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. This is also an exhortation for scholars…

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…

Hi. See this shirt? It says, History Should Make you uncomfortable. Today is Cherish Deaf history day, observed by the World Federation of the Deaf for International Week of Deaf People. I want…

A response to Yakata Nichols’ video and recent events surrounding RID. I do not have the mental nor temporal capacity to translate this video into English at this time. I will circle back. In the meantime, a few starter resources for anti-racism work in the sign language interpreting field…

Key terms: abled arrogance, benevolence porn, pet vs. threat, and know your place aggression Transcript of video: the English follows the ASL. Hello, I want to talk about KJ’s vlog on the interpreting profession. There are a few things from his video I want to elaborate on and offer…