Baba. ❤️

It is with great sadness we learn that Avtar Singh Jouhl has passed away. After working in the the foundry industry (which of course Avtar organised!) for 30 years, Avtar became a Trade Union Studies Lectuer at the Birmingham Trade Union Studies Centre.

3 out of 5 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve in their studies without intervention, according to our recent poll. We need more Teachers of the Deaf to support #deaf children so they can reach their fullest potential. (1/2) tes.com/magazine/news/…

The experiences and needs of deaf migrants living in London are set to be explored in a new study by researchers at University College London (DCAL), it has been announced. limpingchicken.com/2022/10/24/new…

Looking for an interpreter for 30 minutes on Friday 4th November - can be remote. Am desperate! Will send baked goods in the post for any kind soul who volunteers.

I loved this - very reminiscence of my own childhood and picking up all the swear words. I don't speak punjabi but I still have that secret language, BSL, to talk about my children in front of their faces.

Amazing news! Very sad Migration Museum will be leaving Lewisham but can't wait to visit the new site.

Great to be here and seeing the culmination of all our ideas. #deafmigrants #deafrefugees

Hivemind, what's the best way to find interpreters for bookings? #BSLinterpreters

Hi Rachel O'Brien, I'm trying to get in contact with you to speak to you about your work.

Anyone else having problems submitting PDFs to ATW through their online claims process? #losingmymarbles

Podcasts about disability, or any podcast with the word accessible in it that isn't accessible need to take a good long hard look at themselves.

This event at Wellcome Collection looking at the legacies of scientific racism and eugenics looks really interesting and is BSL interpreted!🙌 wellcomecollection.org/events/ZMe7gxA…

Another interesting event from me - @GDIhubDisability Innovation Summit, captioned and international sign language interpreters. disabilityinnovation.com/summit

"There was always a language of can't do... not quite as able, not intellectually capable" Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest Black professor - who has autism - says society needs to do more to disrupt neurotypical binaries that in many respects "ostracise neurodivergent people".

This event looks really interesting. Intersectionality - Dual Oppression of Racism and Audism. Do sign up! eventbrite.co.uk/e/bhm-2023-int…

A cash-starved council is proposing disabled people be interned in care homes if their social care is “too costly”. This is a story of savage public funding cuts but also of which people society deems to matter. My col. in today’s The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#Defiance tells a powerful story of South Asian resistance movements from the 1970s and 80s. This history is not commonly told - it should be on the curriculum. Through #OurMigrationStory we produced some resources on this, find them here 👉 ow.ly/FbCv50RcYa3