Deaf Poets Society is aimed at addressing the isolation many people with disabilities experience. The magazine aims to create a space for writers with disabilities, acknowledging the difficulties they face in finding representation and community in the literary world.
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"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible.
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What problem is Deaf Poets Society aimed at addressing for people with disabilities?
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the isolation many people with disabilities experience
the isolation many people with disabilities experience
their difficulty many people with disabilities have advancing in their careers
their difficulty many people with disabilities have advancing in their careers
the challenges people with disabilities have with everyday tasks
the challenges people with disabilities have with everyday tasks
the lack of public education about disabilities
the lack of public education about disabilities
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