About
Rikki Poynter is a content creator, writer, accessibility consultant, and public speaker.
She started her YouTube career in July 2010 being a makeup vlogger until her shift to more educational and lifestyle content in late 2013.
She is known for her video, “Shit Hearing People Say,” which now has over 530,000 views, as well as her efforts for proper closed captioning on YouTube. In September 2016, she launched a closed captioning campaign called #NoMoreCRAPtions in hopes to get a large group of people promoting captions at the same time. The campaign is still ongoing today.
On YouTube, in writing, and at public speaking, Rikki covers a variety of topics including disability (deafness, chronic pain, and fatigue), accessibility, mental health, child abuse, and more.
Rikki has worked with the following companies: Apple, Google, Samsung, Spotify, had an invitation to the White House, and more.
GIZMODO
On the Early Web, People With Disabilities Found Community and Autonomy
ABC NEWS
Hard of Hearing YouTube Star Campaigns for Better Closed Captioning
BBC NEWS
"YouTubers: Subtitle Your Videos," Says Deaf Campaigner
BBC NEWSBEAT
YouTube: We Know Automatic Subtitles Aren't Good Enough
BBC OUCH
The New Breed of "Vloggers" Here to Challenge People
HUFFINGTON POST
DeafTalent Everywhere! Part II
This Beauty Vlogger Is Hard Of Hearing And She's Stepping Up Her Game On YouTube
IDENTITIES.MIC
Sh*t People Need To Stop Saying To Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Immediately
UPWORTHY
People Say She's Too Pretty To Be Deaf. That's When She Hits Them With This Face.
WE THE UNICORNS
3 Of The Best Options For Closed-Captioning Your YouTube Videos
COLLEGE MAGAZINE
THE TOP 21 FEMALE YOUTUBERS OF 2021