Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education

The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, offered an invaluable opportunity to engage Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Signing communities in astronomical education and outreach. Deaf and Signing individuals are not sufficiently included in astronomical activities: both in public outreach and in the training of professional scientists. The authors of this article, in working to improve Deaf/Signing inclusion in astronomy education and outreach, have carried out a range of activities in a variety of settings: online via Atomic Hands; at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY; at Boston University; and at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.