A blog by and for deaf and hard of hearing academics
The accommodations process is disabling
The current accommodations process stifles both disabled people’s creative problem-solving and our voice in shaping our workplace. Disabled employees should...
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How much listening is too much?
As academics, our jobs require us to listen to others all the time—in our classes, in faculty meetings, in seminars, and when meeting...
The “Deaf Tax” and Speaking for Others
Today, in spite of the presence and efforts of deaf academics and deaf advocacy organizations, hearing sign language linguists are most readily heeded,...
Why the world needs another blog
By sharing various ways that we approach different challenges, we hope to build a community toolbox of solutions.
When to tell? Applying for jobs when you are deaf or hard of hearing
-Ana Going on the job market was a fraught decision for me. As a postdoc considering tenure-track faculty positions, I relied on hearing...
Writing reference letters for disabled mentees
When explaining why you want to mention their disability in your letter, share with your mentee specific character traits that you notice them employing as they navigate challenges associated with...
Teaching
Teaching (very) large classes
This semester I am teaching a large lecture course with about 175 students. I have taught this course 6 times before, with enrollment...
Sudden Remote Teaching – Deaf/HoH
As we know, the reality of "just switching to video chat classes" is NOT easy even for a hearing person teaching hearing people...
The best place for my hearing aids is on my desk
Instead of expecting me to strive to be a hearing professor, why not expect that each of us makes the classroom less disabling...
New Year’s Resolution 2025: Improve accessibility of your workplace for your deaf/HoH colleagues
Chances are that someone in your department has hearing loss, whether they’ve disclosed this or not, and will benefit from your efforts to...
