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But what’s deafness supposed to look like?

I guess that’s because we, “Deaf folks” have spider eyes, unicorn horns, dinosaur tails, green skins, and that’s what deaf folks look like, right?

I must remind you that there are Deaf/Hard of Hearing folks from all races, ethnicities, and religious.

Even, we have Deaf folks with diverse gender identities and the Deaf community is also home to the LGBT+ community.

The DeafBlind/DeafDisabled community is quite diverse with folks coming from a variety of backgrounds and etiologies.

The point is, there’s no way to look or be deaf. There’s no such as a ‘Deafdar’. Deaf folks are diverse, as all humans are, and let us not forget that. 🤟🏼

#deafawareness #deaf #hardofhearing #deafblind #deafdisabled #bipocdeaf #deafwomen #deafchildren #audism #humanrights #deafqueer #lgbt #disabled

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Hearing people can learn sign language. Deaf people cannot learn how to hear.

Lemme explain what it means.

Hearing people can learn sign language. At first they won’t know what Deaf people are signing and they will feel this overwhelming feeling and be left out. However, it is only a temporary experience for hearing people. Sign language is not hard to learn. I have gotten plenty of excuses from hearing friends and family that doesn’t sign. Don’t take any offense. I’m being realistic from my experience as a Deaf person.

“I don’t have time!”

“There is no deaf people in my area, so why even try?”

“It’s so hard.”

“You are my only deaf friend.”

“Oh I will practice! I promise!”

The list goes on.

Pretty tiring to get those kind of excuses. OH and COVID-19 is mainly spread by talking directly from the mouth. Coughing. Sneezing. TALKING. T A L K I N G 💀

Hence why it’s a fabulous time to learn sign language and provide captions on your feed. Us Deaf people are quite tired. Imagine HOW Black Deaf people feel? Consider that with your white privileges. I am too. I will always learn new things everyday along with y’all.

Now about Deaf people.

Yes some of us learned how to “hear” through different kinds of device but it is never the same as what hearing people hear. We aren’t capable to hear FULLY to get FULL access.

That means Deaf people are constantly being access deprived. How can Deaf people learn the spoken language if they don’t have the access to sounds? That is where sign language comes in. It is a visual language. We use sign language to have access to the spoken and written language.

For example:

American Sign Language to understand English.

French Sign Language to understand French.

German Sign Language in German.

And so on.

The ideal solution for this:

Hearing people all over learn sign language in their spoken language. Deaf people will start to see more accessibility in sign language. It will lead to providing more captions and accommodations for all Deaf people. It will also benefit hearing people. Really- sign language benefits most people. It’s not that hard. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. 💃🏻

https://www.facebook.com/100000828455320/posts/3017610888276497/?d=n

Sometimes people ask stupid questions when they don’t fully understand something. But here is my new post about the most cringe-worthy questions people who are deaf get asked is proving how surprisingly tone-deaf people can be (pun not intended).

Do not assume that we, deaf people who aren’t physically capable of doing regular things.

People who are hearing often think that having the ability to hear automatically means you have a “perfect” life. But seriously, they’ve never experienced our life or our world.

—Shocking Questions People Who Are Deaf Get Asked All The Time

“Can deaf people drive?”

“Do deaf people use Braille?”

Like, “Are you really deaf?”

“Do you need a Wheelchair?”

“How can you be a parent if you can’t hear your baby cry?”

“Is sign language a universal language?”

“Do deaf people actually have sex?”

“Can you date hearing people like me?”

“So if we hook up and does it means am I going deaf?”

#deaf #hardofhearing #asl #deafawareness #awareness #cringeworthyquestionsanswered #deafcommunity #deafeducation #deafpeoplecandoanythingexcepthear

Have you heard about the famous, groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education Case in 1954?

This case discussed the law that allowed Blacks and Whites to be taught at “separate but equal” schools.

SMH.

The Supreme Court unanimously declared that racially segregated public facilities were illegal.

YES!

This case fueled the civil rights movements in United States.

BUT WAIT!

Did you know there was a similar case for a Black Deaf Child, called Miller v. Board of Education of D.C. two years before the Brown v. Board case?

REALLY?

Yep! Black, deaf children in D.C. weren’t allowed to attend Columbia Institution for the Deaf (now called Kendall Demonstration Elementary School), which at the time was an all white school located on Gallaudet University’s Campus.

WHAT? HUH?

In 1952, Louise Miller, a Black mother of three deaf sons, filed a lawsuit to allow Black Deaf children to attend Columbia Institution.

WOAH!

Since winning the Miller v. Board of Education of D.C. case, Columbia Institution was forced to allow Black Deaf students to attend the school.

Louise’s son, Kenneth Miller was the first of 16 black deaf students to attend.

WAIT A MINUTE!

Despite the fact that the Black Deaf children in D.C. could attend a school closer to home, they were still attending a separate facility.

UGH.

Nevertheless, the Miller v. Board of Education of D.C. paved the way for the historical Brown v. Board of Education case. This is another example of how the Deaf experience has influenced society.

THAT’S DEAF GAIN!

Sources:

deaf|that

DEAFINC.org

Gallaudet.edu

#blackdeaflivesmatter #blackdeafhistory #blackdeaf #blackhistorymonth #deaf #hardofhearing #deafthat #millervsboard #brownvsboard #gallaudet #kendall #deafinc #separatebutequal #deafeducation #deafculture #deafgain #asl #signlanguage #blacklivesmatter #audism #racism

Have you heard of AUDISM?

(Phonocentrism is a form of audism in the Deaf community.)

This is a TOPIC that needs to be discussed, but rarely is. Some people inadvertently display audism (not autism) tendencies because they are simply unaware of such a thing. It is my hope to bring awareness and realization to this very real topic.

Perhaps you’ve demonstrated audism unknowingly or maybe even knowingly. What can you do about it now that you are more aware of what it is? 🤟🏼

OL: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCVDiiYMtuU/?igshid=1vv0z7n0ekx4a

Have you heard of AUDISM?

(Phonocentrism is a form of audism in the Deaf community.)

This is a TOPIC that needs to be discussed, but rarely is. Some people inadvertently display audism (not autism) tendencies because they are simply unaware of such a thing. It is my hope to bring awareness and realization to this very real topic.

STACK O’ LOTLS!! 😍

Wah! I absolutely love the pile of axolotl babies!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DoDNHgwg6/?igshid=1fgozu774z78n

PONYO AND HER SISTERS!!

Meet my new special pet, Tinker Bell, a dwarf high iridophore golden albino aka “sunburst” unsexed juvenile/sub adult axolotl! My 3 years old daughter (Lucy) asked me if that’s an angel? Awh!! She literally makes my heart melt...🤟🏻💛

A little story about my Tinker Bell:

*with the customer’s permission for me to use her photos for this story.*

The customer (not mine) wasn’t being informed about a dwarf at the time of purchase and she has zero knowledge of the dwarf axolotls. She paid a full price (could have gotten two for that price) and a “big” seller lied to her about the age. Tinker Bell being a 3 month old and at 4.5” is impossible for a dwarf quoted by an experienced dwarf owner.

So with that being said, Tinker Bell looks pretty older based on the length of thick gill frills which indicates that Tinker Bell is absolutely older than 3 months. If I had to guess then possibly at least 8 months or older. Tinker Bell’s photos have been examined by several other reputable breeders and they all agreed that it’s an older dwarf axolotl. Not a “baby” repeatedly quoted by a “big” seller to the customer that it’s a baby (3 months old) axolotl.

The customer asked for a non dwarf high iridophore golden albino axolotl and it was a private sale because Tinker Bell wasn’t being listed on the website at the time. Go figures. The customer knew something was a bit off and thought it was the angles of that photo. Again, she has no knowledge of the dwarfs and only own axolotls for a year. She was being declined for a full refund and ignored until at the very last minute that she finally got her partial refund back, but should have gotten a full price no matter what due to seller’s unethical breeding practices.

Yet, the customer was absolutely humble and very professional the whole time she does really handle this whole situation very impressive for someone who isn’t a breeder. The big breeder lacks in the customer service. Unprofessional and unethical breeding practices. Misleading and lying as well. The way a big breeder gave a horrible advice about dwarfs is bad enough already. Not only that, but a big breeder chooses not to educate the customer about a dwarf is making me very sad to know what kind of a big breeder is. As someone from the axolotl beware group made a very good point and stated that,

“You can just rehome the axolotl on Craigslist in your area if you’re not able to care for the baby, or donate to it to a pet store- what the fuck? She’s basically telling you to drop a special needs animal on the side of the road. Resolution or not, that’s horrible advice for a dwarf.”

It truly shows her true colors.

I reached out to the customer and offered to pay a full original price for Tinker Bell simply because I felt sorry for the customer and I did it in order for her not to lose a little faith in the humanity. The customer could have charged me a full or half price plus she paid it out of her own pocket for the express shipping to me. Absolute nice and she obviously cares for my Tinker Bell with no questions!

- As someone quoted that giving something up is so hard but it speaks volumes that the customer were able to recognize that Tinker Bell (dwarf axolotl) would be able to thrive best somewhere else. To me? This customer handled it way better than a “big” seller did at this point. But then after seeing the customer’s bad experience/situation with the big seller and I definitely look at her differently now.

If you are interested in learning more about this customer and the big breeder’s story then join in the Facebook group, Axolotl Buyer & Seller Beware (1K+ members)

Feel free to send me a private message if you want to know the name of a big breeder or read everything in the beware group. This “big” breeder also tried to ship an axolotl to an illegal state. There are a couple of separate posts from two different customers. Spread the awareness and you will save a lot of the future axolotl owners from the heartbreaking or losing their hard working money to this “big” seller.

I am so honored that this person to entrusted me with Tinker Bell and choose me as a stable good home for Tinker Bell. She will be rotten spoiled by me and my family. Definitely will have a long good life with us while she can!

Tinker Bell basically is the main reason why my team and I got so inspired to create a new group for the Facebook, “Little Axolotl, Big World (Oddballs, Minis & Dwarfs” as the goal is to have fun, and learn about their special needs. Get a better community together. To better education and understand the care of these wonderful babies. Have a dwarf, mini or oddball of your own? Or just love axolotls? Feel free to join us!!

Ahhh!! I’m in love!! Thank you, Sas!!

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HEAR ME ROAR.

I literally just yawned posting this, lol.

ps. this is the cutest yawning axolotl ever!

Meet Axel El Axolotl from the “Día de Muertos” in Mexico, who is an axolotl cartoon character that will be playing in the theaters soon. Hints to Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks. ;)

Full movie trailer at https://youtu.be/Mrmf6DsNzqA

Official website: http://www.dayofthedeadthemovie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/270218193084152/posts/2193386904100595?sfns=mo

Admit it. Most of us would fall for it, lol.

Look, it’s a bird! It’s a plane! No wait...it’s a Unibetta! ;p