Summer Camp: Precious’ Story
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This past summer, I spent an entire month at YLC, Youth Leadership Camp. Wow. It was a rich experience, interacting with other people, team building and problem solving.
Tips for Deaf Students: Academic Accommodations
One important part of college for Deaf students is academic accommodations. I have some tips for you about accommodations.
Tips for Deaf Students: Accessibility for College Life
For Deaf students, the transition to college can feel overwhelming. Many schools have great accommodations for classes, such as interpreters and CART. But, access can be lacking in other parts, such as dining areas, dorms, and social areas. This is what I do to make my college experience more accessible.
Tips for Deaf Students: Dealing with Discrimination
Sometimes as deaf people we experience discrimination. This can really impact us especially in college environments. Discrimination doesn’t always look the same, and it can happen in different ways. Here are some examples of discrimination:
Tips for Deaf Students: Caring for Your Mental Health
I’m a Deaf college student. That means taking care of my mental health is really important. Discrimination, access issues, and school work all impacted my mental health. I want to show you five self-care methods that I like.
Self-Advocacy: AAPI Heritage Month
How important is it for me and young deaf people to find role models and mentors? It is very important.
The More You Know: Representation in Interpreting
I recently attended a workshop where an interpreter mentioned three types of people in our profession. I don’t recall the other two, but queer was one of them. And it’s true, of course, depending on the city you’re in, there are quite a number of queer people in the interpreting field.
The More You Know
I accepted an internship in Washington, DC, with Senator Tom Harkin. It was while they were writing the ADA, so it was a very exciting time.
Deaf Studies Today! Keynote: The Potential of Deaf Children
High school is a time where deaf people, deaf young people specifically start building their hopes and dreams for their future. It’s where they identify their goals and work towards what they want to become.
Self-Advocacy: It’s OK to File a Complaint
I had told DSS, the DSS office ahead of time to prepare Zoom for Deaf people. And in the future when we return to physical classes, I always want to mention that you’ve got to caution your Deaf professors and the DSS offices ahead of time and to add that interpreters aren’t there to cheat for the Deaf student and as Deaf students, we also have a chance to make a complaint or a grievance where they could add or change policies.
Self-Advocacy: Access is Your Right
When I come up against lack of access, such as no closed captions, I say something. Before, I was shy. I wouldn’t say anything because I didn’t want to bother anyone. But I was missing out on what was happening.
Self-Advocacy: Deaf History Month
There have been deaf community activist, movements and protests, all over the country, encouraging deaf people of all identities to work together, collaborating for systemic change, pressing those in power to pay attention to us.
