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Anti-science, anti-education.
Deaf ed teacher shortage -> "Another program, canceled by the Trump administration, paid for graduate school scholarships to fill the shortage of teachers of the deaf." #AcademicSky
Deaf ed teacher shortage -> "Another program, canceled by the Trump administration, paid for graduate school scholarships to fill the shortage of teachers of the deaf." #AcademicSky
Deaf students had a path to science careers -- until their federal grants ended
For years, the U.S. government tried to encourage deaf people to study science. But the programs were just ended by the Trump Administration, leaving deaf students unsure about their future.
www.npr.org
April 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Anti-science, anti-education.
Deaf ed teacher shortage -> "Another program, canceled by the Trump administration, paid for graduate school scholarships to fill the shortage of teachers of the deaf." #AcademicSky
Deaf ed teacher shortage -> "Another program, canceled by the Trump administration, paid for graduate school scholarships to fill the shortage of teachers of the deaf." #AcademicSky
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Several weeks ago, four of five STEM programs that make up the NIH-funded Deaf Scientists Pipeline in Rochester, NY were cut (the fifth is expected to be cut too). A PhD student made the below infographic to visualize what these cuts mean as a catastrophic generational loss for #Deaf science
April 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Several weeks ago, four of five STEM programs that make up the NIH-funded Deaf Scientists Pipeline in Rochester, NY were cut (the fifth is expected to be cut too). A PhD student made the below infographic to visualize what these cuts mean as a catastrophic generational loss for #Deaf science
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#DeafLGBTQWeek
Happy National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week!
Here are 5 of the many ways you can celebrate with us this year!
For a list of additional ideas, check out: bit.ly/deaflgbtqweek
We love you!
#DeafQueerWeek
Happy National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week!
Here are 5 of the many ways you can celebrate with us this year!
For a list of additional ideas, check out: bit.ly/deaflgbtqweek
We love you!
#DeafQueerWeek
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#DeafLGBTQWeek
Happy National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week!
Here are 5 of the many ways you can celebrate with us this year!
For a list of additional ideas, check out: bit.ly/deaflgbtqweek
We love you!
#DeafQueerWeek
Happy National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week!
Here are 5 of the many ways you can celebrate with us this year!
For a list of additional ideas, check out: bit.ly/deaflgbtqweek
We love you!
#DeafQueerWeek
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I don't know how many more times they have to say it for you to believe us.
(May need to toggle on CC in video.)
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Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
March 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I don't know how many more times they have to say it for you to believe us.
(May need to toggle on CC in video.)
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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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As Dr. Skyer once said in a group chat, "Solidarity makes fascism bleed." He's right. Simple as that. We stand together. Hands up, and speak up.
I'm proud and honored to work with two brilliant minds, @michaelskyer.bsky.social and @leahoakes.bsky.social.
Here's our article.
I'm proud and honored to work with two brilliant minds, @michaelskyer.bsky.social and @leahoakes.bsky.social.
Here's our article.
Queerness and deafness
Deaf queer people exist everywhere, across geographical and historical contexts. Yet, research remains limited.
academic.oup.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
As Dr. Skyer once said in a group chat, "Solidarity makes fascism bleed." He's right. Simple as that. We stand together. Hands up, and speak up.
I'm proud and honored to work with two brilliant minds, @michaelskyer.bsky.social and @leahoakes.bsky.social.
Here's our article.
I'm proud and honored to work with two brilliant minds, @michaelskyer.bsky.social and @leahoakes.bsky.social.
Here's our article.
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Rising fascism threatens all boats.
Please read this new FREE OPEN ACCESS Practitioner Brief on the intersections of Deafness and Queerness in history and contemporary society.
I'm honored to have led this team with @leahoakes.bsky.social and Matt Andersen.
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
Please read this new FREE OPEN ACCESS Practitioner Brief on the intersections of Deafness and Queerness in history and contemporary society.
I'm honored to have led this team with @leahoakes.bsky.social and Matt Andersen.
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
Queerness and deafness
Deaf queer people exist everywhere, across geographical and historical contexts. Yet, research remains limited.
academic.oup.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Rising fascism threatens all boats.
Please read this new FREE OPEN ACCESS Practitioner Brief on the intersections of Deafness and Queerness in history and contemporary society.
I'm honored to have led this team with @leahoakes.bsky.social and Matt Andersen.
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
Please read this new FREE OPEN ACCESS Practitioner Brief on the intersections of Deafness and Queerness in history and contemporary society.
I'm honored to have led this team with @leahoakes.bsky.social and Matt Andersen.
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
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NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Even while the world burns, it's important to keep science communication going! Below is a thread of my third major paper from 2018, "Influence of Hearing Loss on Child Behavioral and
Home Experiences" with Dongmei Li and @anthrodad.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Home Experiences" with Dongmei Li and @anthrodad.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Even while the world burns, it's important to keep science communication going! Below is a thread of my third major paper from 2018, "Influence of Hearing Loss on Child Behavioral and
Home Experiences" with Dongmei Li and @anthrodad.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Home Experiences" with Dongmei Li and @anthrodad.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Deaf education is connected to and implicated in larger social, political, and economic debates. To claim otherwise is deeply problematic.
OA guest editorial of a new special issue on deaf education edited by Michele Friedner, Kristin Snoddon and Rachel O'Neill.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OA guest editorial of a new special issue on deaf education edited by Michele Friedner, Kristin Snoddon and Rachel O'Neill.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Professional responsibility and relationality in deaf education
Published in Deafness & Education International (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Deaf education is connected to and implicated in larger social, political, and economic debates. To claim otherwise is deeply problematic.
OA guest editorial of a new special issue on deaf education edited by Michele Friedner, Kristin Snoddon and Rachel O'Neill.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
OA guest editorial of a new special issue on deaf education edited by Michele Friedner, Kristin Snoddon and Rachel O'Neill.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Are you working on an academic writing project - your PhD, MA thesis, article/book chapter, grant application, ... ? Do you want to write with other deaf academics? Join us at the #DrDeaf Spring Writing Retreat 25-30 May. Registration deadline 7 April. www.al.fhs.no/en/dr-deaf/?...
Dr Deaf Workshop
Join the Dr Deaf PhD Deaf workshop for a week-long immersion in doctoral work for deaf students in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
www.al.fhs.no
March 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Are you working on an academic writing project - your PhD, MA thesis, article/book chapter, grant application, ... ? Do you want to write with other deaf academics? Join us at the #DrDeaf Spring Writing Retreat 25-30 May. Registration deadline 7 April. www.al.fhs.no/en/dr-deaf/?...
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Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
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This event is designed to shed light on the unique challenges faced by Deaf adult immigrants, particularly in literacy education that we are seeing around the province. This is to help you to understand data and how it can support you as a practitioners.
To register: bit.ly/deafglobal
To register: bit.ly/deafglobal
March 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This event is designed to shed light on the unique challenges faced by Deaf adult immigrants, particularly in literacy education that we are seeing around the province. This is to help you to understand data and how it can support you as a practitioners.
To register: bit.ly/deafglobal
To register: bit.ly/deafglobal
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enddei.ed.gov
American Democracy (1776 - 2025).
"Schools should be focused on learning."
Since 1930, we've known categorically that learning is social and cultural in nature. It cannot be extracted from intact sociocultural groups. Guess what? These are plural. Guess what? That's ideological.
American Democracy (1776 - 2025).
"Schools should be focused on learning."
Since 1930, we've known categorically that learning is social and cultural in nature. It cannot be extracted from intact sociocultural groups. Guess what? These are plural. Guess what? That's ideological.
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
enddei.ed.gov
American Democracy (1776 - 2025).
"Schools should be focused on learning."
Since 1930, we've known categorically that learning is social and cultural in nature. It cannot be extracted from intact sociocultural groups. Guess what? These are plural. Guess what? That's ideological.
American Democracy (1776 - 2025).
"Schools should be focused on learning."
Since 1930, we've known categorically that learning is social and cultural in nature. It cannot be extracted from intact sociocultural groups. Guess what? These are plural. Guess what? That's ideological.
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Seeking volunteer ASL interpreters (DC) for an upcoming (relativley large, grassroots) Science rally.
For details or if interested please comment/DM here or email me at Joseph.palagano@gallaudet.edu
Info. about the cause/org.: Standupforscience2025.org
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
For details or if interested please comment/DM here or email me at Joseph.palagano@gallaudet.edu
Info. about the cause/org.: Standupforscience2025.org
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
February 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seeking volunteer ASL interpreters (DC) for an upcoming (relativley large, grassroots) Science rally.
For details or if interested please comment/DM here or email me at Joseph.palagano@gallaudet.edu
Info. about the cause/org.: Standupforscience2025.org
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
For details or if interested please comment/DM here or email me at Joseph.palagano@gallaudet.edu
Info. about the cause/org.: Standupforscience2025.org
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
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Did you know there are over 20 Black deaf scholars with PhDs in the U.S.? Want to know who they are? Check them out at blackdeafphd.com!
Home | Black Deaf Ph.D. Project
BlackDeafPhD.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Did you know there are over 20 Black deaf scholars with PhDs in the U.S.? Want to know who they are? Check them out at blackdeafphd.com!
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The inestimable, irreplaceable, Leah Oakes, one doctoral student I oversee, published this groundbreaking Brief today in the Journal of Deaf Education and Deaf Studies.
Leah, I am proud of you beyond measure.
Follow this:
bsky.app/profile/leah...
Read this:
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
Leah, I am proud of you beyond measure.
Follow this:
bsky.app/profile/leah...
Read this:
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The inestimable, irreplaceable, Leah Oakes, one doctoral student I oversee, published this groundbreaking Brief today in the Journal of Deaf Education and Deaf Studies.
Leah, I am proud of you beyond measure.
Follow this:
bsky.app/profile/leah...
Read this:
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
Leah, I am proud of you beyond measure.
Follow this:
bsky.app/profile/leah...
Read this:
academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
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"At the Intersections: Queering Deaf Spaces with ASL Education and Deaf Education" officially launched today at #ACEDHH2025.
We had strong interest and engagement with the community.
Very proud of my Co-Investigators, Leah Oakes and Matt Andersen.
If you are here and interested, we have handouts!
We had strong interest and engagement with the community.
Very proud of my Co-Investigators, Leah Oakes and Matt Andersen.
If you are here and interested, we have handouts!
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"At the Intersections: Queering Deaf Spaces with ASL Education and Deaf Education" officially launched today at #ACEDHH2025.
We had strong interest and engagement with the community.
Very proud of my Co-Investigators, Leah Oakes and Matt Andersen.
If you are here and interested, we have handouts!
We had strong interest and engagement with the community.
Very proud of my Co-Investigators, Leah Oakes and Matt Andersen.
If you are here and interested, we have handouts!
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Deaf leftists--we're seeking contributors to our new blog, DEAF LEFT.
The brief:
500, 1,000 or 1,500 word articles.
Clear analyses, strong writing.
Unapologetically left political bent.
If you are interested in writing with us, send me a DM including your pitch.
Topics:
Praxis, ethics, tactics.
The brief:
500, 1,000 or 1,500 word articles.
Clear analyses, strong writing.
Unapologetically left political bent.
If you are interested in writing with us, send me a DM including your pitch.
Topics:
Praxis, ethics, tactics.
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Deaf leftists--we're seeking contributors to our new blog, DEAF LEFT.
The brief:
500, 1,000 or 1,500 word articles.
Clear analyses, strong writing.
Unapologetically left political bent.
If you are interested in writing with us, send me a DM including your pitch.
Topics:
Praxis, ethics, tactics.
The brief:
500, 1,000 or 1,500 word articles.
Clear analyses, strong writing.
Unapologetically left political bent.
If you are interested in writing with us, send me a DM including your pitch.
Topics:
Praxis, ethics, tactics.
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The end of January was a busy time, publication-wise! Below, we are sharing our most recent advance articles-we hope you'll check them out.
First, a Family & Practitioner Brief on the experience of Deaf queers in the healthcare system by Farovitch & Oakes: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc... (1/4)
First, a Family & Practitioner Brief on the experience of Deaf queers in the healthcare system by Farovitch & Oakes: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc... (1/4)
Deaf queers in the healthcare system
Deaf queer individuals face significant barriers in healthcare due to communication gaps, societal biases, and limited accessibility to sign language inter
academic.oup.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The end of January was a busy time, publication-wise! Below, we are sharing our most recent advance articles-we hope you'll check them out.
First, a Family & Practitioner Brief on the experience of Deaf queers in the healthcare system by Farovitch & Oakes: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc... (1/4)
First, a Family & Practitioner Brief on the experience of Deaf queers in the healthcare system by Farovitch & Oakes: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc... (1/4)
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Deaf college students —how’s your first few weeks back at school going?
Are you using any specific accommodations in your classes?
What about campus career services—are they working with you?
Tell us all about it!
Are you using any specific accommodations in your classes?
What about campus career services—are they working with you?
Tell us all about it!
February 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Deaf college students —how’s your first few weeks back at school going?
Are you using any specific accommodations in your classes?
What about campus career services—are they working with you?
Tell us all about it!
Are you using any specific accommodations in your classes?
What about campus career services—are they working with you?
Tell us all about it!
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Do not on this day bend your knee.
The time is now to realize your own power as a self-directed force that can be used for your gain and the gain of others.
Learn more here:
deafleft.com
The time is now to realize your own power as a self-directed force that can be used for your gain and the gain of others.
Learn more here:
deafleft.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Do not on this day bend your knee.
The time is now to realize your own power as a self-directed force that can be used for your gain and the gain of others.
Learn more here:
deafleft.com
The time is now to realize your own power as a self-directed force that can be used for your gain and the gain of others.
Learn more here:
deafleft.com
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Mutual aid has a transformative potentiality for deaf and disabled communities amid fascism.
Leah Oakes @leahoakes.bsky.social and I are announcing today that launch of our new blog:
DEAFLEFT.
We launched today because today has special significance for our communities. Read more:
deafleft.com
Leah Oakes @leahoakes.bsky.social and I are announcing today that launch of our new blog:
DEAFLEFT.
We launched today because today has special significance for our communities. Read more:
deafleft.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Mutual aid has a transformative potentiality for deaf and disabled communities amid fascism.
Leah Oakes @leahoakes.bsky.social and I are announcing today that launch of our new blog:
DEAFLEFT.
We launched today because today has special significance for our communities. Read more:
deafleft.com
Leah Oakes @leahoakes.bsky.social and I are announcing today that launch of our new blog:
DEAFLEFT.
We launched today because today has special significance for our communities. Read more:
deafleft.com
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Thanks to @theguardian.com for publishing my reply to a recent article "The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?". You can find it here! www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Cochlear implants make a useful addition to sign language | Letters
Letters: Parents of a deaf child should not feel pressured to choose between implants and signing, writes Dr Wyatte Hall, while Simon Gair agonised over implants for three of his children. Plus letter...
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Thanks to @theguardian.com for publishing my reply to a recent article "The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?". You can find it here! www.theguardian.com/society/2024...