Dr Leah Geer
@drlcg.bsky.social
New Mexican 🌶️ in CA, linguist, deaf Assoc. Professor Sac State, co-author ASL at Home, early interventionist, queer 🌈 , enduring chronic pain, she/her
Glad you got to sleep!
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Glad you got to sleep!
Not sure why I couldn't sleep tonight. But I did a bunch of Duolingo and I'm scrolling Instagram and Blue sky!!
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Not sure why I couldn't sleep tonight. But I did a bunch of Duolingo and I'm scrolling Instagram and Blue sky!!
The problem for me, in addition to being highly inclined to type it wrong more often than right, is that I accidentally saved "langauge" in my computer dictionary 🤦🏼♀️
April 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The problem for me, in addition to being highly inclined to type it wrong more often than right, is that I accidentally saved "langauge" in my computer dictionary 🤦🏼♀️
Thanks, Diane! I'm working on getting some accountability.
I've also since found out there was an event earlier in the day where there was no interpreter 🤔
I've also since found out there was an event earlier in the day where there was no interpreter 🤔
February 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks, Diane! I'm working on getting some accountability.
I've also since found out there was an event earlier in the day where there was no interpreter 🤔
I've also since found out there was an event earlier in the day where there was no interpreter 🤔
This definitely isn't over. One high level administrator said "we'll have conversations" and I said "we've been having conversations. This is my 9th year and nothing has changed "
He said, and I quote: "shucks"
He said, and I quote: "shucks"
February 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This definitely isn't over. One high level administrator said "we'll have conversations" and I said "we've been having conversations. This is my 9th year and nothing has changed "
He said, and I quote: "shucks"
He said, and I quote: "shucks"
So, the moral of the story, according to this event, is that the remarks of hearing people is way more important and valuable than that of deaf people. 6/6
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
So, the moral of the story, according to this event, is that the remarks of hearing people is way more important and valuable than that of deaf people. 6/6
Finally it was decided that they'll provide autocaptions. So I had access (somewhat) to the speakers but when I got up to accept my award, only two people had access to my remarks.
5/
5/
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Finally it was decided that they'll provide autocaptions. So I had access (somewhat) to the speakers but when I got up to accept my award, only two people had access to my remarks.
5/
5/
I asked the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the person who was running the show, if these are indeed our values or only sometimes and she said "I don't have an answer to that."
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February 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I asked the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the person who was running the show, if these are indeed our values or only sometimes and she said "I don't have an answer to that."
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I stressed that this was not equitable but at an institution that supposedly values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, this breaks from that. 3/
February 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I stressed that this was not equitable but at an institution that supposedly values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, this breaks from that. 3/
So I said the equitable thing to
do is to cancel/reschedule the event because not everyone has access.
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do is to cancel/reschedule the event because not everyone has access.
2/
February 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
So I said the equitable thing to
do is to cancel/reschedule the event because not everyone has access.
2/
do is to cancel/reschedule the event because not everyone has access.
2/
And our license plates *are* our permits!
The moral of the story is don't pay a parking ticket until you verify the right vehicle has been ticketed!
Whoever issued the citation saw an O instead of a Q!
2/2
The moral of the story is don't pay a parking ticket until you verify the right vehicle has been ticketed!
Whoever issued the citation saw an O instead of a Q!
2/2
February 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And our license plates *are* our permits!
The moral of the story is don't pay a parking ticket until you verify the right vehicle has been ticketed!
Whoever issued the citation saw an O instead of a Q!
2/2
The moral of the story is don't pay a parking ticket until you verify the right vehicle has been ticketed!
Whoever issued the citation saw an O instead of a Q!
2/2
Fortunately right now it's just Outlook for me. Do you have an Android? I wonder if something happened with Androids yesterday!!
February 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Fortunately right now it's just Outlook for me. Do you have an Android? I wonder if something happened with Androids yesterday!!
Oh yikes! I'd be even more lost! I know some Hebrew but I can't read Arabic at all!
February 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Oh yikes! I'd be even more lost! I know some Hebrew but I can't read Arabic at all!
The problem is I can't change it back! It'll change back!! It'll change for a minute or so then change back 🤦🏼♀️ no idea how this happened!
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The problem is I can't change it back! It'll change back!! It'll change for a minute or so then change back 🤦🏼♀️ no idea how this happened!
I live 3000 miles away. I won't be at grad fest. This makes it feel like you don't want online students to attend commencement 🥺
2/2
2/2
January 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I live 3000 miles away. I won't be at grad fest. This makes it feel like you don't want online students to attend commencement 🥺
2/2
2/2
The point of the story is there are many paths to the academy. They're all valid.
A secondary point is despite what my dreams seem to be telling me, I'm not gonna return to high school to finish that one course!
End
A secondary point is despite what my dreams seem to be telling me, I'm not gonna return to high school to finish that one course!
End
November 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
The point of the story is there are many paths to the academy. They're all valid.
A secondary point is despite what my dreams seem to be telling me, I'm not gonna return to high school to finish that one course!
End
A secondary point is despite what my dreams seem to be telling me, I'm not gonna return to high school to finish that one course!
End