Welcome To Hands On Media Ezine!

Thank you for joining me as we go on a unique voyage together. We will be looking at media and communication from the unique perspective of someone who looks at communications from a holistic perspective. Since I have an academic background in both communications and deaf studies, and work experience in the helping fields; I have developed a unique outlook that I will utilize to attempt to bridge the gaps between visual, non-verbal, audio and touch-based communications.

I will be frequently using video and pictures, like the one's above, and below, to assist me in telling this ongoing narrative. I am working on a European trip to conduct some naturalistic research to examine first-hand sign language first-hand to determine whether sign language differences or language differences impact the communications process. I will be looking at commercials, print advertisements, social media sites, television, podcasts, media devices, video games, radio, mobile media, and Internet marketing to examine how these media vehicles utilize sensory-based methodology to communicate.

I will even be giving my ratings on various media advertising and communications products and I will make suggestions as to how corporate America and government agencies can create innovative marketing and communications strategies to traditionally under-served groups such as women, minorities, older Americans and people with disabilities.