Lydia

Founder @SavedByTheSign | @GaisceAwards board & @NWCI Women's Forum Member | @EUDYouth former President |📚Anthropology & Int’l Development

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

I think we’re beyond the “raise awareness” stage of practically every major social issue.

[GORM @GormMedia]

You can’t create inclusive spaces without asking people what they actually need.

Lydia Gratis is doing what whole institutions won’t, listening to communities first.

🎬 Watch on https://t.co/Xuwi9aW4q6

#DeafAdvocacyIreland #Accessibility #DeafVoices #CommunityLedInclusion

[Royal Court @royalcourt]

Sending best wishes to Dead Centre and the company of Deaf Republic ahead of their opening night at Dublin Theatre Festival this evening ✨

📸 Johan Persson

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

Don't miss the BSL Conference 2025 with amazing speakers like: ✨Lydia Gratis, ✨Peter Brown, ✨Helene Jarmer, ✨Mhairi Simpson & Gem Fountain! 📅 17–18 July 2025 | 📍 The Queens Hotel, Leeds. Get tickets now: https://t.co/Lo8Y2S9amC #BSLConference2025

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

We had a fascinating presentation by Lydia Gratis - Saved by the Sign - Strength in Diversity: Securing the future of diverse identities in the UK Signing Community.

#BDAConference2025 #Thefuturestartswithus

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

Honouring the Deaf Black community! Check out Lydia's great presentation at the BSL conference in Leeds: https://t.co/qSu3tbzzS3 #BlackHistoryMonth #DeafCommunityUK #SignLanguage #UKDeafCommunity #Britishdeafassociation #BSL #DeafBlackExcellence #DeafCulture

[RTÉ Nationwide @RTENationwide]

A powerful production exploring deafness & resilience, told through Irish Sign Language, British Sign Language, & spoken English @ZainabBoladale meets the creative team to discover how deaf & hearing artists are bringing it to life on #RTENationwide Friday 3rd October @RTEOne 7pm

[GORM @GormMedia]

Inclusion starts with a question: “How can I communicate with you?”

@LydiaGratis reminds us that access isn’t always high-tech, it can be a gesture, a note, a message.

🎬 Watch full episode: https://t.co/Unzu82WADm

#InclusiveCommunication #DeafAccessibility #Intersectional

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

And when the illusion is challenged, they respond not with change, but with replacements, ensuring there are always willing voices to uphold the performance and maintain the illusion.

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

Organisations love the illusion of inclusion, posting statements, commemorating days, and staging diversity campaigns, while doing nothing to dismantle the structures that keep people excluded in the first place.

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

When the illusion wears thin, they don’t course correct, they retreat, waiting for the next moment to resurface with the same empty promises.

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

@ElaineGrehan @Black_andirish @SavedByTheSign Thank you♥️

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

Photo album update, had to let this one sink in 1st♥️

Thank you to @Black_andirish for honouring me with the 2024 Educator of the Year award. Being recognised by my community for the social justice and social inclusion work we do at @SavedByTheSign means everything.

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

@JTFlamelily ♥️

[Adémọ́lá. @OgbeniDemola]

Teach your kids about Thomas Sankara, Samora Machel, Julius Nyerere, Amilcar Cabral. Teach your kids about Africans who achieved great things.

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

Congratulations Dr Sandrine 🥂🎉♥️

[Dr Sandrine Ndahiro @NdahiroSandrine]

Today I successfully defended my PhD thesis where I passed with minor corrections 😭😭😭 Thank you to my amazing examiners and chair. Thank you @EnglishAtUL for incredible 10 years. Officially Dr. Ndahiro 🥂

[Habkat @Habibakatsha]

There’s something to be said about the way Black people are continuously brought on to TV debates about racism but lack opportunities in the TV industry...

[Lydia @LydiaGratis]

@JTFlamelily People show up in their ignorance so comfortably. Its astounding

[little onion @zola_ellen]

A big part of my life involves discussing public safety—attending panels, giving/viewing presentations. Yet, during every Q&A, it’s often the same privileged voices dominating the conversation, focusing on ‘street people,’ property, and ‘crime.’