Not An Angry Deaf PersonAcademic InterpretingWorking with sign language interpreters (SLIs) in academic settings are a challenge because of the language of the academy and the…5 min read·Feb 18, 2024----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonInterpreters & Presumed IncompetenceI want to present one problem in sign language interpreting. First, I’ll explain what happened then offer some discussion on what was…4 min read·Feb 17, 2024--5--5
Not An Angry Deaf PersonGiving CreditWell, apparently people are citing my blog now. I’m really glad that the things I talk about resonates. I write to be in conversation with…1 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonLetter to ACLU Delaware: LSL is not the gold standard in deaf education.Context: In December of 2023 ACLU-Delaware filed a complaint with the U.S. department of education. In a nutshell, they claimed that the…7 min read·Jan 11, 2024----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonSigns of MaturityASL Education/Deaf Studies is maturing as a field. I was helping a friend look for ASL faculty jobs and came across quite a few…3 min read·Nov 21, 2023--2--2
Not An Angry Deaf PersonSign Language Interpreter Spotted!So you saw a sign language interpreter on the television news (or maybe at a music concert). Congratulations on stumbling upon this…8 min read·Nov 12, 2023----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonSign for Crip in Crip LinguisticsMany people have asked what signs we (Dr. Jon Henner and myself) use for Crip in Crip Linguistics, the paper that we co-authored.2 min read·Sep 20, 2023----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonQueers aren’t welcome, reduxThe World Federation of the Deaf recently voted to host their 2027 global conference in the United Arab Emirates.5 min read·Jul 14, 2023----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonWe Should Teach ASL/Interpreting Students Profanity.This is a brief overview of the presentation I gave at the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (EFSLI) in September 2022. I also…7 min read·Apr 29, 2023----
Not An Angry Deaf PersonFor Interpreting Students: The Value of Research SkillsRecently, I collaborated with the brilliant Dr. Christopher Stone of Wolverhampton University in the UK to produce a video about the…15 min read·Apr 23, 2023----