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Exposing equality law as it relates to Deaf people: Developing Deaf Legal Theory (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2023, November). Exposing equality law as it relates to Deaf people: Developing Deaf Legal Theory. Presented at Festival of Change Alumni Events, University of Leicester, Leicester

Bryan and Emery (2014) argue that for 'Deaf jurisprudence' to develop, the current underpinnings of law that are based on incomplete assumptions need to be exposed and to do so, Deaf Legal Theory needs to be applied to particular aspects of the law.... Read More about Exposing equality law as it relates to Deaf people: Developing Deaf Legal Theory.

Architects of change: Considering your impact, identity and inclusion (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2023, November). Architects of change: Considering your impact, identity and inclusion. Presented at South West Doctoral Training Partnership Annual Conference, Bailbrook House Hotel, Bath

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." At this keynote lecture at the South West Doctoral Training Partnership's annual conference, Rob Wilks considers our role as 'architects... Read More about Architects of change: Considering your impact, identity and inclusion.

The future of BSL in the UK: What will the BSL Act 2022 do for us? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2023, March). The future of BSL in the UK: What will the BSL Act 2022 do for us?. Presented at BSL Conference, London

This presentation considers the pros and cons of the BSL Act 2022, provides some thoughts on what deaf people want or could have now that we have a BSL Act in place, and discusses some relevant concepts and theories that could be useful in future res... Read More about The future of BSL in the UK: What will the BSL Act 2022 do for us?.

Deaf education in Scotland and Wales: Lessons from the Scottish and Welsh approaches (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R., & O'Neill, R. (2023, March). Deaf education in Scotland and Wales: Lessons from the Scottish and Welsh approaches. Presented at BSL Conference, London

Sign language recognition has the potential to achieve transformative equality (Wilks, 2020) in relation to the everyday experiences of deaf people. The importance of recognising minority languages is well documented (Meulder, Murray and McKee, 2019;... Read More about Deaf education in Scotland and Wales: Lessons from the Scottish and Welsh approaches.

Developing Deaf Legal Theory (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2022, November). Developing Deaf Legal Theory. Presented at University of Birmingham, Language and Law Seminars, Birmingham

This is Rob Wilks' first lecture on Deaf Legal Theory in which he presents a summary of Bryan and Emery's (2014) seminal chapter, attempts to develop a model through which Deaf Legal Theory can be applied, and applies it to four different areas of la... Read More about Developing Deaf Legal Theory.

The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R., & O'Neill, R. (2021, May). The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people. Presented at Language Policy Forum, Bishop Grossetese University

Considerable recent research has focused on the legal recognition of signed languages (De Meulder, Murray & McKee, 2019; Wilks, 2020). This talk documents shifting viewpoints of deaf children and young people from professionals and the state as the l... Read More about The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people.

The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R., & O'Neill, R. (2021, May). The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people. Presented at Language in Context Research Seminar series, University of Edinburgh

Considerable recent research has focused on the legal recognition of signed languages (De Meulder, Murray & McKee, 2019; Wilks, 2020). This talk documents shifting viewpoints of deaf children and young people from professionals and the state as the l... Read More about The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act on the education of deaf children and young people.

Making equality law work for deaf people (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2021, March). Making equality law work for deaf people. Presented at Doctoral Inaugural Lecture 2021, College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, University of Leicester

This presentation introduces my doctrinal and socio-legal doctoral thesis, which is understood to be the first doctoral thesis on the subject of Law as it relates to Deaf people in the UK and possibly internationally, exploring the possible solutions... Read More about Making equality law work for deaf people.

Why equality law and Deaf people don’t get on: Developing Deaf Legal Theory (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Wilks, R. (2017, August). Why equality law and Deaf people don’t get on: Developing Deaf Legal Theory. Presented at Deaf Academics Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

This presentation will introduce my doctrinal and socio-legal doctoral thesis, which is understood to be the first doctoral thesis on the subject of Law as it relates to Deaf people in the UK and possibly internationally, exploring the possible solut... Read More about Why equality law and Deaf people don’t get on: Developing Deaf Legal Theory.