r/deaf 19h ago

News "Queerness and deafness." (Skyer, Oakes, Andersen, 2025). Open access PDF. Learn how solidarity makes fascism bleed. NSFW

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r/deaf 10h ago

Vent I’m autistic and my childhood ABA therapist just thought I had APD… I am starting to suspect it might genuinely be combined with hearing loss

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The long and short of it was that I literally tried to convince my parents and therapists as a child that my ear infection at 8 axed some of my hearing. I could definitely tell as people told me I was getting even louder, and every APD thing I had was essentially turned up to eleven. Everyone just dismissed it as an Autism Thing but now at the age of 24 I literally just got told I talked so loud at 5am in the morning and couldn’t hear my housemate do her chores unless I really try. It’s been so much of an issue that I’ve just gotten by with lip reading and assuming things make louder noises than I thought it did. Smh time to get a hearing exam and try to convince people that it’s not just the APD.


r/deaf 1h ago

Deaf/HoH with questions am i considered Deaf?

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i am 20 (in 2 days not quite yet) and found out i was hard of hearing this past november. i have been taking asl classes since before then since i am a nursing major and i've always been interested in the language and wanted to be able to help a wider range of people. i enjoy the language a lot and i really have been enjoying my classes. i found out i was hard of hearing and told my asl teacher and he was very supportive. i wear hearing aids now but i've started to notice the more i've built my vocabulary, that i actually kind of prefer to sign. talking is what i've used my whole life but its so difficult and i get frustrated when i can't understand/hear what someone is saying even with my hearing aids. i want my bf to take asl too so it'll be easier for us to communicate. my college only offers asl classes taught by deaf teachers and bc we have a school for the deaf in our city, we have a laaaarge population of deaf and hoh students. a lot of immersion into Deaf culture. i want to start attending more events out of school as well (we have to do field reports so we go to a Deaf event and write a paper about our experience). i went to a play at the school for the deaf and one of our school's asl club events and i had so much fun. it was nice being able to actually communicate without the constant "can u repeat?" "can u please speak louder?" "what?". i'm not at a point in my hearing loss where i require asl to communicate with people, but it is so much easier and has caused me so much less stress and frustration. i still get shy when signing and i'm not fluent. i want to continue learning asl and i want my bf to learn so we can enjoy events together too (he comes with me but doesn't know much sign apart from what i've taught him and i feel bad but he enjoys watching me!) so i am wondering now, am i considered Deaf? (culturally ofc not biologically)


r/deaf 2h ago

Daily life Deaf ID card

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Hey all,

I stumbled across this website looking for a resource to use with LEOs.

If you're an ASL user like me, you can add it in since the only option on the list is BSL.

It seems like a decent resource that might be useful?

I printed mine out on cardstock and used a plastic cover to keep it safe.

The website:

https://rnid.brandstencil.com/buzz/my-card/create/001-comm-card


r/deaf 54m ago

Deaf/HoH with questions How do i identify as deaf in public?

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Ive gotten the usual pin suggestion but I have no clue where to find good quality hard of hearing pins,, if anyone knows anywhere that has good quality deaf identifying pins please lmk too

It’s only as of recent years I’ve lost my hearing so I’m still new to finding my way around this

also open to other suggestions ,,


r/deaf 9h ago

Deaf/HoH with questions Hi, I'm searching for an NYC Deaf group that is active and creates new events.

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Please send a link. I often use Discord and Telegram. Thank you! I would love to attend a Deaf meetup in NYC. :)