2 years of @SignatureDeaf NVQ, 3 years of studying at @wlv_uni and I finally got my Trainee Sign Language Interpreter badge - grateful for where I am, excited for where Iām goingš
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People will die. There is no way to force disabled people who cannot work into work.
Taking away money would not āincentivise themā. They will just starve, become homeless and die.
But this government is more than aware of this & pushing for it anyway
#PIP
Personal Independence Payments are for a disabled personās care & mobility needs. Not to determine if a disabled person can work or not.
Many disabled people who are working are in receipt of PIP for care and mobility needs
Itās important to stress this.
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Labourās manifesto promised to āremove indignities for trans peopleā, yet the governmentās ban on puberty blockers adopts the Toriesā politicised unevidenced approach.
Young people ā cis & trans ā must have access to healthcare they need. I stand firmly with the trans community.
all i can say is live. you have to live. if youāre trans, queer, a woman, bipoc, disabled, an immigrant: you must live. we have to support each other. we have to be visible and loud if and when we can. and above all else we have to live
Here's an update from us on our Language Comprehension in Deaf Children project. Please do get in touch with us if you want to know more about the project.
The governmentās increase to tuition fees is wrong.
Students shouldnāt have to pay tuition this year, or any year.
Itās time to abolish tuition fees and cancel student debt because education is a public good, not a commodity.
wearing my Interpreterās lanyard and my sunflower lanyard shouldnāt feel this uncomfortable.
Disabled and Chronically ill Interpreters & Translators - do you also feel weird about things like this?
Greta couldāve chosen to just be a climate darling, and not put a target on her back. But instead sheās choosing to use her voice to call out the evils of imperialism. Which is how you know sheās a real deal environmental activistāshe sees the interconnectedness of these issues.
Abolishing the £2 bus fare cap is a political choice disproportionately hitting the poor.
With rising costs & stagnant wages, itās a step backwards - especially when more accessible transport is needed.
The government must reverse this & introduce wealth taxes to fund services.
Weāre absolutely thrilled to see Deaf signers making waves writing scripts at the @BBC and shining as the lead character on #WaterlooRoad š We celebrate the incredible Deaf writer @CharlieSw_Photo and Deaf actor Danny Murphy. Letās amplify their message together! š
To our beautiful deaf community, there is a deaf Palestinian journalist who reports in sign language, his Instagram is https://t.co/RmrtkTjj0l.sign if you would like to follow him šµšø