Lipreading Is Not Inclusion
Sometimes people assume that if a Deaf person can lipread, access is no longer needed.
When Systems React to Harm Instead of Preventing It
Sometimes the warning signs are visible long before anyone decides to act.
When Process Becomes the Harm
Sometimes the process becomes harder than the problem you are trying to solve.
Ableism Doesn’t Only Live in Policy; It Lives in Practice
Sometimes the gap between what organisations say and what people experience is where harm becomes visible.
When Access Is Designed for Hearing Comfort
Sometimes access exists, but only on terms that remain comfortable for everyone else.
When Hearing Perspectives Are Treated as the Default
Sometimes the biggest barrier is not what is missing.
When Makaton Is Treated as a Substitute for BSL
Sometimes the problem is not the communication system itself.
When Deaf Spaces Are Built Around Hearing Norms
Sometimes the most powerful message a child receives is not what they are told.
When Audiology Is Built Around Hearing Norms
Sometimes the contradiction is so normalised that people stop noticing it.