Deaf-mute Banquet 1836 – ongoing
Yesterday morning, a fit of coughing drove me out of bed at a quarter to six. It’s amazing what you can get done when the kids are still asleep, and … Continue reading
As far as I know this is the…
Originally posted on Deaf geographies sandbox:
Program The Bader International Study Centre of Queen’s University (Canada) announces an innovative new Field School in Deaf Geographies to be offered during the…
Academic vs. Politics: Or, will someone please tie my fingers together?
Following the ‘Throwing it all away’ post, I’ve received a number of comments, some questions, and some requests for clarification. There has also been some criticism – warranted, I think … Continue reading
Throwing it all away
[Addendum 12/09/2012 – This post has raised questions, and criticism – and, while I stand by the original aim of it, in hindsight I realise that it’s easy to read … Continue reading
Traces of Bob
A post of a personal nature… As someone who is avowedly ‘sound-sensitive‘ (and also an introvert), I need at least some quiet time in the day where I’m not bombarded … Continue reading
Translating ‘sourd-muet’
Those of you reading my initial translations of the banquets will have noticed that there’s a pretty central issue that I avoid. Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on how you look … Continue reading
A reply (of sorts) from Ofsted
Today, following my complaint to Ofsted about the ridiculous cartoon BSL-based consultation documents that they’ve been putting online – they wrote to me. The letter is unfortunately, the same as … Continue reading
An open letter to Ofsted
Here, an open letter to Ofsted, regarding their extraordinary publication – yesterday – of a consultation document aimed at Deaf children and young Deaf people (follow the link on that … Continue reading
Yesterday was also #captionTHIS day in the Basque country
Yesterday, those following any deaf-associated Twitter accounts will have seen that they were full of the #captionTHIS hashtag. #captionTHIS is a campaign to make those involved in all kinds of … Continue reading
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