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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Jul 19

Designated BSL/ENG #interpreting post

Fiona Stewart @scotdeafteacher.bsky.social · Jul 17

Job opportunity for #BSL interpreter. Please share!! #deafeducation #deafteacher

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 30

Does your device change your regional slang into something completely different?

Tried to type #bampot & had it auto-corrected to "vampire".

Perhaps it's a #Scottish #RegionalSlang #WordOfTheDay somewhere 😂

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 27

#MaidenMotherMage
📍 #CulrossAbbey #Fife
🗓️ Saturday 19th July 2025
⏰ 2pm & 7pm (#BSL access x2)

🎟️ £7 / £10 / £15 www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...

✍🏻🎭Writer/Director: @rebeccasharp.bsky.social

👧🏾Israela Efomi
👩🏼Taylor Dyson
👵Fletcher Mathers
🎼 Alex South
🎨 Frances Law
👗Jessica Brettle

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 26

Does anyone have a BSL sign for ' #Fakaleitī ' please ? Or...is/are there one(s) from #TonganSignLanguage that can be respectfully borrowed ?

womblingweka.bsky.social @womblingweka.bsky.social · May 3

"In Tonga, fakaleitī have long been part of community life. In Sāmoa, fa‘afafine were respected...Across the Pacific, gender diversity was recognised & named, not as deviance but as difference. Not as disorder but as divine variety. It was colonialism, not culture, that taught us to be ashamed."

D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · May 3

“Political parties like New Zealand First and certain conservative voices have framed gender diversity as a threat to ‘traditional values’ and ‘common sense’ . . . These efforts aren’t just policy disagreements, they’re attacks on people’s lives.” — Rev Dr Nāsili Vaka‘uta.

#nzpol

LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 21

"🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp... "

Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

www.campaignforthearts.org

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 9

Sometimes I worry clients think I've forgotten about them when I'm working on multiple projects, simultaneously - in order to meet all the different deadlines.

Does this feeling ever leave? Question for the #Freelancers

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you to those
Who strive for the good
For peers, For community
And for our professionhood

From one to another
I want you to know
It does not go unnoticed
The standards we uphold

#NationalInterpreterAppreciationDay I wrote this #poem #poyum for us all.

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 7

Twenty-twenty-five
Seventh of May
National #Interpreter
Appreciation Day

Thank you to those
Who took all they knew
Put them into lessons
And dilemma run-throughs

Thank you to those
With the battles silently fought
So that those after
Won’t be without support

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F-Bomb Theatre @fbombtheatre.bsky.social · May 2

There are 3000+ shows in the #edfringe, but no way to find those led by women and people of marginalised genders in the website or print programme. Enter: the #FemiFringe Guide! Register your show by Saturday 31 May to be included in our 4th edition. bit.ly/FemiFringe

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · May 6

#BeyondSilence #DeafAwarenessWeek 5th - 11th May 2025 #DAW2025 bda.org.uk/deaf-awarene... via @bda.org.uk

Deaf Awareness Week

Deaf Awareness Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness about the Deaf community, their language, culture, and history. It is a time to celebrate Deaf identity, promote Deaf culture, and a...

bda.org.uk

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Kids in Museums @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social · May 6

It's #DeafAwarenessWeek!

At Kids in Museums, we believe museums are for everyone. But many families and young people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing can find visiting museums difficult.

Our resource is full of practical tips to welcome more D/deaf people:

How can your museum better welcome families and young people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing?

kidsinmuseums.org.uk

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British Deaf Association @bda.org.uk · Apr 28

In celebration of National BSL Day, we’re proud to launch the Schools BSL Poet Laureate Toolkit! A FREE resource to help schools celebrate creativity and culture through their own BSL Poet Laureate competitions. Download now: bda.org.uk/schools-poet... #SchoolsBSLPoetLaureate #NationalBSLDay

Schools’ BSL Poet Laureate

The Schools' BSL Poet Laureate Toolkit is a free resource to help schools run their own British Sign Language (BSL) poetry competitions.

bda.org.uk

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Michael Seery @mkseery.bsky.social · Apr 29

Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw

Dr Audrey Cameron: Teaching Deaf Children Chemistry

YouTube video by RSC Chemical Education Research Group

youtu.be

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 30

My very first sign name was BOOK which seems to have frozen in time - I have very fond memories of the Deaf person who'd gifted me that sign name & I know it remains her sign name for me. I didn't know then that it would keep our story connected.

LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 30

My sign name is written in Raymond's notation form (ASL L on dominant hand raised repeatedly into the air) underneath the illustration of their sign name.

The sign name was received during university for my frequency in raising my hand to ask questions.

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 30

Re-reading 'Signs, Music' by #RaymondAntrobus on the last day of #NationalPoetryMonth I didn't understand the appeal of signed (poet's signature) books, until I did.

"The body houses countless feelings that can't address their own names."

Deaf poet, Raymond Antrobus explains their sign name in BSL - an illustration is provided on the middle of the page. Text reads "My Sign Name is the BSL letter R (place trigger finger on dominant hand in shape of a hook, then place finger on palm of non-dominant hand, then lift dominant hand up over head, then open all fingers out in the BSL word for light, shower, sunrays)." This is followed by "The body houses countless feelings that can't address their own names." Towards the bottom of the page is the poet's autograph & my sign name in Raymond's notation form.

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Lorraine Leeson @leesonl.bsky.social · Apr 21

We are currently seeking applications for the role of Race Equality Officer to work with us at @tcddublin.bsky.social in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Office.

Deadline for applications is 9 May 2025.

universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

Race Equality Officer | University Vacancies IrelandUniversity Vacancies Logo

universityvacancies.com

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 23

"To become a grandmaster is to rise to the level of an advanced beginner." #MauriceAshley

#BookSky #BookQuote #MoveByMove

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 23

An experienced professional once said to me to stop asking for feedback/advice as they felt that it made me look incompetent when I'm highly skilled.

So I stopped.

Their suggestion came from a good place AND it didn't feel right (for me). #LifelongLearner

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · Apr 5

There's no such thing as a self-made man or woman. No one succeeds without support.

"I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility.

Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 2

"She’s #autistic but you wouldn’t know if she didn’t tell you."

"See us for our colours, not what you think is our darkness."

#AutismAcceptanceDay #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Neurodiversity

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · Apr 2

Autistic people: we are people first

This Autism Acceptance Day, see us for our vibrance, not just our diagnosis. We are more than autism – we are colourful, loud, and full of life

By Sirius Gauvain-Hartley for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Autistic people: we are people first

This Autism Acceptance Day, see us for our vibrance, not just our diagnosis. We are more than autism – we are colourful, loud, and full of life

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 2

Taking part in #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2025 & by the third entry using local prompts, realise my contributions read more akin to pages from #TheBookOfShadows

#Charmed #HalliwellSisters

LisaLiBSL (she/her) @lisalibsl.bsky.social · Apr 2

"...innovative interdisciplinary thinker...emotional intelligence, intuition, and infectious energy make me a good leader...tendency to become intensely absorbed in interesting activities...a resilience that now keeps me committed to achieving my goals." #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodiversity

Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 1

"My diagnosis was transformative—but it brought bitter regrets. I grieved for the life and career that could have been had my ADHD been detected earlier. … But I also came to understand how ADHD has given me unique strengths." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/3RuK3lv

How an ADHD diagnosis at 42 helped me get my career back on track

This researcher had long experienced symptoms common among women and girls, but hadn’t known the cause

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