I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Really eye-opening piece on Makaton
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Really eye-opening piece on Makaton
They should formally add this to Makaton
it took me awhile to realize this but when I ask my 10yo semi verbal autistic daughter how her day was she'll sometimes do the David Byrne "same as it ever was" gesture from the Once in a Lifetime video to let me know nothing important happened and I fucking love that
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a white background .
Alt: David byrne doing the hand measuring time against his arm gesture from the once in a lifetime video
media.tenor.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
They should formally add this to Makaton
Margaret Walker,
Lögopädin.
Sie war die Entwicklerin des Sprachprogramms Makaton
(Ma=Margaret Walker
Ka=Katherine Johnson
Ton=Tony Cornforth)
Makaton ist ein seit 1979 eingetragenes Kommunikations-werkzeug zur unterstützenden Kommunikation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen
Lögopädin.
Sie war die Entwicklerin des Sprachprogramms Makaton
(Ma=Margaret Walker
Ka=Katherine Johnson
Ton=Tony Cornforth)
Makaton ist ein seit 1979 eingetragenes Kommunikations-werkzeug zur unterstützenden Kommunikation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen
December 27, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Margaret Walker,
Lögopädin.
Sie war die Entwicklerin des Sprachprogramms Makaton
(Ma=Margaret Walker
Ka=Katherine Johnson
Ton=Tony Cornforth)
Makaton ist ein seit 1979 eingetragenes Kommunikations-werkzeug zur unterstützenden Kommunikation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen
Lögopädin.
Sie war die Entwicklerin des Sprachprogramms Makaton
(Ma=Margaret Walker
Ka=Katherine Johnson
Ton=Tony Cornforth)
Makaton ist ein seit 1979 eingetragenes Kommunikations-werkzeug zur unterstützenden Kommunikation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen
Ich habe ein neues Kinderbuch gekauft.
Am Ende gibt es ein „Lexikon der Vielfalt“ und es werden verwendete Begriffe wie ADHS, Autismus, Geschlechtsidentität, Makaton, Nichtbinär oder Pronomen (mit dem Beispiel xier) erklärt.
Würde heute Abend ein zwei Bilder zeigen.
Am Ende gibt es ein „Lexikon der Vielfalt“ und es werden verwendete Begriffe wie ADHS, Autismus, Geschlechtsidentität, Makaton, Nichtbinär oder Pronomen (mit dem Beispiel xier) erklärt.
Würde heute Abend ein zwei Bilder zeigen.
May 30, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Ich habe ein neues Kinderbuch gekauft.
Am Ende gibt es ein „Lexikon der Vielfalt“ und es werden verwendete Begriffe wie ADHS, Autismus, Geschlechtsidentität, Makaton, Nichtbinär oder Pronomen (mit dem Beispiel xier) erklärt.
Würde heute Abend ein zwei Bilder zeigen.
Am Ende gibt es ein „Lexikon der Vielfalt“ und es werden verwendete Begriffe wie ADHS, Autismus, Geschlechtsidentität, Makaton, Nichtbinär oder Pronomen (mit dem Beispiel xier) erklärt.
Würde heute Abend ein zwei Bilder zeigen.
Fuck Makaton is my next tattoo ✅
December 28, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Fuck Makaton is my next tattoo ✅
✨Early post!🎄Happy Holidaze!☮️
#MusicChallenge #DecemberDuets
Day 24:
✹⇝ We Wish You A Merry Xmas - Makaton
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PB...
🎁Merry Merries to all who celebrate! Catch up w/ya Tuesday!✌️✨
#MusicChallenge #DecemberDuets
Day 24:
✹⇝ We Wish You A Merry Xmas - Makaton
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PB...
🎁Merry Merries to all who celebrate! Catch up w/ya Tuesday!✌️✨
Makaton - WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS - Singing Hands
Makaton signing: This is one of our favourite songs from the Singing Hands Christmas DVD "It's a Christmas Cracker" featuring Makaton signs and symbols. Our...
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2023 at 8:13 PM
✨Early post!🎄Happy Holidaze!☮️
#MusicChallenge #DecemberDuets
Day 24:
✹⇝ We Wish You A Merry Xmas - Makaton
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PB...
🎁Merry Merries to all who celebrate! Catch up w/ya Tuesday!✌️✨
#MusicChallenge #DecemberDuets
Day 24:
✹⇝ We Wish You A Merry Xmas - Makaton
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PB...
🎁Merry Merries to all who celebrate! Catch up w/ya Tuesday!✌️✨
If you want to learn more about the appropriation of signs and signed languages by hearing folks, here is my Makaton-centric but widely applicable rant courtesy @thebaffler.com: thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If you want to learn more about the appropriation of signs and signed languages by hearing folks, here is my Makaton-centric but widely applicable rant courtesy @thebaffler.com: thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
“In the United States, ASL just surpassed German to become the third most studied language at the postsecondary level, but there are only a handful of tenure-track positions across the nation for actual deaf people.”
Many marginalized folks will recognize this pattern…
Also, fuck Makaton
Many marginalized folks will recognize this pattern…
Also, fuck Makaton
Read @novicsara.bsky.social on signing in @thebaffler.com
"Just as spoken languages evolve according to the necessities of a given group, a signed language develops organically within a given deaf populace and reflects that community’s era and expectations."
thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
"Just as spoken languages evolve according to the necessities of a given group, a signed language develops organically within a given deaf populace and reflects that community’s era and expectations."
thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:14 PM
“In the United States, ASL just surpassed German to become the third most studied language at the postsecondary level, but there are only a handful of tenure-track positions across the nation for actual deaf people.”
Many marginalized folks will recognize this pattern…
Also, fuck Makaton
Many marginalized folks will recognize this pattern…
Also, fuck Makaton
Our Skills Academy group. The group were focused and engaged in learning about Makaton. They have homework- to find out the Makaton sign for ‘to shake’ - we predicted what we thought it might look like. @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory #metaskills #focus #communicating #thestjoesstory
September 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Our Skills Academy group. The group were focused and engaged in learning about Makaton. They have homework- to find out the Makaton sign for ‘to shake’ - we predicted what we thought it might look like. @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory #metaskills #focus #communicating #thestjoesstory
There is American Sign Language and British Sign Language. There is Signing Exact English, which is an artificial system made of signs co-opted from the former. There is Makaton, which is similar for the latter. But none of these are "ESL" 😑
January 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
There is American Sign Language and British Sign Language. There is Signing Exact English, which is an artificial system made of signs co-opted from the former. There is Makaton, which is similar for the latter. But none of these are "ESL" 😑
This is incredibly informative. If you don’t know what Makaton is: it’s a “system” that steals, breaks, copyrights, and sells signs from various sign languages. But it’s also a lot worse than that.
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is incredibly informative. If you don’t know what Makaton is: it’s a “system” that steals, breaks, copyrights, and sells signs from various sign languages. But it’s also a lot worse than that.
The resulting system Makaton (it is NOT a language) has found itself in direct competition with BSL creating problems with BSL signers finding Makaton translators when they go to the hospital etc.
It is hugely profitable pulling in about 1.5 million £ annually
And they want to expand to the US
It is hugely profitable pulling in about 1.5 million £ annually
And they want to expand to the US
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:35 PM
The resulting system Makaton (it is NOT a language) has found itself in direct competition with BSL creating problems with BSL signers finding Makaton translators when they go to the hospital etc.
It is hugely profitable pulling in about 1.5 million £ annually
And they want to expand to the US
It is hugely profitable pulling in about 1.5 million £ annually
And they want to expand to the US
Mr Tumble said what???
June 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mr Tumble said what???
Practising our Makaton for tomorrow’s morning service.
February 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Practising our Makaton for tomorrow’s morning service.
Makaton has a whole rotten history in itself as most easily summarised by Sara Novic at thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Typical hearing person valorised for a job a Deaf person would and should be doing better and more authentically. T'was ever thus.
Typical hearing person valorised for a job a Deaf person would and should be doing better and more authentically. T'was ever thus.
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
June 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Makaton has a whole rotten history in itself as most easily summarised by Sara Novic at thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Typical hearing person valorised for a job a Deaf person would and should be doing better and more authentically. T'was ever thus.
Typical hearing person valorised for a job a Deaf person would and should be doing better and more authentically. T'was ever thus.
This is so awful. I'm all for implants, speech therapy but please don't undermine sign language or Makaton. It helps multiple people who aren't necessarily deaf as well.
November 12, 2023 at 3:38 PM
This is so awful. I'm all for implants, speech therapy but please don't undermine sign language or Makaton. It helps multiple people who aren't necessarily deaf as well.
In our new issue, @novicsara.bsky.social writes against the commodification of deaf communication, particularly new systems that don’t take existing deaf language seriously.
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
In our new issue, @novicsara.bsky.social writes against the commodification of deaf communication, particularly new systems that don’t take existing deaf language seriously.
Fun learning Makaton 👐
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Fun learning Makaton 👐
Use “Last Christmas” to learn Makaton sign Language -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbZ...
Makaton CarPark Karaoke - LAST CHRISTMAS - Singing Hands
YouTube video by SingingHandsUK
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Use “Last Christmas” to learn Makaton sign Language -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbZ...
gehe jetzt makaton googlen
-von meinem Skeetphone gesendet
-von meinem Skeetphone gesendet
May 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM
gehe jetzt makaton googlen
-von meinem Skeetphone gesendet
-von meinem Skeetphone gesendet