NatalyaD · @NatalyaD
198 followers · 800 posts · Server disabled.socialCatching up with activism for a #Deaf #BSL users project my tiny charity got funding for.
It's amazing how variable the amount and quality of BSL information is on deaf/disability access and related issues. Some orgs (ACAS) have NONE. Others like Scottish ICO have quite a bit.
It's almost ALL hard to find and scattered/buried in random places.
I also suspect funding is better put into live support of BSL users than static video provision due to language needs and cultural preferences.
Rick Goldstein · @rickgoldstein
59 followers · 147 posts · Server disabled.socialGreat podcast interview about XR and accessibility. https://voicesofvr.com/1231-xr-accessibility-insights-from-a-government-contractor-ar-as-an-assistive-technology/
#accessibility #XR #AR #VR #blind #deaf
Disclaimer: The guest, Joel Ward, is a relative, but I am not biased. I probably wouldn't have known about the ep if that wasn't the case, though. :)
#accessibility #xr #ar #vr #blind #Deaf
Hardy · @NHBoehm
24 followers · 331 posts · Server ioc.exchangeI’ve recently had a few conversations about #deaf communication in sign languages.
At some point I learned #fingerspelling in #ASL and was later told that it’s extremely close to fingerspelling in german.
I am fluent in both spoken languages, but I never had any training in the full #signing language in either.
Now I am wondering how different ASL is from #BSL in regard to fingerspelling.
Could someone please enlighten me?
#Deaf #fingerspelling #ASL #signing #bsl
Nuno · @Nulpoints
19 followers · 19 posts · Server sfba.socialFinally getting around to an #intro post. I'm a first gen US born Portuguese (#Azores) binational, with Brazilian husband (Portuguese language FTW). Queer (he/they) #Leftist from the #SFBayArea.
Using a late-in-life CS degree to work as a (hearing) #SignLanguage #Interpreter specialized in #Tech interpreting. Former interpreter coordinator for #DeafCon.
I pretend to understand academic #Linguistics research, #Conlang enthusiast, and former #Handbell ringer. Have dabbled in the #FiberArts and enjoy games of the #VideoGames and #BoardGames variety.
Hashtag dump: #ASL, #DeafCon, #Defcon, #Terp, #Crochet, #Handbells, #TechTerp, #Deaf, #ASLInterpreter, #SignLanguageInterpreter
#intro #azores #leftist #sfbayarea #signlanguage #interpreter #tech #deafcon #linguistics #conlang #handbell #fiberarts #videogames #boardgames #ASL #defcon #terp #crochet #handbells #techterp #Deaf #aslinterpreter #signlanguageinterpreter
Stephanie Ortoleva · @StephanieOrtoleva
55 followers · 135 posts · Server disabled.social
What people think #accessibility is and what it actually is.
#Accessible websites, services, buildings, #education, content/marketing, products, cultures, recruitment and communication.
#deaf #blind #WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy
#accessibility #accessible #education #Deaf #blind #womenwithdisabilities #inclusionmatters #disabilityjustice #disabilityinclusion #disabilitypolicy
Stephanie Ortoleva · @StephanieOrtoleva
54 followers · 133 posts · Server disabled.social
Invisible victims: bringing #SignLanguage to the forefront in times of crisis https://www.undp.org/arab-states/stories/invisible-victims-bringing-sign-language-forefront-times-crisis
#deaf #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityJustice
#signlanguage #Deaf #disabilitypolicy #disabilityjustice
CC · @HotWheels
8 followers · 86 posts · Server disabled.socialI feel like (allistic?) #Deaf people and (hearing) #Autistic people should be natural friends
Like nobody is going to be more honest and specific about what makes any kind of noise at all than Autistic people
But also nobody is going to teach someone about what facial expressions mean faster than a native #ASL user
Max Headroom :trekbadgetng: · @mikemathia
813 followers · 6837 posts · Server ioc.exchange
Stephanie Ortoleva · @StephanieOrtoleva
9 followers · 54 posts · Server disabled.social
#accessibility is more than a ramp
● flexible time constraints
● #CamelCase
● noise levels
● #braille
● image descriptions and #AltText
● font choices
● #SignLanguage interpreter
● lighting levels
● subtitles
● #ClosedCaptioning
● color combinations
● hearing loop
#WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #blind #deaf
#accessibility #camelcase #Braille #alttext #signlanguage #closedcaptioning #womenwithdisabilities #inclusionmatters #disabilityjustice #disabilityinclusion #blind #Deaf
Stephanie Ortoleva · @StephanieOrtoleva
7 followers · 52 posts · Server disabled.social
#Nigeria #Deaf #Women Aloud initiative calls for #inclusive #health #education, including #SignLanguage as a compulsory course in the schools of #nursing and #midwifery https://von.gov.ng/women-with-hearing-disability-call-for-inclusive-health-education/
#WomensHealth #GlobalHealth #InclusiveHealthcare #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityInclusion #disability
#nigeria #Deaf #women #inclusive #health #education #signlanguage #nursing #midwifery #womenshealth #globalhealth #inclusivehealthcare #womenwithdisabilities #disabilityinclusion #disability
Stephanie Ortoleva · @StephanieOrtoleva
2 followers · 44 posts · Server disabled.social
#SupremeCourt hands victory to public school #students with #disabilities, which could give parents more leverage in negotiating with school administrations over assistance for their children https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1165072110/supreme-court-hands-victory-to-public-school-students-with-disabilities
#deaf #education #IDEA #ADA #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DeafRights
#supremecourt #students #disabilities #Deaf #education #idea #ada #disabilityjustice #disabilitypolicy #deafrights
ahimsa · @ahimsa_pdx
570 followers · 3642 posts · Server disabled.socialOne of my pet peeves is when NPR airs a repeat episode of a podcast but doesn't include a link to the transcript. Searching for the old transcript is not always easy which means the repeat episode is inaccessible to folks who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
My hearing's OK but due to cognitive issues it helps to read a transcript while listening.
Today I finally sent a comment to NPR so I'm sharing it (see reply) in case others want to send comments, too.
#npr #disability #accessibility #Deaf
kmcg · @kmcg
68 followers · 1270 posts · Server sfba.social
Susannah The Tired · @KittenInACave
216 followers · 1314 posts · Server disabled.social
DisMoviePod is a podcast in the works, run by my friend (@DisMoviePod on Twitter), about disability representation in movies - by & about disabled people, for everyone.
Signups are now open for #disabled, #neurodivergent, #deaf, #Blind ppl to guest on the pod to talk about movies in which their #disability is featured! Feel free to throw your hat in the ring!
https://www.dismoviepod.com/guests
#DisabilityRepresentation #DisMovie #NEISvoid @actuallyautistic @disability #ActuallyAutistic #film #movies
#disabled #neurodivergent #Deaf #blind #disability #disabilityrepresentation #dismovie #NEISvoid #actuallyautistic #film #movies
Susannah The Tired · @KittenInACave
216 followers · 1314 posts · Server disabled.social
DisMoviePod is a podcast in the works, run by my friend (@DisMoviePod on Twitter), about disability representation in movies - by & about disabled people, for everyone.
Signups are now open for #disabled, #neurodivergent, #deaf, #Blind ppl to guest on the pod to talk about movies in which their #disability is featured! Feel free to throw your hat in the ring!
https://www.dismoviepod.com/guests
#DisabilityRepresentation #DisMovie #NEISvoid @actuallyautistic @disability #ActuallyAutistic #film #movies
#disabled #neurodivergent #Deaf #blind #disability #disabilityrepresentation #dismovie #NEISvoid #actuallyautistic #film #movies
steve · @steve
84 followers · 221 posts · Server toot.thewalkingdeaf.net
#image summary of yesterday's #manchesterdeafcentre #mdc #wellbeing #group #activity.
We made a type of #origami #flower, part of the #kusudama #MedicineBall process.
#image #ManchesterDeafCentre #mdc #wellbeing #group #activity #origami #flower #kusudama #medicineball #Deaf #manchester #UK #charity #BSL
steve · @steve
83 followers · 220 posts · Server toot.thewalkingdeaf.net
Ida Mojadad · @idamoj
366 followers · 74 posts · Server sfba.socialThe sudden absence of #ASL interpreters—due to another #SFUSD payment snafu—left Deaf teachers in the lurch and brought back fights for #accessibility that has felt like an afterthought
Learned a lot about #Deaf and hard of hearing folks, you can too https://sfstandard.com/education/deaf-teachers-left-in-the-lurch-after-sf-failed-to-pay-interpreters/
#ASL #sfusd #accessibility #Deaf
steve · @steve
74 followers · 191 posts · Server toot.thewalkingdeaf.net@Mari_Thomas I’m #Deaf, #diabetic, all about #accessibility and I’m into #tech and #photography too. 🙂
#Deaf #diabetic #accessibility #Tech #photography
Vayl Larkin (they/them) · @VaylLarkinPoet
76 followers · 373 posts · Server disabled.socialI have a question for #DeafMastodon I'm a playwright. A producer is trying to cast a hearing terp in a role because it's specifically a "terp character", so they think it doesn't matter if we cast a Deaf actor. I am trying 6 ways to Sunday to explain to them why this is Not acceptable, that all ASL performance should be cast with Deaf performers, etc., but they are not listening. Does anyone have an article or other resource By a Deaf author I could send them? #Deaf #theater #representation
#deafmastodon #Deaf #theater #representation