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Hey everyone! If you haven't watched this video ever or haven't seen it in a while, it's a good use of 3 minutes!! It's satire but the behaviors it describes remain rampant especially when those responsible aren't held accountable. youtu.be/MoxVdw6T0LA?...

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Hearing Knows Best

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Remember, if you're thinking of buying something today, don't!

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Thanks, Diane! I'm working on getting some accountability. I've also since found out there was an event earlier in the day where there was no interpreter 🤔

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This definitely isn't over. One high level administrator said "we'll have conversations" and I said "we've been having conversations. This is my 9th year and nothing has changed " He said, and I quote: "shucks"

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So, the moral of the story, according to this event, is that the remarks of hearing people is way more important and valuable than that of deaf people. 6/6

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Finally it was decided that they'll provide autocaptions. So I had access (somewhat) to the speakers but when I got up to accept my award, only two people had access to my remarks. 5/

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I asked the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the person who was running the show, if these are indeed our values or only sometimes and she said "I don't have an answer to that." 4/

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I stressed that this was not equitable but at an institution that supposedly values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, this breaks from that. 3/

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So I said the equitable thing to do is to cancel/reschedule the event because not everyone has access. 2/

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This afternoon I went to an awards ceremony because I'd gotten an award. When I got there, I asked the person running the event if there were interpreters. We go back and forth a bit and ultimately she says they don't have one. 1/

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And our license plates *are* our permits! The moral of the story is don't pay a parking ticket until you verify the right vehicle has been ticketed! Whoever issued the citation saw an O instead of a Q! 2/2

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I got a parking ticket yesterday which was just the icing on the cake. I was mad about my $55 mistake. But I went to pay it, grumble grumble, and I saw it said "no faculty/staff permit". Obviously I have that type of permit. So I was like WTH. Then I saw it! The license plate number was wrong! 1/

Fortunately right now it's just Outlook for me. Do you have an Android? I wonder if something happened with Androids yesterday!!

Oh yikes! I'd be even more lost! I know some Hebrew but I can't read Arabic at all!

The problem is I can't change it back! It'll change back!! It'll change for a minute or so then change back 🤦🏼‍♀️ no idea how this happened!

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Jamie Reilly 🦜 @reilly-coglab.com · 29/01/2025

My phone has decided that I want Outlook in Hebrew. I very much don't but every time I change it to English, it changes back. Guess I'll have to get used to it!

Screenshot of Outlook inbox with some details scrubbed out in blue. The interface is in Hebrew rather than English

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Reposted by Dr Leah Geer

Letter to the president of Temple University

President Fry,

As faculty, we are much more concerned about human rights abuses and protections for our LGBTQ and undocumented students than interruptions to our research. We have seen a lot more concern from Temple admin about grant interruptions than protecting the welfare of our students and staff.

We are looking to you and other admin leaders for guidance about how we can best support people within the bounds of the law. Since the election we have not received any such guidance. For many of us, silence from our deans, chairs, and president is turning out to be a grave disappointment. As a faculty member in public health, a highly funded NIH researcher, and parent of a trans child, I am frightened about recent events and hope that your administration will propose concrete contingency plans we can all get behind.

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Dr Leah Geer @drlcg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I live 3000 miles away. I won't be at grad fest. This makes it feel like you don't want online students to attend commencement 🥺 2/2

Dr Leah Geer @drlcg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

@gallaudetu.bsky.social I only found out I was supposed to order regalia because I just happen to be an adjunct this semester. So I ordered it. But it can only be shipped to the bookstore to be picked up at grad fest in March. 1/2

The point of the story is there are many paths to the academy. They're all valid. A secondary point is despite what my dreams seem to be telling me, I'm not gonna return to high school to finish that one course! End

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That I have a GED, BS, MA, PhD, and almost a second MA despite not finishing high school US history 😂 And for the record, I did take a GE course in college on early American history 🤣 6/

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My dream "but I have a GED which is the equivalent of a HS diploma, so can they really start taking degrees away when I earned them fair and square" I woke up still feeling anxious and it took a few minutes to realize why and remind my awake self 5/

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I was back at my high school and someone was like, "you're gonna need to call UT to see if they're going to retract your PhD since you never finished US history" and that got me next-level worried!!! I usually know when I'm dreaming but I don't think I did last night. But I remember thinking in 4/

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I needed to finish high school US history and I said "but I'm about to defend my dissertation in linguistics" and they were like "yeah everyone with a PhD in linguistics passed US history!" I'm sure that's false but anyway, last night 3/

Ever since. I have recurring dreams of people telling me "oh you can't have [whatever degree I was working on at the time] if you haven't finished high school US history!!" I remember one dream not long before my dissertation defense where the person said 2/

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I dropped out of high school (and got a GED). That's not something I've shared publicly before (I don't think). But why not? People have different academic journeys. This is part of mine. Anyway, I never finished my US history class my junior year and this has been the bane of my existence 1/

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I hope you feel better soon!!!

If you figure it out, I'd like to be included 😁

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Reposted by Dr Leah Geer

I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor. I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/

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Whatever you do, can I suggest a refurbished phone? It's more sustainable and it'll be cheaper!

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I miss 🐦 of old! I liked reading posts and threads and creating my own. It felt like actually engaging with others. Hasn't felt that way in months, maybe over a year.

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Sounds like you're a deaf scholar!! 😁 But I know imposterism is real! Nevertheless , you're working, through scholarship and clinical work, to support deaf people. I think that counts

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Dr Leah Geer @drlcg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Can I be added to this starter pack, please? Thanks so much 😊

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Hey everyone! It's been a while since I was on here but I officially deleted 🐦 earlier this week, so let's give this a go again, shall we?!

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Thanks so much!!! It's certainly a big time (and financial) investment but it's thanks to increasing availability of online programs!! If you do ever want to take the leap, see what you can find online so you're not limited to what's available locally!

I look forward to reading your thoughts! Also, FYI, I am cross-posting this on 🐦/X and 🧵. Who knows: Maybe I’ll get different kinds of engagement on each platform! Thanks for your time! END

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Now to my questions! Please try to give specific examples. 1. What has changed for the better since the LEAD-K bill passed in CA (and/or in your state)? 2. What, if anything, do you think LEAD-K doesn’t do well? 3. Who, if anyone, do you think LEAD-K leaves behind? 7/

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Now I’m working on a project where I need to engage in conversation about some issue in deaf education. Because I just went to #CalED and a discussion of the past, present and future of LEAD-K is on my mind, that’s what I want to get into! 6/

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Currently, I’m taking a course on #bilingual #languagePolicy in #deafEd with a focus on children age 0-5 and I recently wrote a policy analysis of California’s LEAD-K bill (aka #sb210) leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe... 5/

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Then, they started an MA program which extends learning beyond that of the certificate & has opportunities for direct service provision through a practicum & internship. This is perfect for me since I do not have direct service experience! 4/

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Since I didn’t have training in that field, I decided to complete Gallaudet’s ITF Certificate program. That was last year. Super fun! 3/

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First of all, what am I doing back in school!? I have a PhD! Here’s the deal: my (1st) MA & PhD are in linguistics. But in recent years my career has been shifting into the world of #earlyIntervention. 2/

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