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@drhilltx.bsky.social
My focus for 2025 is to highlight when and where sociolinguistics needs to be infused into ASL/English interpreting. Ph.D completed, I'm now in my "watch me roar" phase.
Thanks TISLR15 for sending us pictures today! Downloaded a few that I didn't have. Gotta love these facial expressions!
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks TISLR15 for sending us pictures today! Downloaded a few that I didn't have. Gotta love these facial expressions!
I reference this in my dissertation. From 1918. Ain't nothing new under the sun.
February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I reference this in my dissertation. From 1918. Ain't nothing new under the sun.
Staying grounded by attending events like this - Maryville College hosted a Panel of deaf community leaders to discuss their experiences with obtaining and working with interpreters. They were honest and engaging, providing valuable lessons to all. Among them, the famous storyteller Peter Cook!!
February 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Staying grounded by attending events like this - Maryville College hosted a Panel of deaf community leaders to discuss their experiences with obtaining and working with interpreters. They were honest and engaging, providing valuable lessons to all. Among them, the famous storyteller Peter Cook!!
Thank you Rooted East Knoxville Collective for educating me last Sunday. The movie premiere taught me about the impact of "urban renewal" on Black Knoxvillians living in the East side. It has led to food apartheid in the area. To learn more, visit knoxgardenalliance.org/member/roote...
February 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thank you Rooted East Knoxville Collective for educating me last Sunday. The movie premiere taught me about the impact of "urban renewal" on Black Knoxvillians living in the East side. It has led to food apartheid in the area. To learn more, visit knoxgardenalliance.org/member/roote...
THX to the deaf research faculty that were brave enough to stand up & share their struggles & triumphs in academia at ##TISLR15. They were honest & unapologetic in explaining the inequities they face in academia & by interpreters. Wish there could be an entire Symposium dedicated to this topic.
January 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
THX to the deaf research faculty that were brave enough to stand up & share their struggles & triumphs in academia at ##TISLR15. They were honest & unapologetic in explaining the inequities they face in academia & by interpreters. Wish there could be an entire Symposium dedicated to this topic.
I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's #TISLR15 panel discussion - Sign Language Research for legal recognition: A Call to Action. I learned so much from the panelists. Kudos to my friends Margaret Odhiambo and Simphiwe Mkhize!
January 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's #TISLR15 panel discussion - Sign Language Research for legal recognition: A Call to Action. I learned so much from the panelists. Kudos to my friends Margaret Odhiambo and Simphiwe Mkhize!
Thank you to all who stayed until my presentation on day 4 at #TISLR15. I was so excited to share my ground-breaking research regarding African American English and the findings of the deaf participants who provided distinct linguistic guidance on how to convey AAE when using ASL
It was an honor.
It was an honor.
January 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Thank you to all who stayed until my presentation on day 4 at #TISLR15. I was so excited to share my ground-breaking research regarding African American English and the findings of the deaf participants who provided distinct linguistic guidance on how to convey AAE when using ASL
It was an honor.
It was an honor.
Sorry, not in agenda order, but I'm STILL behind in trying to share postings from #TISLR15. Allow me to introduce Sovoya Davis who presented on Black women gestures, comparing the gestures used by hearing and deaf women. Yessssss!
January 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sorry, not in agenda order, but I'm STILL behind in trying to share postings from #TISLR15. Allow me to introduce Sovoya Davis who presented on Black women gestures, comparing the gestures used by hearing and deaf women. Yessssss!
The life of a conference presenter can be summed up in one picture. Special thanks to my hubby for looking all over Addis Ababa this AM to find me a USB.
January 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The life of a conference presenter can be summed up in one picture. Special thanks to my hubby for looking all over Addis Ababa this AM to find me a USB.
Posting a few more pics because I was so inspired by this plenary presentation. By the end, I was in tears.
Special moment when both presenters honored the memory of Dr. Robert Bayley. #TISLR15
Special moment when both presenters honored the memory of Dr. Robert Bayley. #TISLR15
January 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Posting a few more pics because I was so inspired by this plenary presentation. By the end, I was in tears.
Special moment when both presenters honored the memory of Dr. Robert Bayley. #TISLR15
Special moment when both presenters honored the memory of Dr. Robert Bayley. #TISLR15
At the end, they discussed new research on the topic. I was so honored to have my research on AAE & ASL interpreting included in their discussion along with the work of @d7play.bsky.social, @adamcschembri.bsky.social, Kristen Snodden, the iCAN team & Mary Edward. Thank you, Dr. Hill & Dr. Lucas!
January 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
At the end, they discussed new research on the topic. I was so honored to have my research on AAE & ASL interpreting included in their discussion along with the work of @d7play.bsky.social, @adamcschembri.bsky.social, Kristen Snodden, the iCAN team & Mary Edward. Thank you, Dr. Hill & Dr. Lucas!
Day 2 at TISLR15 began with Ceil Lucas & Joseph Hill presenting on Black ASL: Foundations and Future Directions. It included a 20-min screening of "Signing Black in America" - if you haven't watched it yet, you MUST!
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Day 2 at TISLR15 began with Ceil Lucas & Joseph Hill presenting on Black ASL: Foundations and Future Directions. It included a 20-min screening of "Signing Black in America" - if you haven't watched it yet, you MUST!
I too enjoyed this presentation by @fbisnath.bsky.social Profound statement on her slide - "by prioritizing nativeness we are not describing the majority of DHH sign language use". Check out the picture!
January 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I too enjoyed this presentation by @fbisnath.bsky.social Profound statement on her slide - "by prioritizing nativeness we are not describing the majority of DHH sign language use". Check out the picture!
The lively delivery yesterdsy by Tory Sampson at #TISLR15 just had to be shared! The photos cannot fully capture her energy and vitality. The topic "Mapping the distribution of Noun/Verb pairs in ASL" was insightful.
January 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The lively delivery yesterdsy by Tory Sampson at #TISLR15 just had to be shared! The photos cannot fully capture her energy and vitality. The topic "Mapping the distribution of Noun/Verb pairs in ASL" was insightful.
Wifi issues - still playing catch up from Day 1 #TISLR15. Enjoy the pics from the interesting research presented by Kaj Kraus. His team researched the effects of teaching ASL lexical items to L2 learners using iconic vs arbitrary approaches. All ASL teachers should check out this research!
January 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wifi issues - still playing catch up from Day 1 #TISLR15. Enjoy the pics from the interesting research presented by Kaj Kraus. His team researched the effects of teaching ASL lexical items to L2 learners using iconic vs arbitrary approaches. All ASL teachers should check out this research!
Of course I had to post my Bham family - @adamcschembri.bsky.social & Kiersy Cormier. Good job on the presentation delivered simultaneously in BSL & spoken English. This was done because BSL is not a SL that presenters can use at #TISLR15. I enjoyed the research on negation and questions in BSL.
January 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Of course I had to post my Bham family - @adamcschembri.bsky.social & Kiersy Cormier. Good job on the presentation delivered simultaneously in BSL & spoken English. This was done because BSL is not a SL that presenters can use at #TISLR15. I enjoyed the research on negation and questions in BSL.
First plenary presentation at #TISLR15 - honest and critical report on the dearth of deaf African SL researchers in the field. Drs Sam Lutalo-kiingi and Pawlos Kasu Abebe stressed the need to respect indigenous African SL and to support research conducted by those within the community.
January 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
First plenary presentation at #TISLR15 - honest and critical report on the dearth of deaf African SL researchers in the field. Drs Sam Lutalo-kiingi and Pawlos Kasu Abebe stressed the need to respect indigenous African SL and to support research conducted by those within the community.
It was a delight seeing @adamcschembri.bsky.social and Joseph Hill in person at #TISLR15. Looking good!
January 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It was a delight seeing @adamcschembri.bsky.social and Joseph Hill in person at #TISLR15. Looking good!
It's time for TISLR15, first time it has been held in Africa! Here are a few pics I took before the opening ceremony. Projected on the screen is the presenter, an Ethiopia SL interpreter, an ASL interpreter, an International Sign interpreter AND live captioning.
January 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
It's time for TISLR15, first time it has been held in Africa! Here are a few pics I took before the opening ceremony. Projected on the screen is the presenter, an Ethiopia SL interpreter, an ASL interpreter, an International Sign interpreter AND live captioning.
Trying to leave for TISLR tomorrow. But the SNOW isn't cooperating! 😬
January 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trying to leave for TISLR tomorrow. But the SNOW isn't cooperating! 😬
Thank you Arjun for the one-on-one explanation of your research. It was such a treat to learn about Nepali Sign Language and the classifier usage in the younger vs older generations. Can't wait to celebrate when you graduate from Bham!
December 16, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Thank you Arjun for the one-on-one explanation of your research. It was such a treat to learn about Nepali Sign Language and the classifier usage in the younger vs older generations. Can't wait to celebrate when you graduate from Bham!
Kenya was front and center thanks to Margaret Odhiambo (now at Univ of Hamburg). Her presentation shared the Effects on Deaf Students of Glossing Kenyan Sign Language in Written English. I loved how she asked for input from the audience to generate ideas to improve education of deaf Kenyans.
December 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Kenya was front and center thanks to Margaret Odhiambo (now at Univ of Hamburg). Her presentation shared the Effects on Deaf Students of Glossing Kenyan Sign Language in Written English. I loved how she asked for input from the audience to generate ideas to improve education of deaf Kenyans.
She stressed the need to support translanguaging in the classroom by changing the landscape of WHO - who teaches, who interprets, who educates the teachers. Learn more by visiting her at the Center for Latine Deaf Studies at Gallaudet. gallaudet.edu/academic-aff...
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
She stressed the need to support translanguaging in the classroom by changing the landscape of WHO - who teaches, who interprets, who educates the teachers. Learn more by visiting her at the Center for Latine Deaf Studies at Gallaudet. gallaudet.edu/academic-aff...