Director, International Organizational Leadership & Management Training Projects @RITNTID, WFD Honorary President @WFDeaf_org, & Honorary Chair @IDA_CRPD_Forum

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Joined May 2013
Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Here's an update from us on our Language Comprehension in Deaf Children project. Please do get in touch with us if you want to know more about the project.
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Congratulations to colleagues @drcastone @crathmann and Jeremie Segouat for securing funding for this important project on deaf interpreters! bbc.com/news/articles/c1jrdz…
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
The multi-funded project "Deaf access by Deaf people - Deaf mediators, interpreters and translators" will commence in February 2024 & led by @crathmann (@HumboldtUni), JΓ©rΓ©mie Segouat (@CNRS) and @drcastone (@wlv_uni). @WASLI_tweets @efsli @efsliDI
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
WFD was in Italy for the #G7 on inclusion and disability, a gathering of the world's 7 top countries and other invited countries. 🌐 We took the opportunity to present the needs of our members, many national associations of the #deaf, to the leaders who were present.
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
The WFD President gave a presentation at Copels in Brazil. Over 800 participants attended the congress on Linguistics & Translation and Sign Languages. It was also an opportunity to meet the President of Feneis, the national association of the deaf and our Ordinary Member. πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
New deadline for abstract submission: October, 15, 2024 iced2025.com
The Call for Abstract for the 24th International Congress on the Education of the Deaf will remain open for 2 more weeks! ICED 2025 will be held in Rome, Italy, from July 7th to 11th, 2025. Don't miss the opportunity to participate to ICED 2025! iced2025.com
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
If you work in deaf education, sign language research, deaf studies or related fields please do consider submitting a paper. Please note the deadline is 30 October 2024
The WFD is working with @ICED_2025 to highlight good examples of inclusive multilingual education for #deafchildren and research on different aspects of deaf lives. If you have research, please submit a paper for presentation ➑iced2025.com/call-for-paper-… Deadline: 15 October 2024
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Almost September… and the Global Deaf community is preparing to commemorate the International Week of the Deaf People… #SignLanguageRights @WFDeaf_org @drjosephjmurray @ColinAllenAM @MarkkuJokinen @IyuteDeborah
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
#Croatia is happy to participate at the #COSP17 #CRPD which opened this morning with, among others, a powerful speech by Sanja Tarczay from πŸ‡­πŸ‡·, the President of the @WFDeafBlind!
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Heartfelt congratulations to πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ #Japan's candidate Mr. TAMON Hiroshi on being elected to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities #CRPD! Thank you to everyone for all your support!
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
🌸Meet Tamon Hiroshi, our 2024 #CRPD candidate!🌸 As a dedicated lawyer from #Japan πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅, he has been advocating the rights of persons with disabilities for years. His expertise & experience will be invaluable to the Committee.
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Such a Easter gift to receive the author’s copy of this important tome edited by @chrisdec71 @koen_kerremans huge thanks to them and my friends and coauthors @DebraRussell1 and @ColinAllenAM, and so honoured to be the chapter following @MarijaTodorova
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
We are incredibly proud of @DavidBuxtondc receiving his OBE for his services to the Deaf community campaigning for the BSL Act 2022. Thank you David, congratulations on your OBE.
Massive congratulations to our Chief Executive David Buxton and former Chair of @BDA_Deaf - HRH The Princess Royal presented David with his OBE last week for the services to the #Deaf and #BritishSignLanguage Communities, especially his long time campaigning for BSL Act.
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
🌟 Discover the journey of Tobi St. Clair, Founder of @thedeafset, as she advocates for deaf talent in the entertainment industry. Read the exclusive interview now! #DeafTalent #Empowerment #Inclusion deafunity.org/article_interv…
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Happy birthday Your Majesty Queen Mary! πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Sending you our best wishes from πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί! #detdanskekongehus @tasmania #Australia #Denmark #QueenMary #QueenMaryofDenmark
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
Get your applications in! @AustraliaAwards scholarships to study masters or PhD courses in πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί in 2025 are now open.
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Colin Allen AM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί retweeted
The Ukrainian Federation of the Deaf shared its experience of coordinating in war situations with the Palestinian Federation of the DeafπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ WFD remains dedicated to protecting the rights during crises and disasters. Support our work by making a donation: gofund.me/5fc66456
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