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Creating an effective accessibility statement for your organization’s website

An accessibility statement explains how an organization is making its website usable for people with disabilities. It should describe current accessibility…

Navigating GDPR and Data Privacy With Deaf Clients

Working with Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients requires more than translating privacy information into sign language. It requires a thoughtful approach to how…

How to request reasonable accommodations for a Deaf employee’s performance review

A performance review should give an employee a fair opportunity to discuss achievements, challenges, goals, and professional development. For a Deaf employee,…

Deaf role models in early childhood education

Early childhood is when children begin forming ideas about who belongs, whose language matters, and what kinds of futures are possible. The people they…

Writing Social Media Content Deaf Audiences Can Access

Writing accessible social media content for Deaf audiences requires more than adding captions after a post has been created. Accessibility should shape the…

Implementing a video relay service kiosk in a public library

A public library is often a place where people seek essential information, complete forms, contact public agencies, attend programs, and use technology they…

Myth Versus Fact: Understanding Deaf People And Lip Reading

Many hearing people assume that lip reading is a universal skill among Deaf and hard-of-hearing people. This belief often shapes workplace conversations,…

How to Handle Interpreter Fatigue During a Full-Day Assignment

A full-day interpreting assignment demands sustained concentration, rapid language processing, visual attention, and emotional presence. Whether the setting is…

Communication strategies for Deaf entrepreneurs at networking events

Networking can open doors to clients, investors, collaborators, mentors, and speaking opportunities. For Deaf entrepreneurs, however, the value of an event…

Becoming a certified legal interpreter in the United States

Legal interpreting requires much more than fluency in American Sign Language and English. Interpreters working in courts, law offices, police interviews,…