Captions on videos and how rubbish they can be when they're auto generated on YouTube and people leave them idiotically. Ahmed Khalifa Pretty much. And they don't give it a second thought. Jason Barnard Yeah. And, and you were telling me why that's particularly interesting for you? Ahmed Khalifa Well, I mean, if I'm going to go from my personal experience, I depend on captions because I'm deaf and I depend on captions just to access videos. But then even if it's not for me, it can be for all for people for whom English is not their first language. They're learning the language. Or it could be some kind of learning disability and they need captions to keep up. It could be attention deficit disorder. It could be even be, for all of us, because you may be an urban transport or maybe you're in a library or whatever, and you just want to watch the video in silence. Jason Barnard Or it could be that the person speaking has a really, really thick Glaswegian accent like Craig Campbell. Ahmed Khalifa That is one thing that I mentioned in the talk. I had the example of Kevin Bridges, the comedian. He's from Glasgow, and the auto captions struggled. to get it right - and it was interesting what they come up with. So, of course, a strong Glaswegian accent can affect things (smiles). Jason Barnard That leads us really neatly onto the idea that if you make a video,

Ahmed Khalifa with Jason Barnard at BrightonSEO September 2019 Ahmed Khalifa talks with Jason Barnard about why you would use captions and subtitles for your video.   Firstly, accessibility. All sorts of people benefit from captioned / subtitled videos, not just deaf people says Ahmed Khalifa: non-native speakers, people watching with the sound off, when the speakers' accents aren't clear (think Glaswegian :) … and some people just like to read along. Automatic captions need to be corrected. Machines simply cannot get everything right (especially the scene directions and ambiance descriptions). Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. I personally hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. Ahmed is deaf, and relies on captions. But all sorts of people benefit from captioned videos… Of course, we get onto Glaswegian accents. Heads up Craig Campbell. Auto captioning is far from perfect. It needs to be corrected. Then we get onto pushing that to transcripts and adapted transcripts. Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. Guess who hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. I speak too much without engaging my brain. Ahmed saves the day and makes me sound intelligent. Phew ! Jason Barnard I'm going to reread your name to make sure I get it right. #SEOisAEO, welcome to the show. Ahmed Khalifa. Ahmed Khalifa Actually, yeah, that's quite like intro. People should do that more often. Jason Barnard Yeah, but the shame was I actually had to read it. Ahmed Khalifa I don't blame you for that. Jason Barnard Thank you. Lovely to meet you. I believe you started your career in Brighton. Ahmed Khalifa Kind of. I did have an agency experience in Worthing. So I lived there for like a year and I did agency work. I did a few things building up to it, then from then on, I just kept up the momentum. Jason Barnard And you worked for a company called Fresh Egg? My first thought when I saw fresh egg was rotten egg. Ahmed Khalifa My first thought was some kind of farm or something And that was about seven or eight years ago now. So it's been a while. Jason Barnard Okay. Right. Brilliant stuff.   Video Captions Jason Barnard You were talking about that earlier on, and shamefully I didn't see your talk… but you gave me a quick idea of what it was all about. Captions on videos and how rubbish they can be when they're auto generated on YouTube and people leave them idiotically. Ahmed Khalifa Pretty much. And they don't give it a second thought. Jason Barnard Yeah. And, and you were telling me why that's particularly interesting for you? Ahmed Khalifa Well, I mean, if I'm going to go from my personal experience, I depend on captions because I'm deaf and I depend on captions just to access videos. But then even if it's not for me, it can be for all for people for whom English is not their first language. They're learning the language. Or it could be some kind of learning disability and they need captions to keep up. It could be attention deficit disorder. It could be even be, for all of us, because you may be an urban transport or maybe you're in a library or whatever, and you just want to watch the video in silence. Jason Barnard Or it could be that the person speaking has a really, really thick Glaswegian accent like Craig Campbell. Ahmed Khalifa That is one thing that I mentioned in the talk. I had the example of Kevin Bridges, the comedian. He's from Glasgow, and the auto captions struggled. to get it right - and it was interesting what they come up with. So, of course, a strong Glaswegian accent can affect things (smiles). Jason Barnard That leads us really neatly onto the idea that if you make a video,

  Firstly, accessibility. All sorts of people benefit from captioned / subtitled videos, not just deaf people says Ahmed Khalifa: non-native speakers, people watching with the sound off, when the speakers’ accents aren’t clear (think Glaswegian :) … and some people just like to read along. Automatic captions need to be corrected. Machines simply cannot get everything right (especially the scene directions and ambiance descriptions). Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. I personally hadn’t thought about how important that can be for context. It’s not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. Ahmed is deaf, and relies on captions. But all sorts of people benefit from captioned videos… Of course, we get onto Glaswegian accents. Heads up Craig Campbell. Auto captioning is far from perfect. It needs to be corrected. Then we get onto pushing that to transcripts and adapted transcripts. Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. Guess who hadn’t thought about how important that can be for context. It’s not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. I speak too much without engaging my brain. Ahmed saves the day and makes me sound intelligent. Phew ! Jason Barnard I’m going to reread your name to make sure I get it right. #SEOisAEO, welcome to the show. Ahmed Khalifa. Ahmed Khalifa Actually, yeah, that's quite like intro. People should do that more often. Jason Barnard Yeah, but the shame was I actually had to read it. Ahmed Khalifa I don't blame you for that. Jason Barnard Thank you. Lovely to meet you. I believe you started your career in Brighton. Ahmed Khalifa Kind of. I did have an agency experience in Worthing. So I lived there for like a year and I did agency work. I did a few things building up to it, then from then on, I just kept up the momentum. Jason Barnard And you worked for a company called Fresh Egg? My first thought when I saw fresh egg was rotten egg. Ahmed Khalifa My first thought was some kind of farm or something And that was about seven or eight years ago now. So it's been a while. Jason Barnard Okay. Right. Brilliant stuff.   Video Captions Jason Barnard You were talking about that earlier on, and shamefully I didn't see your talk… but you gave me a quick idea of what it was all about. Captions on videos and how rubbish they can be when they're auto generated on YouTube and people leave them idiotically. Ahmed Khalifa Pretty much. And they don't give it a second thought. Jason Barnard Yeah. And, and you were telling me why that's particularly interesting for you? Ahmed Khalifa Well, I mean, if I'm going to go from my personal experience, I depend on captions because I'm deaf and I depend on captions just to access videos. But then even if it's not for me, it can be for all for people for whom English is not their first language. They're learning the language. Or it could be some kind of learning disability and they need captions to keep up. It could be attention deficit disorder. It could be even be, for all of us, because you may be an urban transport or maybe you're in a library or whatever, and you just want to watch the video in silence. Jason Barnard Or it could be that the person speaking has a really, really thick Glaswegian accent like Craig Campbell. Ahmed Khalifa That is one thing that I mentioned in the talk. I had the example of Kevin Bridges, the comedian. He’s from Glasgow, and the auto captions struggled. to get it right - and it was interesting what they come up with. So, of course, a strong Glaswegian accent can affect things (smiles). Jason Barnard That leads us really neatly onto the idea that if you make a video, do the transcript. Stick it on your site, then you get both the text - remember, people people prefer reading to watching videos. People talking about this more and more in this i...

Ahmed Khalifa with Jason Barnard at BrightonSEO September 2019 Ahmed Khalifa talks with Jason Barnard about why you would use captions and subtitles for your video.   Firstly, accessibility. All sorts of people benefit from captioned / subtitled videos, not just deaf people says Ahmed Khalifa: non-native speakers, people watching with the sound off, when the speakers' accents aren't clear (think Glaswegian :) … and some people just like to read along. Automatic captions need to be corrected. Machines simply cannot get everything right (especially the scene directions and ambiance descriptions). Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. I personally hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. Ahmed is deaf, and relies on captions. But all sorts of people benefit from captioned videos… Of course, we get onto Glaswegian accents. Heads up Craig Campbell. Auto captioning is far from perfect. It needs to be corrected. Then we get onto pushing that to transcripts and adapted transcripts. Apparently, professionals can write captions almost in real time, including descriptions about background noise. Guess who hadn't thought about how important that can be for context. It's not just what we say, but the context in which we say it. I speak too much without engaging my brain. Ahmed saves the day and makes me sound intelligent. Phew ! Jason Barnard I'm going to reread your name to make sure I get it right. #SEOisAEO, welcome to the show. Ahmed Khalifa. Ahmed Khalifa Actually, yeah, that's quite like intro. People should do that more often. Jason Barnard Yeah, but the shame was I actually had to read it. Ahmed Khalifa I don't blame you for that. Jason Barnard Thank you. Lovely to meet you. I believe you started your career in Brighton. Ahmed Khalifa Kind of. I did have an agency experience in Worthing. So I lived there for like a year and I did agency work. I did a few things building up to it, then from then on, I just kept up the momentum. Jason Barnard And you worked for a company called Fresh Egg? My first thought when I saw fresh egg was rotten egg. Ahmed Khalifa My first thought was some kind of farm or something And that was about seven or eight years ago now. So it's been a while. Jason Barnard Okay. Right. Brilliant stuff.   Video Captions Jason Barnard You were talking about that earlier on, and shamefully I didn't see your talk… but you gave me a quick idea of what it was all about. Captions on videos and how rubbish they can be when they're auto generated on YouTube and people leave them idiotically. Ahmed Khalifa Pretty much. And they don't give it a second thought. Jason Barnard Yeah. And, and you were telling me why that's particularly interesting for you? Ahmed Khalifa Well, I mean, if I'm going to go from my personal experience, I depend on captions because I'm deaf and I depend on captions just to access videos. But then even if it's not for me, it can be for all for people for whom English is not their first language. They're learning the language. Or it could be some kind of learning disability and they need captions to keep up. It could be attention deficit disorder. It could be even be, for all of us, because you may be an urban transport or maybe you're in a library or whatever, and you just want to watch the video in silence. Jason Barnard Or it could be that the person speaking has a really, really thick Glaswegian accent like Craig Campbell. Ahmed Khalifa That is one thing that I mentioned in the talk. I had the example of Kevin Bridges, the comedian. He's from Glasgow, and the auto captions struggled. to get it right - and it was interesting what they come up with. So, of course, a strong Glaswegian accent can affect things (smiles). Jason Barnard That leads us really neatly onto the idea that if you make a video,

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.If you are the parent/guardian of deaf or hard of hearing children, or you are the actual student reading this, you may have known that there are the options of going to either a mainstream school or deaf school.But what's the difference between the two types of schools, what are the disadvantages and disadvantages of both and which one should you attend?A word of warning; there isn't the perfect answer for everyone. But it's important to get the right information and you can do that by listening to this podcast or watch the video with captions by clicking here as well as looking at the side-by-side table of the two types of schools.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap betweenthe hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I talk to Liam O'Dell - one of the main deaf journalist in the UK who shares thoughtful and insightful pieces on major publications such as Metro, The Independent and the popular deaf blog 'The Limping Chicken'.Liam shares his background story on how he got into it, why he feels it's important to talk about deafness in publications, what are the general reactions from hearing and d/Deaf & hard of hearing people alike and more.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.If, like me, you have been apologising because you can't hear or misheard something, it's time we all stop feeling sorry for ourselves, feeling guilty and having those negative feelings by stopping from apologising for being d/Deaf or hard of hearing.In this episode, I wanted to talk to you about some of the things that I sometime say, why I think we should stop apologising and what should we do instead.This is the audio of a YouTube video and you can watch the video version of this podcast or read the transcript here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I chat to Erin Perkins from Mabely Q, who was tired of being told what she can't do, from being written off from jobs or offered lower salary than her experience level, just because she was born deaf. So she decided to start her own graphic design business.Being a deaf entrepreneur comes with challenges, but after chatting with Erin, you will learn that everyone has their own challenges but it doesn't have to stop you from progressing in your career.Erin shares fascinating insights on her background, the barriers during her corporate careers, how she works with her (hearing) clients with the help of technology and what others can learn from her if they are thinking about starting a business.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

 Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa. For many people who are considered to be small 'd' deaf and particularly those who are hard of hearing, we are constantly labelled as being "not deaf enough" for the d/Deaf world and "not hearing enough" for the mainstream hearing world.The only place left is that awkward middle bit, the intbetweener, the lonely bit, where it is tough because you don't feel like you belong anywhere.So what do you do when you feel like this and how can you make it work for you?Maybe you could create your own world instead...This is the audio of a YouTube video and you can watch the video version of this podcast or read the transcript here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Have you ever wondered what is it like for a deaf/hard of hearing student to attend mainstream schools?Or perhaps you wanted to hear from As well as everything that is covered on this site that students can go through, like going through concentration fatigue or suffering from deaf anxiety, there are also unique challenges that deaf/hard of hearing students goes through.Those challenges are likely to be amplified at mainstream schools (though deaf schools also have their own unique challenges too).The purpose of this post is not to tell you whether to choose mainstream or deaf school, but to demonstrate my own personal experience of attending mainstream schools.And because it's a personal experience, it does not mean that everyone goes through the same thing. This is my own experience only, but it may resonate with others.This is the audio of a YouTube video and you can watch the video version of this podcast or read the transcript here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.I have flown with various airlines and on some long-distance flights too. While I was happy to work on the plane and read my books, I also wanted to used the in-flight entertainment if it was available.But unfortunately, I was not able to (ever) have good experiences simply because they are rarely captioned.Even though various airlines proudly boast about catering for deaf and hard of hearing passengers (and they do on most occasions), it's clear that they are still way behind with their in-flight entertainment, as most of the films are not captioned and (in my experience), neither are the TV programmes either.Yet, we have to pay the same price as everyone else for a lesser experience. Is that fair?This is the audio of a YouTube video and you can watch the video version of this podcast or read the transcript here.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.The new emojis which are displaying hearing aids and a person signing are finally out, alongside many other emojis.But are they truly accurate? And do they really represent d/Deaf people? Because it's one thing to display hearing aids and a person signing, it's another to make sure that they are accurate and it represents all d/Deaf and hard of hearing people.But I'm not sure if it does.If you want the blog post version or see the video (with captions included) of this topic, you can visit this page.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.A common that I get asked and I see on Google is whether a deaf or hard of hearing person can hear with their hearing aids on?The short answer is the dreaded "it depends".The long answer is that it's complicated.But it's important for everyone to answer that hearing aids are not a solution. The key word is "aids" i.e. they can aid us to help better not make us hear as hearing people can do.If you want the blog post version or see the video (with captions included) of this topic, you can visit this page.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.For most, if not all d/Deaf and hard of hearing people, social events can be an awkward one and a difficult one at the same time.If everyone is talking and the environment is not right, then it's very easy to feel secluded and left alone.But what if you, as a hearing person, want to prevent that? (And kudos to you for wanting to do that). How can you help to make a d/Deaf/hard of hearing person feel included, at least as much as possible?If you want the blog post version or see the video (with captions included) of this topic, you can visit this page.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.I learnt a new phrase recently: 'Deaf Anxiety'.After reading and learning more about, I realised that whenever I get anxiety, it is mostly likely because of my lack of ability to hear. And the more I read about it, the more I realised that it resonates with me and it's definitely a thing.It also made me aware that it's a topic that we should be talking about more often, and this is why I decided to open up about it.If you want the blog post version or see the video (with captions included) of this topic, you can visit this page.What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.You might find it hard to believe that auto-captions are bad for SEO. But if you think about it's low-quality content; something which YouTube and Google does not like.Yet, from my own experience and research, many people still resort to using auto-captions (which is often labelled as 'craption') for their YouTube videos.We take into considerations of everything when it comes to YouTube SEO; tags, descriptions, engaging content. Yet, captions are never taken seriously, even though it can help with your SEO more than you think.For full transcript, video version of the show and links to sources, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.It's time we give sign language interpreters a break and give them the recognition and appreciation that they deserve.Many people don't realise that simultaneous interpreting (and by the way, that applies to oral language interpretation too), requires a high-level of focus, listening and concentration.And most of us don't see that. So it's no wonder that they can get physically, mentally and even emotionally fatigued too, yet that is rarely talked about and appreciated enough.So let's give them credit for what they do and appreciate it.For full transcript, video version of the show and links to sources, visit, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

 Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa. In this episode, I answer the question on what is the easiest language to lipread?This is yet another question that I've seen crop up on Google and Quora.Even though the easy answer is whatever is your main spoken language, the other answer is the dreaded "it depends".Because it's all well and good trying to get a linguistic to understand which language is the easiest and hardest to lip-read; but it's all irrelevant because it never allows you to completely comprehend what the person is saying. There are too many factors to take into considerations, not to mention the basic tips on how to communicate with deaf people.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I discuss the recent news about how Google believing it is possible for smartphone to interpret and read out loud sign language.But is that a good thing? Do we need it?As technology gets more and more sophisticated, we have seen gadgets that has literally changed our lives, and in many cases for the better. With the rise of technology such as smart speakers, we are becoming more demanding with what our gadget. Remember how the remote control was seen as an innovative gadget? Now, it's just something plain and normal.But has technology gotten too far when it comes to using artificial technology to interpret sign languages? Or should we encourage it like we already do with oral languages?For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I got chatting with Henry Warren who is running a campaign called 'Turn on the Subtitles' where he is encouraging broadcasters and technology platforms to turn on the subtitles as research has shown that it can help improve children's literacy rate.Even though this is not predominately deaf-related, it still touches upon it. As someone who is dependent on captions/subtitles, this campaign is something that I agree with and as it turns out, it has a lot more benefits than people think, as Henry explains in this podcast.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.I read a few tweets a while back about less than positive interactions between d/Deaf of hard of hearing people and hearing people. The common trend is that the hearing person in question either walks away because they can't be bothered, are scared, or they stand still and ignore the d/Deaf individual.You'd think that it can't get worse or more ridiculous than that, but it can. One example is a customer physically assaulting a Deaf employee because she was frustrated that he hadn't heard her question. Another is an employee threatening to call the police if the d/Deaf customer didn't leave the drive-thru because “it's against the company policy” (but it wasn't, so he was fired).I know, it's mind-boggling but it really does happen. So I took the liberty of providing some simple tips on how to communicate with a d/Deaf as well as hard of hearing people in this podcast.You can comment as well as read the transcript and even watch the video version of the podcast on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I got chatting Kimberly Sanzo of Language First who has an incredible insight in the world of language deprivation that deaf children can go through and the importance of having the right environment to encourage language acquisition.Like all interviews on this podcast, I come away with a different on a topic that I don't have lot of knowledge about but after chatting to Kimberly, it has opened up my mind about the power of sign languages, and I'm sure it will do the same to you too.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.It seems that many people are confused on what deaf can do and can't do. A simple Google search starting with "can deaf people..." will bring up a list of search suggestions that seems very...interesting (which you can see in the shownote).So I thought this would be a good time to talk about what d/Deaf people can do and dispel any myths that anyone may have about us.You can comment, as well as read the transcript and even watch the video version of the podcast on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.As someone who is creating videos and audios on consistent basis, there is a huge challenge for me as a deaf content creator to deal with the audio aspects of it.I mean, how do you deal with audio if you are deaf?I go over a couple of points on what I do to make things easier for me, but not without admitting that it will never be 100% perfect and how I would like it to be, simply because I can't. But just because you can't do it as well as others, it doesn't mean you stop and give up, as you can still find alternative ways to make it work for you. You can comment, as well as read the transcript, on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In this episode, I talk to Kate Llewellyn-Waters, a businesswoman who has lost her hearing after getting pregnant. She opens up and shares her own story on how that happened, why it happened, her on-going challenges as a mother and shares advice to any other parents going through something similar.Part of the reason why I do this podcast is to hear from different people's experiences and perspectives, and this one is something that I didn't know that could happen; being deaf because of pregnancy.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Share it with a friend if you found it interesting.TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Instead of talking about the benefits of learning sign languages and why you should learn it, I want to talk about my own personal reasons on why I want to learn sign language. And in this case, it is British Sign Language, or BSL.Because as much as everyone has their own reasons and there are many benefits to learning any languages in general let alone sign language, I have my reasons which I explain in this podcast.You can comment, as well as read the transcript and links to resources on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.After reading 'Song for a Whale', I had the pleasure of interviewing the author Lynne Kelly to get a detailed "behind-the-scenes" access of the book, learn more about the characters and how her day as a sign language interpreter has helped to play a part in shaping this book.The book contains no spoilers so if you haven't had the chance to read 'Song for Whale', you must get yourself a copy of the book, and within the link to the shownote below.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.After recently experiencing of a listening to a podcast by a well-known person, and from years of similar experiences from a number of podcasts and videos, it's time to call it out if you are not providing transcripts or captions to your content.Since I have less patience about bad quality content and experience, this is an opportunity for me to call it out on people who don't make their content accessible. But it's not just about making it accessible because you feel like "you have to", but you will get a lot of benefits out of it too.I can tell you from experience that the positives of providing transcripts/captions far outweight the negatives.You can comment, as well as read the transcript and links to resources on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 19, I interview David Edginton who is a Deaf Personal Trainer and the co-founder of The Deaf Gym. We discuss everything from his own personal challenges of being a PT to the issues on how d/Deaf people are restricted from the general gyms due to communication barriers and shares advice that is suitable for the general gyms and d/Deaf people alike.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.I've been seeing and hearing a lot of stories about how Deaf people who are about to undergo surgery to have a cochlear implant are apprehensive and nervous for 2 reasons. The first is because it involves a surgery, which is a valid reason. The second is because of a potential backlash from the Deaf community, which is something that I struggle with.Personally, I think it's your decision to do whatever it is that helps you. But I'm also curious to hear more from different about their decisions to have a cochlear implant and also from those who are completely against it.You can comment, as well as read the transcript on this episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.Maybe it's because of political correctness or perhaps they just want to learn. Either way, I thought of answering that question in this episode so that nobody can make their own assumptions, which is probably the worst thing to do regardless of the scenario. For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 16, I interviewed Professor Donald Grushkin from California State University, Scaramento who is a profoundly Deaf scholar and researcher in various aspects of Deafhood such as history, community and culture.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 15, I want to talk about the link between deaf and mental health, and how they are closely linked with each other. In the UK, one week it was Deaf Awareness Week. The next, it was Mental Health Awareness Week (which was when this podcast was recorded). So it's the perfect time to look at these two topics and raise awareness at the same time.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 14, I talk to Rob and Adam from the British pop-rock band 'Chasing Deer' about how they have incorporated BSL into their music and their passion around making their gigs deaf-friendly so that everyone can enjoy their music, regardless of whether you are hearing or d/Deaf.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 13, amidst the hype around Avengers: Endgame, I open up with personal story about how The Avengers has played a part in triggering my emotions and unleashed my deaf advocacy.Even though everyone is able to enjoy "the best movie ever", I cannot experience the same joy, which was difficult to accept. But it did not mean that I just wanted to sit around and accept it. No, it triggered various actions, which includes raising my voices via the Hear Me Out! [CC] website.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 12 of the podcast, I chat with Lewis Vaughan Jones; a TV news presenter for BBC News and BBC World News who has gone through a sudden hearing loss which happened overnight and we talked about how he is adjusting to his new lifestyle.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 11, I share my own experience when I'm going to the airport and fly out to a particular destination, whether it's for business or pleasure.And I go through the whole experience, from the moment I arrived and check-in, to going to the security, to communicating with the air steward/stewardess, to picking up my suitcase at the arrival destination.Even though I am not profoundly deaf, my own experience is challenging enough, never mind those who have extra challenges to overcome.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 10, my own experience of visiting the dentist; from the process of arranging an appointment all the way to leaving the dentist after my check-up, I go through all the challenges that come along the way.Even though I am not profoundly deaf, my own experience is challenging enough, never mind those who have extra challenges to overcome.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 9 of the podcast, I chat with Wayne Barrow, a CODA (child of Deaf adults) and a sign-singing performer where he performs online and also runs his own business where he teaches other people to sign-sing to popular music. Wayne is also a huge advocate of having British Sign Language taught at school too and is campaigning to make it happen.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 8, I wanted to talk about the dreaded the 'Dinner Table Syndrome', which tends to happen at almost any event; Christmas, birthdays, networking events, restaurants, etc.In short, DTS is something that most if not all d/Deaf and hard of hearing people goes through when there is a gathering of some kind, so this episode will explain what is the Dinner Table Syndrome and how it can affect us.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we listen to stories from fascinating individuals in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, yours truly, Ahmed Khalifa.In episode 7 of the podcast, I talk about the recent news about the release of the video game 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy' not having subtitles during the cut-scenes and the surprising statement by the games developer and publisher on their decisions not to add it.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 6 of the podcast, I chat with Ed Rex, aka The Deaf Traveller, who shares his story about travelling around the world and the challenges he faced with some surreal stories and brilliant advice for anyone who wants to do the same.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 5 of the podcast, I chat with Abbi Brown, an advocate for disabled people who has also gone through a major surgery to help her with hearing and improve the quality of her life.For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 4 of the podcast, I talk about a recent comment by a movie director in which a hearing played a deaf character and "seems to have an almost innate sense of what it's like being a deaf person". Not cool! For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Ahmed helps ambitious business owners grow their business through digital marketing, WordPress maintenance, and personal business training. We discuss challenges and hope you must expect them and understand that they help you grow. We talk about how to learn from everyone, even when they have different experience than you. We also discuss the small to growth business launch strategy. Golden nuggets: Listen to your customer Keep things simple Keys to success: Learn from other people Learn from your own mistakes Build up your knowledge and experience from every experience Actionable tips: Start small as a side-hustle and build from there Be consistent Inspiration: "My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." Abraham Lincoln Resources: Ahmed Khalifa - https://iamahmedkhalifa.com/ Subscribe to Enterprise NOW!

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 3 of the podcast, I chat with Sara Hawthorn, a PR business owner who is also tackling and breaking down the barriers that exists within the PR and communications industry. For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below:TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 2 of the podcast, I chat with Amy Rowe, who runs two businesses and is an ambassador of a deaf charity. We talk about the challenges growing up with a hearing loss (alongside her brother), fighting to build a career as a journalist and subsequently co-founding 2 businesses whilst doing her charity work. For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the d/Deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. In episode 1 of the podcast, I intereivewed John Smith, a Deaf comedian from Beautiful BSL who has entertains the audience across the world using sign language. John has also appeared in various press and TV too, as well as performing in theatres and clubs. John has provided, in writing, about his experiences growing up Deaf, his journey to becoming a Deaf comedian and provided advice for those who are hearing and for the Deaf community too. For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show

Welcome to The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast, an audio show (with transcripts included) where we hear from inspiring people in and around the deaf community and from your host, Ahmed Khalifa. Episode 0 is an opportunity for me to explain to you the purpose of this podcast (and the website), what is its purpose and what is was created. This is also I explain more about how can those who are deaf can engage with the podcast and how I will also interview those who are profoundly deaf. For full transcript and relevant links, visit the episode page here.  What do you think about this episode? Let me know by connecting with me and sharing your thoughts below: TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeYou can also be a patron of Hear Me Out! [CC] to help spread the message of deaf awareness, bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds and receive a perks along the way by being part of my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/IamAhmedKhalifa)

Ahmed Khalifa was in a 9 to 5 job that he was content with. After a glimpse of entreprenuership, he was never the same. On top of this he had a disability that made him get creative in his journey. Find out what Ahmed did to position himself for success and how you could do the same. Website: https://iamahmedkhalifa.com Follow: @ahmed_khalifa Bio: Ahmed Khalifa really knows his stuff when it comes to being online and managing your online presence. Whether it's about digital marketing, WordPress and online businesses, Ahmed is the guy who can provide actionable advice to those who craves to grow their online visibility. Ahmed also shares personal and insightful stories about letting go of your fears, the real story about being a business owner and living with an “invisible” disability (hard of hearing). But it's not just about knowing your stuff, but the delivery of the talk is crucial, and judging by the audience's reactions below, you will want your audience to react in the same way…and Ahmed can do that for you. About the show: ► Visit www.casper.com/ash and use promo code: ASH ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►Casper Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit®

Ahmed Khalifa was in a 9 to 5 job that he was content with. After a glimpse of entreprenuership, he was never the same. On top of this he had a disability that made him get creative in his journey. Find out what Ahmed did to position himself for success and how you could do the same. Website: https://iamahmedkhalifa.com Follow: @ahmed_khalifa Bio: Ahmed Khalifa really knows his stuff when it comes to being online and managing your online presence. Whether it's about digital marketing, WordPress and online businesses, Ahmed is the guy who can provide actionable advice to those who craves to grow their online visibility. Ahmed also shares personal and insightful stories about letting go of your fears, the real story about being a business owner and living with an “invisible” disability (hard of hearing). But it's not just about knowing your stuff, but the delivery of the talk is crucial, and judging by the audience's reactions below, you will want your audience to react in the same way…and Ahmed can do that for you. About the show: ► Visit www.casper.com/ash and use promo code: ASH ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►Casper Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit®

This week we have the fantastic Ahmed Khalifa to talk about everything from flamethrowers to machine learning, it's a fun episode which you won't want to miss!

This week we have the fantastic Ahmed Khalifa to talk about everything from flamethrowers to machine learning, it's a fun episode which you won't want to miss!

About AhmedAhmed Khalifa is an experienced digital marketer with a keen passion for WordPress. With almost 10 years in the industry and working with local companies to national brands, Ahmed has helped a number to grow their online visibility. As an active member of the WordPress community, Ahmed also helps to contribute by attending the meetups, organising/volunteering at WordCamps and generally help everyone make the most out of their WordPress sites via his own site.  In this episode I talk to Ahmed about...Why WP is such a popular platform How to get the most out of your WP site The importance of quality content on your website What we should be focusing on including on our home and about pages he benefits of having a blog on your website. Connect with Ahmed On Visit the Ignite Rock website (https://www.igniterock.com) Resources Wordcamp Events (https://wpuk.org/events/) KWFinder (https://kwfinder.com)

Ahmed Khalifa is the Founder & Director of IgniteRock, where he helps entrepreneurs and small businesses to maximize the potential of their WordPress site to grow their online visibility, engage with more audience and encourage conversions.

Ahmed Khalifa on building WordPress websites and driving traffic to your business - MAF125 In this episode, my guest is Ahmed Khalifa. We talk about building WordPress websites and driving traffic to your business. Welcome to episode 125 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast. We chat about: The difference between Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org and which small businesses should choose What to look for when choosing a high-quality host for your website How focusing on a niche can build an audience quicker than broad targeting Consistency and the importance of playing a long game to build an audience Who is Ahmed Khalifa? Ahmed lives in Edinburgh and runs IgniteRock. He helps freelancers, entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and become more visible online, attract more customers and maximise the potential of their WordPress websites by providing tailored and expert advice on digital marketing, content marketing, analytics and conversion. With over 8 years’ experience in the online industry, he's covered all things digital marketing but particularly specialises in SEO. Links and Show Notes. For links to the books and apps mentioned by Ahmed, please visit http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF for the show notes. What is the Marketing and Finance (MAF) Podcast? The podcast for ideas and inspiration on marketing your business and growing your business, and for discussing topics on all things finance. The MAF Podcast is a 30 minute radio show you download from http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF, iTunes or Stitcher Radio. Each week you'll hear interviews with business experts, marketers, entreprenuers and journalists. Interviews to listen to in the car, on the train or on the treadmill. Or even in the bath! We talk about: How you can grow your business using content marketing and social media How you can keep your Marketing strategy and communications simple Topics, issues, products and business models from the world of finance You’ll take away one or two big ideas that you can apply to your business. So you can keep marketing your business to keep growing your business. I’m your host, Roger Edwards. A marketing guy from Edinburgh, Roger helps people keep their marketing simple in a world where complexity threatens to stifle business success. An experienced marketing professional helping businesses with their marketing strategy, content and social media. Roger clocked up many years in the ‘big corporate’ world as marketing director of several UK financial services brands before setting up his own consultancy. Some of you might remember me as the Marketing Director and Managing Director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident. He now uses his expertise to guide his clients in designing engaging campaigns and is known as a prolific content creator, podcaster and a speaker. Please subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and I’d be grateful if you would leave a review. http://rogeredwards.co.uk/itunes Fancy Appearing on the Show? Would you be interested in appearing on the MAF Podcast? Have you an exciting marketing or finance story to tell? Do you fancy drawing out some inspirational ideas that MAF listeners can take away to use in their own businesses? Do please contact me if you want to get involved. http://rogeredwards.co.uk

Hello and welcome to The IgniteRock Podcast, a show where I interview inspiring entrepreneurs, companies and brands who uses WordPress. My name is Ahmed Khalifa and I am the host of The IgniteRock Podcast. This is episode 0 where I say hello, welcome you and briefly explain the reasons behind IgniteRock; both the website and podcast. In this episode, I would like to say hello and welcome you to the IgniteRock Podcast. This is where I want to explain to you why I have started this podcast and what I plan to do with it. WordPress can be used by anyone; entrepreneurs, musicians, marketers, artists, chef, bloggers, fashion stylists, make-up artists, property agents, stockbroker, writer. Literally anyone. So I plan to interview those who have used WordPress and totally rocked it with WordPress to show you their journey, why they use WordPress and how they use it.