Designated BSL/ENG #interpreting post

Does your device change your regional slang into something completely different? Tried to type #bampot & had it auto-corrected to "vampire". Perhaps it's a #Scottish #RegionalSlang #WordOfTheDay somewhere 😂

#MaidenMotherMage 📍 #CulrossAbbey #Fife 🗓️ Saturday 19th July 2025 ⏰ 2pm & 7pm (#BSL access x2) 🎟️ £7 / £10 / £15 www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot... ✍🏻🎭Writer/Director: @rebeccasharp.bsky.social 👧🏾Israela Efomi 👩🏼Taylor Dyson 👵Fletcher Mathers 🎼 Alex South 🎨 Frances Law 👗Jessica Brettle

Does anyone have a BSL sign for ' #Fakaleitī ' please ? Or...is/are there one(s) from #TonganSignLanguage that can be respectfully borrowed ?

"🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp... "

Sometimes I worry clients think I've forgotten about them when I'm working on multiple projects, simultaneously - in order to meet all the different deadlines. Does this feeling ever leave? Question for the #Freelancers

Twenty-twenty-five Seventh of May National #Interpreter Appreciation Day Thank you to those Who took all they knew Put them into lessons And dilemma run-throughs Thank you to those With the battles silently fought So that those after Won’t be without support

There are 3000+ shows in the #edfringe, but no way to find those led by women and people of marginalised genders in the website or print programme. Enter: the #FemiFringe Guide! Register your show by Saturday 31 May to be included in our 4th edition. bit.ly/FemiFringe

#BeyondSilence #DeafAwarenessWeek 5th - 11th May 2025 #DAW2025 bda.org.uk/deaf-awarene... via @bda.org.uk

It's #DeafAwarenessWeek! At Kids in Museums, we believe museums are for everyone. But many families and young people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing can find visiting museums difficult. Our resource is full of practical tips to welcome more D/deaf people:

In celebration of National BSL Day, we’re proud to launch the Schools BSL Poet Laureate Toolkit! A FREE resource to help schools celebrate creativity and culture through their own BSL Poet Laureate competitions. Download now: bda.org.uk/schools-poet... #SchoolsBSLPoetLaureate #NationalBSLDay

Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw

Re-reading 'Signs, Music' by #RaymondAntrobus on the last day of #NationalPoetryMonth I didn't understand the appeal of signed (poet's signature) books, until I did. "The body houses countless feelings that can't address their own names."

We are currently seeking applications for the role of Race Equality Officer to work with us at @tcddublin.bsky.social in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Office. Deadline for applications is 9 May 2025. universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

"To become a grandmaster is to rise to the level of an advanced beginner." #MauriceAshley #BookSky #BookQuote #MoveByMove

An experienced professional once said to me to stop asking for feedback/advice as they felt that it made me look incompetent when I'm highly skilled. So I stopped. Their suggestion came from a good place AND it didn't feel right (for me). #LifelongLearner

There's no such thing as a self-made man or woman. No one succeeds without support. "I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility. Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.

"She’s #autistic but you wouldn’t know if she didn’t tell you." "See us for our colours, not what you think is our darkness." #AutismAcceptanceDay #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Neurodiversity

Taking part in #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2025 & by the third entry using local prompts, realise my contributions read more akin to pages from #TheBookOfShadows #Charmed #HalliwellSisters

"...innovative interdisciplinary thinker...emotional intelligence, intuition, and infectious energy make me a good leader...tendency to become intensely absorbed in interesting activities...a resilience that now keeps me committed to achieving my goals." #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodiversity

BSL: www.instagram.com/reel/DHvhTTs... Deaf / BSL user / CoDA / BSL-English Interpreter ? Wanted: 20s-30s singles - all sexualities Game-based #BSLdating show via #GoldWala For info email - [email protected]

"Enhanced understanding of the impact of #DomesticAbuse on children and mothers in #deaf families will enable project partners to identify..." #BSL video via #SignLOUD - Prof. Jemina Napier, Dr Claire Houghton, Lucy Clark & Tasnim Ahmed. #LanguageBarriers in #DomesticViolence #Trauma #Survivor

The BDA is deeply alarmed by proposed cuts to DLA, PIP & Access to Work. These are not luxuries—they're lifelines. Without them, Deaf & disabled people face poverty & isolation. We refuse to be silent. Read our full statement: bda.org.uk/bda-statemen...

Can't believe it's a year today since my professorial inaugural lecture. I was so nervous, but it was a fun event. Thanks to Kearsy Cormier and @jeannettel.bsky.social for the lovely intro, and to everyone who's helped me on this journey. @unibirmingham.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb5J...

As part of Sign Language Week, we’re revisiting our lay summary on BSL indicating verbs! Findings suggest these verbs blend morphemic and gestural elements, with modification influenced by factors like constructed action. #SignLanguageWeek #SLW2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGwV...

#GlobalRecyclingDay 👍🏽 👎🏽 #PlannedObsolescence

Also happy #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek 🧠✨ #NeuroInclusion #NeuroSparkly #NeuroSpicy

Happy #SignLanguageWeek ! 🙌🏽 #SLW2025

The feeling of spending days figuring out how to interpret #improv elements, which initially felt, potentially impossible. vs Doing a quick search online to guess vibe of potential clothing style & choosing to go smart-casual. Lesson learned: Never assume. 8 years qualified, still learning.

Happy to announce that my book Being Understood: Deaf Interpreters, Embodied Language, and Relationality has been accepted for publication and is in production.

Going #freelance in #Scotland (April/May 2025). After 2 years as a Peripatetic Pupil Support Assistant & 6 years as an in-house interpreter, my #BusinessGateway advisor says I need to learn how to market myself. Learned a little #Doric during lockdown, not sure #poetry is what they had in mind...🤭😂

Welcome to WA on Bluesky, Thank you for following xx Banner made for the Women's March, UK.

"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own." "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my #vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." #AudreLorde #Courage #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025

I’m tired. Cis men can make some noise for us today for a change.

Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.

For #ASL viewers, video contains #Accessibility in #AmericanSignLanguage & #ClosedCaptions

Just discovered this website and it looks awesome. Women refusing to be erased. #womenkickass #STEM #WIM womenrefusingtobeerased.org

Looking for an #Aberdeen (Scotland) #hairdresser (bold hair & elaborate eyeliner). 2+ years ago Katie/Katy (spelling?) knew how to #WorkWithMe to create the #GalaxyHair that I wanted but also a style I could hide. A past version of me was concerned it might not be perceived as 'professional'.

Measuring Performance in Nonprofits: Are We Getting It Wrong? A thread on why traditional performance measurement systems (PMSs) often fail nonprofits & what the research says about doing it better. 👇 #Nonprofits #Impact (1 / 8)

Happy #InternationalBookGivingDay 📚✨ "Greatness is discovering your unique gifts and talents to pursue your #MeaningfulMission and make the maximum positive #impact on the people around you." #TheGreatnessMindset by #LewisHowes

We’re looking for a D/deaf or partially hearing Lab Lead to help us make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) more inclusive and exciting for young people!

@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

SignGPT - Project awarded £8.45m to build a BSL Large Language Model to achieve end-to-end translation English/BSL and build "the largest sign language dataset in the world". Good to see there is emphasis on deaf capacity building www.surrey.ac.uk/news/signgpt...

The official tldr of my dissertation is now available in Sign Language & Linguistics! www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... #linguistics

"Your reputation as an employer will count. Operating DEI correctly, with transparency, clarity and commitment will show your workforce that you are accepting, inclusive and thoughtful...when attracting and retaining talent." #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall. They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+. Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them. I think about it a lot in moments like this.

" #Linguistics professor Christopher Strelluf from the University of Warwick explaining that it is used as a “floor-holding strategy”. And, it seems that #uptalk, among female influencers, may well shape the way we speak in the future..."

🎇 祝大家新年快樂! Happy #ChineseNewYear to those who share heritage & Happy #LunarNewYear to all who celebrate! 🎇 🧧Wishing all great health, happiness & good fortune!🧧