Stories

Mar 31, 202311 min

Access Intimacy in Nature: Accessing Care through Direct Experiences

In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, we share a series of stories that portray what true access intimacy is and the lesson that...

Feb 28, 20236 min

You Are The Result of The Love Of Thousands

Among the chaos of the modern world and feelings of self-doubt, Nature and indigenous teachings remind us that we all are connected by a...

Dec 1, 202213 min

Exploring the Forest through Protactile: The DeafBlind Way

Co-authored by Summer Crider, Hayley Broadway, and Jessica Ennis, with participation of DeafBlind co-navigators Kim Powers, Riss Leitzke,...

Nov 21, 202210 min

Slow Nomadic Travels: Being Conscious As We Move Through

Written by Summer Crider and Madison Traviss Originally published on the blog of Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT)...

Jul 26, 20222 min

Seek Your Wild, Natural World!

Summer and the Turtle Shuttle has been featured on Seek The World, an international Deaf news show. Watch Summer in true action whether...

May 27, 20221 min

The Daily Moth spotlights us!

We have been featured on “The Daily Moth”! It’s been an honor being interviewed about my cross-country bus tour and showing my...

May 19, 20223 min

Statistics and Stories about Mental Health in the Deaf community

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, The Giving Cypress and Signed By Stories have partnered to underscore the need for awareness...

Feb 19, 20212 min

Encounters with Manatees

Ever since I was small, I could remember loving animals and caring for their well-being. My parents had a huge role of teaching folks...

There is no greater agony than

bearing an untold story inside you.

-Maya Angelou

THE GIVING CYPRESS