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Social Research with Deaf People - SORD
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Social Research with Deaf People (SORD) is a research group based in the University of Manchester. https://linktr.ee/sord.uom
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New Research Project: Electronic Patient Records and Deaf BSL Users! We’re pleased to share that SORD at The University of Manchester has launched a new research project in partnership with… | Social...
New Research Project: Electronic Patient Records and Deaf BSL Users! We’re pleased to share that SORD at The University of Manchester has launched a new research project in partnership with Mancheste...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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#meettheteam #deafresearch #bsl #sord #researcher | Social Research with Deaf People (SORD)
Meet Dr. Rosemary Oram, Researcher at SORD! She recently completed her PhD, making waves with groundbreaking research concerning Deaf parents who use BSL and safeguarding/child protection. Professiona...
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September 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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#meettheteam #bsl #sord #professor #globalresearch | Social Research with Deaf People (SORD)
Meet Professor Alys Young, Co-lead of SORD and Professor of Social Work at the University of Manchester. Her research interests are early intervention with deaf children and their families, improvemen...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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New article by Wan Brown, Rogers, and Young (2025) titled "What is the Evidence Underpinning Clinical Assessment of Mental Health of Deaf Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review” has been published on Taylor and Francis Online:
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a new research article, featuring two logos at the top: the University of Manchester logo on the left and the SORD logo on the right. Below the logos is a photo of a person typing on a laptop keyboard, with a smartphone lying on the wooden table next to the laptop. The main text under the photo reads: "New research article What is the Evidence Underpinning Clinical Assessment of Mental Health of Deaf Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review Wan Brown, J., Rogers, K. D., & Young, A. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2025.2519014" At the bottom of the poster, there are circular headshots of three people who are the researchers. The background of the lower part of the poster is purple.
August 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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New blog by Young, Palanisamy, Rogers, Thanzami and Hulme (2025) titled "Deafness is not an infectious disease but a global health priority" has been published on BMJ Global Health:
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#SORD #odafunding #DeafInclusion #globalhealthequity
A blog post from SORD which is based in the University of Manchester The blog post contains a headline, a short paragraph, and a small image. The headline reads: "Deafness is not an infectious disease but a global health priority." Beneath the headline, there are author names and a date: Young, Palanisamy, Rogers, Thanzami & Hulme (2025). The paragraph below provides more information on the blog topic: "The UK’s 2025 Spending Review has sidelined critical global health research – including a groundbreaking £21M award for Deaf Malaysians, a collaboration between SORD, University of Manchester and Monash University Malaysia. Why? Because deafness isn’t seen as a global health security threat." There is also a link to read the full blog on BMJ Global Health with a URL starting with "https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2023/08/17/..." The blog banner includes a small image on the left side depicting a dark blue globe with white lines connecting across it, symbolizing network or global connectivity. The University of Manchester and SORD logos are visible in the upper left corner.
August 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Volunteers needed for a study on the BSL Patient-Reported Experience Measure (BSL PREM). | Social Research with Deaf People (SORD)
Volunteers needed for a study on the BSL Patient-Reported Experience Measure (BSL PREM). We're looking for healthcare and allied health professionals. More information in English: https://lnkd.in/eQ...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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A BSL version of this message is available at: https://lnkd.in/eM8TBRRA | Social Research with Deaf People (SORD)
A BSL version of this message is available at: https://lnkd.in/eM8TBRRA Volunteers needed for a study: Survey with healthcare professionals / allied health professionals about the BSL Patient-Reporte...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Meet Molly Redpath-Healy, who is a Research Assistant at SORD. She's currently supporting two key projects, including the Deaf Cancer Support Project: evaluation study.

Her ideal superpower? Being an octopus of productivity to tackle multiple tasks at once. 🐙

#MeetTheTeam #DeafResearch #BSL #SORD
August 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Katherine Rogers is part of the Social Research with Deaf People (SORD) group at @manchester.ac.uk, working with the Deaf community and others to promote the wellbeing of d/Deaf individuals, families & communities.

#healthinequalities #fairerhealthforall #healthierfuturesuom
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Photograph of Katherine Rogers on a yellow background with a quote referencing the inequalities experienced by d/Deaf people.
June 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Meet Robyn Swannack, Research Assistant at SORD! When she's not deep in the ethics process or data extraction for a scoping review, she's dreaming of one very handy research superpower: teleportation ✨
#MeetTheTeam #DeafResearch #BSL #SORD #ResearchAssistant
June 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Meet Dr Celia Hulme, Research Associate and Early Career Researcher working to improve health and social care for deaf sign language users.

💡 Her research superpower? Absorbing knowledge fast, fuelled by tea and dark chocolate!

#MeetTheTeam #DeafResearch #BSL #SORD #EarlyCareerResearcher
June 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Dr Joanna Atkinson, neuropsychologist and Chair of the BSL Act Advisory Board (Health and Social Care), delivers a powerful speech to the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Minister for Social Security and Disability. Please watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwYO...
Deaf and Disability Gain - How The Whole of Society Can Gain!
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June 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Dr. Katie Rogers from SORD and Dr Kate Rowley from @dcal-ucl.bsky.social are presenting at the BDA's BSL Conference!

🗓️ Leeds | 17–18 July 2025

Get your tickets here: bslconference.org.uk

#BSLConference2025 #TheFutureStartsWithUs #BritishSignLanguage #DeafCommunity #SignLanguageResearch
June 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Alys and Celia from the SORD team are in South Africa this week with the CFDS at Wits, working on the INForMHAA project. With Jemina, Sarah and Natalia, they’re building the SA–UK network to strengthen sign language interpreting in health and social care. Funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
May 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Many congratulations to Dr Oram on achieving her PhD! The whole team at SORD is proud to celebrate this brilliant achievement. We wish her all the very best for the next chapter.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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This Deaf Awareness week, we go beyond silence by spotlighting deaf-led research and highlighting what true Deaf Awareness looks like in research with deaf people.

Have a look at the video here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Etd...

#DeafAwarenessWeek #BeyondSilence #DeafResearch
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May 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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PhD update! Rosie has completed interview analysis with two professional groups. Key findings are now published as part of her PhD.

Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sord/2025/04...

#PhD #UoM #SORD
The image has a background of pink on top and cream on the bottom. On the image, there is another image of Rosemary Oram smiling. There is a text below the photo that says "Rosemary Oram's PhD Update". There are two logos on top of the image: The University of Manchester logo and SORD logo.
April 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Social Research with Deaf People (SORD) at The University of Manchester was pleased to welcome Professor Uma Palanisamy from Monash University Malaysia during her visit last week. We appreciated the fantastic opportunity to engage in discussions and knowledge exchange.
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April 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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We are proud to join the British Deaf Association in recognising BSL as a place of belonging!

#SLW2025 #SORD #UoM #UniversityofManchester @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @nmswresearch.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Are you a Deaf BSL user, 18 or over, using hearing aids, and living in Manchester?

We invite you to take a quick 5-minute survey to find out how many Deaf BSL users use hearing aids in Manchester. Your input matters!👉

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#DeafBSLUser #HearingAids #SORD
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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New article by Oram and Young (2025) titled “The modern history of social work with Deaf people” has been published in the Bulletin of the Social Work History Network: doi.org/10.21954/ou....
Logos at the top for “The University of Manchester” and “SORD”. Below, a photo of a person typing on a laptop at a table with a plant and a cup. Text reads: “New journal article: The modern history of social work with Deaf people by Oram, R. and Young, A.” A URL is provided: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00102224. Two circular photos of Oram and Young are shown at the bottom. The whole picture has a background of white on the top and dark pink on the bottom behind the photos and text.
March 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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New article by Oram, Young and Cartney (2024) titled "Standing at the crossroads: Child safeguarding and Deaf BSL parents (in England) - Issues and Challenges in Social Work" has been published in The British Journal of Social Work: doi.org/10.1093/bjsw...
The logos of The University of Manchester and SORD are featured on the top. Below is an image of a person in a white, long-sleeved blouse working on a laptop with a takeaway coffee cup next to the laptop. The text below the picture reads: "New journal article: Standing at the crossroads: Child safeguarding and Deaf BSL parents (in England) - Issues and Challenges in Social Work Oram, R., Cartney, P. & Young, A. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae202" The picture has a split coloured background, the top half is pink and bottom half is light grey.
March 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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New article by Oram, Cartney and Young (2024) titled "Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts' experience of routine social work practice" has been published in Qualitative Social Work:
doi.org/10.1177/1473...
The logos of The University of Manchester and SORD are featured on the top. Below is an image of a person in a white, long-sleeved blouse working on a laptop with a pen and notebook next to the laptop. The text below the picture reads: "New journal article: Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts' experience of routine social work practice Oram, R., Cartney, P. & Young, A. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250241307263" The picture has a split coloured background, the top half is light grey and bottom half is pink.
March 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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New article by Oram, Young and Cartney (2024) titled "Now you see them, now you don't: Professional recognition of specialist professionals working with Deaf British Sign Language parents in child safeguarding" has been published in Qualitative Social Work:
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The logos of The University of Manchester and SORD are featured on the top. Below is an image of a person in a white, long-sleeved, textured blouse working on a laptop. The text below the picture reads: "New journal article: Now you see them, now you don't: Professional recognition of specialist professionals working with Deaf British Sign Language parents in child safeguarding Oram, R., Young, A. & Cartney, P. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250231185962" The picture has a split coloured background, the top half is pink and bottom half is light grey
March 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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New article by Rogers, Lovell, Bower, Armitage and Young (2025) titled “What are Deaf sign language users’ experiences as patients in healthcare services? A scoping review”: journals.plos.org/globalpublic.... Abstract in BSL: video.manchester.ac.uk/faculties/02...
March 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM