New British Sign Language signs for marine species are here, making conversations about nature and climate more accessible to everyone! 👋 The @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Scottish Sensory Centre tested them out while cleaning oysters with #RestorationForth 🦪 #SignLanguageWeek #SLW2026

I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more. And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share! www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...

New Research on Patterning in Early Math Skills: Circular patterns are a valuable learning resource, demonstrated by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children fluent in visual-spatial sign language. See our paper (w/ Barbara Hänel-Faulhaber) in IJSME: doi.org/10.1007/s10763-025-10639-7 🥳

Linear and Circular Format of Repeating Patterns – an Inclusive Approach to Patterning of 6-Year-Olds - International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Several studies have demonstrated that understanding repeating patterns is associated with early mathematical development in young children. In these studies, the structure of repeating patterns typic...

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New publication out with the late great @jmhenner.bsky.social and @anthrodad.bsky.social The #Deaf Childhood Experiences Scale aims to provide data on deaf life factors with the goal of better understanding... quality of life outcomes among deaf populations. academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl... 1/6

Preliminary development of the deaf childhood experiences scale

Abstract. We describe here the initial creation and validation of a tool designed to quantify certain unique life experiences of deaf individuals. The Deaf

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🚨 New preprint live! AI is reshaping how deaf people communicate and seek access. But is it opening doors, or reinforcing old hierarchies? Too often, interpreting norms shape how sign language AI is designed today. (forthcoming in Language and Law) (thread) arxiv.org/abs/2505.02519

Deaf in AI: AI language technologies and the erosion of linguistic rights

This paper explores the interplay of AI language technologies, sign language interpreting, and linguistic access, highlighting the complex interdependencies shaping access frameworks and the tradeoffs...

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If you're at #SIGN10, come say hi! I'll be presenting a poster on how different sign languages represent numbers tomorrow afternoon in poster room 3.

Wonderful project! The story problems in this Advent calendar were originally created by Deaf Math experts. Looking forward to the next doors! 🎄

Christian Rathmann@crathmann.bsky.social · 2y ago

Der Adventskalender 2024 ist da! In den nächsten 24 Tagen wünschen wir viel Spaß beim Lösen von Matheaufgaben in Deutscher Gebärdensprache und Deutsch. @STEMSiL_project stemsil.eu/mathe-advent...