[Slling-l] Mostly not directly SL but very much Deaf culture

[Mark Mandel]

>From *Mixmag:*

*"Frequencies I'd never felt before": How Deaf DJs are revolutionising the
club experience
<https://mixmag.net/feature/deaf-djs-mixing-djing-subpac-pioneer-rekordbox-disabilities-bsl>*

*Becky Buckle speaks to Troi Lee, KIKAZARU and Robbie Wilde on tech, crowds
and overcoming music industry obstacles*
Becky Buckle, 25 March 2022


*Mixmag is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine published in
London. Launched in 1983 as a print magazine, it has branched into dance
events, including festivals and club nights. *

*— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixmag
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixmag>*

The article is chiefly focused on three Deaf UK DJs, including their
comments about their experiences with exclusion ("You can't come in here,
you're deaf"). Links from it:

   - The first DJ workshop for the deaf is set to start in 2022
   <https://mixmag.net/read/first-dj-workshop-deaf-is-set-to-start-2022-deaf-rave-news>
   - Watch a new short film exploring the British deaf rave scene
   <https://mixmag.net/read/watch-a-new-short-film-exploring-the-british-deaf-rave-scene-video-blog>
   - London party daylight is aimed at people with disabilities and their
   careers
   - A new campaign to help disabled live performers has been launched
   <https://mixmag.net/read/campaign-help-disabled-live-performers-just-ask-attitude-is-everything-news>
   - Dance music needs to be more inclusive for disabled artists, DJs and
   clubbers
   <https://mixmag.net/feature/dance-music-inclusive-disabled-artists-djs-clubbers>

The last paragraph discusses action and support for BSL and for Disabled
people:

More and more is still to be done to provide a spotlight for the BSL
language and to support people from the Deaf and Disabled community to
indulge themselves in music. The people from BSL Act Now
<https://www.instagram.com/bslactnowcampaign/> are advancing their bill,
Troi from Deaf Rave has proved that anything is possible and campaigns to
support Disabled live performers
<https://mixmag.net/read/campaign-help-disabled-live-performers-just-ask-attitude-is-everything-news>
are ever-growing.

—— Mark A. Mandel
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