Honored to be featured by WFYI News on recent Deaf education legislation. Our voices matter. Decisions must include the Deaf community. #DeafAdvocacy #ASL www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Indiana just erased the Board of Interpreter Standards (BIS) from law through HB1474. Deaf-led oversight is gone. Interpreter standards now rest in agency hands—with no guaranteed community input. This weakens our access and our rights.

“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.” – President George H.W. Bush, signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990. The shameful wall of exclusion was supposed to fall. But today, piece by piece, it’s quietly being rebuilt.

Before oralism (1880), ASL helped Deaf kids thrive. A.G. Bell ignored the evidence and pushed assimilation. Today (2025), autism studies face similar dismissal. Different era, same playbook—fear over truth. #DeafHistoryMonth #AutismAcceptance @autisticadvocacy.org

I need you to look at the text of RFK's remarks last night beside a description of the 1941 German film "I Accuse" and understand how calculated this is. RFK:

Indiana’s AG office confirmed the state’s role in a lawsuit involving Section 504. While states say they aren’t asking to overturn the law, courts can still rule beyond that—like in King v. Burwell. Legal outcomes may affect how Section 504 is interpreted.

He brought a gun to a peaceful protest in Lafayette, IN. Police said it was fine because “he didn’t point it.” Apparently the Second Amendment matters more than the First—if you’re MAGA. #50501 #handsoff

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Early intervention for deaf children is being handed over to state agencies. Legislation is backed by LillyPAC. “Deaf Specialist” is being defined by people who favor LSL—not Deaf culture. This isn’t progress. This is erasure. This is what Indiana is doing to the Deaf community. Say no to SB473

I need the press to stop saying, "This isn’t what people voted for." No. It IS exactly what they voted for. They just didn't vote for it to happen to THEMSELVES. They were okay if it was going to happen to "THOSE people." And THAT is the problem.

Indiana GOP policies on Deaf education benefit who? Hear Indiana, AGBell-afflicted. Their goal? Deaf Cultural erasure and assimilation. GOP Party or Deaf Identity—you can’t choose both.

Eugenics never stops adjusting to the system. #stopeugenics #deafsky

They made the world so inaccessible that people with disabilities stopped participating. Now, the DOJ is using that as an excuse to remove ADA guidance. Create barriers → fewer disabled people engage → claim accessibility is unnecessary. This is how rights get eroded. #ADA #DisabilityRights

Ever wish you could predict the future? Read project 2025. It’s all there.

Somehow people are still trying to convince me I'm overreacting because disabled people are not the "real" targets, and I'm starting to think you just mean we're not real people.

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

Just saying.

www.colorincolorado.org/article/towa... #ASLmatters #LinguisticDiversity #LanguageRights #DeafCulture

Wow, we are impressed by Canada 🇨🇦 —1% of the population has signed to revoke Elon’s Canadian citizenship. Can Americans sign as well?

Eugenics is a feature, not a bug!

The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.

Monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development briefly displayed a fake, AI-generated video depicting President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk.

If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)

Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Q: How evil do you have to be to cut a Dolly book program? A: Pretty f*cking evil. Solution: Dolly for Prez! Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social

“Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity, and do not let the ‘tragic spirit of despair’ overcome us when our country needs us the most.” ~Illinois Governor

Transcript: Hey all, I'm sad to see the McMahon vote go though the HELP committee. It should be pretty easy for her through the rest of the process, which sucks. It's frustrating that some folks decided to fuck around and we all have to find out. 1/2

Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

We beat King in 1776, we can do again!

Man, I'm sad. I think I'm pretty clear-eyed about all of America's failings, but I do love this place, too--it's home, and it's hard to see it slipping away. I'm still fighting. I don't need advice or smug bros of any stripe. I'm just... sad.

Trump: I think my disabled relative 'should just go die' T: I want to shut down Dept of Ed, which guarantees rights to disabled students T: Disabled FAA employees may have caused this plane crash GOP: We're suing to dismantle Section 504 The Left: I wonder how the right feels about disabled ppl🤷🏻🤷🏻

I'm not in favor of tariffs. I am in favor of elonmusk being arrested for espionage

Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

Something else I think people fail to realize is that Texas v. Beccera seeks to declare Section 504 unconstitutional due to spending clause regulations. Spending clause is also the mechanism behind the Civil Rights Act. This would set precedent. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/w...

Wild that these people, who are so deeply unserious, may also very well kill us all.

This is bad news for people with disabilities. www.bazelon.org/wp-content/u... #protectADA

I wrote this with full of my heart. #deafsky

Addition to Indiana SB473: Indiana Assoc for the Deaf now have ‘taskforce’ to meet state senate to discuss the bill on this coming Monday. #protectADA #DisabilityRightsWatch

🧵 What happened this week #DisabilityRightsWatch #ProtectADA

Part 1: Indiana Republicans want to take back in time when our language and culture were suppressed. Summary of Indiana Senate Bill 0473’s Impact on DHH Education (can be found in sections 26-28, pages 19-21):