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When it comes to Deaf experiences, everyone seems to have an opinion , especially those who haven’t lived it. We often see professionals, parents, or “experts” speaking for the Deaf community, from early childhood education to adult accessibility. Their intentions might be good, but the result is often one-sided. The voices of those who actually live the Deaf experience get
The Compliment That Isn’t If you’ve ever said “You speak so well for a Deaf person,” please, take a deep breath. I know you probably meant it as a compliment, but to us, it’s a punch to the gut wrapped in politeness. Where It Comes From That phrase has a long, heavy history.For decades, Deaf children were forced to learn
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”
