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Dear Casting Directors,

Please stop using non-disabled people for roles where it’s specified that they are disabled. Casting these people without the first hand knowledge or experience does not make the character more authentic. Cast those with the disabilities that the specifications require. Don’t focus on appearance, that doesn’t matter.  Search harder. We are out there. We want to be noticed. We want to show others that disabled people have talent. We want to make the story line more authentic. We are talent.

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Celebrating self-love and individuality! 

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📷 xlbloggie: Please caption your videos. It’s not that hard, and you’re giving way more people access... https://t.co/IJ64xlDCkn

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) April 30, 2017

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The importance of captioning videos? Because automatic captions can be so weird! 

Please caption your videos. It’s not that hard, and you’re giving way more people access to your content just by spending a few extra minutes of your time doing so. However, please don’t think that turning on “automatic captions” is the same as captioning it yourself. This Youtuber, Ren, does a great job of explaining just how unreliable they are.

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Wait For It x Deaf West’s Spring Awakening #deaftalent https://t.co/g2OSfMqtc6

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) April 30, 2017

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Fun fact - In short, EVERYONE OF YOU IS AWESOME! 💕 https://t.co/0Ha8tcjfMt

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) April 30, 2017

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Wait For It x Deaf West’s Spring Awakening

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In short, EVERYONE OF YOU IS AWESOME! 💕

Fun fact

deaf people are rad Deaf people are amazing HOH people are cool People with Auditory Processing Disorder are spectatular Those who went to deaf schools are great Those who were mainstreamed kick ass Those who sign are awesome Those who prefer to speak are phenomenal Those who do both are stunning Pass the love (And don’t be shy to add to the list)

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RT ourartprojects: Come and visit OUR ArtProjects at 80 Jalan Rotan. "On Unlearning And Relearning" by Wong Hoy Ch… https://t.co/03pKaB9PQ0

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) February 18, 2017

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This is one giant leap forward in the fight to protect indigenous rights and rainforest conservation! 🌳 👏 https://t.co/Hqph3MP5HD

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) February 18, 2017

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RT MyWomensArt: Distinct style in portraiture, Ieqa Bethari is a Malaysian graphic designer and illustrator based … http://pic.twitter.com/3lDoRZkOsf

— TAPUK TAPUK (@TAPUKTAPUK) February 18, 2017

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14 Romantic Dramas Directed by Women to Watch This Valentine’s Day

Beyond the Lights dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood Broken English dir. Zoe R. Cassavetes Bright Star dir. Jane Campion Cairo Time dir. Ruba Nadda Children of a Lesser God dir. Randa Haines Dogfight dir. Nancy Savoca Fill the Void dir. Rama Burshtein The Governess dir. Sandra Goldbacher Lost in Translation dir. Sofia Coppola Mansfield Park dir. Patricia Rozema Mississippi Masala dir. Mira Nair Open Hearts dir. Susanne Bier The Piano dir. Jane Campion Wuthering Heights dir. Andrea Arnold

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When I attended the Summer Slam Poetry Camp at Gustavus Adolphus College last year, I walked into a group of 30 campers knowing absolutely nobody. After that first day, I was so overwhelmed by all the conversations going on around me that I couldn't understand, and frustrated with myself for not knowing how to effectively communicate the fact that I'm deaf. I would tell people, but they didn't really seem to get it. So, the next day, Sierra DeMulder (camp counselor and two-time National Poetry Slam champion) instructed us to write a "Ten Things" poem, and I saw that as the perfect opportunity to express my thoughts to the rest of the campers. It was an absolute rush to perform this, and everyone at the camp was so, so lovely. Biggest thank you to Sierra DeMulder, Cuban Hernandez, Adam Henze, and Neil Hilborn, the greatest counselors, mentors, and friends I could ask for. And thank you so much to Lauren Keely Holtz for filming this for me!

—Ren

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Ren from Deaf West’s Spring Awakening going IN.

(Source: 11 Things You Should Know About Deaf People)

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In its 152-year history, Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. never had a deaf female president — until a year ago. Roberta Cordano is the first deaf woman to lead the school.

Gallaudet is a liberal arts university devoted to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Classes are taught in American Sign Language, and all students and faculty are required to know how to sign.

But president Cordano never attended a deaf school herself.

“I grew up during a period of time when it was believed that American Sign Language was what they called a monkey language,” Cordano says, speaking through an interpreter provided by Gallaudet. While the interpreter translates rapidly, Cordano whispers out faintly in English as she signs.

Gallaudet President Navigates From World Of Hearing To Sound Leadership Of The Deaf

GIF: Becky Harlan/NPR