Alison
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I've not seen anyone mention this - UK Parliament Access to Work Inquiry. Deadline for evidence is 23:59 on Monday 23 February 2026. Given the impact on deaf people, is there a BSL version knocking about? Otherwise what's the BSL Act for? Link:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9516/th...
about 2 months ago
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New Year's Honours 2026 - Deaf related Honours OBE Robert Jan Michiel NOLAN Chair, Board of Trustees, Deafblind UK. For services to People Living with Deafblindness (Hope Valley, Derbyshire)
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What does, "hereditary disease" mean? You tell me.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Babies from three people's DNA prevents heriditary disease
The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, sometimes fatal inherited diseases.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8179z199vo
8 months ago
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King's Birthday Honours 2025 MBE: Peter Hugh BURROUGHS Lately Trustee and Chair, Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education. For services to Education (Yelverton, Devon)
9 months ago
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From Disability Rights Watch in the USA: "The entire office providing funding for Gallaudet, NTID, the American Printing House for the Blind, Helen Keller National Center, and other special institutions has been laid off."
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/03/15/w...
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Week 8 Update - Disability Rights Watch
Hundreds of Illegal Layoffs at the Department of Education. DoED laid off over 1300 employees Tuesday night, nearly half the department. Secretary McMahon made a statement that layoffs would not affec...
https://www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/03/15/week-8-update/
12 months ago
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Updated list here:
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Deaf related New Year’s Honours and Queen’s / King’s Birthday Honours : Alison Bryan
http://alisonbryan.com/deaf-related-new-years-honours-and-queens-kings-birthday-honours/
about 1 year ago
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Deaf related New Year's Honours 2025 MBE: Zoe CASTELLVI-KELLHOFER Entrepreneur, Advocate and Innovator. For services to the Deaf Community (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh)
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Deaf related New Year's Honours 2025 OBE: Wendy DAUNT Deaf Studies Teacher, Royal School for the Deaf, Derby. For services to Deaf Children and to the Young Adult and Deaf Communities (Derby, Derbyshire)
about 1 year ago
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lifehacker.com/tech/use-por...
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This Chrome Extension Uploads All Your Old Tweets to Bluesky
If you're migrating from X to the friendlier skies of Bluesky, you don't have to leave everything behind—Porto is an extension for Chromium browsers that imports all of your old tweets to Bluesky auto...
https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-porto-to-upload-all-your-old-tweets-to-bluesky
over 1 year ago
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James Plunkett
over 1 year ago
Welcome to the latest surge of new Blue Skyers! Here's a guide I wrote a while back about how to get set up - transfering over people you follow, finding great people, etc.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
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How to leave Twitter
Be part of the crumbling
https://medium.com/@jamestplunkett/how-to-leave-twitter-94665fc4ef2e
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Qualifications Wales suspended GCSE BSL indefinitely. Instead they've come up with a fraction of a qualification which can be taught in as little as 5 hours by an unqualified "BSL teacher". It is meaningless, insulting and a tokenistic exercise. Trick or treat.
over 1 year ago
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Finally got around to setting up this account, hello!
over 2 years ago
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