Deaf, gay, yorkshire lad, BSL, mental health nurse at John Denmark Unit, sewist and cyclist. All views are my own. Sign name: cycle
Horwich, England
Joined October 2016
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2/2 @AmazonUK Amazon Prime is the only major streaming service that doesn't have fully subtitling features. @DisneyPlus, @NetflixUK and @NOW provided a fully subtitling features. What's your excuse? Also it's deaf awarenessweek week.
1/2 @AmazonUK A few years ago, I complained that many of the films on Amazon Prime don't have subtitling features. I was informed that Amazon "are working on it," and now we're in 2025....
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GIAM warmly welcomes Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman in her new role as Lecturer, Dementia and Ageing. Emma is looking forward to developing innovative learning opportunities for people with lived experience of dementia, their carers and professionals involved in their care pathway.
This was my cat, Blitzen, sitting comfortably on top of the bin (before the wheelie bin was introduced) in the early 80s.
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"The people have spoken and what they've said is mainly swear words aimed at the Tories"
#GeneralElection2024
ALT Larry at podium on Downing Street
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There was no sign language interpreter when the UK's new Prime Minister gave his first speech on Friday. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People says government officials had pledged to have BSL interpreters for any major announcement tinyurl.com/yt7w77h8 #deaf #BSL
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We're outside @10DowningStreet with our friends from @BDA_Deaf and British Sign Language Interpreter, Darren.
Darren is prepared to step in if @Keir_Starmer decides to take us up on our our offer and make his first speech accessible to deaf people.
ALT Seven people stood outside the gates of 10 Downing Street holding BDA and RNID cards.
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Deaf people have been left in limbo: we're with @RNID, and we still don’t know if there will be a British Sign Language interpreter there when Keir Starmer gives his first speech as our new Prime Minister.
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Really?! No BSL interpreter for this moment of national importance @Keir_Starmer?
This shows a lack of respect for the UK’s deaf BSL users, who deserve to be able to have this historic information at the same time.
Read our open letter with @BDA_Deaf: bit.ly/3xAI357
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Here’s one of the most fascinating child development videos I’ve ever shared.
As your baby learns language, they begin by approximating the examples you set.
After a period of early experimentation with sound (including cries, coos and gurgles), infants begin babbling - making speech-like sounds (which often include components of conventional speech) that are - nonetheless - not yet conventionally meaningful.
This babbling phase is a precursor to the use of formal words. And it happens in all languages.
Including sign language.
This video shows an infant (who, by the way, is not hearing impaired) “babbling” to her deaf grandparents.
As they sign to her, she responds in kind, using her hands to approximate the signed communication that they are modeling.
It’s a whole serve and return conversation, just as if they were conversing verbally.
If you’ll watch carefully, you’ll note distinct turn taking.
And - interestingly - that with her grandparents she largely avoids vocalizations, in favor of gesture.
What a treat to see this rich example of bilingual language development.
This fascinating video was shared to TT by mara_mccullough.
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