We’re proud to collab with Deaf Aboriginal Services to create a series of Auslan videos explaining the Voice to Parliament Referendum. If you have any enquires about this, please contact us at [email protected]
The videos can be viewed here: https://t.co/3FPVSDdgCN
@WASLI_tweets provides structures to create global networks for Deaf interpreters,create awareness and provide models that can be adopted on a local level. #WeAreWASLI#WASLI2023
The WASLI Team showing some examples of how they have been working with partners to support members and groups of interpreters. Arunas explains more about encouraging and supporting more Deaf interpreters into various roles. #WeAreWASLI#WASLI2023
Now watching Making it work: international development of a collaborative model for the signed language interpreting community - Dr Isabelle Heyerick, Arunas Brazinska & Dr Christopher Stone #wasli2023
De Meulder & Haualand looks at impacts of interpreting provision in education & health, as well as other sectors. Huge change & impact on deaf community and ability to have access to education. #wasli2023
We’re now watching @mdemeulder presenting on Sign Language Interpreting as a social institution: the missing macro perspective? Hilde Haualand also involved in this research #wasli2023
Se-Woong Yoon is an inspirational role model, continuing to encourage Deafblind people to socialise and participate, reducing isolation and fostering communication and support through positive reinforcement. #WASLI2023
Lydia using a metaphor to explain barriers in a Deafblind person’s life: If a baby elephant is tied to a peg all their life, they won’t know their strength and won’t try to break free even when the physical restriction may be minimal. #WASLI2023
Lydia continuing to tell us of a journey, navigating a new-found deafblind world, supporting the group to travel internationally, learning some ASL, Japanese Sign Language and IS together to prepare for DB conferences and camps #WASLI2023#DeafBlind
So happy to see this image of Father Cyril Axelrod from the WFD Congress at Spain - part of Lydia Koh’s journey towards her PhD focused on haptic communication #wasli2023@WASLI_tweets @WASLI2023
Now moving on to adult experiences, working in a shoe company, loosing his vision and having to retire, completing a hike to the mountains, establishing a deafblind missionary group and lobbying for support. #WASLI2023