#deafpride

[skydaemon]

hey do you want to see something COOL?

this is ludwig (bbc). this is deaf actress and strictly winner 2021 rose ayling-ellis. this is a deaf character BEING GIVEN AN INTERPRETER RATHER THAN BEING EXPECTED TO LIPREAD IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING!!!! i particularly love the part at the end where she looks to the interpreter before answering the question - the name has to be spelled for her to know who he’s talking about. rose uses interpreters in real life, and it’s so cool to see a character she plays use one on tv!!!

[rosekilsworld]

Deaf Barty, that's all. I won't elaborate.

[the-blueprint]

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Kenyan inventor Roy Allela, 25, created Sign-IO gloves to translate sign language into audible speech, bridging communication for the deaf.

Sign-IO gloves, with finger sensors, connect via Bluetooth to an app, translating sign language into vocal speech.

Young inventor, also at Intel and teaching at Oxford, introduced gloves at rural special needs school, aiming for wider accessibility.

[a-common-wybie]

deaf people deserve friendship, they shouldn’t automatically be at a disadvantage just because they are Deaf

[feralratmax]

Why do 🏴‍☠️ movie streaming sites have better captions than paid sites like netflix, where captions often aren’t even available!! DO BETTER! They are a type of hearing aid for disabled!

[theprongspotter]

Regulus is hard of hearing/deaf because I’m hard of hearing and wear hearing aids and I say so

[todayontumblr]

Saturday, September 23.

International Day of Sign Languages.

It is Saturday, September 23, but it is no mere Saturday, September 23. It is International Day of Sign Languages, no less. This one is for the deaf community, the hard of hearing the mute, the semi-speaking, the hearing impaired. For all those, in fact, under this wide and vibrant umbrella, we wish you a very happy IDSL, today and every day.

The day's commemoration, in a nutshell, via the United Nations:

The International Day of Sign Languages is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users. During the 2023 celebration of the International Day of Sign Languages, the world will once again highlight the unity generated by our sign languages. Deaf communities, governments, and civil society organizations maintain their collective efforts - hand in hand - in fostering, promoting, and recognizing national sign languages as part of their countries’ vibrant and diverse linguistic landscapes. 

Wishing you a happy celebration folks across Tumblr's rich and talented sign language community. Thank you, folks, and enjoy the weekend.

[bean-writes]

HOLY GODS OF GREEN DAY, YOU GUYS

If you have a chance to see Deaf West Theater and CTG's production of Green Day's "American Idiot" stage musical before the end of their run - DO IT.

The Deaf/signing actors and their hearing/singing counterparts are spectacular, the music and dancing are off the charts, and this whole production is FUCKING CHAMP.

It's like all my hopes and dreams of Deaf representation and art and creativity come true in a FIREBALL EXPLOSION OF ROCK GOD MUSIC.

Literally as soon as I got home I bought tickets to see it again.

Hearing, Deaf, or HoH, this musical will ROCK YOUR SOUL.

[granulesofsand]

I’d rather be a freak.

[novacorpseart]

I found out it was deaf awareness month so I drew Leo <3

why he kindaaa

[mumistarrr]

When I did this song. The rapper Dax through me under the rug and then dusted an hearie who signed everything wrong. Of course ppl in deaf community stood up for me about this but Dax ignored all of us. The thing is. I can’t hear the music. It takes me a lot of work to do something like this. As a deaf artist I don’t let anything stop me. But this right here knowing how much work I put in. I don’t want to sign music anymore. That’s how I felt. But I will I just won’t sign his songs anymore. Hearies some of them don’t appreciate what deafies go through to show our beautiful language. I’m not only deaf. I’m disabled with chronic illness. Ppl learn to listen to any marginalized group when we tell u something. Show respect and educate yourself

[jerbaloot]

Rewatching FMA and this line struck like a bolt out of the blue.

"So, without anyone ever asking my opinion..."

I was born deaf and I was implanted with cochlear implants when I was turning 4. I've thought a lot about it and I guess it's only one among many decisions that your parents make on your behalf. It's just more visible than most decisions, choosing whether you hear or not.

Shortly after I was born (a few years), it grew to be widely recognized and eventually enacted as a standard in most US hospitals for newly born infants to undergo newborn hearing screening to see if they might have hearing issues. My parents and I didn't have that program though and it took a few years to really figure out what was up.

Anyway, I'm thankful for the choice but it's also not for everyone. I think if you're ever faced with the choice, it's important to consider what kind of world your kid is in.

[lost-sunset-canine]

another OC !!! I've had then in my mind, much like Susuri since the beginning of 2024 actually, they were created alongside each other :3 !!! and oof, the hair was a struggle, but i love how it turned out, I'm very proud of it qwq !!! I wanted to show off a lil the height difference of Susuri and Boki, I ended up making Susuri looking a little too tall in comparision to them, I hope in my next pieces I manage to show off the heigh tdifference some better, but overall it already gives teh idea that they is a bunch taller than Susuri :3 as it states they has about 80 of hearing loss and are almost entirely deaf because of that, since Susuri is mute they both use sign language and bond over that !!! of course you can find them on my >>>artfight<<< !!!

I also made a speedpaint vid on >>>youtube<<< with some themed music for them :3

[thedeafzoologist]

Things I love about being Deaf

The community! I've met so many lovely people in the Deaf community, and I can't express how important it was for me to meet other deaf individuals

The language. I am learning BSL, and it is something that I would reccomend to anyone, not just deaf people. Have you ever needed to communicate across a noisy room? It's so helpful and it blows my mind that sign language isn't usually taught in schools

My hearing aids. I am lucky enough to live in a country where hearing aids are free, and I know that a lot of people do not have access to them like I do. That said, it warms my heart to see people with hearing aid accessories, brightly coloured aids, etc. Mine are bright blue, and I love showing them off!

The ability to mute people. Noisy environment? People being unkind? Switch the hearing aids off and BAM! No sound, no problem.

I am now legally required to say DEAFinitely instead of definitely for the rest of my life.

[crybaby-writings]

by the way, if you're a hearing person you don't get to tell d/Deaf people (or their families/friends if the d/Deaf person in question has expressed they're comfortable with it) that they're not allowed/shouldn't refer to their hearing aids/cochlear implant as their 'ears'.

"but you shouldn't because-" shut the fuck up. you don't get to speak. you don't get an opinion. you don't get to flap your gums and tell d/Deaf people what they should or shouldn't do based on your HEARING opinion.

just shut the fuck up. and NO having a d/Deaf family member, friend, or even child does not mean you get to speak on this.