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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · 5d

This is what ca n happen when someone thinks a basic signer is "good enough"...https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bsl-interpreters-hospital-hiv-result-b2854983.html. 'Communication access' without effective communication is not access.

Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Oct 1

ASL for Fall!

Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Sep 24

It is the International Week of Deaf People, celebrated each year around the world. On Parliament Hill, Ottawa, and in other community's City Halls, the Flag was raised to mark the importance of this week. wfdeaf.org/internationa...

Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Sep 24

Eastern Ontario school in Arnprior now has a Language Acquisition Support Worker-LASW-on staff. These professionals are vital to enabling deaf kids to learn and grow in an accessible language, in this case ASL. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Arnprior, Ont. school embraces bilingual, bicultural approach for deaf student

To celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages, Ryan Duchoeny, known at the school as Mr. D, led a special event with students and staff at an Arnprior school, explaining the importance of sign ...

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Sep 10

Welcome back to all OCSB students and staff! Let the learning begin! The image shows how Deaf people applaud, seen not heard.

a woman in a green simax shirt applauds with her hands up

ALT: a woman in a green simax shirt applauds with her hands up

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jul 21

So....if you are single and pregnant, you cannot get an abortion, but you can't get health care if you are unmarried. Will they mandate marriages to 14 yo girls now?

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jul 4

Live in Ottawa? Visiting? Deaf or someone who knows ASL? A new experience for you...ASL restaurant www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Diners ‘sign for their supper’ at this ByWard Market restaurant

Dark Fork opened its restaurant in the ByWard Market last September, the city’s first “dine-in-the-dark restaurant.”

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · May 7

...2 Having access to communication through a neutral, interpreter enables the student to put forth their own thoughts, opinions and even their mistakes. The interpreter is not there to edit or correct either person's -hearing or deaf-communication but is there to ensure ease of communication.

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · May 7

In the classroom, a deaf student having access to signed language interpreting can give them independence. How? The deaf student does not 'depend' on the interpreter in the same way the non-deaf teacher does not 'depend' on the interpreter. .../2

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · May 7

May 7 is Interpreter Appreciation Day today Congratulations to you all!

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Mar 1

To Muslims everywhere. May you have a blessed month.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Feb 20

The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration

Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration

Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened.

www.newyorker.com

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 19

Exactly.

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · Feb 17

First, they came for them. Then, they came for me. Silence is complicity—speak before there’s no one left to listen. (Inspired by Martin Niemöller)

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 19

Loving your country is not settling for how it is, but by knowing its true potential and working towards that.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Feb 16

These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 13

So I thought to myself maybe if I post Spring ASL signs the weather fairies will take note....hoping.....

Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 13

This is very alarming and damaging to deaf and hard of hearing people, and people with disabilities in the US. theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-law...

In a new lawsuit, 17 states sue to do away with 504 protections - The Educators Room

A high-stakes lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently making its way through the courts, threatening crucial protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Seven...

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 13

On this snowy day, I am showing the wonderful story Snowy Day in ASL! One is the vocabulary, the other is the story. Enjoy!
vocab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-v...
story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtza...

ASL Storytelling - Snowy Day ASL Vocabulary

YouTube video by Statewide Outreach Center Videos

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 7

Great video. Five myths about Deaf people. ASL and captioned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcG...

What It's Like To Be Deaf | AJ+

YouTube video by AJ+

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Feb 6

Valentine's Day is coming up! Here are some ASL signs. Image by 58 Creativity.

Pink background with black and white drawings of Valentine's Day ASL signs: gift, valentine, rose, candy, date, eat out.

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jan 31

Exactly. It's not a competition..BOTH are deplorable.

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jan 27

From the Kids are Amazing files. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C. 12-year-old builds AI robot companion for lonely kids and seniors | CBC News

Standing at about 30 centimetres tall, AIRO is the young inventor's latest creation: an AI-powered robot programmed to compassionately engage with humans and respond to their needs.

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jan 27

80 years ago Auschwitz was liberated. Not too long ago. It is our duty to *never forget* so, especially now, we never repeat. May their memories be a blessing.

ASL sign in black and white showing ASL sign for never.

ASL sign in black and white showing ASL sign for forget.

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ONTSpecialNeeds @ontspecialneeds.bsky.social · Jan 25

Compliments that aren’t about physical appearance

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Cindy Nevins @cindysignsocsb.bsky.social · Jan 27

Congratulations to all HS students writing their exams last week and this week. Well done!