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Please respond to the 3-minute survey where you will see a few questions signed in BSL that you can respond to. Please also share with anyone that you think would be keen to complete the survey. We are aiming for 1,000 respondents! Thank you!
See BSL: youtu.be/MsRd3OGWgMU
Lumo TV survey social media blurb BSL
YouTube video by Jemina Napier
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July 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Do you watch TV programmes with signing? Lumo TV has asked @jeminanapier.bsky.social @annelieskusters.bsky.social & @rejadam.bsky.social from @heriotwattuni.bsky.social to conduct a research project to find out what kinds of signing TV that Deaf sign language users in the UK prefer to watch.
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Delighted that Lucy Clark was able to attend thr Scottish Institute for Policing Research conference to accept the award on behalf of the team for our research with deaf women and access to support after experiencing domestic abuse.
May 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A full day workshop on “Interpreting in Policing contexts” in collaboration with @signshwu.bsky.social @policescotland.bsky.social @ Deaf Action. Date 7th June at Deaf Action, Albany Rd Edinburgh.
May 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, two colour lino cut. The US artist utilised printmaking with extreme skill to explore themes of her fellow African Americans in a 20th century era of Civil Rights activism #womensart
May 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Reunion, the new drama from the BBC, highlights the deaf barriers we are working to break.

Will you join us today to create change?
You can:
✔ Write to your MP
✔ Donate to SignHealth
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Link: secure.signhealth.org.uk/page/165774/...

#StillSickofIt
April 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How 'deaf rage' inspired groundbreaking sign language thriller www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reunion: How 'deaf rage' and 70s thrillers inspired William Mager's drama
The four-part series tells the story of Daniel Brennan, a deaf man on a journey of revenge.
www.bbc.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Happy Sign Language week from students & staff at Heriot-Watt University @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I can only speak from my own experience, as someone that has supported friends with mental health issues & working with deaf people receiving support - help feels sincere when its direct & in BSL. There is so little available. Thought to Impgen’s family & friends www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Deaf TikTok star who took poison ‘failed’ by NHS services, inquest hears
Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother says
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We now have a live webpage for our new @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project 'Sign LOUD: Perspectives on domestic abuse and communication issues and the impact on deaf families' signs.hw.ac.uk/projects/co-...
Sign LOUD: Perspectives on domestic abuse and communication issues and the impact on deaf families
signs.hw.ac.uk
March 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My MacBook has nearly 50GB in system data storage. Advice on how to clean this space? Recommend apps? I want to do a system reset and gift the Mac away. It’s a running on Ventura so no inbuilt reset function.
March 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Over 275 responses from deaf ChatGPT users in Europe already. It is still possible to respond to the survey! Some preliminary results in the comments. @robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social

tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Very chuffed that our team were awarded the @policescotland.bsky.social Chief Constable Award for Excellence in the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion category for advancing support for deaf domestic abuse survivors @heriotwattuni.bsky.social #researchimpact

www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/re...
Research honoured by Police Scotland for advancing support for deaf domestic abuse survivors
Heriot-Watt’s groundbreaking research projects aimed at improving access to support for deaf women who have experienced domestic abuse have been recognised by Police Scotland.
www.hw.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Are you working on an academic writing project - your PhD, MA thesis, article/book chapter, grant application, ... ? Do you want to write with other deaf academics? Join us at the #DrDeaf Spring Writing Retreat 25-30 May. Registration deadline 7 April. www.al.fhs.no/en/dr-deaf/?...
Dr Deaf Workshop
Join the Dr Deaf PhD Deaf workshop for a week-long immersion in doctoral work for deaf students in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
www.al.fhs.no
March 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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@hildehaualand.bsky.social and I are working on a follow-up to our 2021 "Band Aid" paper on sign language interpreting as a quick fix for inclusion. Since publication it's been the most read and 3rd most cited in the journal. We're excited to work on a continuation of our thinking!
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Sign language interpreting services: A quick fix for inclusion?
Sign language version of the abstract This article rethinks the impact of sign language interpreting services (SLIS) as a social institution. It starts from the observation that “access” for deaf peop...
benjamins.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@jeminanapier.bsky.social @signshwu.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social #Justisgnsproject We're thrilled to present our latest study focusing on the training needs of police officers and interpreters during suspect interviews. trans-int.org/index.php/tr...
February 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🎉 The HWU & GooseQuiz BSL quiz nights are back at The Caley Sample Room! 🏆 Join us on the 1st Monday of every month. An excellent way to support our students’ interpreting skills, translating complex questions & enjoy some friendly competition. Great to see this fantastic night return! 🙌
February 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Kate and Patrick presented on adapting the ASL Comprehension Test for BSL. Their research provides key insights into assessing comprehension skills and developing tools tailored to BSL users. #TISLR15 #BSL #SignLanguageResearch #DCAL
January 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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It’s arrived! Our book is now published & just got the hard copy. Proud of this work with my co-editors Robert Adam & Stacey Steen (Webb) featuring 22 chapters from different countries.
January 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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First Rest Is Politics Q&A of 2025 … polticians to watch, can Johnson make a comeback and the art (and importance) of interpreters in politics and government alastaircampbell.org/2025/01/358-...
358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025
What are Rory and Alastair’s funny translation stories? Could Boris Johnson ever have a comeback? And are there any politicians to watch out for in 2025? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all thes...
alastaircampbell.org
January 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM