deafcultureis

This is a short personal comic/ stream-of-consciousness I made to mark the last day of Deaf Awareness Month (September). It’s based on something that I’ve experienced a lot in my life, but rarely see mention of, even though it’s a big issue. As a mainstreamed deaf person who grew up without sign language or a Deaf community, I had to learn a lot about advocating for myself and my language needs.

Isolation is very alienating and painful. So the next time you meet a deaf person, please, be patient, and respect the mode of communication they choose.

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it's a bipartisan bill too! and for anyone unaware, people on SSI (which is different from SSDI), can only have $2,000 in assets (unless they have an ABLE account, which comes with its own rules). this assets limit has been in place for FORTY YEARS and is a giant part of why being on SSI keeps people incredibly impoverished.

i've also heard they might remove the marriage penalty but i don't have the spoons to read or explain it so someone else please add on!

Hopefully customers at work will stop being impatient and rude towards me when I ask them to repeat themselves or spell out their names. Hopefully it also serves as a reminder to my coworkers that I actually can't hear and I'm not just ignoring them. I hope this helps. 🙏

Credit: LydiaJeanArt on Etsy

If you're a blind/low vision person who is going deaf or losing hearing..... Same. Uh Help?