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ADA 30th Anniversary – A Perspective from a Deaf Accessibility Consultant

Published July 26, 2020 by Sveta

Black and white photo - a young girl in a knitted sweater and a knitted hat smiling at camera. A tree in the background.

The Americans with the Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990 by President Bush. It has been 30 years since the landmark law was passed to protect people with disabilities in the USA. I wrote an article about the ADA 3 years ago – that I would suggest to read first before continuing on here.

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Why I Relate to Queen Victoria as a Deaf Woman

Published January 31, 2018 by Sveta

Svetlana standing in Kensington Gardens in front of Victoria statue and Kensington Palace.

I had heard a lot about Queen Victoria, but didn’t know much about her life until after I took a tour at Kensington Palace during my London visit last year and then started watching “Victoria”, the British TV series. Being a history geek, I got really fascinated by her story. Although the queen lived a couple centuries before me, I saw a lot of myself in her when listening to her story that impacted me in many ways and was as relevant as those of modern women.

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