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A question that shouldn’t be controversial, but somehow still is. There’s a hot debate simmering in Canada’s sign language community, and it’s long overdue.Who should be teaching ASL? Canada Isn’t the U.S. Let’s start here: American Sign Language (ASL) in Canada is not the same as in the U.S.Sure, we share many signs, but our regional signs, cultural references, and
Where This Question Came From (and Why It Still Hurts) If you’re Deaf or hard of hearing, you’ve probably heard this one: “Can you read my lips?”It’s often asked with the same energy as “Can you read my mind?”, and to be honest, sometimes it feels just as impossible. But this question didn’t come out of nowhere. It has a
I’ve learned the hard way that the world wasn’t designed with me in mind. Being Deaf means I move between many different communication spaces; sometimes signing, sometimes adapting to people who don’t. Some of us use our voices, some of us use technology, some of us don’t use either. There isn’t one way to be Deaf. But what we share
Embracing Deafhood and the Power of Communication For far too long, the Deaf experience has been viewed through a narrow medical lens, focusing on what’s “missing” rather than what’s possible. We’ve been taught to categorize ourselves with lowercase “d” and capital “D”, dividing our community based on how we became Deaf, what language we use, or how much we “fit”
I’ve seen a lot of discussion lately about whether ASL interpreters “distract” people during events. That kind of thinking misses the point entirely. Interpreters aren’t there to impress anyone, they’re there because Deaf people have a right to be included. Access isn’t an afterthought. It’s not decoration. It’s the baseline. If you’re hosting, hiring, or leading, you should know how
When I first stepped into this work, I wasn’t thinking about becoming a business owner. I was focused on filling a gap, a silence that too many were ignoring. As a Deaf woman, I saw firsthand how often people misunderstood what true inclusion means. And I saw how easily that misunderstanding turned into inaction because of myths, fear, or simply
