Below, I offer versions in three languages: American Sign Language (ASL), International Sign (IS), and English. They offer the same content. ASL: IS Version:

[Image description: bald man with a soft fuzzy head, short thin beard, gray t-shirt signing against a light gray background.] Stella Young introduced us to inspiration porn. Inspiration porn objectifies disabled people by framing them as inspirational for simply living their lives; often doing mundane activities. …

Perhaps you’ll think I’m being pedantic. But if there were one thing I’d change about Sara Novic’s True Biz, it’s…

Content Note: There is discussion of disordered eating and suicidal ideation/self harm. Hi. I’m Octavian Robinson. I’d like to talk about the recent vlog from the…

I’m copying over a Twitter thread on The Simpsons with some thoughts on media representations of deafness. I’m also offering this in ASL for expanded access. I’m skipping the GIFs but here’s the thread in its original glory.

I’d like to talk about this tweet sent out recently by an hearing interpreter educator about the quality of interpreters graduating from interpreter education programs. They took the position that prospects must be fluent…

Well. There’s no one audience for this essay. I want deaf people to understand our histories better; to explicitly recognize our onto-epistemic contributions to broader conversations about language, belonging, and power. …

John Lee Clark’s latest essay in McSweeney is a masterpiece. I read it not once, not twice, but thrice. There is such a deep chewiness in that piece, much like thick gooey warm chocolate chip cookies. So much deliciousness and comfort on a waning autumn day. I loved it for…

Revisiting this because I’m seeing this make the rounds again among newly graduated sign language interpreters. Video originally published on Facebook, July 17, 2019. Pardon my appearance as I had just landed several time zones and an ocean away for a conference. Image description: White bald man with scruffy…