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🌈Pride Month is a celebration of authenticity, visibility, and belonging.🌈

At Caption Consulting, we know that true inclusion means creating spaces where every person can fully participate, be valued, and be heard for who they are. Accessibility and equity go hand in hand. When we remove barriers, we create opportunities for people of all identities and abilities to thrive.

This month, we proudly celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and recognize the importance of intersectionality, including the experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, disabled, or otherwise marginalized.

We remain committed to advancing accessibility, fostering belonging, and building a more inclusive world where everyone has equal access to communication, connection, and opportunity.

Happy Pride Month. We celebrate you. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Honored to have our CEO, Dawn Sonntag, speak at the 36th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute Conference.
For Dawn, accessibility has always been about more than compliance—it’s about ensuring every student has equitable access to opportunities, information, and meaningful participation.

Sharing ideas and learning alongside educators, disability service professionals, and advocates who are equally committed to student success made this experience especially rewarding.

Thank you to the conference organizers and everyone who joined the conversation. Together, we’re helping build more inclusive campuses and stronger pathways for Deaf and hard of hearing students and all learners.

Leadership

“It’s like A Beautiful Mind in here.”

Our CEO Dawn’s home office walls are currently covered with presentation notes, ideas, and research as she prepares for next week’s Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (PTI).

Her session, Beyond the Bot: Why AI Falls Short in Ensuring Access for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities, explores a topic we’re passionate about at Caption Consulting: ensuring that innovation never comes at the expense of access.

AI can be a powerful tool—but when it comes to communication access, there are still places where human expertise makes all the difference.

We’re looking forward to connecting with disability services professionals from across the country at PTI!

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A story published by Gallaudet University on May 13 highlights something that is quietly changing in Deaf healthcare: more Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are entering medical fields, and they are building community around it. Seven Gallaudet students recently attended the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss conference in Orlando, then returned to campus to share what they learned with peers in a panel discussion moderated by biology professor Dr. Alicia Wooten.

The conference, whose theme was "Back to Basics: Shoring up our Foundation," brought together Deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals and students across medicine and public health to network, mentor, and support one another. Gallaudet's Director of Student Services, Dr. James Huang, who currently serves as AMPHL president, noted that while the number of Deaf individuals in healthcare is growing, it remains small. "If you can't see it, you can't be it," he said, referencing the power of representation in professional spaces. One student described hearing from Dr. Philip Zazove, the third Deaf doctor in America, and Dr. Judith Ann Pachciarz, the first Deaf woman with both an MD and PhD. "It was fascinating to hear their stories, the challenges they faced, and the barriers they fought to get through med school. That gave me chills." Another student reflected on a panelist's advice that stuck with them: "Your confidence in the workplace shows your colleagues that they can trust you."

At Caption Consulting, we are inspired by every Deaf and hard-of-hearing professional who walks into a field where they have rarely seen themselves represented. Stories like these remind us why access to mentorship and community is as important as access to education.

Students build connections at Deaf-led healthcare conference | S-STEM | Gallaudet University The seven Gallaudet students who attended this year's Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss (AMPHL) conference participated in a panel