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Vic or Vikki (they/them)

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Deaf, disabled, autistic; agender, panromantic, asexual; navigating the world with my partners, allies, cats and dogs; and trying to be a good ally. https://partner-and-ally.com https://patreon.com/vickelly https://youtube.com/@victorkelly476

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · Jun 25

Learning a sign language? Regardless of which one you're learning, this playlist is full of tips to help you get the most out of your time.

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#LearnSignLanguage #SignLanguages #ASL #LSF #ISL #BSL #AUSLAN #DSL

How to Learn a Sign Language - YouTube

This playlist covers the essentials for learning any sign language, looking at methods, tips, resources and more.

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 6h

Left hand or right hand? How do you decide which is the correct hand for fingerspelling, one-handed signing, and so on? This short video should help — and the concepts apply to any sign language.

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#Deaf #SignLanguages #LearnSignLanguage

Left or Right Hand? Which Hand is Correct in Sign Languages? #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 23h

What is it like going deaf? This is part 9 of my series about my Journey towards Silence. This time, I look at why hearing aids sometimes end up discarded in a drawer:

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#Deaf #Disability #DeafExperiences

Journey towards silence, part 9: This is why hearing aids get left in a drawer

An elderly relative got hearing aids when I was in my late teens. She didn’t like them and she didn’t often use them, even though she definitely needed them. She would often just leave …

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing trans elders live long, incredible and bold lives is so important to younger trans people, especially if they can't imagine that for themselves.

We need to talk about Miss Major more.

Rest in Pride, Miss Major. Rest in Power too.

ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 1d

This is how I organise my books and comics! Everyone thinks I'm unhinged for doing it.

Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 1d

She was an absolute legend — and seeing her live a long and incredible life was such a gift to so many young trans people who couldn't imagine that for themselves.

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

This a very, very sad day. I tried my best to tell as many people I could in the trans community in Ireland about her. A huge loss but an incredible life lived and a massive legacy. She was the greatest. So many are still fucking here because of her. Rest in power.

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 1d

In Irish Sign Language, how do you sign that you're from a small or large town? Here's a handy video showing the phrase:

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage

One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 30: I'm From A Small Or Big Town Near... #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 2d

How do you ask someone where they're from in Irish Sign Language? Note that the question is usually phrased "You from where?" in ISL — and here's how to sign that.

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage

One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 29: Where Are You From? #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 2d

A 360-degree view of handshapes can help with learning them. Here's a video with the handshapes of ISL, including common modifications, shown from different angles.

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #ISL #LearnSignLanguage

A 360-Degree View Of The Irish Sign Language Handshapes | ISL Practice

YouTube video by Vic Kelly-Victor

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 4d

Asking for help moving something heavy in Irish Sign Language — you never know when you might need to know it!

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One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 27: I Need To Move Something Heavy

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 4d

How do you sign with a dog on your arm?

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #Dogs

How Do You Sign When A Dog Is Asleep On Your Arm? #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 5d

How do you sign library in Irish Sign Language?

#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage #ISL #Library

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How Do You Sign Library in Irish Sign Language? #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 5d

Timeline cleanse: cat outtakes

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Outtakes | Cats Love to Create Outtakes #Cats

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 7d

How do you say "I can't find my..." or "I'm looking for my..." in Irish Sign Language? Note that because the phrase is more complex, I have focused on handwork here — I'll do a second video to show expressions.

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#Deaf #ISL #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage

One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 24: I Can't Find ... Please Help Me Search #Deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 8d

Why are there four ways to say "Yes" in Irish Sign Language? If you're Deaf and not Irish, let me know if this is also true of your own sign language! #ISL #ASL #IrishSignLanguage #AmericanSignLanguage #Deaf

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Four Ways To Sign Yes In Irish Sign Language? #Deaf #IrishSIgnLanguage

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 11d

You're glowing <3 and you look beautifully happy in that photo

Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 11d

John Laverty is desperately reaching for a local angle to justify that column, which itself is his own desperate attempt at seeming relevant. It's absolute garbage and his editor should've killed it as soon as they realised he didn't have a clue what he was talking about.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 13d

"Seriously, I want to understand how you wove a thread that started with my murdered friend, and then went on to one of the most reviled pedophiles this country has ever known. What were you thinking? I want to understand your thought process"

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The Belfast Telegraph Trampled on the Memory of my Murdered Friend for Clicks

John Laverty is a terrible writer and an even worse person.

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 12d

What's for dinner? Here's how to say "Maybe we'll go out, try something new" in Irish Sign Language!

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage #ISL

One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 20: Maybe We Will Go Out, Try Something New? #deaf

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 12d

Same! I enjoy the movies, but my childhood images are the ones that loom largest in mind when I think of the characters. The only character who looks exactly as I imagined is Gandalf.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 14d

"Humans are products to be bought, eaten alive, and discarded in an antisocial libidinal frenzy of self-loathing, insatiable emotional need, and if they refuse to behave that way, we'll make fake people" is the only thing any of these freaks believe

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 14d

I'm sorry: "if I wish to see a virgin on-screen"?

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human
Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.

A picture of some AI girl standing on an AI landscape with an AI monster behind her. I'm gonna be so real: she looks about 14

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 14d

I'm sorry: "if I wish to see a virgin on-screen"?

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 13d

My most important video: how do you say "I'll have tea and a biscuit" in Irish Sign Language?

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#Deaf #IrishSignLanguage #ISL #LearnSignLanguage

One Phrase in Irish Sign Language Every Day. Part 18: Tea and Biscuits / I'm Not Hungry #Deaf

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 15d

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

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Vic or Vikki (they/them) @vicvikki.bsky.social · 14d

Here's how to build on the knowledge from the "one phrase every day in Irish Sign Language" series. This video takes the "What's wrong?" material and expands on it, showing more ways to ask and answer the question.

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#deaf #IrishSignLanguage #LearnSignLanguage

Building on One Phrase Every Day in ISL: Week 1 "What's Wrong?"

YouTube video by Vic Kelly-Victor

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