- professional use
- Used by Deaf professionals, ASL interpreters, audiologists, and disability inclusion advocates in their profiles.
- post context
- Appears in posts about workplace accessibility, Deaf hiring initiatives, or personal hearing-loss journeys.
- appropriateness
- Highly appropriate when used in genuine professional and advocacy contexts; mildly inappropriate if used sarcastically.
- comment use
- Used to show solidarity on accessibility posts or to signal personal connection to the Deaf community.