New British Sign Language allows people to talk about climate crisis

Press/Media: Research

Description

The SSC BSL glossary team and deaf school children were interviewed by Channel 4 News to learn more about our work on developing new BSL signs for climate change and environmental science, recently funded by the Royal Society. https://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/environmenthome.html

Period5 Jan 2025

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleNew British Sign Language allows people to talk about climate crisis
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletChannel 4 News
    Media typeTelevision
    Duration/Length/Size5 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date5/01/25
    DescriptionThe weather might be cold right now, but 2024 was the hottest year on record, after the 1.5 celsius warming limit was breached.

    Speaking about climate change can be tricky for some people though.

    Ruben Reuter went to Edinburgh University, where a team of deaf researchers are developing new British Sign Language to describe this most important issue.

    Channel 4 News came to interview the SSC BSL glossary team to learn more about the work we do to develop new BSL signs linking to climate change and environmental science.
    Producer/AuthorRuben Reuter
    PersonsAudrey Cameron, Gary Quinn, Tania Allan, Sujit Sahasrabudhe, Liam McMulkin, Gabrielle Hodge, Ley Bergeron

Other

TitleMedia coverage of the Launch of new BSL signs for environmental science
LocationMoray House School of Education and Sport, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Period5 Jan 2025 → 5 Jan 2025
Linkhttps://www.channel4.com/news/new-british-sign-language-allows-people-to-talk-about-climate-crisis

Keywords

  • BSL
  • climate change