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Neutral/Friendly Phrasing

Hello friends who use mobility aids! I know the phrase/hashtag#babewithamobility #BabeWithAMobilityAid has become popular and I LOVE it! But I'm wondering if there are any other phrases and/or hashtags out there specifically concerning the disability community or people who use mobility aids that you all love? How do guys feel about the word babe being used? I want to use this phrase as a refrain in a book and I want to be as inclusive as possible. Thanks! #MobilityAids #Positivity #Inclusive #Disability

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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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Article about harmful ableist language

We're all in this together, so we should all be working together to hold ourselves accountable for striking inherently #Ableist language from our personal lexicons. Love this article that discusses casual ableism and why certain words can be triggering. A more #Inclusive world starts with more inclusive language!

www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210330-the-harmful-ableist-la...

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LGBTQIA+ parents have you had a postnatal doula?

I have been presented with a unique opportunity to change up the language used surrounding pregnancy, birth and beyond so that it is more inclusive.
As a queer, trans person, I am able to talk about language in general but since I can not have children myself, I am unable to give a valid opinion on the language that will make queer and/or trans parents feel comfortable in pregnancy birth and beyond. If you are willing and able to help, please let me know. #Pregnancy #birth #LGBTQIA #queerparents #queer #transparents #trans #Inclusive

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Is there such thing as standard of best practice for #Inclusive  #Playgrounds where you live?

Recently I have been asking people why there isn't more inclusive playgrounds around us and I am finding that there isn't a standard where I live.

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