Archive 4 Columns
Phasellus tellus tellus, imperdiet ut imperdiet eu, iaculis a sem Donec vehicula luctus nunc in laoreet
Passing the rattlesnake test
The combination of my slight deaf accent, excellent bluffing skills, and the privilege of being able to follow well-lit conversations with low background...
Are you deaf/hard of hearing and want to become a U.S. Federal Employee? The Persons with Disability Hiring Path
"I am proud and honored to serve my nation as a civil servant and I am equally proud that our government strives to...
Dear Students: Listen Up. Like, for Real.
Is there anything as vulnerable as a deaf person standing in front of an expectant audience?
Lessons from the pandemic: work innovations that we are keeping
The last year required a myriad of adjustments in our professional lives. For those of us in academia, much of it entailed moving...
Why the world needs another blog
By sharing various ways that we approach different challenges, we hope to build a community toolbox of solutions.
Profile: Dr. Jaipreet Virdi
I try to hold my own work at the accessibility standards I want to see for everyone.
Profile: Dr. Hilde Haualand
Background? I am a deaf multilingual in several signed and written languages (and selectively and contextually, sometimes also spoken languages), who grew up...
Bridging communication between the hearing and deaf worlds: a conversation with the founders of Ava
Our mission is to make Deaf and hard-of-hearing peoples’ lives easier and happier in any situation, including academia—that’s why Ava was created.
Can everybody hear me? Experiences as an hearing impaired faculty member
"People do not recognize the struggles involved on a daily basis for those of us with hearing loss, and the extent to which...
Science in ASL is a whole different language: Interpreters in STEM
— Megan Majocha Deaf and hard of hearing scientists often face a lack of communication access, which is troubling because they have made...
How to work with ASL-English interpreters and Deaf academics in academic settings
Just like their non-Deaf colleagues, Deaf academics teach students, discuss and present their research, attend various professional meetings, and give media interviews. Communicating...
Who am I at a Research Conference: the Deaf Person or the Scientist?
At academic conferences, I am a scientist first, and deaf person second.
