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Honored to be featured by WFYI News on recent Deaf education legislation. Our voices matter. Decisions must include the Deaf community.
#DeafAdvocacy #ASL
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#DeafAdvocacy #ASL
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Advocate: Legislative changes to services for Deaf children reveals lack of community engagement
Lawmakers made several changes this session to how the state delivers services to deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Advocates said they weren't included throughout the process, leading to a bill they...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Honored to be featured by WFYI News on recent Deaf education legislation. Our voices matter. Decisions must include the Deaf community.
#DeafAdvocacy #ASL
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#DeafAdvocacy #ASL
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Indiana just erased the Board of Interpreter Standards (BIS) from law through HB1474. Deaf-led oversight is gone. Interpreter standards now rest in agency hands—with no guaranteed community input. This weakens our access and our rights.
May 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Indiana just erased the Board of Interpreter Standards (BIS) from law through HB1474. Deaf-led oversight is gone. Interpreter standards now rest in agency hands—with no guaranteed community input. This weakens our access and our rights.
“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”
– President George H.W. Bush, signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990.
The shameful wall of exclusion was supposed to fall.
But today, piece by piece, it’s quietly being rebuilt.
– President George H.W. Bush, signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990.
The shameful wall of exclusion was supposed to fall.
But today, piece by piece, it’s quietly being rebuilt.
April 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”
– President George H.W. Bush, signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990.
The shameful wall of exclusion was supposed to fall.
But today, piece by piece, it’s quietly being rebuilt.
– President George H.W. Bush, signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990.
The shameful wall of exclusion was supposed to fall.
But today, piece by piece, it’s quietly being rebuilt.
April 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Before oralism (1880), ASL helped Deaf kids thrive. A.G. Bell ignored the evidence and pushed assimilation. Today (2025), autism studies face similar dismissal. Different era, same playbook—fear over truth. #DeafHistoryMonth #AutismAcceptance @autisticadvocacy.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Before oralism (1880), ASL helped Deaf kids thrive. A.G. Bell ignored the evidence and pushed assimilation. Today (2025), autism studies face similar dismissal. Different era, same playbook—fear over truth. #DeafHistoryMonth #AutismAcceptance @autisticadvocacy.org
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I need you to look at the text of RFK's remarks last night beside a description of the 1941 German film "I Accuse" and understand how calculated this is.
RFK:
RFK:
April 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I need you to look at the text of RFK's remarks last night beside a description of the 1941 German film "I Accuse" and understand how calculated this is.
RFK:
RFK:
Indiana’s AG office confirmed the state’s role in a lawsuit involving Section 504. While states say they aren’t asking to overturn the law, courts can still rule beyond that—like in King v. Burwell. Legal outcomes may affect how Section 504 is interpreted.
April 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Indiana’s AG office confirmed the state’s role in a lawsuit involving Section 504. While states say they aren’t asking to overturn the law, courts can still rule beyond that—like in King v. Burwell. Legal outcomes may affect how Section 504 is interpreted.
He brought a gun to a peaceful protest in Lafayette, IN.
Police said it was fine because “he didn’t point it.”
Apparently the Second Amendment matters more than the First—if you’re MAGA.
#50501 #handsoff
Police said it was fine because “he didn’t point it.”
Apparently the Second Amendment matters more than the First—if you’re MAGA.
#50501 #handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
He brought a gun to a peaceful protest in Lafayette, IN.
Police said it was fine because “he didn’t point it.”
Apparently the Second Amendment matters more than the First—if you’re MAGA.
#50501 #handsoff
Police said it was fine because “he didn’t point it.”
Apparently the Second Amendment matters more than the First—if you’re MAGA.
#50501 #handsoff
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April 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Post by Themme Fatale @bimbolaureate.bsky.social
Early intervention for deaf children is being handed over to state agencies.
Legislation is backed by LillyPAC.
“Deaf Specialist” is being defined by people who favor LSL—not Deaf culture.
This isn’t progress.
This is erasure.
This is what Indiana is doing to the Deaf community.
Say no to SB473
Legislation is backed by LillyPAC.
“Deaf Specialist” is being defined by people who favor LSL—not Deaf culture.
This isn’t progress.
This is erasure.
This is what Indiana is doing to the Deaf community.
Say no to SB473
April 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Early intervention for deaf children is being handed over to state agencies.
Legislation is backed by LillyPAC.
“Deaf Specialist” is being defined by people who favor LSL—not Deaf culture.
This isn’t progress.
This is erasure.
This is what Indiana is doing to the Deaf community.
Say no to SB473
Legislation is backed by LillyPAC.
“Deaf Specialist” is being defined by people who favor LSL—not Deaf culture.
This isn’t progress.
This is erasure.
This is what Indiana is doing to the Deaf community.
Say no to SB473
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I need the press to stop saying, "This isn’t what people voted for."
No.
It IS exactly what they voted for.
They just didn't vote for it to happen to THEMSELVES.
They were okay if it was going to happen to "THOSE people."
And THAT is the problem.
No.
It IS exactly what they voted for.
They just didn't vote for it to happen to THEMSELVES.
They were okay if it was going to happen to "THOSE people."
And THAT is the problem.
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I need the press to stop saying, "This isn’t what people voted for."
No.
It IS exactly what they voted for.
They just didn't vote for it to happen to THEMSELVES.
They were okay if it was going to happen to "THOSE people."
And THAT is the problem.
No.
It IS exactly what they voted for.
They just didn't vote for it to happen to THEMSELVES.
They were okay if it was going to happen to "THOSE people."
And THAT is the problem.
Indiana GOP policies on Deaf education benefit who?
Hear Indiana, AGBell-afflicted.
Their goal? Deaf Cultural erasure and assimilation.
GOP Party or Deaf Identity—you can’t choose both.
Hear Indiana, AGBell-afflicted.
Their goal? Deaf Cultural erasure and assimilation.
GOP Party or Deaf Identity—you can’t choose both.
March 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Indiana GOP policies on Deaf education benefit who?
Hear Indiana, AGBell-afflicted.
Their goal? Deaf Cultural erasure and assimilation.
GOP Party or Deaf Identity—you can’t choose both.
Hear Indiana, AGBell-afflicted.
Their goal? Deaf Cultural erasure and assimilation.
GOP Party or Deaf Identity—you can’t choose both.
Eugenics never stops adjusting to the system. #stopeugenics #deafsky
March 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Eugenics never stops adjusting to the system. #stopeugenics #deafsky
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They made the world so inaccessible that people with disabilities stopped participating. Now, the DOJ is using that as an excuse to remove ADA guidance.
Create barriers → fewer disabled people engage → claim accessibility is unnecessary. This is how rights get eroded.
#ADA #DisabilityRights
Create barriers → fewer disabled people engage → claim accessibility is unnecessary. This is how rights get eroded.
#ADA #DisabilityRights
The important thing to understand about the ADA is it doesn't enumerate accommodations within the law. It just refers people to the guidance created by the Access Board. So removing the guidance is a workaround that hollows out the law without repeal.
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
They made the world so inaccessible that people with disabilities stopped participating. Now, the DOJ is using that as an excuse to remove ADA guidance.
Create barriers → fewer disabled people engage → claim accessibility is unnecessary. This is how rights get eroded.
#ADA #DisabilityRights
Create barriers → fewer disabled people engage → claim accessibility is unnecessary. This is how rights get eroded.
#ADA #DisabilityRights
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Ever wish you could predict the future? Read project 2025. It’s all there.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Ever wish you could predict the future? Read project 2025. It’s all there.
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Somehow people are still trying to convince me I'm overreacting because disabled people are not the "real" targets, and I'm starting to think you just mean we're not real people.
March 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Somehow people are still trying to convince me I'm overreacting because disabled people are not the "real" targets, and I'm starting to think you just mean we're not real people.
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You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
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Just saying.
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just saying.
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Wow, we are impressed by Canada 🇨🇦 —1% of the population has signed to revoke Elon’s Canadian citizenship. Can Americans sign as well?
February 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Wow, we are impressed by Canada 🇨🇦 —1% of the population has signed to revoke Elon’s Canadian citizenship. Can Americans sign as well?
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Eugenics is a feature, not a bug!
I don't expect anything from Bari Weiss' publication, but they seriously just ran a piece defending subminimum wage for disabled people where no openly disabled people were interviewed, just parents of disabled people.
February 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Eugenics is a feature, not a bug!
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The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.