The Map That Only Shows One Road A study landed this week in which researchers examined 28,000 patients on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs — a type of drug that affects appetite hormones — and found that variations in two genes explain why t

Variations in two genes explain why GLP-1 drugs work for some and not others. The headline frames this as: the body varies. The drug stays fixed. Twenty-eight thousand people measured against one pharmaceutical standard.

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The Ledger Sees You Now The Australian government named it a "sustainability taskforce." I want you to sit with that word. Sustainability. As if disabled people's support needs are an environmental crisis, a depleting resour

Australia named cuts to disabled people's support a "sustainability taskforce." The word chosen was sustainability.

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The Map That Ate the City In March 2025, Metrolinx, Toronto's regional transit planning and funding agency, unveiled its redesigned transit map for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Cleaner lines, smoother curves, a colou

The 1931 London Tube map was rejected the first time. Underground officials thought passengers needed to see the real city. They were wrong about that — and right about something they couldn't name.

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The Floor Plan After the Fire In March 2016, a tech company in Dublin hired its first accessibility coordinator. She sat on the fourth floor, shared a desk with facilities, and spent fourteen months building a system: captioned al

The accessibility coordinator's workflow wasn't deleted. It just had no one to run it.

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A promotional graphic from Rutgers–New Brunswick Office of Disability Services for National Deaf History Month. An illustrated purple figure signs "Hi to you!" with a speech bubble. Text reads: "Three Main Reasons Why Deaf History is Celebrated: April 15, 1817, America's first public school for the deaf was opened; April 8, 1864, Gallaudet University was officially founded (the first higher education of the deaf and hard of hearing); To celebrate and cherish deaf culture.

April is #DeafHistoryMonth! 🤟 This month honors the milestones and rich culture of the Deaf community. Let's celebrate Deaf history — today and every day.

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The Floor Plan of Disappearance In February 2024, the Dutch municipality of Almere published a redesigned care portal. New typeface, new color palette, new logo. The navigation had been reorganized by a design firm that won an award

Fourteen clicks to report cut home care hours. The old site took three. The redesign won an award.

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Flyer for ASL Tour at Kemper Art Museum on May 2, 2025, 11:30 am–12:30 pm CDT. Led by Deaf docent Sonya Smith, featuring permanent exhibitions from the 1950s to today. Includes museum image, event details, free registration info, link, and sponsor logos.

🎨✨ Join our ASL Tour at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM with Deaf docent Sonya Smith! Explore art from the 1950s to today. Limited spots—register now! 🔗 secure.qgiv.com/for/deafinc/... 🤟 FREE (registration required) #ASL #ArtTour #DeafCulture 🖼️

The Price of Looking In March 2026, ministers in London floated charging overseas tourists to enter national museums. The proposal treated museums as revenue sources. I read it as a problem about how museums communicate w

The wayfinding sign in 11-point serif assumes you stand at a specific height, at a specific distance, with a specific pair of eyes.

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🚨 DEAF FILM FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY! 🎬 Join us on Mar 28, 2026, at 1 PM for the Top 10 Deaf films of the year! All films are captioned—everyone is welcome! 🎟️ Just $5: secure.qgiv.com/for/deafinc/... 🏆 Vote for Audience Favorite! Don’t miss out! #DeafFilmFestival #DeafCulture

What theFont Knew In June 1880, 164 hearing educators voted to ban sign language from Deaf schools across Europe. The resolution passed at the Congress of Milan. One Deaf delegate attended. The typeface on the congress

The Congress of Milan proceedings were set in heavy serif. The typeface told you who was speaking before you read a word. The ban on sign language lasted a hundred years. The font did half the work.

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What an inspiring evening of art & culture! 🎨✨ Huge thanks to Angelo Harrington for leading "Making African Masks in ASL" and to all who joined! 🙌 Shoutout to our partners: @MOArtsCouncil, @RegionalArts, @MCDHH, @RelayMissouri, and @Sorenson. #Art #Community #DeafCulture

The Dissonant Kingdom: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Sound of Metal through the Lenses of Musicology, Audiological Science, and the Sociology of Deafness The 2019 film Sound of Metal, directed by Darius Marder, presents a paradoxical relationship with its own nomenclature. While the title suggests a visceral descent into the abrasive world of heavy …

Sound of Metal isn’t really about metal — it’s about identity, loss, and what “fixing” something actually means. Thought-provoking, frustrating, but definitely worth the conversation.
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China’s 'Silent cafes' a strong voice for disabled workers url:asianews.network/chinas-silent-cafes-a-st... #Deaf #Signlanguage #DeafCommunity #DeafCulture 🤟🏾

This cafe takes orders in sign language. It's cherished by the Deaf community

At this unique cafe, orders are taken in sign language. It's become a deeply cherished and welcoming space for the Deaf community. 🤟☕️ #DeafCulture #Inclusion #Community

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The Times are approaching, with this study will be revealed the truth of the feasts of the Eternal God written in his Torah. More information #deaf #deafcommunity #deafculture #deafworld #deafvideo #deafpeople #deafrussia #deafbible #sordo all not faked Christmas 🚫❌️🎁🎄

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Dawn Colclasure's Blog: Living in a Noiseless World: A Deaf Poetry Book Shares What it’s Like to Be Deaf

BLOG POST: "Living in a Noiseless World: A Deaf Poetry Book Shares What it’s Like to Be Deaf" dawncolclasureblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/livi... #books #deaf #deafcommunity #DeafCulture #deafness #disability #disabled #newrelease #poems #poetry #WritingCommunity

A reminder that tomorrow afternoon's performance of Snow White at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social will be BSL interpreted 🧏‍♂️🧏‍♀️
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This Sunday our 2.30pm performance of Snow White at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social will be performed with fantastic British Sign Language interpreter Katie Fenwick 🧏‍♂️🧏‍♀️
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The deaflympics will be held in Tokyo this November. Facts part 2)

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The deaflympics will be held in Tokyo this November. Facts part 1)

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Słyszenie nie jest warunkiem koniecznym | Muzyka | Dwutygodnik Koncentracja to podstawa: praca z ciałem, ruchem, rytmem. Klaśniesz w dłonie i od razu czujesz uderzenie – reportaż o muzyce tworzonej przez Głuchych

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Black Deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Gallaudet University share stories of perseverance amid systemic barriers in education and inclusion.

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Deaf friends 💙 I’m gathering stories for a paper on how childhood shapes mental health in Deaf adults. Anonymous survey, TW: trauma/abuse.

#DeafCommunity #DeafResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #DeafPride #DeafAdults #ACEs #DeafTrauma #SignLanguage #DeafCulture

Black and white event poster featuring dramatic image of ASL poet in expressive signing pose. Text announces "ASL Poetry Presentation with Peter Cook" - Peter Cook, senior lecturer in Linguistics at Princeton University, will present ASL poetry techniques and answer questions. Includes Jack Helbig quote "Highly evocative performances I could watch for hours!" Event details: Friday, October 24, 2025, 2-4pm at Murray Hall room 302, 510 George St, New Brunswick, NJ. Rutgers Office of Disability Services logo at bottom.

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Experience: I put on the world’s first deaf rave for deaf ravers like me Finding a venue was a headache. Some bookers thought it was a joke

Wow! This is awesome! Who knew?! 🤩 #deafculture #music #deafrave #UK #DJChinaman #TroiLee www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

📖 Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice – Rachel Kolb
💬 A memoir about sound, silence, and identity.
✨ Honest. Powerful. Transformative.
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