InterpretingPathways

How sustainable is a career in sign language interpreting? Join Dr Robyn Dean as she addresses how we frame concepts such as work-life balance, boundary-setting and self care. Places available Sat 18 March in Bristol. Register here: interpretingpathways.com/uk-robyndean

Thankyou @interppathways for a superb start to our Saturday. Our @ALSLips colleagues & friends explored with you how we might co-work using a critical ethical lens. Thus improving our co-working practice & better support one another #Ethicaldecisionmaking fenton 1988, in Napier

Congratulations Martin🥳

You have done it!! 🎉 The BSL Act 2022 has today received Royal Assent, so it is passed into law. This is just the start... #BSLBill #BSLAct #BritishSignLanguage

BREAKING NEWS! The #BSLBill has passed! We now have a #BSLAct!! #BSLActNow 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Wonderful to see! Well done to all who campaigned and supported this process👋🏻👋🏻 #BSLBill #BSLActNow

#bslbill We’ll be there on Friday. Will you? @BDA_Deaf @beccytad @RoseAylingEllis @rosie4westlancs @yvonneycobb @glosdeaf

Congratulations John!

How you can help! 1. Visit bda.org.uk/bsl-act-now 2. Download the template letter 3. Find details of your local MP by adding your postcode -members.parliament.uk/members/Commons 4. Add your details to the letter 5. Email ASAP! 6. Deadline is 28th Jan 2022 #BSLActNow #BSLBill

Join us for a #BSLBillRally outside @UKParliament on Friday 28 January while MPs debate the 2nd reading of the #BSLBill proposed by @rosie4westlancs. Bring your #Deaf, signing & hearing friends, a hot drink, warm clothes and colourful gloves to let MPs know we want a #BSLActNow!

Looking forward to sharing experiences, strategies and theories with this new cohort of mentors.

Congratulations to the new Board of Directors!🎉

National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Sues White House For Failing To Provide Sign Language Interpreters During Televised Coronavirus Briefings -- read more: nad.org/nad-sues-white…

Please take this survey to improve state emergencies responses for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community! The survey is run by @HealthSignsCtr and Alicia, the cofounder of Atomic Hands is also involved in this study.

@SelinaJBSL @aslischamp Congrats and well done for all your hard work to complete year 2!

@aslischamp Thanks I’m grateful to your team at @interppathways who gave me the confidence to progress.

Grades confirmed passed year 2. 1 more year of my masters to go. 👍🏾

Are you a ‘I can’t wait for things to go back to normal’ or a ‘hybrid work is the new normal!’ interpreter?’ Let us know by taking the 3rd and final edition of the survey for sign language interpreters open until 4 July 21.00 CET bit.ly/3eSCXCt @oliverpouliot @HU_Utrecht

Great tips from Ryan McLean in the #newsli issue for us newbies. Particularly #3. Just treated myself to a new #terpbag. @ASLIuk what unusual but useful things do experienced terps keep in theirs? #terplife #tsli

The ASLI SouthWest Massive are excited to welcome you to Engineers House, Bristol on 10/11 Oct for the South West’s take on the biennial conference. Save the date for a very exciting alternative weekend! #ASLIMemberBenefits #ASLISW #ASLIConference2020 #ASLIBristol2020

We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Dr. Terry Riley OBE. A passionate leader, Terry has had a long association with the BDA spanning over fifty years at different levels and finally as Chair of the BDA where he served three terms from 2008–18. May he rest in peace.