Deaf Awareness

Travelling While Deaf: Being hard of hearing during a pandemic was already hard enough with trying to communicate without the ability to lip-read due to mask wearing.

It’s Deaf Awareness Month, so I wanted to share a few public service announcements to help you navigate your next encounter with a Deaf person. 

A real-life example of what ableism and micro-aggressions look like in action. I am Deaf, neurodivergent, and female-presenting, so I have indeed experienced ableism, audism, and sexism. 

This article was featured by Medium editors in September 2022! A story about Deaf culture, Deaf pride, and Deaf gain.

We have a lot more in common than people might think. I am Deaf and Autistic, and I have noticed quite a few commonalities between the two communities. 

How can I be hard of hearing and also be sound sensitive? An explanation of recruitment and misophonia in neurodivergent and Deaf people. 

Everything changes yet stays the same. It’s 2023. Nearly everyone is connected nearly all the time. Smart phones are ubiquitous, yet we still don’t have truly accessible public spaces.

In a completely connected society, one in which there are a plethora of free and inexpensive technological options for improving accessibility, there's really no excuse for this. 

Respect is important, but nice is overrated. Being nice is not more important than being thinking critically and calling out problematic behaviour.  People’s feelings are not more important than social justice.