LANGUAGE DEPRIVATION ~a thread~ #languagedeprivation

Join #TeamAD this Wed at The Tolly Hub (WR4 9QW) from 10am for the #Worcester hub. Where will be joined by #NHS ICB Worcestershire & Herefordshire & NHS England ICB West Midlands. Provide your feedback on the following services: 💊 GP 👓 Opticians 🦷 Dentists #ActionDeafness

bear with me here: the new X icon is actually completely adorable if you change the settings to baby pink. Instead of aggressive masculinity it’s just this little teeny tiny kiss to speak to the little imaginary internet friends that live in your phone 🥰

Sad to learn yesterday of a deaf stroke patient in a Cambridgeshire hospital for 3 weeks without access to interpreters. Remote interpreting available but they didn’t know how to work it. Imagine being in hospital for 3 weeks after something as serious as a stroke and not being

Another Mum telling what BSL is all about... Kudos and your deaf child will have a headstart in life, congratulations!

On the #WorldChildrenDay, let's listen to deaf children! At our General Assembly, we adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Deaf Children. ➡Let's support the rights of deaf children: wfdeaf.org/rightsdeafchil… #ForEveryChild #deafchildren

Made baubles for Worcester Cathedral Xmas Tree. Action Deafness Craig Crowley MBE (DLY)

A message to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Mind blowing view of Earth from the SpaceX Crew Dragon once in orbit 💫

Join #TeamAD for our last #Worcester Coffee Morning in 2023! 📆 13th Dec ⌚️ 10am – 2pm 📍 The Tolly Hub (WR4 9QW) We look forward to seeing you soon! #ActionDeafness #Christmas #BSL

Please join our campaign

We need a #GeneralElectionN0W! I’m done with the constant lack of support for the deaf children. I’ve been ignored by so many #Tory MP’s in our campaign for Language deprivation for deaf children to end. And now they scrap the Disabilities Minister 1/2

The TV series about the post office scandal resulted in huge public interest in this case, and brought about the change and recognition needed for so long. We need a drama series about language deprivation in deaf children to draw public attention to this long neglected issue!

Makaton is not part of natural language change or evolution - it was created by a group of hearing professionals.

This is the only concession this tory government has made for us, tge Deaf BSL community, a better access to their lies/propaganda, I say "No thanks and no surprises for coming up with such a pathetic access plan, whoever (if anyone at all) did you consult with on thus front?!!

UK must be the only first world country in not providing British Sign Language for debate and election. Such a farce. Deaf BSL continues to be left out on important matters

This is important - I'm very worried about this. The politics of Akhmed Yakoob are the politics of division.

Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms took part in a British Sign Language lesson with British Deaf Association He discussed the government’s commitment to build on the progress of the British Sign Language Act to ensure all disabled people have opportunity to succeed

This is the Action Deafness Open Day in Worcester! We’re here until 4pm today - See you there 👋 #Worcester #Deaf #HearingLoss #DeafCommunity #Worcestershire #ActionDeafness

Implants can help deaf kids hear—but many still struggle with spoken language | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…