Kicking off the week with a #Lipspeaking job in Essex, but this is the last one for me for a while.

Death of #Deaf Tik Tok star raises concerns over lack of #BSL interpreters. www.facebook.com/share/1F1qXW...

Our next Deaf Lives event is: 📅25th October 🕜5pm - 8pm 📍Hounslow Deaf Club, Lampton Family Hub, TW3 4JG The Safer Communities Manager from London Borough of Hounslow will be attending to talk about safety in the local area.  See you there 🙌

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End of the week and I’m between #Lipspeaking jobs in Essex. Have a good weekend all.

What a #Monday morning. Finally home after #Lipspeaking , or trying to #Lipspeak amid many obstacles.

Book shops, especially the small independents, are important gems on our high streets. Places of serendipity and discovery to be valued. Support them if you can. #BookShopDay #Saturday11thOctober #BooksAreMyBag

Difficult to dress for this sunny but chilly weather. One of us is #Lipspeaking in Essex today while the other is in London.

Yes, it's Friday, but hold that end of the week feeling. I need to charge up the #LipspeakerBattery to get me through Saturday as well. Lipspeakers are not only booked for the Mon to Fri 9-5. #HereWhenNeeded #Evenings #Weekends

When I woke up on Friday morning I had no idea that I would be #Lipspeaking in this part of London a few days later. A lovely booking in an interesting, developing area. #YouNeverKnow #AdHocVariety #LipspeakerWorkTravels

Reflecting on many things today as this date marks my 10-years cancer-free. Thankyou @uclh.bsky.social for removing my cancerous bladder and fitting me with a #Neobladder. I wouldn’t be alive today without you, and I certainly wouldn’t have trained as a #Lipspeaker. #BladderCancer

Hearing devices don’t cure #deafness. They help with hearing, not understanding. Even CI users often still need captions, lipreading & assistive devices: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... #business #accessibility #communication #technology #DeafAwarenessMonth

🖤✨ Breaking the Silence in Our Community ✨🖤 The countdown is on! ⏳ Join us Saturday, Sept 27, 2025, at 1 PM EST for a powerful virtual panel hosted by HLAA. 🖤 I’ll be speaking w/ @earth2erika365 & @projectnemiah on our hearing loss journeys as Black creators. #RepresentationMatters #HOH

A week of two halves. First half dedicated to my #Writing work and the rest of the week is all about #Lipspeaking. Love a dual career.

Did you know Access to Work is a government scheme to support deaf and disabled people in work?  You can make your workplace more inclusive by understanding how it works and supporting employees where necessary.  Our full guide is available in BSL and English - link in bio #NationalInclusionWeek

Two #Lipspeaking jobs today, in #London and #Essex.

This comes from the National Union of Journalists but applies to all freelancers. #StopTheFreelanceRipOff www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sto... @nujofficial.bsky.social

A busy week so far but have cleared the diary for a birthday lunch with a good friend. Well you can’t #Lipspeak on an empty stomach!

Most deaf & hard of hearing people don’t use sign language. Many never disclose their hearing loss—often due to stigma. Accessibility needs to go beyond one solution: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... #business #Accessibility #Communication #Inclusion

Battled the tube strike to #Lipspeak in London, Essex and Reading this week. Added a bit on to the journeys but wasn’t too bad.

Deaf lipreaders can misunderstand shop assistants. In this picture a lady learns in her receipt that the handbag in the sale was actually £50.00 & not £15.00. Words such as ‘fifty’ & ‘fifteen’ have similar lip shapes. These are examples of #homophenes #LipreadingAwarenessWeek

Another #Lipspeaking job in London. Tube strike? No problem. Comfy shoes on for a bit of a walk. #LipspeakingInLondon

The French proverb, “lire les lèvres, c’est entendre avec les yeux…” translates as “…to read lips is to hear with the eyes…” I think this is a succinct representation of lipreader friendship. #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Communication #Accessibility #Lipreading

“Accessibility is not about convenience. It is also about dignity…” (Author unknown). #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Lipreading #Communication

Today we are co-working out of town. Setting off in plenty of time as there’s a #TubeStrike don’t you know? #ThankHeavensForTheOverground

Happy #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Lipspeakers and #Lipreaders go together like a horse and carriage.

⚠️EVENT POSTPONED⚠️ Due to the planned tube strikes next week, we have made the decision to postpone our Healthy Deaf Minds event. A new date will be announced as soon as possible. Stay tuned for updates!

We have created a guide to using Access to Work for deaf employees. The resource was kindly funded by @churchillfship.bsky.social  You can find the guide in BSL and English here - https://f.mtr.cool/jfqmeyvucj #DeafJobs #DeafCommunity #AccessToWork

The trains did not behave this morning, which resulted in taking an unusual route to my #RegularFridayLipseakingBooking. This delivered an unexpected sight; a lovely creative splash of colour to brighten the day. #CoulourfulSouthLondon #HokusaiGreatWave #SmilesOnRoute #FridayArt

Back from #Lipspeaking in #Essex to resume my weekly #BSL class. #LifeLongLearner

First time in a long while I'm travelling to work in the wind and rain. Very slippery out there! #LipspeakingInNorthLondon for some truly delightful people. Cup of tea ready for me upon arrival 😊 #HoodsUp #BrolliesUp #TakeCareNotToSlipUp

We are both up bright and early today to start our #Lipspeaking week after a few days off to celebrate a significant event and party along with the King. #AllShookUp

This is something we have in common with several other disability groups, our social battery wears out after so long. What's your social battery time limit @chellelive.bsky.social ? #SocialBattery #HearingLossAwareness #HardOfHearing #Lipreading #HearingLossLIVE

Culture time ..... BIG tick. That was simply a great evening! Poetry, aka 'figurative language with a shape'. #InspiredLipspeaker #RaymondAntrobus #Nadeem #HarryJardine #ChrisFonseca #RoseAylingEllis #DameEvelynGlennie #SouthBankCentre

What's the time? Time to nip round the M25 and #LipspeakInEssex. And with a very interesting booking completed, I'm now off for a bit of culture time. More later ..........

Sometimes #Lipspeaking jobs are cancelled and instead of working, we are on gardening leave (of a sort). When that happens we are able to stay at home and admire our dwarf roses.

A crazy busy #Lipspeaking week is over and now a weekend of rest before 6 days of coworking with my fellow SEL. 🎉It’s a hot one so I hope you follow in my cat’s footsteps and get some shade.

Both of us were #LegalLipspeaking today. One of us flew solo but the other one was co-working with a #Lipspeaker colleague. Out the suit and in gardening clothes now. This rose wasn’t there yesterday.

The latest report from SignHealth and deaftogether calls on the government for Access to Work reform, not cuts. ATW is a scheme that is designed to breakdown barriers in the workplace, yet the current system creates more.  #ReformNotCuts

#LegalLipspeaking today; south east London. Nice plush bus seats in this neck of the woods.

Love this! Can’t wait to go. #BSLCafe #DeafInLondon

Not what I was expecting to see as I arrived at my #Lipspeaking job in a residential street in #Essex. What beauties.

Back in my garden office after #Lipspeaking in Essex.

From windmills to Windsor. Back to #LipspeakingWorkInBerkshire after a wonderful long weekend. Norfolk took me by surprise. I fell in love with it. My first visit, but most definitely not my last.

Heading to the first #Lipspeaking job of the week after a much-needed restful weekend reflecting on last week. As #Lipspeakers we provide communication support at all events, some of which are life-changing. This job is an honour, a privilege and a responsibility.

A hugely rewarding #LegalLipspeaking booking today. Two deaf people, both with different communication needs, a mixture of face-to-face and virtual language service professionals, an accommodating judge and a major success! #NotAllDeafPeopleHaveTheSameCommunicationNeeds

I've landed in Westminster for my 1:00 #LipspeakingBooking and there's quite a buzz! 🙂 Helicopter hovering, red and white aplenty and a lovely atmosphere. #LionessesCelebration #LondonParade #MilesOfSmiles

Good afternoon. Here's your weekly lipreading challenge. If you know @chellelive.bsky.social , you know she doesn't like summer. Improver your lipreading skills with us: hearinglosslive.com/memberships/ #LipreadingChallenge #Lipreading #Speechreading #SeeYouOnTheInside #HearingLossLIVE

As #Lipspeakers we are often present to provide communication support at monumental points in other peoples’ lives. It is a privilege to do this, and also a huge responsibility. Today is one of those days. #Lipspeaking