Tag: Deaf

There are people walking the earth who are deeply connected to it. I’m one of them. Considering that the earth was created to hold us, I have deep reverence for her. I use the pronoun her because the earth, as named according to the Akan tradition of “day-naming,” is known as&nb...

My OB-GYN’s hands were up my cervix as she raved about my lack of a Deaf accent. I was incensed, but in no position to sit up and defend my community. Driving home, I raged. What was so wrong with a Deaf accent? Recounting the tale to my mother, who agreed with the doctor’s abl...

Senegal has a proud history as one of the most successful models of democracy in Africa. Nevertheless, one sector of the population has traditionally been excluded from the process — the Deaf community. “Some of us don’t even know the name of the president,” says Aminata D...