Civil servant, Scottish Government. Trustee, SignHealth. 4th gen British Sign Language signer. Happens to be deaf. Husband. Father. Human. More.
Academics specialising in sign language, multilingualism, interpreting & Deaf Studies, based in the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
queer crip in tech research, hearing sign language enthusiast
A view on politics at home & abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably with Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell. Powered by Fuse Energy⚡
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unofficial office of Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Husband. Dad. Deaf. Welshman. Senior Lecturer @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social. Deaf Legal Theory. Equality/employment law. Sign language recognition.
Trainer 👋 Researcher 🙌 Consultant 🤟 Interpreter #InternationalSign #ASL #NGT↔English/Dutch/German 🤗 AIIC member
Family man, passionate about the rights of others, BSL user & lover, Dog daddy, loves a laugh! Co-facilitator of Healthy Deaf Minds London.
Associate Professor of Social Work. Interested in deafblindness, social work law and adult safeguarding. Chair of the Deafblind International Acquired Deafblindness Network (ADBN).
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Simcock
Sport enthusiast and passionate about climate crisis.
Director of Engagement: Communications & Campaign (Interim) - SignHealth.
Trustee - Deafway.
Views are my own. she/her
Name sign DIMPLE
ISO - SCC Mirror Committee Chair; WASLI Honorary President; interests: interpreting, teaching, researching, yoga, travelling
Associate Professor in Policing; Director of the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies at the University of Tasmania - Vice President, Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association - mom, dogs, coffee, tea, swim, pilates, knit, etc 🇫🇷🇦🇺
Chief Executive at SignHealth. Deaf. She/her. Views my own etc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-warnes
Gebärdensprachdolmetscherin/ sign language Interpreter; #EUMASLI4, #AIIC_SLN
anjasaft.de
BSL/English interpreter, trainer, theatre lover, muppet
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Prof of Criminology Edinburgh Napier University, Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. Local policing & intersections with health (drugs & harm reduction) & technology (PI INTERACT)
👩💻 Director, Analytics Engineering @ Brooklyn Data
🐕 Future dog owner 🐶 (hoping to drop the "future" qualifier in early 2025?)
🤟 Deaf
🧠 PhD in educational neuroscience
American Sign Language/English interpreter/researcher/teacher in multiple contexts. Co-creator of #rolespace (tinyurl.com/role-space-video) in many ways. Views my own; repost ≠ endorsement.
Deaf geographer. Irish migrant living in Sweden. Assistant professor in Linguistics at Stockholm University. Research interests: deaf studies, multilingualism, sociolinguistics.
BSL/English Interpreter. Interested in professional practice, imposter feelings, collaborative working and promoting healthy practices in the interpreting field. Terrible procrastinator. Dog lover. Wife. Wild swimmer.
Deaf South African Brit living in London.
I’m just an ordinary person who cares about social justice for everyone. I have my opinions, even if they might seem small or unimpactful in the grand scheme of things.
The Official Bluesky account of Heriot-Watt University. We continue to push new frontiers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Business and Design.
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Deaf and disabled cis queer woman. Interests in law, disability justice, cats, technology. Drinks a lot of tea.
Technology Access Program at Gallaudet. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Tech for Deaf/HH. Next-gen accessibility. Perpetually vacillating between “this tech is a game changer for access” and “this tech will exacerbate unequal access.”
Nurse. MA in Disability & Society. Deaf. University lecturer in Sign Language and Interpreting @NTNU. Ph.D. candidate @OsloMet.
Lecturer, Dementia and Ageing, University of West London
Research: Deaf signers with dementia and Deaf carers
Found either in Barr, Ayrshire or West London
Shaping future services for vulnerable people through research. Based at @york.ac.uk & @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Funded by the ESRC.
https://vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/
The interpreting team at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, offering online postgraduate modules and short courses for interpreters working between signed and spoken languages
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus. Multidisciplinary project, funded by UKRI and British Academy, to create inclusive careers across the research and innovation systems in the UK. edicaucus.ac.uk
www.tyronwoolfe.co.uk for more info. Skills in Research. Fundraising. Deaf People. Sign Language users. LGBTQ+. Lived Experiences. Charities. Love authentic experiences of global travels. Forever intrigued … views my own
Deaf PhD - Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer
University academic, PhD, languages and human geographer, post-structuralist, sign BSL, chair of Signature, sci-fi addict, name sign SCOUT. 🌈🇪🇺
Professor with focus on Sign Language Linguistics, Acquisition & Learning, Interpreting Studies, Deaf Studies and Cognitive Sciences
Linguist, interpreter, swimmer, lover of the sea & stained glass windows. First gen university student/academic. Associate Vice Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Trinity College Dublin.
Publisher of books on deaf history, culture, and education, signed languages, interpreting, and the journals Sign Language Studies and American Annals of the Deaf. Celebrating 45 years!
Samoan | raised in Aotearoa NZ |🧑🏽💻conference/community interpreter | 🎹 accompanist
Retired BSL interpreter. CODA. Volunteer with DeafUK50+. ToughLiberal Grumpy Old Bloke. Observer of idiocracy. Supporter of evidence-based government, truth, accountability & equality #deaf #chipstead #banstead #surrey #deaf #bsl #coda #bslinterpreting
Caerphilly - all opinions are my own and not representive of any organisations that I'm involved with
EBU/public service media | Accessibility and media literacy | Londoner in Geneva | Servette FC & AS Roma | Ex-BBC/OSINT journalist | An espresso, please | Very deaf!
Policy and Research manager. Human rights trainer. Sarcastic optimist. She/her. Views my own 🏳️🌈
Director, International Organizational Leadership & Management Training Projects in Cambodia and Rwanda under @kuurojenliito / @RITNTID
Professor at San Diego State University; sign languages, neuroscience, reading, gesture, all things linguistic
Professor in sign language and Interpreting @OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University | Social anthropologist 🌆 Deaf🧏 knitter 🧶 e-biker 🚴🏻Searching for balance, and beg to disagree with myself
deafdisabled queer nerd. Stuff I do: history crip linguistics disability studies sign language deaf studies
Work: Interpreter, researcher, supervisor & assessor. Researcher (Phd) interests: Sign Language, Sign Language Interpreting, Gender & Work, Supervision, Deaf LGBT+
BSL/English Interpreter. Often found reading, sometimes writing but always drinking tea. I blog about gigs, things that catch my interest and living with young-onset Parkinson's.
linktr.ee/ruth4truth
'Spoken Words Made Visible'
A professional body of diverse lipspeakers, encouraging the development of lipspeaking as a specialised communication service #SpokenWordsMadeVisible by ALS
Chancellor’s Fellow and Lecturer in Chemistry Education and Deaf Studies at University of Edinburgh
#PGDE Secondary Education
#MSc Inclusion Education
Deaf🧏🏻♀️🌻 BSL user🤟🏻 Glaswegian living in Edinburgh🏴 mumma/employer to HD Gerry🐕🦺 Views are my own💬 love using emojis😝🎉 (she/her)
https://sites.google.com/view/adamcschembri/home
Australian professor of linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK
Hearing person interested in sign languages & signing communities
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Reader in Interpreting and Translation, focus sign languages
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Professor of Sociolinguistics at Heriot-Watt University. Deaf. She/her. Ethnographic filmmaker. Mother of two. Plant aficionado. Loves books and board games. Drinks lots and lots of tea! Currently writing book "The Paradox of International Sign”.
Registered BSL/English Interpreter. PhD student. Interested in all things to do with Interpreting/translation. Views my own.
I am interested in books and gardening. I like Doctor Who and Star Trek. World Peace would be nice.
Interpreter | PhD student at Heriot-Watt University researching interpreting & system(s) in Finland | FinSL, Finnish, English, IS…
phenomenal woman 🦹🏻♀️| deaf 🤟🏼| cyborg 🤖| friendly troublemaker 😈| <Dr/ 👩🏻💻| she/her 👩🏻🌾| | language, disability, and tech | views my own
Deaf 🏳️🌈 born in Naarm, live in Scotland, Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Chair of the British Deaf Assocation. Views my own.
Jemina Napier, PhD, FaCSS, FAHA, FASLI
Associate Director, @Scottish Graduate School of Social Science & Professor & Chair of Intercultural Communication @HeriotWattUni feminist, EDI, sign languages, mediated communication, research methods. Views my own
PhD, Heriot-Watt University ~ Interpreter VGT/Dutch & IS/EN (hearing) ~ feminist ~ do you believer 🦚
PhD Candidate at Heriot Watt University. Social Worker. Book lover. Dachshund and cat owner.
Trainee Transport planner. Edinburgh via Liverpool. Goodison Whitesox. All views my own. Same handle on twitter.
Registered Sign Language Interpreter (NRCPD). Qualified Professional Supervisor (360 Supervision). Member of ASLI. Working at Heriot-Watt university and freelance in Edinburgh.
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Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
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