Jami Fisher
jayaymeye.bsky.social
Jami Fisher
@jayaymeye.bsky.social
Coda. UPenn ASL. All-around baker. Mostly lurking to learn from you.
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NEW: A federal judge said the decision by Trump WH to end sign language interpretation at briefings by Trump and Leavitt likely violated the Rehabilitation Act and harmed deaf people who communicate in ASL.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Holy fuck! No Kings protesters are marching through Center City in Philadelphia. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
October 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
No Kings rally in Philadelphia.
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Breaking: per internal sources, the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), including OSEP and RSA beneath them, was RIFed last night at the Department of Ed. Developing story. DoEd union says may take 1-2 days for all affected employees to receive official notice.
October 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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It was weirdly fitting that the Charlie Kirk murder blended into the 9/11 anniversary as once again Americans were told to “watch what they say”

The hypocritical censorship around a “free speech hero.” My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Americans told to watch what we say about ‘free speech icon’ Charlie Kirk
Professors, teachers, journalists and others get canceled for what they said about right-wing free speech advocate Charlie Kirk.
www.inquirer.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The Ayatollah’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
June 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I know things are happening quickly, but please add captions when you can. We're being left behind.
June 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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My son just pointed out to me that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, as a Villanova graduate, may well be the first supreme pontiff who has been to a Wawa
May 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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GM! 🌅 We keep hearing: "with all that's been lost, how can we ever build back up?"

The destruction's real, but when (not if) this regime falls, we have a chance to rebuild something better. A public health system that serves everyone. A society that works for all.

That keeps us going. Stay tuned!
May 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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🚨 New preprint live! AI is reshaping how deaf people communicate and seek access. But is it opening doors, or reinforcing old hierarchies? Too often, interpreting norms shape how sign language AI is designed today. (forthcoming in Language and Law) (thread) arxiv.org/abs/2505.02519
Deaf in AI: AI language technologies and the erosion of linguistic rights
This paper explores the interplay of AI language technologies, sign language interpreting, and linguistic access, highlighting the complex interdependencies shaping access frameworks and the tradeoffs...
arxiv.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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The press has been all over this shit but not a single fucking one has broken what a placebo trip would look like so, lets. 🧵🧵

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#WithoutNSF I couldn’t have gotten a PhD. NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship was the spark for my whole career in research.
(2/3)
MAKE NOISE:
1. Share your story. Post how NSF funding has impacted your research or your life. Use #WithoutNSF to raise your voice.

2. Share your story on the Federal Freeze Tracker to help lawmakers and the public understand what’s at stake:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Federal Funding Freeze: Share Your Story
Trump's funding freeze is causing chaos and harming Americans. Share your story to build the movement.
docs.google.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Everyone!!!!!! ASL Signbank is live on its own domain 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Working on a few things but yay!

aslsignbank.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Team Trump is cutting money for deaf kids.

“Pediatric deafness is a neurodevelopmental emergency. Without support, deaf and hard of hearing children do not learn to communicate, which has cascading effects on brain, language, social & occupational development.”

www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
Funding Cuts to Deaf Education Impact Disabled Students & Families
Across the country, from rural Utah to Florida, students who are deaf or hard of hearing will face dwindling access to critical support services
www.tc.columbia.edu
April 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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URGENT ACTION FOR NSF GRANTEES.

For current & recent (since 2020) awards, archive your award history this afternoon/tonight. Screenshot/download/print your work in research.gov & alert your partners.

We have credible threats to integrity of awards tracking systems (via @jeremymberg.bsky.social)
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Hahahaaa. Smells like regret to me. Keep fighting!!
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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What nondisabled people are missing is beyond the fact that this is ugly and false, it’s completely in line with the eugenicist playbook. Convince the public that “these people” live sad, unproductive lives, that we need to eradicate this “disease,” and then eventually, eradicate the people.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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MIT following Harvard's lead here
April 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Harvard’s Letter to Trump Admin, if you haven’t seen it.
April 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM