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I get the point about intersectionality in the DEAFWORLD. I get that the d/D issue bugs people in the non-binary fluid universe of identities now widely acknowledged. I get the idea that ‘lived experience’ matters. Where does this leave us with regard to collective action? Thread
I’m a hearing, signing academic who has puzzled and published around these issues since the 1990s. I value theory: nothing’s more practical than good theory. But when we NEED to be clear about community membership for practical purposes & to secure RECOGNITION for signing people?
Context: I initiated and lead a project with @ScotParl to propose a model Signing Parliament for Scotland. The idea is once and for all to secure, with full public authority, the right to SELF-DETERMINATION for signing deaf people. We have the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 but still...
