Ruth E. Jackson

Today, I participated in a webinar on this topic and was overwhelmed by the amount of information I didn't know about. Sure, I knew all...

Sadly, many people (both hearing and deaf) believe that in order to succeed, you must be able to hear. The hearing world pushes us to...

Many people (not all) seem to miss the importance of inclusion. If you're not a minority in any sense, then I can see why sometimes this...

Before working at Urban Peak, a nonprofit that provides case management (among other services) to youth who are homeless between the ages...

Recently, I came across this article. While I knew that Netflix for a long time wasn't providing captions on ALL content, I was appalled...

When I first saw this video on Facebook, I cried. Not just because Zach Anner, the main speaker, was bold enough to share his story but...

For those of you who don't know, I decided to write a children's book series on deafness. This topic is important to me for a variety of...

My service year went by incredibly fast. I remember being so excited, especially when I came home from PSO (Pre-Service Orientation)....

This commercial made me crack up so hard! I felt so bad for the husband. Watch and you'll see what I mean. While we should ALWAYS...

I don't know about other writers in the world, but for me, trying to find the best starting place, and the best ending, to a story are...

Misleading labels and advertisements are two aspects of American culture that make me mad. We've slowly gotten rid of food companies...

Super Bowl commercials are usually either seriously weird or greatly inspiring. The particular one I want to talk about is the latter. ...

Just a few minutes ago, I stumbled upon an article about a commercial that had the internet in tears. Naturally, I was curious so I read...

Not too long ago, the commercial below came from Values.com. I came close to tears when I first saw it and I still find myself sniffling...

I'm reminded of one of my favorite animated movies called Meet the Robinsons that came out in 2007. Mr. Robinson's motto was "Keep moving...

Whenever Fall comes, I always seem to start watching a few of the new shows. One of them is called Blood and Oil. It's about a young...

Back in middle school, I met an author who encouraged me to start a journal and write down phrases I read or heard on TV. I probably have...

The last few weeks social media has been filled with posts about Kim Davis. Every time there's a conversation about it or, more often...

"People who are not happy with themselves, cannot possibly be happy with you." This phrase has stuck with me for a number of reasons. I...

Ever since I landed at the Denver Airport and saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, I wanted to breathe out with a huge happy sigh....