Ey up! I'm #MachineLearning/#MLOps Engineer @FT (views my own). I communicate in #BritishSignLanguage. I'm Dad. I 💚 #bouldering. My sign name is hoodie. he/him
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10 Feb 2019
Ey up! I talk candidly in this video about my life story, when #access failed & why, some home truths, what I’ve found to work, who really benefits from access & how you can help #a11y #Deaf #BSL #Deafblind #RSI #Diversity #Inclusion youtube.com/watch?v=-hz3S4CW…
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I wanted to share my experience on the 19:04 #LondonKingsCross last night - stuck on the train for 5 hours.
Despite everything, the atmosphere was amazing - people laughing, sharing seats, and really looking out for each other. A genuinely wonderful group of travellers.
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But above all, huge thanks to @Hull_Trains staff - train manager, trolley team and others - all reassuring and positive in very difficult circumstances. They must have had aching jaws from smiling apologetically for 5 hours. Water, snacks and going up and down the carriages.
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Special mention also to the @LNER handover at Doncaster - getting so many of us home in the early hours (with limited taxis!) was no small feat.
A tough night, but a real reminder of the good in people & teamwork. I hope all the staff gets some well-earned rest soon!
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Aug 2024
Hi @Steph_Peacock
As we all enjoy the #Paris2024 @Paralympics, please fund British #Deaf athletes to take part in #Deaflympics2025.
They currently receive £0 in Government support, unlike their Olympic and Paralympic counterparts.
@deafsport @DeaflympicsGB
#ParalympicsGB
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
5 Jul 2024
Our new PM @keir_starmer pledged today outside @10DowningStreet that the @UKLabour government would treat “every single person in this country with respect.”
Does that pledge include #Deaf people?
Where was the #BSL interpreter as he addressed the UK public for the first time?
Deaf people have been left in limbo: we still don’t know if there will be a BSL interpreter when @Keir_Starmer gives his first speech.
We have one here ready and waiting – just give us the nod, Kier, and we’ll help make sure your speech is accessible for deaf people.
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
5 Jul 2024
@UKLabour @DisabilityLab
The UK #Deaf community is desperately hoping that Sir @Keir_Starmer will be standing beside a #BSL interpreter when he addresses the nation for the first time today.
@BDA_Deaf has an interpreter ready and waiting outside No. 10.
Please work with them!
Deaf people have been left in limbo: we still don’t know if there will be a BSL interpreter when @Keir_Starmer gives his first speech.
We have one here ready and waiting – just give us the nod, Kier, and we’ll help make sure your speech is accessible for deaf people.
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
8 Mar 2024
🌟 Happy International Women's Day from the BDA 🌟
Let's celebrate women's achievements, champion inclusion, and uplift each other for a brighter tomorrow.
Investing in women is investing in our shared future and the deaf community. 💪
#IWD2024 @WomensDay
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'It is great to see our language gaining mainstream traction'
'The British Deaf Association have been campaigning for sign language rights for 133 years', says Rebecca Mansell - adding 'we are delighted to have a pathway to a GCSE in 2025'.
trib.al/Rx0iR33
📺 Sky 501
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'BSL has been an oppressed language for a very long time and it is very important that we get this right'
Rebecca Mansell says there are not enough BSL teachers and adds that 'deaf teachers should take the lead'.
trib.al/Rx0iR33
📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Hey @WFDeaf_org there is no such thing as neutrality when power or oppression is at play. If you state that you're neutral, you take the side of the oppressor. Human rights aren't pick and mix either, you can't seek to use whilst disregarding other rights. You use public funds.
ALT If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu
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12 Jul 2023
“By permitting the UAE to host the next World Congress without highlighting LGBTQIA issues, @WFDeaf_org could be seen to endorse the UAE’s discriminatory and punitive stance” — @BDA_Deaf
12 Jul 2023
Our statement: British Deaf Association voices serious concerns over suitability of the United Arab Emirates to host the next World Federation of the Deaf Congress in 2027 due to country’s anti-LGBTQIA stance.
BSL: vimeo.com/britishdeafassocia…
#WFD2023 #WFD2027 #Deaf #LGBTQIAplus
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
3 May 2023
Dear @BBC,
This is the first year the UK has hosted #Eurovision since #BritishSignLanguage was recognised in law as a language of Great Britain 🇬🇧
Can we make 2023 the year you provide #BSL interpreters so that #Deaf audiences can sing along to #Eurovision2023 too?
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
Happy #NationalBSLDay from everyone at #BIDServices 🇬🇧🎉
[ALT description: a montage of 5 female staff/friends of BID Services signing ‘Happy National BSL Day’. At the end of the video, there is a blooper of one staff laughing with her female colleague]
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
Happy #NationalBSLDay!
Today marks the 1st anniversary of the #BSLAct which finally recognised #BritishSignLanguage as a 🇬🇧 language after decades of campaigning by the #Deaf community.
Here's #WhyILoveBSL and being part of the #BSL community! ❤️🤟👋👋
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
Happy National BSL Day. We made a short video why we love BSL but we truthfully make a feature film about it 🤣🤟🏻. #whyloveBSL #BSLAlly #NationalBSLDay #BSL #HoH #deafkidsrock #jensensantics #raisingawareness
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
One year ago, people celebrated in Trafalgar Square as the BSL Act passed into law 🎉
One year on, Minister Pursglove is celebrating our progress implementing the Act.
#NationalBSLDay
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
Our TeamRAD colleagues share why they love BSL
#NationalBSLDay #WhyILoveBSL #BSLAlly #BSL #BritishSignLanguage #SignLanguage
@BDA_Deaf
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
28 Apr 2023
Today is #NationalBSLDay celebrating the 1st anniversary of the BSL Act 2022. Our team have shared #WhyILoveBSL with you all! Check out @BDA_Deaf for their first #DeafPoetLaureate! 💛
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
22 Sep 2022
“What I’ve learned about the Deaf community... it’s a beautiful place.
I wish someone had sat us down and told us when he was 16.”
- @JohnBishop100
It’s so crucial for the families of #Deaf children to learn #BSL & meet Deaf adults. Not try to “fix” their child.
#LifeAndDeaf
Catch new documentary John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf tonight at 9pm on ITV (including subtitles), and on ITV Hub for the full BSL signed and subtitled version too
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Ben Fletcher-Harris retweeted
22 Sep 2022
@JohnBishop100 15 minutes in… this is just amazing #lifeafterdeaf I’m learning now in college for my baby boy who is deaf. Thank you for doing this. Please support my campaign for free BSL for parents! change.org/FreeBSL4parents
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