• Accessibility – of community life to D/deaf/Hoh people around the world. Links to advocacy, law, politics, children .. in fact all the other Spokes.
• Advocacy – methods, laws, organisations, attitudes, self-advocacy. Links to accessibility, law, politics, all other areas.
• Arts – artists, specific arts ie, photography, painting, dance, music.
• Biographies – of D/deaf/Hoh/CODA/Hearing involved in the area of deafness who have for various reasons achieved notable success in their area of interest.
• Business – generic how-to, specific adjustments (ie technology, seating layouts), communication in work place. Links to accessibility, advocacy, law, politics and sci-tech
• Children – raising deaf kids, support groups, orgs/professionals that can help kids with a hearing loss, visual phonics, early intervention. Links to communication, community, culture, deafness, education, mental health, multiple disability parenting, accessibility, advocacy, law, sign languages.
• CODA/HMFD – issues for children of deaf adults, support, hints for deaf parents. Links to culture, parenting, community
• Communication – auditory/verbal, oral (speech/lip reading-verbal), sign language, total communication, signed languages (Signed English, SSE). Links to education, mental health, multiple disability, parenting, sign languages
• Community – geographical, communication choice, hobby/interest groups, sporting. Links to communication, children, arts, culture, sport.
• Culture – deaf culture and identity (deafhood). Values such as jokes, story telling, expression. Links to education, history, entertainment, religion, sign languages, sport, travel
• Deaf-Blind – issues specific to deaf-blindness. Links to education, accessibility, advocacy, children, communication, interpreting, law, politics, mental health, sign languages
• Deafness - the medical condition. Causes, effects, (re)habilitation, support, organisations. Links to children, communication, multiple disabilities, sci-tech
• Education – history, theories, methods, current support/schools, early intervention, research. Links to accessibility, advocacy, children, communication, culture, community, history, law, mental health, multiple disabilities, parenting, politics, sign languages, sport, sci-tech.
• Entertainment – Favourite activities, accessibility, reviews, previews and promotions. DVD’s, plays, movies, concerts, deaf theatre. Links to accessibility, advocacy, arts, children, law, politics, sport, sci-tech, travel.
• History – deaf people of history, significant events for deaf people, movement of communities, attitudes to deaf people. Links to all other areas.
• Interpreting – standards, methods, issues, contexts, specialisations, training. Links to accessibility, advocacy, communication, children, entertainment, mental health, politics, law, religion, sign languages.
• Law & Justice – discrimination laws and attitudes, how law can discriminate, issues of deaf accessing justice. Links to accessibility, advocacy, communication, education, entertainment, history, interpreting, mental health, parenting, politics, sign languages, sci-tech. Can split into more specific areas.
• Mental Health – issues of diagnosis, treatment, stats, support. Links to accessibility, advocacy, children, communication, law, politics, deafness.
• Multiple Disabilities – syndromes, issues of diagnosis, treatment, common associations. Links to advocacy, accessibility, children, communication, education deafness, deaf blind, parenting, sci-tech.
• Parenting – a deaf child, deaf parents. Issues, support, education, techniques. Links to accessibility, advocacy, children, coda, community culture, deafness, education, interpreting, law, mental health.
• Partnering – D/deaf/hoh with hearing. Issues, support, communities, attitudes. Links with accessibility, advocacy, communication, culture, community, history, interpreting, law, politics, sign languages, sport, entertainment, travel
• Politics – the politics of deafness, accessibility of politics, and politics affecting deaf people. Links to accessibility, advocacy, education, entertainment, history, interpreting, law, mental health.
• Religion & Spirituality - Splitting into sub-topics, such as Christianity, Islam, Hindi, etc. Attitudes to accessibility, deaf movements, deaf/interpreted services, deaf leaders, reviews, resources. Links to accessibility, advocacy, communication, community, culture, history, interpreting, law, politics, sign languages, sci-tech.
• Sign Languages – linguistical roots, grammer, language family, usage, history, jokes, storytelling, how it affects culture, where to learn. Links to accessibility, advocacy, arts, communication, community, culture, education, history, entertainment, interpreting, law, mental health, politics, religion.
• Sport – achievers (in deaf or hearing arenas), orgs, sports, teams, tournaments, events promotions, reviews, websites. Links to accessibility, advocacy, law, politics, education, entertainment, biographies.
• Sci-Tech – hearing aids, CIs, mobiles, ttys, msn, computers, relay, video relay, stem cell research, acupuncture, brain stem implants. Links to deafness, deaf-blind, accessibility, law, politics.
• Travel – accessible travel, tours, cruises, reviews, city features, country attitudes, laws (eg, deaf are not allowed to drive in India), deaf clubs, events, entertainment. Links to accessibility, children, community, entertainment, interpreting, law, partnering, sport.