Govt & Opp refused Sen Pocock's request for Auslan interpreting at his maiden speech in Senate due to concern of "the precedent this may set". What precedent: #accessibility and #inclusion? Obvs not a priority for our govt. Australian Senate @pocockdavid Auslan: vimeo.com/734211566

Link to my article in Sociology Compass: doi.org/10.1111/soc4.1…. Corpus linguistics & discourse analysis used to examine the 'scientific' construction of good and bad parents and parenting in pediatric cochlear implantation research. Thanks to Annabelle Lukin MQ Linguistics

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On the long, long battle around use of sign & other home languages for newly diagnosed babies… When technology makes the learning of spoken language so much easier now, why would we not support this. #2023anhs #worldhearingday2023 Prof Christy Yoshinaga-Itano

Awesome Katie Neal on centring the child in family centred-practice, and how to foster agency in the management of their hearing loss. Such important research. And this, is what d/Deaf leadership in research and cultural competence looks like. And it has a name: Katie Neal ✨️

Link to our paper in Australian Review of Applied Linguistics below: protect-au.mimecast.com/s/F-8GClx1OYUG… An analysis and discussion of issues with the nature of information about early intervention that is provided to parents of newly identified deaf children MQ Linguistics

The National paper in Scotland used its front page to tell of the many war crimes in Gaza 🇵🇸 •Over 42,000 Palestinians murdered •Hospitals & schools routinely bombed •17,000 children murdered The National again and again stands out as a paper of principle & ethics.

The irony of politicians denouncing the vandalism of an MPs office whilst footage circulates of Palestinian refugees being burned alive from Israeli bombs that were dropped using parts manufactured on our very doorstep is not lost on me. It’s not the vandalism that is

Mueller, She Wrote A gift link. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

This is a FANTASTIC closing argument from Bernie Sanders. If you’re concerned about Gaza, please watch this. Protest votes will only make life worse for Palestinians. Netanyahu is PRAYING for a Trump victory.

In almost every election, Republicans appear to take an early lead. It's called the Red Mirage. Then that lead gets smaller throughout the night. That's called the Blue Shift. This is why Trump prematurely declared victory in 2020. Be prepared for him to do it again.