Were deaf people excluded in 16th and 17th century society? Examining literary and legal texts from Renaissance England, Rosamund Oates shows how prelingually deaf people were part of their communities and used their natural language–sign–to assert their legal and spiritual personhood. Continue Reading Sign Language, Deafness, and Exclusion in Renaissance England
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Moral Panics in Government-Funded Accessibility
Should the government fund Braille versions of Playboy or closed captions for the Jerry Springer Show? In this essay, Blake E. Reid investigates how historical instances of moral panic in government-funded accessibility have threatened disabled people’s access to creative works. Continue Reading Moral Panics in Government-Funded Accessibility