ID: a banner with white wall with black brushstroke and Deaf Spotlight logo in the middle.
Mission: Deaf Spotlight inspires and showcases Deaf Culture and Sign Languages through the arts.
Vision: Deaf Spotlight illuminates the artist within every Deaf person.
Image 1: Against a teal background, coffee mug, pen, paper, laptop, and flowers surround a pinned note. Black text on top: “Deaf Lit Fest Memo.” In the note: black text: “THANK YOU!!!”
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO DEAF LIT FEST 2026!
Fantastic to see Deaf authors, illustrators, poets, storytellers, panelists, workshop instructors, artists, vendors, festival committee, supporters, Deaf Arts Leadership cohort members, and volunteers who showed up at the Deaf Lit Fest this year! Thank you so much for coming to Seattle to share your stories, creativity, and excitement through literature!
THANK YOU to the community members like you who continue supporting our efforts to bring original new stories.
We hope this will be inspiring for you all to continue reading, supporting and creating original new work! We look forward to see published work from you all!
As always, we appreciate your input so we can improve for our next festival, please fill out the survey below.
See you next time!
ID: Flyer for “Deaf Talks in a Nutshell” with text in white strips on a dark background. A hand in motion in different colors on the left side. Further text in strips below: “Open Call for Presentations. Apply by Friday Jan 29, 2027. Tinyurl.com/DT27opencall .” The logos for Deaf Spotlight and WSRID are on the bottom.
Open Call for Deaf Talks 2027
WSRID & Deaf Spotlight are now accepting proposals to present at Deaf Talks 2027. Deaf Talks focuses on highlighting the kaleidoscope of insight and experiences within the Deaf/DeafBlind communities. Deaf Talks will take place on Sunday, May 2, 2027 at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA.
This is a community event for exploring ideas, stories, and inspirations in the Deaf/DeafBlind communities. Whether a first time presenter, or a seasoned expert, Deaf/DeafBlind people of all experience are welcome to submit their proposals. All presentations will be conducted in sign language.
DEADLINE: Friday, Jan 29, 2027
All completed proposals will be reviewed by a screening panel of WSRID & Deaf Spotlight members, submitters will be notified ASAP.
If you have any questions, please contact us at wsrid.pdc@gmail.com.
ID: Flyer with gray background and huge yellow moon on left side. Two bare trees with a couple of mushrooms. One of trees have several jack-o-lanterns hanging on the tree’s branches. On the bottom of the flyer, words in white and orange: “A family-friendly Halloween party: CURSED FOREST” 25 Oct 2026; Sunday. 10 am -2 pm. Seattle, WA. QR Code for RSVP form. Bottom, logos of ADWAS, Deaf Spotlight, 4Culture and Hands & Voices.
Community Halloween Party
Deep in the woods, something is stirring. Inky caps creep. Zombie lumberjacks wander, still swinging their axes. And somewhere, in the darkest hollow, a witch is stirring her cauldron... waiting for visitors.
Welcome to the Cursed Forest, a Family-friendly Halloween Party!! Play spooky-fun games for all ages, and grab some yummy treats to keep you going as you find your way through the cursed forest. Dress as whoever, or whatever, you'd love to meet in the cursed woods. A ghostly wanderer? A forest witch? A creature that's never been named? The scarier or funnier, the better!
When: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Where: Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS); 8623 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA
Event Sponsors: ADWAS, Washington Hands & Voices and Deaf Spotlight
Free access provided by 4Culture.
Access: Voice and ProTactile interpreters will be available at the party. Please confirm your access needs in the RSVP form below.
Deadline to RSVP: Friday, Oct 23rd.
Questions: Please email info@deafspotlight.org
ID: Deaf Arts Directory announcement. Patty Liang, Deaf Spotlight Executive Director, in front of a blue background. Patty, a Chinese American woman with dark hair wearing eyeglasses and a dark shirt with white shirt underneath.
DeafArtsDirectory.com is LIVE!
If you are an:
Artist who is Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing
Disability-led Business or Organization that serves and supports Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of hearing artists and their work
Then you are eligible and welcome to participate in the Art Directory!
Deaf Arts Directory is currently maintained by Deaf Spotlight with many thanks to @HowlRound’s Deaf Theater Action Planning, @BlackDisabledCreatives, B.Hawbaker, volunteers and supporters for the push.
ID: Flyer for “Free Community Passes”, stylized as yellow ticket stubs with a light blue background with text inside the stub. Further text below: “To Seattle Art Museum or Seattle Asian Art Museum for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing members! Tinyurl.com/SAM-DS2026”. Logos for the Seattle Art Museum and Deaf Spotlight on the bottom.
Back for 4th year, Deaf Spotlight will distribute FREE museum passes to Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing community members through the Seattle Art Museum Community Pass Program.
Please fill out the form with your name, your mailing address, and how many passes you would like to get. Each person can get up to 2 community passes. Each community pass will give you 6 tickets each. Your passes must be redeemed by the end of year 2026.
The passes can be redeemed at either locations: Seattle Art Museum (Downtown) OR Seattle Asian Art Museum (Volunteer Park) during regular hours.
Many handwaves to Seattle Art Museum’s Community Pass Program for making this accessible for all!
Free Seattle Art Museum / Seattle Asian Art Museum tickets to Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing community members!
ID: Deaf Spotlight Annual report: 13 pages with a mixture of text and graphic illustrations in multiple colors in vertical view. The title page has a white background with two rectangular columns on a slant in three colors: orange, blue and dark blue. Top one extends from middle-right to top left corner. The second one starts in the lower right corner to middle of the bottom half. Deaf Spotlight logo in against a blue square in upper right corner. On same column, orange rectangle with black text “Annual Report” Underneath orange is dark blue square with white text “20.” On second column, orange square with white text: “24.
Read our 2024 Annual Report
