Happy to be in Zagreb for the @efsli conference starting with the #efsliday today.

I’m really honoured and excited to be joining this fantastic international panel of male sign language interpreters! 🌍🤟 MEN IN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING: Perspective, Privilege & Responsibility 📅 Monday 24 August 2026 🎟️ Book your ticket here: tinyurl.com/bdctbtbp

Very happy to share a paper I wrote with Dr Susan Blair & Dr Ricardo Altahif for the BJoOT titled 'Experiences and perceptions of men in occupational therapy in the United Kingdom and United States: A qualitative phenomenological study'. tinyurl.com/5ehjce27 @sagepub.com @thercot.bsky.social

Very happy to share a paper I wrote with Dr Susan Blair & Dr Ricardo Altahif for the British Journal of Occupational Therapy titled 'Experiences and perceptions of men in occupational therapy in the United Kingdom and United States: A qualitative phenomenological study'. tinyurl.com/5ehjce27

I attended this informative webinar yesterday which provided guidance on publishing inclusive LGBTQIA+ research, emphasising community-centred approaches, strategic journal selection, and navigating political challenges. @sagepub.com @sexandsexualities.bsky.social @thehppjournal.bsky.social

Wilderness Festival 2026! Are you deaf and planning to go? complete the Accessibility Form here: wilderness-festival.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/req... www.wildernessfestival.com

Happy to be attending the efsli #notrealagm2026 online this morning.

Fingerspelling as a pathway to deaf children’s reading: a scoping review academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...

Journal article: 'Physiotherapists’ perceptions regarding the challenges faced by patients with deafness in accessing rehabilitative care in South Africa.' tinyurl.com/37b8bamf

'Interpreting for deaf children in health care settings: An exploration of challenges and strategies' - a new publication by two UK colleagues, Naomi Cherubin and Rachel Mapson. goo.gl/scholar/ardbtp

Day 2 of SLCVC at University of Birmingham.

Now time for the interesting posters at SLCVC.

Happy to be at #SLCVC at the University of Birmingham and presenting with Abigail Gorman.

Earlier this year I had the honour of being asked to be on the ‘Interpreters Workshop’ podcast hosted by Tim Curry. You can listen to the episodes (IW147 - 150) on the website (interpretersworkshop.com/podcast) or through Spotify (open.spotify.com/playlist/6j5...).

Great weekend in Paris attending @eflsi training on IS at INJS.

For all the sociologists out there…

Deadlines for abstracts for the first ever Sign Language Contact, Variation and Change conference at @unibirmingham.bsky.social is 30 March! sites.google.com/view/slcvc-w...

SLCVC2025 Conference

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Living in Thailand I can use Google Translate between Thai and English. When it comes to Thai Sign Language, I have to rely on IS. Thankfully I am doing the @efsli IS training!

Excited to virtually share my poster with everyone at #TISLR15

Presented (remotely) at #TISLR15 on how to find continuer backchannels in Swedish Sign Language corpus data from distributional patterns. Slides are available at borstell.github.io/presentation... but for the full picture, please the published paper in the quoted post: bsky.app/profile/cbor...

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✨️ Also new paper 📄 🐦🐦 Are there dedicated continuers (generic backchannels in conversation) in Swedish Sign Language? Can we identify potential continuers from corpus data? Do they have special form characteristics? Yes, yes and yes! www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

New article is out! What's the right to learn sign language and a right to education in sign language worth, if you don't have the right to access or interact with other people who speak the same language? (with Johan Hjulstad, Ingjerd L. Ødemark and Patrick Kermit) doi.org/10.18061/dsq...

I've only just gone and created an Interpreting Starter Pack. Here's hoping it will grow. #1nt bsky.app/starter-pack...

1° CONFERENCIA LATINOAMERICANA Y CARIBEÑA DE TRADUCTORES, INTÉRPRETES Y GUÍAS INTÉRPRETES DE LENGUAS DE SEÑAS BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 2025 waslilac2025.ar

Our previous @justisigns2 project led to recommendations for specific funded services to support violence against deaf women and girls: www.gov.scot/binaries/con... BSL version of the report: youtu.be/QSQgj0e1LUE?...

SignHealth are looking for a new Chief Executive: www.signhealth-ceo.co.uk

Welcome

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RIT/NTID’s Certificate in International Sign Interpreting launches Feb 2025! 🌍 Open to Deaf & hearing interpreters. REMINDER: Applications close 30 Nov 2024! Learn more: www.rit.edu/ntid/aslie/c...

New to BlueSky. Want to read a summary of my PhD in one page? Here is an image. For a full version, please visit etheses.dur.ac.uk/15205/