Independent · Deaf-led · Questioning

Look closer at what we call normal.

Wake up. See the threads.

WovenAware explores the assumptions, decisions and power dynamics behind communication, access, identity and belonging.

Through commentary, small stories and lived experience, it asks what gets overlooked, why it happens and where responsibility lies.

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AN INTRODUCTION IN BSL

A different way to look at things.

Discover WovenAware through a short introduction in British Sign Language (BSL), with English subtitles.

SELECTED WRITING

Start with a question.

A few places to begin. Each piece looks at something familiar and asks what may be happening beneath the surface.

AMPLIFY · ACCESS & POWER

Privilege That Remains Invisible to Those Who Hold It

When a system works for some people without effort, whose barriers become invisible?

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AMPLIFY · ACCOUNTABILITY

When Professionalism Is Weaponised

When attention shifts to someone's tone, does the original concern still get examined?

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MICRO-STORIES · COMMUNICATION

They answer for me.

The question was directed at me. Before I could respond, someone else did.

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FIND YOUR WAY

Explore WovenAware

Three different ways of seeing the threads.

01 / COMMENTARY

Amplify

Looking beyond individual moments to question systems, assumptions and power.

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02 / SHORT-FORM

Micro-Stories

Small moments that make overlooked experiences visible.

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03 / PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES

Lived Experience

Deaf parenting, CODA experiences, identity and belonging.

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THE PERSPECTIVE BEHIND THE PLATFORM

Independent. Deaf-led. Open to questions.

Created by Stephanie Todd, WovenAware draws on lived experience, observation and critical reflection. It does not claim to speak for everyone or tell readers what to believe. It invites them to look closer.

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Not everything that feels normal is neutral. Not everything called inclusive is accessible.

Take the conversation further.

Independent contributions, writing and selected collaborations.

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