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HEARD Webinar on Mass Incarceration & COVID-19

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Community Education
For
Community Members, Currently Incarcerated, Formerly Incarcerated, Legal Support Staff

Webinar in ASL about the prison system and imprisoned deaf community during the time of COVID-19.

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ā€˜Prison Within a Prisonā€™: New Mandate Offers Lifeline for Deaf People in Custody

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Incarcerated Advocacy
For
Community Members, Currently Incarcerated, Formerly Incarcerated, Legal Support Staff

A new rule from the Federal Communications Commission requiring full access for incarcerated people with communication disabilities will go into effect in January 2024. This rule is a product of 10+ years of advocacy from HEARD alongside deaf/disabled incarcerated people and community members.

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A Working Definition of Ableism

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Recommended Resources
For
Community Members, Currently Incarcerated, Formerly Incarcerated, Legal Support Staff

A working definition of the term ā€œAbleismā€ by HEARDā€™s founder, Talila Lewis in community with other disabled Black/negatively racialized folk. This version of the definition was last updated in January 2022.