Hi everyone! So something we’re starting this year is dedicating some weeks to going back and updating old tasks lists, with adding new fcs, removing deceased and problematic fcs, etc..
The first of these is our d/Deaf/HoH task! This task has now been updated to include a link to a Google Doc with a masterlist of over 310+ d/Deaf/HoH fcs!
You can find the task (that includes the link to the new masterlist) here.
Please note: When deciphering how people identified, with regards to if they call themselves Deaf with a capital D, deaf with a lowercase d, Hard of Hearing (and the specifics of that), etc., we tried our best to look through social media, interviews, biographies on sites like IMDb, etc.. When that wasn’t possible, we looked for how articles and other such things written about them referred to them. It is possible we have made mistakes, though, and if you notice someone on the list who we have the wrong way that they identify, please just send us a message letting us know (and letting us know the identity they prefer).
CLICK THE LINK for #805 icons of Emilio Insolera from his role in a video as Steve Jobs. They are sized at 120x120 for accessibility. All of the icons were made by me for @batdadrpc I would appreciate a like or reblog if used. Please don’t edit or change these icons in any way without asking me first.
Emilio Insolera is deaf and needs to be cast as such.
CLICK THE LINK for #51 icons of the actor Emilio Insolera from his role in the movie Sign Gene. They are sized at 120x120 for accessibility. All of the icons were made by me for @batdadrpc I would appreciate a like or reblog if used. Please don’t edit or change these icons in any way without asking me first.
Emilio Insolera is deaf and needs to be cast as such.
cinna’s inspiration for this entire outfit was the phrase ‘wild dahlias’ something he found was incredibly appropriate for dahlia. he decided against putting her in another red, orange or black dress in exchange for a white & back design that could represent smoke rising in to ash. he opted to put her in some simply black boots to go with it as he didn’t feel like anyone needed to see her trip over in heels. to top the look off he created a flower crown out of real dahia’s & tied the entire look together with some garnet accessories alongside a simple braided hair do that didn’t require so much brushing & pulling. he wanted to keep all his limbs by the end of the makeover after all.
99% of the people she knows, calls vida by her standard name. However her grandfather used to refer to her as one of two things: vee or kitty, due to the fact that her hair used to look like a lions mane when she forgot to brush it & the fact that ‘lions were just big cats really’ according to him.
Do they have any bad habits?
yes! vida bites her fingernails when she feels awkward, which is most of the time. she does it in public, usually it’s her pinky fingers but she’s not overly particular. her nails are very short because of it.
Do they have any tattoos? If not, would they want one?
she doesn’t currently have one but she wouldn’t be opposed to getting one if she could think of a meaningful reason behind it. though considering vida doesn’t have any real meaningful connections with anything, it’s highly unlikely she’d ever get one. though she’s the kind of person who you use a pen & some ink to give herself one out of sheer boredom.
Do they have any scars? How did they get them?
due to the fact that little vida was a tearaway she has quite a few. there’s one at the front of her hairline that she got after running in to a fence when she was a toddler, though that’s always covered. considering the amount of times she scraped her knees as a kid, it’s remarkable that she only has one scar on them, on the left knee from playfighting with her brother once. the most recent addition is a small mark on the side of her thumb where one of the men she works threw a knife for her to catch --- it did not end well.
How do they dress most of the time?
once upon a time vida used to wear dresses, that was a long time ago. nowadays you’ll mostly see her in oversized shirts that reach just above her knee and some thermal socks or oddly knit tights. when it’s colder she’ll put a pair of trousers on but the girls internal thermometer is fucked so that’s rare. she had a single pare of workers boots that she wears everywhere. when she’s working she’ll throw a mud brown boiler suit on over it that, though she’d never admit it, is super comfortable.
What words or phrases do they use frequently?
vida is a real idiom machine, it’s quite disturbing how many old time phrases she knows. c’est la vie is a favourite of hers, simply because it always feels so ironic. i’ve been chosen to die in front of millions? c’est la vie. hope breeds eternal misery is another one she uses often, there’s part of her that really enjoys raining on people’s parades, ( there’s another one ) nothing does that quite like making them miserable. although her most used word would have to be : no.
If anyone, who do they trust to protect them?
the short answer is; no one. vida would like to think that her parents and aise ( her brother ) would protect her if she ever got in to trouble if they were around. though her parents would be rather useless whilst aise would just make the situation one hundred times worse. she used to trust her grandfather, then he disappeared & that trust disintegrated. deep down, she trusts herself to protect her. though on the surface she even questions that.
Are they argumentative or do they avoid conflict?
that depends on who she’s arguing with. there have been occasions where she spat back in her parents face when they’ve tried to tell her what was best for her. if they were living in different times, maybe she would’ve said more. however vida finds most conflict pointless so she mostly avoids it.
Did they have any role models growing up other than their parents?
( have i mentioned her grandfather yet? i knot sure i have. )
her grandfather was always that person she inspired to be like, purely because he was himself. his own son shunned him half the time but he didn’t care. he had this ‘people can do what they like to me’ attitude & a real desire to do what was right. vida can’t pretend to be as morally fair as he was but she takes a lot from him.
When was the time when they were the most frightened?
at seven years old, vida witnessed some peacekeepers raid a house near hers. she wasn’t sure what they were looking for at that age, all she paid attention to was a large dog that one of them had. At one point it made a dash towards her and barked. despite being yards away, vida still felt scared. she didn’t know what was once, the dog snarling or the peacekeeper who found the thing incredibly amusing. though the event itself wasn’t overly terrifying, the nightmares she had after that kept her from sleeping for weeks. to this day she hates dog-like creatures. here’s hoping there are no wolves in the arena.
When was the time when they were the happiest?
vida finds happiness in the smallest of moments usually. they are few and far between but when she’s happy about something, the happiness will last for hours. the happiest she had ever been was before she became disillusioned with life. around the same age as the peacekeeper/dog incident, vida was dared to climb a telephone pole by a boy from across the street. when she reached the top she could see over the fences of district five and out into the woods surrounding them. it was the first moment she’d really seen other things & realised that being high up was fun --- it was also rewarding seeing the look on the boys have.
What is their most embarrassing moment?
when vida was thirteen her mother got tired of having to tidy up her hair for her and decided to chop it all off at her shoulders. going in to school the next day was horrifying as she thought she looked like a boy. she considered getting some boys clothes and pretending to be a new student but since her mother worked there that plan had a few holes. the first girl who laid eyes on her giggles and vida ran. though the girl in question hadn’t been laughing at her at all, she felt humiliated and spent the day sobbing in her grandad’s lap.
Are they optimistic or pessimistic?
pessimistic, for sure. various things have lead to that decisions. to sum it all up, vida just can’t imagine being optimistic whilst living in a place like panem. also, what did she have to be optimistic about?
What is their most treasured possession?
a pressed daisy, which also happens to be her token for the games. very few flowers grow in the turbine field yet she randomly found this flower whilst laying there one day and preserved it in the pages of a book. she found it the day before she was reaped for the games and decided to take it to the reaping. a reminder that beauty does exist in this bleak world.
How do they spend a typical Saturday night?
Saturday’s are particularly busy days in the engineering profession. it’s the day when they go round to the other work places and fix things that are broken whilst people have time off. it’s incredibly exhausting and by the time they’ve finished it’s half way through the evening. vida usually walks back through the turbine field because it’s a shorter walk. there have been occasions where she’s lied down there and had to be brought to bed by her brother or father. if she makes it home she goes to bed and sleeps until everyone else is asleep, even if she’s not tied. simply because she’s too exhausted to deal with anyone.
What song would you use to describe them?
‘performance’ --- the xx. perfectly explains how vida feels about her family and herself. ‘I want you to notice but you just don't see. the show is wasted on you, so I perform for me.’ becoming this plain, shy thing rather than the wild child she used to be and realising that it doesn’t help her fit in. yet she stuck with that persona, now it’s really her.
Are they introverted or extroverted?
introverted. she likes to let herself believe that it’s because people irritate her but deep down she is quite afraid of peoples perceptions.
Are they organized or messy?
though she may have the appearance of someone who is organised, vida is VERY messy. though she doesn’t consider her mess to be ‘mess’ --- it’s just her system of doing things as she likes to see what she has.
What do they like about themselves?
vida knows that she has very intense eyes. she can communicate purely with looks and that’s something she loves because it means she doesn’t have to talk.
How do they relax?
the turbine field. she loves going there to just lie down in the tall grass where no one can see her. though it’s solitude that really relaxes her. it doesn’t really matter where she is as long as she’s alone.
What is their ideal date?
vida is aromantic so what most people consider ‘dates’ aren’t really her cup of tea. though if she were forced to go on a date she’d like it to be just her and whoever she was with. ideally not in a crowded area. stargazing would be alright, you don’t have to talk whilst stargazing. she’d just need something to tell her if she could possibly enjoy the others solo company.
also with a woman bc gay.
Do they want children? Why or why not?
not in this lifetime. vida couldn’t imagine bringing children in to panem. she’s also never been good with them, referring to larks twins as ‘things’ a couple times. being responsible for a human is yIKES to her.
Where do they see themselves in five years?
dead.
What would be their three wishes if they found a genie’s lamp?
for her grandfather to return, for a invisible bubble she could hop in when she needs to be alone & for things to be simple for her in regards to her family and life.
Describe your character sitting in their favourite spot.
the turbine field, kind of already covered this but: she usually starts by sitting down and then gradually relaxes and she de-stresses from the day. she always leaves with grass stains on the back of her trousers but that doesn’t bother her. she can lay there for hours with her hands behind her head just looking at nothing in particular.
It has been brought to our attention that this is Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing awareness month so we thought it’d be a fantastic opportunity to dedicate this week’s task to deaf culture! ACGHH will be posting different topics and tidbits so make sure to check out their page.
Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags!
THE TASK
STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!
STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!
STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating , unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)
STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.
SOME ADVICE FROM US:
It would be helpful for the community if you make resources for a faceclaim who uses sign language that you state what language they speak if such information is available - there are many languages and you can check out a list HERE. As always, send us a message if you know any faceclaims and resource links we haven’t included and happy tasking!
LINKS:
THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!
Screencaps
RP icons [of all sizes]
Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]
PNG packs
Manips
Dash Icons
Character Aesthetics
PSD’s
XCF’s
Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!
FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!
FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.
Written Guides - if you’re a part of the D/Deaf/HoH community and want to give people advice on how to portray said character. Maybe write down some personal experiences and things you’ve been though, things people might not necessarily know, and stereotypes to avoid.
Captions - caption something. Maybe a movie, video, or even a You Tube video that doesn’t already have closed captions in your native language.
and whatever else you can think of / make!
Faceclaims masterlist:
CLICK HERE FOR NEW MASTERLIST WITH 310+ FCS!! (UPDATED JAN. 28, 2022)
Please note: When deciphering how people identified, with regards to if they call themselves Deaf with a capital D, deaf with a lowercase d, Hard of Hearing (and the specifics of that), etc., we tried our best to look through social media, interviews, biographies on sites like IMDb, etc.. When that wasn’t possible, we looked for how articles and other such things written about them referred to them. It is possible we have made mistakes, though, and if you notice someone on the list who we have the wrong way that they identify, please just send us a message letting us know (and letting us know the identity they prefer).
Resources - if you want to use them:
Switched at Birth by hq-screencaps - see their Wiki page for Deaf Actors.
Other:
Writing D/deaf/HoH characters by velociraptor
How To Interact With Deaf & Hard Of Hearing People by Rikki Poynter
From Being An Oral Deaf Adult To Using ASL by Rikki Poynter
