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THREAD: I have repeatedly requested that @radiographerben stop teaching British Sign Language (BSL) as a hearing person. It’s appropriative, harms the Deaf community, and creates more work for us when

The absolute state of this from @thismorning. So many media faux pas around covering deafness in two minutes (h/t @QueerCantHear for making me aware of this).Let’s unpack this, shall we?

Sorry, but this really isn’t a good look, @ActionOnHearing. Advertising a *voluntary* role with the aim of increasing your engagement, delivering your social media strategy, and producing content “with a

Attention entertainment journalists writing articles on Ben’s upcoming cochlear implant switch-on on @bbceastenders: a cochlear implant does not enable a #deaf person to hear. Instead it *may* help them to

Any other #deaf social media fans a little apprehensive about this? If there was a setting which saw the generated video clips appear with captions, I think I’d be a

THREAD: I’ve decided to run a campaign of sorts in response to @Twitter’s rollout of audio tweets without considering the needs of #deaf and hard of hearing people.It’s called #TweetMeEqual.

So the UK Government refused to provide a BSL interpreter for their briefings citing ‘limited space’ in Downing St, but when #DominicCummings needs to deliver a statement, they’re able to

NEW: The Government issues an updated response to a Parliamentary petition to say they “cannot safely include” a BSL interpreter in the room for their daily coronavirus briefings “without potentially

If people are already confused by what #StayAlert means for them, consider how #deaf people feel. They look set to face yet another inaccessible briefing from @BorisJohnson this evening, just

Precisely this. A lot of the conversation has been diverted onto broadcasters when we should actually be discussing the Government’s obligations under equality law. If #BSL interpreters are there in

Last week, @MartynDaySNP asked at a @HoCpetitions session if all press conferences are signed.The Deputy Chief Medical Officer replies that she would have to get back to them to check