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Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
🚨 The @scotgov plans to shut down ContactScotland-BSL on 31 March 2025!
We need your support! 🤝
Join us at the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, 19 December, for First Minister’s Questions.
Watch the video for details & share! 🚨
#SaveContactScotlandBSL @ContactScotland
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
This Trustees' Week, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Board of Trustees 🙌
We're grateful for your commitment and for sharing our vision of inclusive communities for deaf people.
Thank you for being an integral part of our journey ❤️
#TrusteesWeek
ALT Turquoise graphic with black writing reading: 'Thank you to our Trustees!'
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
Still a few places left in this online workshop for deaf men. Please register to join
eventbrite.co.uk/e/deaf-men-…
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
@CambsDeaf CASTING: Looking in the UK for a young Deaf girl to play a key role in a BBC Feature film. All info on image flyer + BSL video flyer below. Please share far and wide. Thank you!
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
In memory of Brian Nottage, Matthew Wheeler is taking on a white collar boxing challenge. Here he explains why he's stepping into the ring and talks about why he wants to use the fight to raise money for CDA. You can donate here justgiving.com/page/matthew-… and get tickets for the event here ultratickets.co.uk/events/ul…
Thanks to @uwcb1 and to BoxCross in Wisbech
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
.@FT reports about the need for representation and leadership of disabled people in technology design - featuring our recent paper on deaf leadership in sign language AI research.
on.ft.com/4feetCt
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
In Empowering Allyship: The Future of the Profession, Philip Gerrard of @DeafAction looks back on 40 years of SLI in the UK and poses the question: is now the time to consider a single body to replace the multiple professional bodies? #ASLIConference2024 #ReframeResetRefresh
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
If you work in deaf education, sign language research, deaf studies or related fields please do consider submitting a paper.
Please note the deadline is 30 October 2024
The WFD is working with @ICED_2025 to highlight good examples of inclusive multilingual education for #deafchildren and research on different aspects of deaf lives.
If you have research, please submit a paper for presentation ➡iced2025.com/call-for-paper-…
Deadline: 15 October 2024
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
Stuart Harrison: Addressing the Gaps: Inclusion of Deaf Young People in Talent Identification Pathways (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2024/10/0…
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
BSL Corpus is a publicly accessible collection of video clips showing Deaf people using BSL. Explore this valuable resource, which includes background info about the signers and supports BSL research, education, and interpreter training. Learn more: bslcorpusproject.org
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
We are excited to announce that the @goosearoundtown quiz at The Royal Dick pub, with @heriotwatt_soss @HW_CTISS BSL/English interpreting students, is returning this Monday, October 7th! Please note that we will be starting at a slightly later time than usual—8 PM.
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Want to read a summary of my PhD in one page? Here is an image. For a full version, please visit etheses.dur.ac.uk/15205/
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
📢 New #ScopingReview by @INforMHAA team reviews literature on how interpreter mediation supports or impedes a person’s legal rights and best interests in interpreter-mediated statutory mental health assessments. Available open access👇🏽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
What a great way to end #IWDP2024 I’ve loved watching everyone’s videos and seeing photos of buildings and bridges lit up in blue.
Happy International Week of Deaf People 2024 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 The hard work continues until the oppression of our national sign languages end.
Day 7 IWDP: we focus on investing in the future of Deaf communities by highlighting the #BSLinOurHands campaign. There is a world of potential in every deaf child’s hands. We just need to give it to them. We need BSL in our hands, right now
bit.ly/3BniUfA #IWDP2024 @WFD
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
Research article: "Interpreter mediation in statutory mental health assessments: A scoping review" by @NataliaTanalia, Alys Young, @sao_sarah, @JeminaNapier, Rebecca Tipton & @Celie doi.org/10.1177/275238102412…
@Binhua_Wang @bfsu_official @SageJournals @Sage_Publishing
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
Today @rejadam is at the @stpjm_org_pl conference in Warsaw with @drcastone and saw presentation on the replication of the @ASLIuk census that we did with our partners in the UK & it was interesting to see their results - many similarities but some differences.
Dr Robert A Skinner retweeted
🌍✨ Happy #EuropeanDayofLanguages! 🎉 Today, we honor how spoken and signed languages empower us to connect, share ideas, & drive positive change in society. 🌈 Each language is a bridge to understanding, fostering inclusion and celebrating our rich diversity. 👐💖