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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Where are my readers at? What are some good books (preferably memoir but fiction works) where the author successively and effectively utilizes frequent flashbacks? #booksky

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I am not a grilled cheese sandwich. Years ago, someone called me a rude word that did not actually reflect my personality at all. I was SO upset that someone would think this about me. While working at a college dorm cafeteria making grilled cheese sandwiches, I was venting to a co-worker.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Define disability. Are you disabled? What does it mean to you? It is something I have been thinking a lot about lately, and curious what others think. And for those of you that are not disabled, what does disability mean to you?

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

For Mother’s Day my family got me a book of daily drawing prompts. First day: my hand. Never drawn a hand before! Unbelievably hard first prompt! I figured if I drew my hand without the thumb, then even if it was terrible, it would be recognizable as mine. 😂😂 #dailyprompt #limbdifference

Pencil sketch of hand without a thumb wearing a wedding ring

Photo of my left hand without a thumb wearing a wedding ring

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Hi! Do you think of yourself as ableist? Or do you think, of course I don’t think disabled people have less value than others! If I click on your video and it’s not captioned? It’s not getting watched. Show us that your deaf viewers matter as much to you as others. Caption your videos.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

When you apparently talk about Michael Sheen so much on your phone that every time you swype text “when,” it comes out as sheen. And yes, I had to manually type WHEN every time in this post so that it didn’t come out as sheen.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The White House has recently released an initiative called “Make America Healthy Again.” The language used in the official statement has been concerning to many in the disabled and neurodivergent communities. I have read it, and while I personally think the ableist language is subtle and buried,

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

My love of Good Omens was never connected to any feelings about the authors, so I continue to enjoy it w/o connecting my feelings to one author. I would imagine it may be complex for those that had previous positive feelings for him. I hope ppl stop demonizing each other for thinking differently.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

A friend was at our house last night and ordered a ride. The driver came, saw my friends white cane and left, telling dispatch that “he can’t help this guy because he has a bad back.”

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Me: tells my husband about Michael Sheen funding a new theater in Wales. Husband: I love hearing about people putting their money where their mouth is. 7 yo old daughter: Why would you eat your money? 😂😂😂

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Stop being irritated by disabled people's anger at society and the government for exclusion, ableism, and inaccessibility. Instead: Be angry with us. #Disability #HumanRights #SDGs #Equity #Ableism #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

My 7 year old daughter asked why I have “cracks” in my glasses. After I explained the concept of bifocals to her, she looked at me and simply said, “That makes no sense,” and walked away. Yeah, that’s about right.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I just finished reading “Write Now!” by @barrowmember.bsky.social & it certainly gave me a lot to think about. Conundrum: when your topic is niche (disability awareness) but you want to reach a wider audience than those that already pay attention to it… The former is who really NEEDS to hear it!

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

2025 Intentions: Read. Two books per month: one to stretch my thinking, and one for enjoyment. Write. Complete a rough draft of my memoir: 4,000 words per month. Move. Yoga/walk for 15 minutes, 3x a week. Focus word: Connection. With my children, husband, God, family, friends, and self.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I grabbed this - maybe it might be something you’re interested in, too?

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I think for 2025 my reading goals will include one book each month that makes me think (nonfiction, historical fiction, or the like) and one book each month that is pure enjoyment.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Someone tell me to stop bothering with Threads. That place stresses me out. Why are some platforms so dang confrontational? I appreciate the Bluesky vibe so much.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

When you wake up a little bit tired because you were dreaming about advocating for accessibility at a museum. Gotta love living with disability.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

If I don’t have my hearing aid on, I watch this without sound and rely on captions on videos. One thing I’ve realized recently is that I can tell if it is a British or American in the video just from the way their mouth moves. Gotta love lip reading accents!! #disability #disabilityrocks

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 20 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The cover is sky blue and has a picture of a blonde girl in a blue and white dress standing primly and looking at a tree full of red hearts, talking to a large cat with a big grin sitting in a tree.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I added alt text to a bunch of photos on my private Facebook page and thought about a couple things. 1) Accessibility features often take time (alt text, captions on videos, transcriptions, etc). But it matters. 2) Alt text for a public page looks different than private. See comments for example

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 19 Dawn’s Big Move from the Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Babysitters club #67: Dawn’s Big Move by Ann M. Martin. The cover is pale green with an image of several teenagers in 90s fashion gathered around school lockers.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 18 Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett. It is blue with black stripe on the left. There is a large purple wizard hat with a female symbol on and surrounding it. The black stripe has both female and male symbols. Additional text: New York Times bestseller, author of Snuff. A novel of discworld.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 17 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is red, with gold outline, a gold font of the title and author in the middle, surrounded by a gold wreath like design.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I’m not fluent in ASL, although I’ve been learning. For the last little while, I’ve been looking forward to being fluent and utilizing interpreters. It never occurred to me until I was at an event with ASL interpretation a little while back that I would benefit NOW with what I do know.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

When I see a post of something getting called out for ableism, there is often someone saying, “All these sensitive people attaching an ‘ism’ to something.🙄” People constantly make judgments based off the idea that everyone is able bodied. 🧵 1/2

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

In contrast to my post about airlines not being able to distinguish between disability access needs, on my return flight, I had a positive experience. I informed the gate desk agent I was deaf, so when they announced pre-boarding and I didn’t hear, she came over to me and let me know.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 16 The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is black with a simple drawing of a mountain scape, an orange moon, and two bird silhouettes.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Michael Sheen cured my apathy.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

When the airline thinks you requested a wheelchair because I indicated I’m deaf when I purchased my ticket. It’s like they are incapable of differentiation between disability access needs.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 15 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee. It is deep red, with a picture of a tree. Additional text: winner of the Pulitzer Prize

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Thinking about the term of disability pride and wondering where I’m at with that. I’ve come to a realization that might help you. Disability pride doesn’t mean you have to like having a disability or the struggles that come with it. It’s accepting your uniqueness and embracing your whole value.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 14 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The cover is cream colored with a black silhouette of a woman from the shoulders up, in a messy bun, and looking slightly downward.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 14 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a novel. It has a dark and stormy sky over a cityscape. A shadow of a kite is escaping in the sky.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 13 Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch. It is red with a picture if an abstract painting with multiple bright colors. Additional text: improvisation in life and art

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

THIS! Disability isn’t a bad word.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 13 The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author. There is a Tiger encompassing the whole cover, prowling aggressively toward the reader

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 12 The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey -New York times bestselling author (Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon). Book is blue with an above view image if a dragon with wings spread out, holding on to a large blue gem.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 11 Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of #1 of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. A red headed girl with two pigtail braids is wearing a dress, white apron, and a straw hat. She is clutching books against her chest and smiling. A farmhouse with two people are in the background.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 10 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Remarkably Bright Creatures, a novel by Shelby Van Pelt. There is a painting of an orange octopus in a tank, with a person with gray hair and a yellow shirt looking into the tank.

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 9 Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner (and the rest of the Kolmar series) #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #BookChallenge

Book cover of Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Keener. A woman with blond hair flowing in the wind stands next to a majestic blue dragon at the edge of a cliff. Together, they look out over the water. Additional text: The tale of Lanen Kaelar. Also: “Elizabeth Kerner has a strong new voice that has the cadences and resonance of an old and wise bard.” -Jane Yolen

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

If you get called out for ableism and your response is to say, “You need a thicker skin, stop whining” - Trust me. We have thick skins out of necessity from all the ableism we’ve had to endure our whole disabled lives. Now I’m standing up against the injustice of it. #disability #advocacy

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I can’t wait to see more from this organization!!

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

A little while back, I was watching the Disney short Float for the first time in a while. At the end when the dad is on the swing with his son, and everyone is just watching, my 10 year old daughter shouts at the screen: “People, stop staring and get on with your lives!!”

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Tiktok: random sporadic people liking my video- never interacting with me again Insta: lovely supportive people, if I have visual content to share. X: disaster of nothingness and chaos Threads: no engagement whatsoever, unless it’s controversial Bluesky: shared interest, respect, and support 💕 Here

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My 🎶 #DailySongVibe is A Winding Path by Kevin Kern. 🎧 This brings peace to my heart every time I hear it. I have a picture of my son when he was less than a week old on my husbands shoulder with the most contented smile on his face when he heard it for the first time. youtu.be/sGUTu2IEUiQ?...

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Kevin Kern-the Winding Path

YouTube video by mai kah chong

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I grew up always hearing people say that “everyone” has ten fingers and ten toes. Consider how that felt to child me, with nine fingers. Words matter. Be thoughtful and inclusive in your choice of words. #disability #limbdifference #inclusion

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deafldgirl @deafldgirl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers (with alt text). Day 8 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #books #booksky 📚💙 #bookchallenge

Book cover of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. A black and white image of the back of a man dressed in a suit with his hands behind his back, looking out at the city from a nice hotel balcony. Additional text: author of the New York Times news seller rules of civility.

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