Tracy Stine

Joined December 2017

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Freelance Writer. ASL Teacher. Disability Advocate. Deafblind. Snarky.

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5 Sites Where You Can Teach Others Online
Looking for ways to make more money but your current job doesn't allow much time for a second job? Get a job teaching others what you already know?
By Tracy Stine5 years ago in Lifehack
The Debate on Deafness as a "Disability"
You might have learned or read that deafness isn’t a disability and you may think that doesn’t make any sense, if one can’t hear they are missing that sense - therefore they’re disabled.
By Tracy Stine5 years ago in Longevity
The Legitimacy of Sign Language Resources
You’re interested in learning American Sign Language, so naturally you look up many websites, join some Facebook Pages, watch YouTube videos and the like, all for learning to sign.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Lifehack
Lessons I’ve Learned from Ignorant People
As a Deaf and legally blind woman I encounter ignorant people pretty much on a daily basis. Whether it’s by discrimination, their low expectations, assumptions, or apprehensiveness about my “deafblindness”.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Motivation
Save Time and Money by Being More Organized
We are all familiar with the infamous “junk drawer” - where we throw in everything that doesn’t have a place anywhere else. There's also the constant hunting for something that was "right here” a while ago.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Lifehack
Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Explained and Exposed
But those two accommodations just scratch the surface of the many products we use daily. Then there’s the “dark” side of accommodations – the denial, the abuse of, and the scarcity of these services.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Longevity
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by ASL Students
I’m part of several social media groups about American Sign Language (ASL) and I frequently see the same questions pop up over and over again.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Education
Saving Money During the Coronovirus Pandemic
For many of us across the country (and the world) we are self-quarantined. Some of us can work from home, while others cannot.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Lifehack
The Fun Side of Deaf Culture
For many in the general public, when they find out someone is Deaf, the first reaction is usually of pity, awkwardness, and curiosity.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Humans
Toxic Positivity and People with Disabilities
Good vibes only and positivity is a concept where people believe in keeping only the positive and rejecting any negative thoughts and notions is the best way to live.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Motivation
Enjoy Your Sunsets
This sunset was snapped from inside my bedroom sliding doors in December 2015 in Northeast Oklahoma. It was taken on my iPad Mini, all I did was aim, tap the center of the screen for automatic focus, and clicked.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Motivation
Don't Delay Getting Your Eye Exam
Did you know that 80% of respondents on a survey agree that their vision is the most important sense to have and that 97% of them agree that healthy eyesight is important. But only half of them went to get their eye exam in 2018.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Longevity