@deafenpointe.bsky.social
#DeafBallerina Pointe Soloist,
Professional Deaf Dancer,
Deaf advocate and Access Consultant,
ASL Performance Consultant,
Loves Nature Photography,
Assistant Director of Urban Jazz Dance Company & Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
Professional Deaf Dancer,
Deaf advocate and Access Consultant,
ASL Performance Consultant,
Loves Nature Photography,
Assistant Director of Urban Jazz Dance Company & Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
Be kind to others and yourself. The world can be full of negativity. Sometimes your worse critic is yourself. When you’re kind, empathetic and authentic to yourself, that positivity spreads. You are worthy today, tomorrow and everyday. Keep spreading your positive light.
Photo: @BalletZaida
Photo: @BalletZaida
May 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Be kind to others and yourself. The world can be full of negativity. Sometimes your worse critic is yourself. When you’re kind, empathetic and authentic to yourself, that positivity spreads. You are worthy today, tomorrow and everyday. Keep spreading your positive light.
Photo: @BalletZaida
Photo: @BalletZaida
Contact Congress to demand full funding for the NEA: www.votervoice.net/mobile/PAA/C...?
#SaveTheArts #ArtsFunding #Arts
#SaveTheArts #ArtsFunding #Arts
Evaporating Funding for NEA Grants and the NEA Itself
On May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) started canceling grants that had already been awarded. This decision is causing serious problems for artists, arts workers, and communities a...
www.votervoice.net
May 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Contact Congress to demand full funding for the NEA: www.votervoice.net/mobile/PAA/C...?
#SaveTheArts #ArtsFunding #Arts
#SaveTheArts #ArtsFunding #Arts
Still springing into spring
People are so set in their boxes…did you remember the universe is limitless? The way to peace is being open, receptive, learning and continually growing and evolving.
Photo: Mark Kitaoka
#DeafDancers #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon #ProfessionalDancer #ASL
People are so set in their boxes…did you remember the universe is limitless? The way to peace is being open, receptive, learning and continually growing and evolving.
Photo: Mark Kitaoka
#DeafDancers #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon #ProfessionalDancer #ASL
April 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Still springing into spring
People are so set in their boxes…did you remember the universe is limitless? The way to peace is being open, receptive, learning and continually growing and evolving.
Photo: Mark Kitaoka
#DeafDancers #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon #ProfessionalDancer #ASL
People are so set in their boxes…did you remember the universe is limitless? The way to peace is being open, receptive, learning and continually growing and evolving.
Photo: Mark Kitaoka
#DeafDancers #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon #ProfessionalDancer #ASL
I was at a hearing party talking to a friend on FT and someone asked me if I’m “influencing” lol
April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I was at a hearing party talking to a friend on FT and someone asked me if I’m “influencing” lol
When you go to the Doctor and your nurse knows a little sign language! Appreciate little blessings…
#Deaf #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL
#Deaf #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL
March 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
When you go to the Doctor and your nurse knows a little sign language! Appreciate little blessings…
#Deaf #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL
#Deaf #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL
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Come be with Community!
A virtual gathering on DeafQueer.Chat
ALL WELCOME!
Thursday, February 27th
PT: 5:30-6:30 PM
MT: 6:30-7:30 PM
CT: 7:30-8:30 PM
ET: 8:30-9:30 PM
Location: deafqueer.chat
Note: This is a text-based chatroom.
We love you!
#DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerChat
A virtual gathering on DeafQueer.Chat
ALL WELCOME!
Thursday, February 27th
PT: 5:30-6:30 PM
MT: 6:30-7:30 PM
CT: 7:30-8:30 PM
ET: 8:30-9:30 PM
Location: deafqueer.chat
Note: This is a text-based chatroom.
We love you!
#DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerChat
February 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Come be with Community!
A virtual gathering on DeafQueer.Chat
ALL WELCOME!
Thursday, February 27th
PT: 5:30-6:30 PM
MT: 6:30-7:30 PM
CT: 7:30-8:30 PM
ET: 8:30-9:30 PM
Location: deafqueer.chat
Note: This is a text-based chatroom.
We love you!
#DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerChat
A virtual gathering on DeafQueer.Chat
ALL WELCOME!
Thursday, February 27th
PT: 5:30-6:30 PM
MT: 6:30-7:30 PM
CT: 7:30-8:30 PM
ET: 8:30-9:30 PM
Location: deafqueer.chat
Note: This is a text-based chatroom.
We love you!
#DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerChat
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Tomorrow is never a guarantee. Love hard, appreciate, be kind, don’t judge, empathize, cherish your family, chosen family and friends. Cherish and love yourself. You are worth it.
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Sunset #SanFrancisco #SunsetPhtography #TravelForWork #ASL #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Sunset #SanFrancisco #SunsetPhtography #TravelForWork #ASL #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
February 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tomorrow is never a guarantee. Love hard, appreciate, be kind, don’t judge, empathize, cherish your family, chosen family and friends. Cherish and love yourself. You are worth it.
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Sunset #SanFrancisco #SunsetPhtography #TravelForWork #ASL #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Sunset #SanFrancisco #SunsetPhtography #TravelForWork #ASL #Deaf #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
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No one is illegal.
Immigration is a human right.
Immigration is an LGBTQ issue.
(captions & transcript in YouTube)
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#NoOneIsIllegal #ICE #ImmigrationIsAHumanRight #ImmigrationIsAnLGBTQIssue #Deaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #ASL
Immigration is a human right.
Immigration is an LGBTQ issue.
(captions & transcript in YouTube)
⠀
#NoOneIsIllegal #ICE #ImmigrationIsAHumanRight #ImmigrationIsAnLGBTQIssue #Deaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #ASL
ASL: What to Do if ICE Visits Your Home
YouTube video by Deaf Queer Resource Center
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
No one is illegal.
Immigration is a human right.
Immigration is an LGBTQ issue.
(captions & transcript in YouTube)
⠀
#NoOneIsIllegal #ICE #ImmigrationIsAHumanRight #ImmigrationIsAnLGBTQIssue #Deaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #ASL
Immigration is a human right.
Immigration is an LGBTQ issue.
(captions & transcript in YouTube)
⠀
#NoOneIsIllegal #ICE #ImmigrationIsAHumanRight #ImmigrationIsAnLGBTQIssue #Deaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #ASL
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January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Something peaceful—
CD: 38 second video of jellyfish moving naturally in the water with colors reflected on them changing from Red to Orange to Pink. End description.
#Peaceful #NaturePhotography #Nature #AppreciateNature #DeafBallerina #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
CD: 38 second video of jellyfish moving naturally in the water with colors reflected on them changing from Red to Orange to Pink. End description.
#Peaceful #NaturePhotography #Nature #AppreciateNature #DeafBallerina #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
February 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Something peaceful—
CD: 38 second video of jellyfish moving naturally in the water with colors reflected on them changing from Red to Orange to Pink. End description.
#Peaceful #NaturePhotography #Nature #AppreciateNature #DeafBallerina #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
CD: 38 second video of jellyfish moving naturally in the water with colors reflected on them changing from Red to Orange to Pink. End description.
#Peaceful #NaturePhotography #Nature #AppreciateNature #DeafBallerina #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
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AOC shares the truth
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
AOC shares the truth
“The Truth is Powerful and it Prevails.” -Sojourner Truth
February 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“The Truth is Powerful and it Prevails.” -Sojourner Truth
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” My favorite quote by MLK Jr. —Only Light and Love will come out in the end.
#DeafBallerina #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage #Pointe #Deaf #ProfessionalDancer #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
#DeafBallerina #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage #Pointe #Deaf #ProfessionalDancer #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
January 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” My favorite quote by MLK Jr. —Only Light and Love will come out in the end.
#DeafBallerina #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage #Pointe #Deaf #ProfessionalDancer #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
#DeafBallerina #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage #Pointe #Deaf #ProfessionalDancer #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
January 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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#HearingKnowBest
This iconic video by Andrew Bottoms and Megan Malzkuhn has been playing on loop all week on “Drago’s Radio.”
Hearing people often assume they know our access needs better than we do, frequently creating oppressive toxic cesspools of audism in our spaces.
Fuck that shit.
#Resist
This iconic video by Andrew Bottoms and Megan Malzkuhn has been playing on loop all week on “Drago’s Radio.”
Hearing people often assume they know our access needs better than we do, frequently creating oppressive toxic cesspools of audism in our spaces.
Fuck that shit.
#Resist
January 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#HearingKnowBest
This iconic video by Andrew Bottoms and Megan Malzkuhn has been playing on loop all week on “Drago’s Radio.”
Hearing people often assume they know our access needs better than we do, frequently creating oppressive toxic cesspools of audism in our spaces.
Fuck that shit.
#Resist
This iconic video by Andrew Bottoms and Megan Malzkuhn has been playing on loop all week on “Drago’s Radio.”
Hearing people often assume they know our access needs better than we do, frequently creating oppressive toxic cesspools of audism in our spaces.
Fuck that shit.
#Resist
Breathtaking Sunrise—
CD: Bird’s eye sunrise orange rays shining out from the mountains, low fluffy clouds, rivers and a snow capped lone mountain. End description.
#Sunrise #NaturePhotography #UrbanJazzDanceCompanyTour #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #TravelForWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
CD: Bird’s eye sunrise orange rays shining out from the mountains, low fluffy clouds, rivers and a snow capped lone mountain. End description.
#Sunrise #NaturePhotography #UrbanJazzDanceCompanyTour #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #TravelForWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Breathtaking Sunrise—
CD: Bird’s eye sunrise orange rays shining out from the mountains, low fluffy clouds, rivers and a snow capped lone mountain. End description.
#Sunrise #NaturePhotography #UrbanJazzDanceCompanyTour #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #TravelForWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon
CD: Bird’s eye sunrise orange rays shining out from the mountains, low fluffy clouds, rivers and a snow capped lone mountain. End description.
#Sunrise #NaturePhotography #UrbanJazzDanceCompanyTour #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf #AtWork #TravelForWork #DeafEnPointe #ZahnaSimon