Cindy Nevins
@cindysignsocsb.bsky.social
I am an ASL/English interpreter at the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB). I will be posting about Deaf topics, disability topics, Sign Languages, etc. Glad I'm under blue skies.
December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: a day dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity, and full participation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of society.
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: a day dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity, and full participation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of society.
Advent begins. We are waiting. (image shows WAITING in ASL)
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Advent begins. We are waiting. (image shows WAITING in ASL)
This is what ca n happen when someone thinks a basic signer is "good enough"...https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bsl-interpreters-hospital-hiv-result-b2854983.html. 'Communication access' without effective communication is not access.
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is what ca n happen when someone thinks a basic signer is "good enough"...https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bsl-interpreters-hospital-hiv-result-b2854983.html. 'Communication access' without effective communication is not access.
It is the International Week of Deaf People, celebrated each year around the world. On Parliament Hill, Ottawa, and in other community's City Halls, the Flag was raised to mark the importance of this week. wfdeaf.org/internationa...
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It is the International Week of Deaf People, celebrated each year around the world. On Parliament Hill, Ottawa, and in other community's City Halls, the Flag was raised to mark the importance of this week. wfdeaf.org/internationa...
Eastern Ontario school in Arnprior now has a Language Acquisition Support Worker-LASW-on staff. These professionals are vital to enabling deaf kids to learn and grow in an accessible language, in this case ASL. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Arnprior, Ont. school embraces bilingual, bicultural approach for deaf student
To celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages, Ryan Duchoeny, known at the school as Mr. D, led a special event with students and staff at an Arnprior school, explaining the importance of sign ...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Eastern Ontario school in Arnprior now has a Language Acquisition Support Worker-LASW-on staff. These professionals are vital to enabling deaf kids to learn and grow in an accessible language, in this case ASL. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Welcome back to all OCSB students and staff! Let the learning begin! The image shows how Deaf people applaud, seen not heard.
a woman in a green simax shirt applauds with her hands up
ALT: a woman in a green simax shirt applauds with her hands up
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September 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Welcome back to all OCSB students and staff! Let the learning begin! The image shows how Deaf people applaud, seen not heard.
Live in Ottawa? Visiting? Deaf or someone who knows ASL? A new experience for you...ASL restaurant www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Diners ‘sign for their supper’ at this ByWard Market restaurant
Dark Fork opened its restaurant in the ByWard Market last September, the city’s first “dine-in-the-dark restaurant.”
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July 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Live in Ottawa? Visiting? Deaf or someone who knows ASL? A new experience for you...ASL restaurant www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
In the classroom, a deaf student having access to signed language interpreting can give them independence. How? The deaf student does not 'depend' on the interpreter in the same way the non-deaf teacher does not 'depend' on the interpreter. .../2
May 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In the classroom, a deaf student having access to signed language interpreting can give them independence. How? The deaf student does not 'depend' on the interpreter in the same way the non-deaf teacher does not 'depend' on the interpreter. .../2
May 7 is Interpreter Appreciation Day today Congratulations to you all!
May 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
May 7 is Interpreter Appreciation Day today Congratulations to you all!
To Muslims everywhere. May you have a blessed month.
March 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
To Muslims everywhere. May you have a blessed month.
Reposted by Cindy Nevins
The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened.
www.newyorker.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Exactly.
First, they came for them. Then, they came for me. Silence is complicity—speak before there’s no one left to listen. (Inspired by Martin Niemöller)
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February 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Exactly.
Reposted by Cindy Nevins
These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.
So I thought to myself maybe if I post Spring ASL signs the weather fairies will take note....hoping.....
February 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So I thought to myself maybe if I post Spring ASL signs the weather fairies will take note....hoping.....
This is very alarming and damaging to deaf and hard of hearing people, and people with disabilities in the US. theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-law...
In a new lawsuit, 17 states sue to do away with 504 protections - The Educators Room
A high-stakes lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently making its way through the courts, threatening crucial protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Seven...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is very alarming and damaging to deaf and hard of hearing people, and people with disabilities in the US. theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-law...
On this snowy day, I am showing the wonderful story Snowy Day in ASL! One is the vocabulary, the other is the story. Enjoy!
vocab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-v...
story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtza...
vocab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-v...
story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtza...
ASL Storytelling - Snowy Day ASL Vocabulary
YouTube video by Statewide Outreach Center Videos
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February 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
On this snowy day, I am showing the wonderful story Snowy Day in ASL! One is the vocabulary, the other is the story. Enjoy!
vocab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-v...
story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtza...
vocab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-v...
story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtza...
Great video. Five myths about Deaf people. ASL and captioned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcG...
What It's Like To Be Deaf | AJ+
YouTube video by AJ+
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February 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Great video. Five myths about Deaf people. ASL and captioned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcG...
Valentine's Day is coming up! Here are some ASL signs. Image by 58 Creativity.
February 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Valentine's Day is coming up! Here are some ASL signs. Image by 58 Creativity.
From the Kids are Amazing files. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. 12-year-old builds AI robot companion for lonely kids and seniors | CBC News
Standing at about 30 centimetres tall, AIRO is the young inventor's latest creation: an AI-powered robot programmed to compassionately engage with humans and respond to their needs.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From the Kids are Amazing files. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
80 years ago Auschwitz was liberated. Not too long ago. It is our duty to *never forget* so, especially now, we never repeat. May their memories be a blessing.
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
80 years ago Auschwitz was liberated. Not too long ago. It is our duty to *never forget* so, especially now, we never repeat. May their memories be a blessing.
Reposted by Cindy Nevins
Compliments that aren’t about physical appearance
January 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Compliments that aren’t about physical appearance
Congratulations to all HS students writing their exams last week and this week. Well done!
January 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congratulations to all HS students writing their exams last week and this week. Well done!
This is a lovely rendition of Oh Canada performed by Deaf woman Lisa Faria with the Toronto Symphony. This is the model I use when interpreting Oh Canada. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_I...
O Canada: ASL (Lisa Faria / Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
YouTube video by Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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December 17, 2024 at 1:35 PM
This is a lovely rendition of Oh Canada performed by Deaf woman Lisa Faria with the Toronto Symphony. This is the model I use when interpreting Oh Canada. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_I...
EEK! Friday the 13th. Don't be SCARED.
December 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM
EEK! Friday the 13th. Don't be SCARED.