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Preparing a Deaf Client for a Deposition With an Interpreted Team

A deposition can be demanding for any witness, but a Deaf client may face additional communication, access, and cultural considerations when questions are…

Building Peer Support for Deaf Legal Professionals

Deaf professionals in the legal field often navigate workplaces designed around hearing norms. Courtrooms, law firms, government offices, law schools, and…

Understanding British Sign Language and ASL in translation

British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) are complete, natural languages with their own grammar, history, communities, and regional…

How to advocate for captioned telephones in a medical office

Clear communication is a basic part of safe healthcare. For Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients, a routine phone call can become a barrier when a clinic relies…

Building A Deaf-Accessible Website Content And Navigation

A Deaf-accessible website does more than meet technical accessibility standards. It communicates respect for Deaf culture, recognizes different language…

The Interpreter’s Role in Parent-Teacher Conferences for Deaf Families

A parent-teacher conference should give families a clear, respectful opportunity to understand a student’s progress, strengths, and needs. For Deaf parents,…

Building an ASL-Centered IEP for a Deaf Student

An Individualized Education Program should describe how a Deaf student will access instruction, demonstrate knowledge, build language, and participate fully in…

Developing a Workshop on Audism in the Workplace

Audism can shape workplace decisions, communication patterns, and professional expectations in ways that are difficult to recognize. It appears when hearing…

What Deafness Teaches About Nonverbal Communication at Work

Professional communication is often described as a matter of choosing the right words. In practice, people also communicate through attention, posture, facial…

Building Authentic Deaf Representation in Media

Deaf representation in film, television, advertising, games, and digital media requires more than adding a signing character or hiring an interpreter on set.…