Darlene Thornton
@darlenethornton.bsky.social
Deaf | aka Auslanista | do I need to go on...?
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It's quite disheartening to see how rampant ableism is among roller coaster enthusiasts, as they act like they are experts on disabled people. The fact is, they lack lived experience and knowledge.
a man in a suit and tie is riding a roller coaster with two women laughing behind him .
Alt: Mr. Bean riding a roller coaster, two women behind us are screaming. Mr. Bean couldn't look more bored.
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's quite disheartening to see how rampant ableism is among roller coaster enthusiasts, as they act like they are experts on disabled people. The fact is, they lack lived experience and knowledge.
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Skilled deaf readers exhibit BILATERAL hierarchical tuning in the visual word form system, unlike matched hearing readers. We suggest a shift from bilateral to left-lateralized processing is not necessary for successful reading. New paper led by Laurie Glezer. direct.mit.edu/nol/article/...
Bilateral Word Selectivity Gradients in the Visual Word Form System in Skilled Deaf Readers
Abstract. In hearing people visual word recognition relies on a hierarchical organization in left ventral occipitotemporal (vOT) cortex. While right hemisphere recruitment has been implicated in poor ...
direct.mit.edu
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Skilled deaf readers exhibit BILATERAL hierarchical tuning in the visual word form system, unlike matched hearing readers. We suggest a shift from bilateral to left-lateralized processing is not necessary for successful reading. New paper led by Laurie Glezer. direct.mit.edu/nol/article/...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
March 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
Getting tired of seeing the label 'young language' for signed languages. Let's be real here - those are the most interfered languages. Recently, its more obv. - so much modified by non-deaf signers that deaf signers cannot maintain/streamline grammar effectively. Agree?
March 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Getting tired of seeing the label 'young language' for signed languages. Let's be real here - those are the most interfered languages. Recently, its more obv. - so much modified by non-deaf signers that deaf signers cannot maintain/streamline grammar effectively. Agree?
Yes, and they remove specifically designed accommodations in fear of over-reliance.
January 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Yes, and they remove specifically designed accommodations in fear of over-reliance.
#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote with this: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
1) Working with small team developing national Auslan teachers training program, & 2) Auslan signacy skills assessment for adults (deaf & hearing).
1) Working with small team developing national Auslan teachers training program, & 2) Auslan signacy skills assessment for adults (deaf & hearing).
November 19, 2024 at 10:58 PM
#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote with this: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
1) Working with small team developing national Auslan teachers training program, & 2) Auslan signacy skills assessment for adults (deaf & hearing).
1) Working with small team developing national Auslan teachers training program, & 2) Auslan signacy skills assessment for adults (deaf & hearing).
*snickers* yep
Evergreen🌲 satire by @cborstell.bsky.social on the research topics popular in the Linguistics of sign languages. I'm guilty of checking some boxes 🙈 Which one is your favorite?
November 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
*snickers* yep
I am living this one - a good quote to live by if you're able to.
November 14, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I am living this one - a good quote to live by if you're able to.