Meet Rikki Poynter – YouTube’s biggest Deaf star

Rikki Poynter is a Deaf content creator, consultant and public speaker on YouTube. She makes content about deaf awareness, accessibility/closed captioning awareness, mental health, feminism, and more.

Who is Rikki Poynter?

Rikki Poynter is a prominent deaf activist, content creator, and YouTuber. She is known for her advocacy work related to deafness, accessibility, closed captions and sign language. Rikki was born with a sensorineural hearing loss and became profoundly deaf in her left ear at the age of nine.

Rikki gained significant attention through her YouTube channel, where she creates videos about her experiences as a deaf person, educates her audience about deaf culture, promotes closed captions on videos and raises awareness about accessibility issues.

Rikki went viral with her video “Shit Hearing People Say,” which has over half a million views on YouTube.

She is a strong advocate for the importance of accurate and inclusive captions on online content, which not only benefits the deaf and hard-of-hearing community but also improves content accessibility for a wider audience.

In addition to her YouTube channel, Rikki Poynter is active on social media platforms, using her voice and platform to challenge misconceptions about deafness and advocate for accessibility in various aspects of life, including education, entertainment, and technology.

Making a real difference

Rikki Poynter’s work has made a significant impact in increasing awareness about the challenges faced by the deaf community and the importance of inclusivity. She has inspired many people to take action, create accessible content and consider the needs of the deaf and hard-of-hearing population in their work.

Since making her first deaf related video on October 1st, 2014, Rikki has been on the Huffington Post, Mic News, Upworthy, ABC News, BBC Newsbeat, BBC Ouch, BBC See Hear, and other news outlets in various countries. Also, she has been working on her new closed captioning campaign, #LIGHTSCAMERACAPTION, to try to get more YouTubers to closed caption their videos.

Check out Rikki’s website by clicking here, and watch her viral video below!