Christopher Stone
@drcastone.bsky.social
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Reader in Interpreting and Translation, focus sign languages
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cocchino.bsky.social
We're hiring! UT Linguistics invites applications for a position in computational linguistics to begin next academic year 2026-27 (rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with tenure). apply.interfolio.com/175156
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deafunity.bsky.social
📣Calling all deaf bakers! 🧁

Have YOU got what it takes to bake in the famous white tent?

If you or someone you know is a talented home baker then apply now at https://f.mtr.cool/ibkxcizyfc or email them on [email protected] 

Closing date is 1pm on Monday 15th December 2025.
Poster with information on how to apply for the next series of Great British Bake Off. Photo of the hosts holding macarons.
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mdemeulder.bsky.social
With this questionnaire @karogebruers.bsky.social, Deborah Giustini and I are exploring the impact of AI language technologies on VGT/NGT-Dutch interpreters & notetakers in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands. If you are among the target group, do participate! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MVGHn45Pa7
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mdemeulder.bsky.social
This week will be the first Professor Deaf workshop! This is a #DrDeaf event aimed at mid career academics. We will be a group of 22 deaf academics from 8 different countries. Excited about this new addition to the #DrDeaf offer!
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adamcschembri.bsky.social
It should not have to be said, but actually thanks @johnbasil.bsky.social for including signed languages in this article!
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deafunity.bsky.social
Happy International Translation Day!
We sat down with an experienced BSL and IS translator, Adam McCormick, to discuss all about what it's like being a translator and why it's important.
Full article link in bio 🔗
#InternationalTranslationDay #BSLtranslation
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mdemeulder.bsky.social
New paper! We tested AR glasses for Video Relay Interpreting (VRI). Interpreters preferred AR VRI over VRI; deaf users saw future potential but said current tech isn't good enough. Real-world unscripted testing gave different results than lab experiments.
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
User Acceptance of Augmented Remote Sign Language Interpreting | Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
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marahjaraisy.bsky.social
Very excited to announce that yesterday I submitted my PhD thesis: The Linguistic Life of the Kufr Qassem Deaf Community: Language Emergence, Variation, Change, and Persistence.

I dedicate this thesis to my people: the resilient Palestinian people
THE LINGUISTIC LIFE OF THE KUFR QASSEM DEAF COMMUNITY LANGUAGE EMERGENCE, VARIATION, CHANGE, AND PERSISTENCE by MARAH JARAISI A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of  DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Supervised by Professor Adam Schembri and Dr. Marcus Perlman Department of Linguistics and Communication School of English, Drama, and Creative Studies  College of Arts and Law University of Birmingham September 2025 Dedication  This thesis is dedicated to the resilient Palestinian people.

(poem) Because I am not like match sticks, I light up once… and die. but I am like the fires of the Magi: I burn… from my cradle to my grave and from my predecessors to my descendants. Long as the horizon is my breath, and I have mastered the craft of ants, gently for history is written the way we dictate

By - Tawfiq Ziad -
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deafunity.bsky.social
Call for participants 📣
Are you deaf and enjoy going to museums? 🏛️
PhD student, Meredith Peruzzi, is looking for participants for research into how museums can create a sense of welcome and belonging.
For more information, visit - https://f.mtr.cool/yclnqtcxdg
poster with details of research meet on 26th July at Wellcome Collection, London. Photo of Meredith in the corner and an illustration of a museum.
drcastone.bsky.social
Great presenting at IDGS Hamburg today about the SmartSafeSigning project (www.wlv.ac.uk/research/smart-safe-signing-/) on some of our pilot data (published open access here - wlv.openrepository.com/items/180859...)
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drjosephmurray.bsky.social
#drDeaf had its 7th writing retreat (and 14th event overall) with participants from around Europe, US, Singapore, and Australia. Evaluation comments: energized, motivated, enthusiastic, sharing, refreshed. Join us at our other 2025 events!
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alejandrobot.com
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
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britishacademy.bsky.social
Join us at the British Academy on Tue 24 – Wed 25 June, for a conference exploring ethical and political issues that can arise in the context of communicating about health and health care, bringing together experts in philosophical ethics and health practice.

Book your ticket: buff.ly/NsoFDd6
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mdemeulder.bsky.social
The #DrDeaf team is thrilled to announce the first Professor Deaf workshop! This workshop is aimed at deaf academics post-PhD, working in a university/research setting. It will be held October 2-4, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. More information will follow. For now, if you’re interested: save the date!
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