Helen MacKay

Passionate about lots of things but normally tweet about inclusion, rare disease, tech, kids, tourism & other stuff. Closed captioning & NZSL fan.

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

Still so proud of my kid's self advocacy. #Siblings #Deaf #Hearing #CaptionsMatter #a11y https://t.co/0r2QpUNI1b

[URochester Medicine Department of Medicine @URMed_DeptMed]

.@wyattehall, who co-leads @WilmotCancer's Future Deaf Scientists Program with DOM Chair Ruth O’Regan, was named on the @Forbes Accessibility 100 list: https://t.co/vlKYNNh4QO

Learn about Hall's research & advocacy for sign language access for deaf kids: https://t.co/BtDrMhTaYN

[World Federation of the Deaf @WFDeaf_org]

💬 “In 1880, Milan tried to ban sign languages in the education of deaf learners. 145 years later, we say: No more.”

The WFD President made opening remarks at the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) in Rome, Italy. 🇮🇹

[BBC @BBC]

When accessibility isn't prioritised, this can be the reality of being deaf at school 💔

#WaterlooRoad #Drama #DeafAwareness #DeafEducation #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #Learning #HearingImpaired #BSL

Details of support for some of the issues raised in this video are available at the BBC Action Line: https://t.co/ZG622JOTz9

[Channel 4 @Channel4]

Channel 4 follows Sophie Morgan as she campaigns for airlines to be held accountable for poor treatment of disabled passengers.

Sophie Morgan’s Fight To Fly – Monday 22nd July, 9pm on Channel 4 and streaming.

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

@mr45144 My pleasure. I have been able to frame so many experiences this week using these principles. It helped process the experiences -sadly I don't have a magic wand to make the bad experiences into good!

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

10. The profession of interpreting is always evolving.
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Read and remember this: https://t.co/mCjPcyjsTr

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

From Principles to Practice: Creating Language Equity for Deaf Professionals 1/11

Core Principles
0. Audism is permanent and pervasive, recognize it and address it.

https://t.co/mCjPcyjsTr

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

9. The interpreter is there for all parties.
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[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

Bridging worlds and embracing New Zealand Sign Language.

https://t.co/aEtWF8Ugy5

“Deaf children need to be acutely aware of their inherent value, and they need to know that it is their right and entitlement to be in the classroom just as much as anyone else.”

[World Federation of the Deaf @WFDeaf_org]

🌍 Today, on International Day of Families, we celebrate unity across borders. 95% of deaf children born to hearing families don't have access to sign language.

The WFD launches a policy paper advocating for sign language rights ➡️ https://t.co/NCMeTZGaBa

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

To mark the end of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we wanted to thank the World Federation of the Deaf (@WFDeaf_org) for their position paper on ‘Access to National Sign Languages* as a Health Need’.

*British Sign Language (BSL) & Irish Sign Language (ISL)

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https://t.co/oJ3N5hyzC5

[Helen MacKay @Bubsthemonkey]

Please. Read this article. "Changes are fully possible with allies, colleagues, interpreters, and Deaf professionals all collaborating to achieve language equity". Take action.

[Wyatte @wyattehall]

New publication out with @KelbyBrick and @billmillios! "From principles to practice: Creating language equity for deaf professionals" https://t.co/idq8RA7pbj We discuss 10 guiding principles in a Deaf-centered language equity framework for use in hearing-dominant settings 1/?