Happy International Day of Sign Languages!😄
Across the globe, over 70 million people communicate using more than 300 distinct sign languages. Today, let's celebrate this rich linguistic diversity and embrace the beauty of Deaf culture #SignLanguageDay#DeafCulture
@HeriotwattBSL team excited to be hosting the next LESICO (International Sign Language Teachers Conference) in Edinburgh on our campus: 20-22 October. Convened by @GaryAustinQuin2. Hope to see you here! https://t.co/mBzfrzKe8k #LESICO4_2023
At @HeriotWattBSL we are excited to let everyone know we are researching what Deaf BSL users watch on TV, funded by @BSLZone. We are asking deaf people to complete a diary of what they watched on TV in a week. Contact [email protected] for more details if you want to take part
@aud2526@bjfletcher@john_brownlie @txikixone @KatherineOGrady @cyport @Polly_Jordan@GaryAustinQuin2@digitalkatie It was great to be part of a team where we were all using our life / work experiences to collectively create a glossary that hopefully will be useful to people. My favourite sign is Coding as it is self explanatory and avoids ambiguity of using “programme” sign!
The @HeriotWattBSL team supports the @BDA_Deaf@BSLActNow campaign - we need a BSL Act in the UK. Hoping that the debate of the private members bill by @rosie4westlancs on 28th January 2022 will lead to a new BSL Act! #BSLActnow
Hi! I’ve been so excited to collaborate with #SignLanguage linguists, educators & #Deaf professionals to create 100s of new computing / tech terms in #BSL. This video shows some of the signs we agreed (“data”, “coding” & “computer science”). Spread the word... I mean sign! 😁
But now, again because of conversations with deaf colleagues such as @AnneliesKusters @rejadam & @GaryAustinQuin2, I am suggesting signing with them (especially with UG interpreting students) to offset the power dynamics & value BSL as a language of the academic environment
FM @NicolaSturgeon says: "Today is a good day."
She says the first vaccines against Covid will be administered in Scotland on Tuesday 8 December.
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