Maartje De Meulder 🟥
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Maartje De Meulder 🟥
@mdemeulder.bsky.social
phenomenal woman 🦹🏻‍♀️| deaf 🤟🏼| cyborg 🤖| friendly troublemaker 😈| <Dr/ 👩🏻‍💻| she/her 👩🏻‍🌾| | language, disability, and tech | views my own
My keynote presentation at #ICED2025 yesterday was about the critical importance of deaf academic spaces, presenting #DrDeaf as an example, and the values they entail for broader deaf educational environments.
Preprint of the paper: lnkd.in/ecx4bM-D
Full keynote presentation: lnkd.in/eE7qrkhY
July 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
First conference stop this summer: ICED in Rome, the premier international conference on deaf education. It’s my 3rd ICED, after Maastricht (2005) and Vancouver (2010). Among the approx. 600 participants are 130 deaf participants, including many presenters. Great to see this deaf space at ICED.
July 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
At #DrDeaf we hand out designated Dr Deaf mugs to participants who received a PhD. Congratulations @bevjbuchanan.bsky.social and Paul Simmons on your PhDs - we look forward to handing out many more Dr Deaf mugs in the years to come!
June 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
@vrtnws.be De ondertitels zijn niet leesbaar op deze manier. Is het mogelijk om meer contrast in te bouwen of de ondertitels in geval van een witte balk onderaan, bovenaan het scherm te plaatsen? Of nog beter, laat kijkers zelf de ondertitels slepen waar ze die willen. Dank! 🙏🏻
June 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It looks like the avatar and the BSL toggle have been removed since I posted. This is what it looked like. The avatar looks human and is based on real footage but what you’re seeing is a synthetic signer - with sign language generated by AI using a database of recorded signs.
May 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
5th meeting of deaf researchers in the Netherlands @ Tilburg University. What does it mean to work as a (deaf) researcher in the Netherlands today, and how can we strengthen and grow deaf researcher capacity? Not everyone could attend (yes, our group is bigger — and we really do have three Lisas!).
May 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Top 3 frequency of use: daily (155), regularly (68), occasionally (27)
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Top 3 purpose: work (86), personal (63), social media (51)
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Top 3 countries: Germany, Belgium, and Spain.
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Over 275 responses from deaf ChatGPT users in Europe already. It is still possible to respond to the survey! Some preliminary results in the comments. @robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social

tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Excited to present at this workshop on sign language recognition, translation, and production, in the company of esteemed colleagues. The call for papers is still open!
slrtpworkshop.github.io
March 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Taught over 30 #EUMASLI students today about sign language interpreting as a social institution. This is one of the (obviously AI-generated) images @hildehaualand.bsky.social and I used to explain the continuous challenges related to sign language interpreting provision. Can you guess what it means?
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Highly recommended for anyone navigating the AI era - aka, all of us.
January 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The five books from 2024 I’ll remember best.
December 22, 2024 at 9:06 PM
One of #DrDeaf most valued features is having deaf teachers, something many participants experience for the first time. @drjosephmurray.bsky.social and I had the pleasure to work with a stellar teaching team this week. Thank you to Peter Hauser, Katie Rogers and @noraduggan.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I love observing stickers on people’s laptops, especially deaf-related ones. These small pieces of deaf merch tell powerful stories. #DrDeaf
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM