Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
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I hope all my fellow #Blind, #DeafBlind, and #VisuallyImpaired people, along with their family, friends, and others have a great time at the #ACB and/or #NFB 2026 conventions. I am taking this time, and the increased activity on certain hashtags to do some shameless promotion of #OurBlind. OurBlind comprises the Discord, Lemmy, and Reddit communities operated by the staff of the r/Blind subreddit, as well as those who have joined since the creation of the Discord in 2022, and Lemmy in 2023. We have members from all over the world, and of all ages, hearing and vision levels, and are a safe space for Our LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse friends. Our general community guidelines, and the links to reach our platforms can be found on our website.
so I'm listening to Touch the Future, a collection of essays by a DeafBlind man, and the first essay, "Against Access", does a really good job of unpacking why I don't like hearing people describe themselves when they introduce themselves to a possibly-blind audience.
telling me about the superficial details (brown skin, white shirt, etc.) doesn't give me cultural information. are you an Arab? Maya? Samoan? Bengali? do you have locs? straight hair? curly? elegant waves? do you wear makeup, or nah? etc.
what can I do with "so-and-so is wearing a white shirt"? nothing.
