Maartje De Meulder

I’m a deaf scholar working at the intersection of Deaf Studies, language policy, and the social sciences. My work examines how language technologies meet deaf lives – especially sign language AI – and how their affordances shape language, communication, and access, in everyday practice.

Alongside my academic work, I collaborate with deaf organisations, interpreting professionals, and technology stakeholders on the ethics, governance and real-world impact of these tools.

Across my work, I build bridges between research, policy and practice: developing concepts and evidence that make sense to deaf communities themselves, while challenging dominant assumptions about “access” and “inclusion” in tech development, education, and public services.