go ahead

In the flip-phone era, Deaf people often relied on TTY to make phone calls. Through an operator, they would type their pizza order to be voiced to the pizza corner—and wait for the operator to type the response back. To signal that they had finished and it was the other person’s turn, they typed GA

For us, this abbreviation carries that history forward. It’s an invitation to take your turn, move the conversation forward, and make space for new Deaf stories on the stage. GA