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Louisa Willoughby

@louisawilloughby.bsky.social
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Applied/ sociolinguist at MonashUni Language and migration/ inclusion. Sign language linguistics. Heritage languages. she/her

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Yael Peled @ypeled.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
1/ “Prognosis: [t]here is no cure. Complications include a malformed appearance, reduced functionality (mobility and gait), poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, and pain.” This is going to be somewhat of a different International Women’s Day post. Lipedema, a “chronic progressive disease-
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Lipedema - Wikipedia
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
So excited that NAATI have launched a new certification - Recognised Practicing Deafblind Interpreter - coming out of our Linkage Project on Deafblind interpreting (also partnering with Able Australia) You can read more about the certification here: www.naati.com.au/certificatio...
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Recognised Practising Deafblind Interpreter - NAATI
What is Deafblind interpreting? When interpreting for a Deafblind person, an interpreter needs to convey visual information in addition to spoken or signed information. Visual information may include ...
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Just had a paper with @louisawilloughby.bsky.social and Jess Kruk accepted for publication: 'Sign language for all? Profile and retention of students in a beginner sign language program' will appear in The Modern Language Journal. Work began on this research project in 2015!
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Excited to be part of the launch of the Monash Assistive Technology and Society Centre on Tuesday! We partner with folks with disabilities to make tech a tool of inclusion, not exclusion. You can see more of what we do in the article below: www.monash.edu/news/article...
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New Centre harnessing emerging technologies to empower people with disability
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
For those in Australia you can stream Heather Lawson and Michelle Steven’s fantastic take on the deafblind experience for free at the moment on sbs on demand (filmmaking by Jodee Mundy) Check it out: www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I only found @desibility.bsky.social disability debrief a little while ago, but wanted to give a shout out to it as more folk join Bluesky - a great resource for news and in dept thinking across the sector: www.disabilitydebrief.org/signup/ Free, but subscribe if you can!
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Continuing the health care comms talks presenting results from a study of communication on ward rounds with partners from Monash health at the ALAA/ALANZ conference in Launceston
First slide of my presentation - title “communication with linguistically marginalised patients in an English-dominant healthcare setting: reflections from an observational study”
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Had a wonderful time today at the Monash School of Primary and Allied Health Care research festival on accessible, participatory and co-designed research. Thanks folks for inviting a linguist along and for the great reception and questions to my keynote on engaging with minority language speakers
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Louisa Willoughby @louisawilloughby.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Guess I should plop something up here as a first post 😁 I’m a linguist interested in inclusion for minority language speakers and what that looks like at the interactional level. Working a lot on Auslan teaching and deafblind signing currently but also hospital communication and lg and politics
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