Passionate about lots of things but normally tweet about inclusion, rare disease, tech, kids, tourism & other stuff. Closed captioning & NZSL fan.
Wellington, New Zealand
Joined March 2014
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Still so proud of my kid's self advocacy. #Siblings #Deaf #Hearing #CaptionsMatter #a11y facebook.com/captionitnz/vid…
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.@wyattehall, who co-leads @WilmotCancer's Future Deaf Scientists Program with DOM Chair Ruth O’Regan, was named on the @Forbes Accessibility 100 list: forbes.com/sites/alanschwarz…
Learn about Hall's research & advocacy for sign language access for deaf kids: urmc.rochester.edu/news/stor…
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💬 “In 1880, Milan tried to ban sign languages in the education of deaf learners. 145 years later, we say: No more.”
The WFD President made opening remarks at the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) in Rome, Italy. 🇮🇹
Helen MacKay retweeted
When accessibility isn't prioritised, this can be the reality of being deaf at school 💔
#WaterlooRoad #Drama #DeafAwareness #DeafEducation #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #Learning #HearingImpaired #BSL
Details of support for some of the issues raised in this video are available at the BBC Action Line: bbc.co.uk/actionline/
From Principles to Practice: Creating Language Equity for Deaf Professionals 1/11
Core Principles
0. Audism is permanent and pervasive, recognize it and address it.
digitalcommons.unf.edu/joi/v…
10. The profession of interpreting is always evolving.
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Read and remember this: digitalcommons.unf.edu/joi/v…
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Bridging worlds and embracing New Zealand Sign Language.
youtu.be/g7KZ6mXlgCI?si=nRsp…
“Deaf children need to be acutely aware of their inherent value, and they need to know that it is their right and entitlement to be in the classroom just as much as anyone else.”
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Helen MacKay retweeted
🌍 Today, on International Day of Families, we celebrate unity across borders. 95% of deaf children born to hearing families don't have access to sign language.
The WFD launches a policy paper advocating for sign language rights ➡️ wfdeaf.org/news/resources/po…
Helen MacKay retweeted
To mark the end of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we wanted to thank the World Federation of the Deaf (@WFDeaf_org) for their position paper on ‘Access to National Sign Languages* as a Health Need’.
*British Sign Language (BSL) & Irish Sign Language (ISL)
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wfdeaf.org/news/resources/po…
Please. Read this article. "Changes are fully possible with allies, colleagues, interpreters, and Deaf professionals all collaborating to achieve language equity". Take action.
New publication out with @KelbyBrick and @billmillios! "From principles to practice: Creating language equity for deaf professionals" digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/v… We discuss 10 guiding principles in a Deaf-centered language equity framework for use in hearing-dominant settings 1/?
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Helen MacKay retweeted
On the first day of Sign Language Week, we are excited to launch our campaign, BSL in our hands
Access to BSL for deaf children & their families is a right, not a privilege. We want to put the power of language in every deaf child’s hands
bda.org.uk/bsl-in-our-hands
#BSLInOurHands