Design in Silence

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I have found that there are very few design companies that have team of deaf designers working together as a team or as individuals. However one of example I have heard of where this is not eh case is Red Lizard, who are based in Redditch, a graphic design house that specialises in accessible design.

For me, it is great to see other deaf designers showing their work on the web. It gives them a great opportunity to show how much of their visual creativity really flares out. They will have their own ways to communicate with their clients and able to show their work off brilliantly.

Looking back, growing up into choosing a specialist subject and thinking about career paths we want to take, being deaf myself, I had to think harder what I really want to do. The design and art industry and genres are a very visual based thing, but also a silent way to communicate messages to the audience. I had to make my choice carefully - what would I really like to do and enable me to do a job without being in a difficult communication situations.

Perhaps all the hands-on courses such as mechanics, electricians, design, fashion and even drama  - could welcome more deaf people into their trades as this would help lessen the fear deaf inviduals have working in situations where you have to communicate with clients or large numbers of team-players on a daily basis. Then again, some deaf individuals are maybe more determined than others and realise that they can pursue any goal they want. Deafness does not need to hold you back.

Therefore, I am so pleased that I have managed to get into an interview with Mono all those years back without any help from the numerous assistive services and instituations, and I am still here today with a continual work load and personal ethos to complete many more great projects.