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Happy National ASL Day!

Today is National ASL Day! 🤟🏻🤟🏼🤟🏽🤟🏾🤟🏿

Did you know that the American School for the Deaf opened in Hartford, Connecticut on April 15, 1817?

“There, teachers and students worked together and, by intermingling Native American Signs, French Sign Language, and even Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language, American Sign Language (ASL) was born.”

National ASL Day is celebrated every year on April 15. This day celebrates and honors American Sign Language. ASL serves as the main sign language of Deaf groups in the United States.

Growing up hearing impaired, I learned some sign language from a good friend of mine who is deaf. She and her family and friends taught me many things that I utilized and was greatly helpful. A few years ago, my grandmother lived in a building for deaf and blind seniors, I had the wonderful opportunity of communicating with them through ASL and connecting with them on a personal level due to my own circumstances of being hearing impaired and legally blind. Last year, I took some online/remote classes through the Helen Keller National Center and one of them was for communications, where I expanded my knowledge of sign language and learned more. I even got to learn about haptic signs and tactile sign language which I would greatly benefit from due to my blindness. I am so grateful for all the people I have learned more from and am so excited to teach others about ASL!

This day is a great opportunity to celebrate and learn more about sign language.

Do you or someone you know uses sign language? Ask them to teach you some words and phrases. You never know when it may be useful!

Image Description: A light blue background with National American Sign Language Day April 15 in white font. On the bottom left corner of the image in a large white circle is a cartoon hand doing a sign for I love you.

#ASL #ASLDay #AmericanSignLanguage #NationalASLDay #NationalASLDay2022 #NationalAmericanSignLanguageDay #Inclusion #inclusionmatters #Accessibility #Language #Awareness #Deaf #DeafBlind #HearingLoss #HearingImpaired #Communication #Celebration #AmericanSchoolForTheDeaf #DeafCommunity #Opportunity #Love #people #communications #Students #Student #learning #AccessibilityForAll #AccessibilityMatters #Inclusivity #Inclusive #DeafCommunity #DeafAwareness #SignLanguage

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Would You Rather: New Year’s Eve Edition

Whoo hoo, it’s 2022! 🎉

It is now the New Year for our Australian community members and it will soon be 2022 for many of us!

Instead of our Food and Nutrition Friday post, let's give you a Would You Rather challenge!

How would you ring in the New Year? Would you rather:

🥳 Attend a New Year’s Bash

OR

🛌 Just Sleep

#Diabetes #DiabetesType1 #DiabetesType2 #prediabetes #GestationalDiabetes #JuvenileDiabetesType1 #ChronicIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Celebration #NewYear #MentalHealth #Holiday

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Celebration!

That is going to be my word for the week. I get so down on myself for things I don’t do or don’t say. Or the days that I call myself lazy (even though I know I am not…still can feel that way). This week I am going to totally focus on the things I do get done down to the very smallest thing and I am going to celebrate every single one!

CELEBRATION!!!!!

#Sarcoidosis #PolycysticOvarySyndrome #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Depression #Anxiety

#Celebration

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Fourth of July Weekend

Hi everyone! I hope you all get to do something fun for the Forth of July! My fiance and I are visiting his parents for a grill out and a few friends will be joining us. I'm not excited to work on Monday but I'm the only other employee who was willing so hopefully I can fall asleep during the fireworks. Anyways, here's a picture of my fiance's cat Binx. I may post additional 4th of July photos later. Have a great weekend everyone! #FourthOfJuly #FamilyAndFriends #Celebration

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How do you treat yourself for reaching a goal? #52SmallThings

Maybe you treat yourself to a movie marathon or you watch a season of your favorite TV series on Netflix (or one of the other many streaming services). Or maybe you celebrate by allowing yourself to buy an item off your wishlist you’ve been saving up for. We all have different ways we commemorate reaching a goal. Whats yours? Drop the emoji that best represents how you celebrate achieving a goal in the comments below:

🎨 Spend time with your favorite hobby
🛍 Buy something off your wish list
🥰 Spend time with loved ones (even virtually)
😌 Add some “me” time to your schedule
🎊 Other (Let us know!)

#MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Parenting #Anxiety #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Depression #Trauma #PTSD #AutoimmuneDisease #Migraine #ChronicPain #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Fibromyalgia #Autism #celebrate #selfcare #Celebration #DistractMe #CheckInWithMe #EmojiCheckIn

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“I’m proud of myself for…” #52SmallThings

Let’s give ourselves a round of applause!! 👏 Maybe you could use a mid-week pat on the back. Use this space to fully brag on what you’ve accomplished so far today, this week, this year or even when you were younger! Share with us in the comments below what you’re proud of doing.

BONUS: In true Mighty spirit, cheer on your fellow Mighties by replying to their comments with a 🎉. Let’s lift each other up!

#MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Parenting #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #Trauma #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PTSD #AutoimmuneDisease #Migraine #Autism #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #celebrate #Celebration #celebrateyou #Selfcare #DistractMe #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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If you had to choose, what was your number 1 win of the week? #52SmallThings

What was your top win this week? Maybe you had a great mental health day or a few pain-free hours where you could tackle some things on your to-do list. No matter how “big” or “small” your win was, you deserve to celebrate it. Let us know in the comments below!

#MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #Parenting #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #Depression #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Trauma #PTSD #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #ChronicPain #AutoimmuneDisease #Fibromyalgia #Migraine #Autism #celebrate #Celebration #CheerMeOn #CheckInWithMe

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How do you reward yourself when you achieve a goal? #52SmallThings

When you achieve your goal, how do you celebrate it? Share with us by dropping the emoji that best matches what you do in the comments below!

🧶 Carve out time for your favorite hobby
🛍 Buy something off your wish list
🥰 Spend time with loved ones
💆 Give yourself “me” time
🥳 Other (let us know!)

#MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Parenting #Disability #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #Depression #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Trauma #PTSD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicPain #Migraine #Autism #celebrate #celebrateyou #Celebration #goals #Selfcare #EmojiCheckIn #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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Medication Celebration!

I’m finally receiving the medication I needed for so long to fight my ADHD! All those years of berating myself for my stupidity and worthlessness will be coming to an end! #ADHD #treatment #Celebration

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