Gary Quinn
Gary Quinn | |||
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| Nationality | Britisher | ||
| Citizenship | United Kingdom | ||
| Occupation | Deaf linguist | ||
Gary Quinn is a Deaf linguist at Heriot Watt University. He is Deaf and uses British Sign Language.
Activity
As a Sign Language linguist, Gary is involved in the British Sign Language Glossaries of Curriculum Terms, which aims at developing a database of signs, definitions and examples related to STEMM subjects[1][2]. The Glossaries are a valuable resource for teachers, students and professionals of the STEMM disciplines[3]. The signs and definitions are developed by a multidisciplinary team which includes scientists, linguists and teachers, and each proposed sign is checked for linguistic integrity and scientific correctness[4]. The project has so far collected more than 1500 signs and definitions, which can be looked up through an app [5] or an online glossary divided into six main areas.[6]
Gary is involved in scientific outreach as well, producing resources to make scientific topics available accessible to the wider Deaf public[7][8], or talking about Sign Language linguistics.[9]
To commemorate the achievement of Gerry Hughes, the first Deaf person to sail around around the world solo, Gary composed a poem in Sign Language[10].
References
- ↑ "About the British Sign Language Glossaries of Curriculum Terms".
- ↑ "Using sign language morphology to unlock science education/Gary Quinn/TEDxHeriotWattUniversity". TEDx Talks.
- ↑ "Deaf people at risk of being 'excluded from astronomy'". University of Leeds.
- ↑ "Inventing sign language for space". BBC.
- ↑ "The Glossary is now also available as an App for Android and Apple devices".
- ↑ "British Sign Language Glossaries of Curriculum Terms".
- ↑ "Chemistry Show in British Sign Language".
- ↑ "What is CoViD 19".
- ↑ "Humour can bring Deaf culture into the mainstream". The Limping Chicken.
- ↑ "The stars are the map I unfurl". Scottish Poetry Library.
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