Ben Fletcher-Harris

Ey up! I'm #MachineLearning/#MLOps Engineer @FT (views my own). I communicate in #BritishSignLanguage. I'm Dad. I 💚 #bouldering. My sign name is hoodie. he/him

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

Ey up! I talk candidly in this video about my life story, when #access failed & why, some home truths, what I’ve found to work, who really benefits from access & how you can help #a11y #Deaf #BSL #Deafblind #RSI #Diversity #Inclusion https://t.co/YlRtCdn7iM

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@femina_iuris @Hull_Trains Fair point - I think it was a handover to LNER as they were the station owner?

I did wonder how we’d scale hundreds of taxis in a small town that late at night? Which taxi company can scale?

Out of interest, did you see any @BTP at Doncaster?

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

I wanted to share my experience on the 19:04 #LondonKingsCross last night - stuck on the train for 5 hours.

Despite everything, the atmosphere was amazing - people laughing, sharing seats, and really looking out for each other. A genuinely wonderful group of travellers.

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

Special mention also to the @LNER handover at Doncaster - getting so many of us home in the early hours (with limited taxis!) was no small feat.

A tough night, but a real reminder of the good in people & teamwork. I hope all the staff gets some well-earned rest soon!

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

But above all, huge thanks to @Hull_Trains staff - train manager, trolley team and others - all reassuring and positive in very difficult circumstances. They must have had aching jaws from smiling apologetically for 5 hours. Water, snacks and going up and down the carriages.

[Lauren Fletcher-Harris @MsLoloJ]

Hi @Steph_Peacock

As we all enjoy the #Paris2024 @Paralympics, please fund British #Deaf athletes to take part in #Deaflympics2025.

They currently receive £0 in Government support, unlike their Olympic and Paralympic counterparts.

@deafsport @DeaflympicsGB

#ParalympicsGB

[Lauren Fletcher-Harris @MsLoloJ]

Our new PM @keir_starmer pledged today outside @10DowningStreet that the @UKLabour government would treat “every single person in this country with respect.”

Does that pledge include #Deaf people?

Where was the #BSL interpreter as he addressed the UK public for the first time?

[Lauren Fletcher-Harris @MsLoloJ]

@UKLabour @DisabilityLab

The UK #Deaf community is desperately hoping that Sir @Keir_Starmer will be standing beside a #BSL interpreter when he addresses the nation for the first time today.

@BDA_Deaf has an interpreter ready and waiting outside No. 10.

Please work with them!

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

🌟 Happy International Women's Day from the BDA 🌟

Let's celebrate women's achievements, champion inclusion, and uplift each other for a brighter tomorrow.

Investing in women is investing in our shared future and the deaf community. 💪

#IWD2024 @WomensDay

[Sky News @SkyNews]

'It is great to see our language gaining mainstream traction'

'The British Deaf Association have been campaigning for sign language rights for 133 years', says Rebecca Mansell - adding 'we are delighted to have a pathway to a GCSE in 2025'.

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501

[Sky News @SkyNews]

'BSL has been an oppressed language for a very long time and it is very important that we get this right'

Rebecca Mansell says there are not enough BSL teachers and adds that 'deaf teachers should take the lead'.

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@EastMidRailway Great to know that train will be running. Thanks KP!

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@EastMidRailway I have Advance Single ticket for Wellingborough to Luton dep at 18:23 however it is cancelled as are all other times. I wonder if I can use the same ticket and get to Luton via St Pancras?

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@brattandeaf @BDA_Deaf That’s one way but it shouldn’t come to this, the host has to change for the reasons outlined in the statement.

[Alison @Deaf]

Hey @WFDeaf_org there is no such thing as neutrality when power or oppression is at play. If you state that you're neutral, you take the side of the oppressor. Human rights aren't pick and mix either, you can't seek to use whilst disregarding other rights. You use public funds.

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

“By permitting the UAE to host the next World Congress without highlighting LGBTQIA+ issues, @WFDeaf_org could be seen to endorse the UAE’s discriminatory and punitive stance” — @BDA_Deaf

[British Deaf Association @BDA_Deaf]

Our statement: British Deaf Association voices serious concerns over suitability of the United Arab Emirates to host the next World Federation of the Deaf Congress in 2027 due to country’s anti-LGBTQIA+ stance.

BSL: https://t.co/fdjEfqTitX

#WFD2023 #WFD2027 #Deaf #LGBTQIAplus

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@MsLoloJ @FaeroyGlenn @BslSign Yes that one! :)

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@MsLoloJ @FaeroyGlenn @BslSign Ah yes I remember that sign! :) Worth asking our friend Emma this Saturday about it, as I seem to recall Boston Spa friends using it. The "throw a party" sign was another popular one.

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@rwilks @Saltbar @MsLoloJ @BSLterplife @BslSign My lawyer sign was probably from Leeds in approx 1995 :) But, yeah, I've not seen it generally used.

[Ben Fletcher-Harris @bjfletcher]

@losthaystacks @bbceurovision You’re our hero! 18 people here loving the BSL translation 🙌