Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @LiamODellUK
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
236
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-20
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Campaigners are asking the government to provide more financial aid to parents of deaf children so that they can learn British Sign Language in order to communicate with their kids. Currently, most people have to pay expensive private courses to learn BSL, although there are some charities that provide free BSL classes in certain areas. The issue of representation of deaf people in the media is also being discussed.
Topic Modeling
- Accessibility of British Sign Language courses for the parents of deaf children
- Deaf representation in popular culture and media
- Consequences of not having access to sign language
- The need for access to communication
- Charities and government support for Deaf culture
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are largely those of frustration, anger, and sadness. The primary source of these emotions is the fact that parents of deaf children must pay for British Sign Language courses in order to communicate with their kids, which many take for granted. The tweets also express feelings of gratitude, appreciation, and joy as campaigners are asking for more help from the government and people are sharing resources to help parents learn BSL. Finally, there is also a sense of determination and hope as charities are providing BSL classes and people are working to increase Deaf representation.
Trend Analysis
- Access to British Sign Language (BSL) and its affordability
- Deaf representation and advocacy
- Funding and operations of BSL and Deaf charities
- Mental health
- Valentine's Day and youth theatre
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
50
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of Original tweets
10
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
236
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
172
Percentage of total tweets
72%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
17
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
17
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
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Twitter Web App | 92 |
Twitter for iPhone | 72 |
Twitter for Android | 59 |
Twitter for iPad | 9 |
TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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RadioTimes | Radio Times | The home of TVπΊ Filmπ½οΈ Streamingπ±Radioπ» | Exclusive news, comment, analysis, videos, pictures, listings and much more.. Enquiries to feedback@RadioTimes.com | 101,417 |
BeingCharisBlog | Charis Hill | they/them | @BeingCharisBlog@Disabled.Social | On IG, TikTok & Hive social: @/ BeingCharisBlog | Disability activist, writer, speaker, model. Cat theydy. Punny. Gardener. | 38,527 |
KingsHeadThtr | King's Head Theatre | Londonβs oldest pub theatre showcasing the freshest fringe talent π | 35,982 |
5_News | Channel 5 News | Bringing you the stories that matter to you, from across the UK and the world. πΊ Weekdays 5-6pm on Channel 5. | 32,294 |
micha_frazer | micha frazer-carroll | PREORDER 'MAD WORLD: the politics of mental health' https://t.co/61Cizs3fJC π pop culture columnist @independent βπ½@galdemzine @guardian @rookiemag etc | 22,416 |
Finnattentive | PΓ€ivi Butcher ADHD/Autism Advocate | #ADHDTwitter | #ActuallyAutistic | #AuDHD | ND Coaching Secretary | She/her | Misc @PaiviButcher | IG @finnattentive | @Finnattentive@mastodon.social | 19,311 |
NancyDurrant | Nancy Durrant ππ | Culture Editor @EveningStandard, co-host of the Evening Standard Theatre Podcast. Insta & TikTok @nancydurrant | 17,940 |
WheelerDax | Diary of a Disabled Person | M.E, Endometriosis βΏ Bi enbie they/them. Writer, activist, & medical research. JKR's worst nightmare. Same name on Mastodon Co-chair @DAMHStaffNet | 16,496 |
rikkipoynter | Rikki Poynter | I write books, movies & TV shows, and create accessibility & tech workshops. All while possessed by a deaf demon named Bob. rikki@whalartalent.com | 13,862 |
LiamODellUK | Liam O'Dell | Award-winning Deaf and disabled journalist | Theatre critic | Words @Limping_Chicken and @indy100 | #AmWriting with @JKPAutism | Views my own | He/Him π³οΈβπ | 11,080 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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micropush | Blake Bourgeois | Maybe we can do a little better . . . one micropush at a time. #VoteBlue Ruthlessly. Please #Follow (I FB). π€ππππ§‘ππ Hire me or tip π to retire R's.π | 10,237 |
LCarterLong | Lawrence Carter-Long | #SayTheWord Evangelist. Director, DisCourse & Development for @disart_now. Officer Gorinsky in @BSEMovie. Occasional cool stuff with @FilmQuarterly, @PBS, @tcm | 6,695 |
KingsHeadThtr | King's Head Theatre | Londonβs oldest pub theatre showcasing the freshest fringe talent π | 6,357 |
FuMikechu | Mike π | Movies & politics, I cut on AVID and write with Fade In. Cubs in '23 #StillWithHer he/him/his πΊπ¦ πΊπΈ - profile pic: my brief cameo in Three Men and a Baby | 5,455 |
samanthabaines | Samantha Bainesπ | Comedian | Actress | Author | Broadcaster πPRE-ORDER: Living with HL & deafness π host @divorcepod π deaf π¦»@rnid ambassador π§ββοΈ tweets: Sam & team | 5,372 |
missingsnowman | Missingsnowman | Father to disabled child who died after adult dose of laxative. They tried to force unlimited adult mRNA. He was 30 kg & C19 survivor. Inquest prelim 9th Feb | 5,005 |
BarrowMember | Emily Goss | Love nature, arts & crafts, community, gardening, books, #SciComm, writing & play. Co-op Member Pioneer (Barrow-upon-Soar) Editor CIADISH magazine https://t.co/EiO2N5Fvlh | 5,003 |
HelenEastman | Dr Helen Eastman | Writer, director, lyricist, producer, classicist, mum. Founder @livecanon, co-director @barefacedgreek Creator of @bicycleboylive | 4,986 |
Stickmansean | Sean Alexander | London. 30's. Found on crutches. Pub, Nintendo and art, lots of art. #stillyes | 4,415 |
shanodin | Ali Rees (they/she) | queer disabled student | aspiring games journalist | @brignewspaper Games Editor | @cosmichearts_ co-founder | email: realshanodin@gmail.com | 4,237 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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BarrowMember | Love nature, arts & crafts, community, gardening, books, #SciComm, writing & play. Co-op Member Pioneer (Barrow-upon-Soar) Editor CIADISH magazine https://t.co/EiO2N5Fvlh | 17 |
RLTaylorCFC | #RIPNicolaBulley | 13 |
LiamODellUK | Award-winning Deaf and disabled journalist | Theatre critic | Words @Limping_Chicken and @indy100 | #AmWriting with @JKPAutism | Views my own | He/Him π³οΈβπ | 7 |
tillyjeanette | Pro TV Watcher and Netflix Oracle || Bylines at: @digitalspy @YahooEntsUK @MetroUK || She/Her || tillyjpearce@gmail.com | 6 |
pollyrowena | Poet, Essayist, Lake-swimmer. FRSL hEDS/Haemochromatosis/+ she/her rep @PortyLiterary Much with Body; Recovering Dorothy (2021) Some Of Us Just Fall (2023) | 6 |
mattltsmith | @BYPoets | words in @BathMagg | in Swapping the Present for a Future @VervePoetryPres | in Articulations for Keeping the Light In @flippedeye | Living with MSπ | 5 |
cssef | Brightening the lives of Deaf children | 5 |
CrispyHoover | Absolutely unremarkable. | 4 |
sammyw_91 | PhD student. Interested in neurodiversity, specifically the experience of adults. #actuallyautistic She/her/they/them | 4 |
JoeCruzNYC | NYC | 4 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625899687705292825 | Parents of deaf children need to learn British Sign Language to do something most of us take for granted - talk to their kids. But to do that, most people have to pay for private BSL courses. Now, campaigners are asking for more help from the government. @LiamODellUK | #5News https://t.co/4r1vBkYPez | 38 |
1626248022966378499 | Our second review and it's another beauty! π₯ "Kaleidoscopic play demands we appreciate mental health's complexity." - β β β β @LiamODellUK. We're nearly sold out tonight - hope you can join us underwater. πππ https://t.co/trIV1oNHuY https://t.co/mp11lcLqNN https://t.co/LvbBEX2yvm | 6 |
1626185888009973760 | Thank you @LiamODellUK for this, we have literally spent thousands to develop the fluency to have BSL as a home language. Imagine the consequences if we hadnβt been able to pay for those courses. https://t.co/gbrlDeLXbW | 4 |
1627366151507578881 | WONDER DRUG is a β β β β β 'clever' & 'wonderfully whimsical' (@Liamodelluk) comedy on #cysticfibrosis' cyclical nature. π Coming to KHT fresh from a sold-out run at @VAULTFestival! Opens 28 Feb | Book from Β£10:https://t.co/TI5ydbgezq https://t.co/9KNMMDqFI1 | 3 |
1625903569722388493 | Communication β¦. surely a fundamental right for all children π great piece @LiamODellUK https://t.co/hiqRSWBqij | 3 |
1625465753557254144 | #happyvalentinesday from Team Unfolding! β€οΈ Love will be the theme for this Saturday's #NorthEastDeafYouthTheatre. https://t.co/1XElg8RIGH Please share! @LiamODellUK @Deaflink_NE #deaftheatre #deafawareness #deaf #britishsignlanguage https://t.co/5CicD58jIk | 3 |
1627699002522083332 | βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ βItβs TED talk meets stand-up gig meets quick change showβ¦ Itβs wonderfully whimsical.β Thank you so much @LiamODellUK - catch WONDER DRUG: A Comedy about Cystic Fibrosis @KingsHeadThtr after our sell-out @VAULTFestival run!https://t.co/mCOY0PlXkX https://t.co/cnLVT8XAmA https://t.co/4RLSi8cT4i | 2 |
1625537989387636736 | For folks saying this is what the game is, casting decisions are not in line with the game: like how Sam isn't Deaf in the game. H/T @LiamODellUK "...they brought in a Deaf character for pity points, rather than [...] to boost Deaf representation." https://t.co/jMsoUBqMVJ | 2 |
1625903332123459584 | Important story by @LiamODellUK @5_News featuring City Lit #BSL student Elina talking about her experience as a parent with a Deaf child and the importance of learning #BritishSignLanguage. https://t.co/EPdg82qQbS | 2 |
1624509835269099526 | #TheLastOfUs has failed Sam with its Deaf representation, writes @LiamODellUK https://t.co/OrXbqosUwi https://t.co/pY97lzkBLW | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1625899687705292825 | Parents of deaf children need to learn British Sign Language to do something most of us take for granted - talk to their kids. But to do that, most people have to pay for private BSL courses. Now, campaigners are asking for more help from the government. @LiamODellUK | #5News https://t.co/4r1vBkYPez | 59 |
1626185888009973760 | Thank you @LiamODellUK for this, we have literally spent thousands to develop the fluency to have BSL as a home language. Imagine the consequences if we hadnβt been able to pay for those courses. https://t.co/gbrlDeLXbW | 25 |
1625537989387636736 | For folks saying this is what the game is, casting decisions are not in line with the game: like how Sam isn't Deaf in the game. H/T @LiamODellUK "...they brought in a Deaf character for pity points, rather than [...] to boost Deaf representation." https://t.co/jMsoUBqMVJ | 24 |
1626248022966378499 | Our second review and it's another beauty! π₯ "Kaleidoscopic play demands we appreciate mental health's complexity." - β β β β @LiamODellUK. We're nearly sold out tonight - hope you can join us underwater. πππ https://t.co/trIV1oNHuY https://t.co/mp11lcLqNN https://t.co/LvbBEX2yvm | 12 |
1627225073416273923 | @LiamODellUK Thank you for sharing; I didn't know either, & now that's something I can remove from my vocabulary. | 11 |
1625903569722388493 | Communication β¦. surely a fundamental right for all children π great piece @LiamODellUK https://t.co/hiqRSWBqij | 9 |
1625465753557254144 | #happyvalentinesday from Team Unfolding! β€οΈ Love will be the theme for this Saturday's #NorthEastDeafYouthTheatre. https://t.co/1XElg8RIGH Please share! @LiamODellUK @Deaflink_NE #deaftheatre #deafawareness #deaf #britishsignlanguage https://t.co/5CicD58jIk | 6 |
1626297085413695491 | @beccytad @BDA_Deaf @NDCS_UK ππΌππΌ communication shouldnβt have a price tag. It should be accessible and free. The same as speech is for hearing people. Iβm so lucky to be working with such wonderful people β€οΈ @BDA_Deaf @NDCS_UK @DeafUmbrella @LiamODellUK https://t.co/NPTsoh9qBZ | 6 |
1627758635093721089 | @kgbuckle @ambideafkid @LiamODellUK @sophieLstone This guy is a very old time anti-BSL troll. He's been doing and saying awful stuff about BSL since I found deaf spaces online in 1999. I strongly recommend pre-emptively blocking him and not responding, cos he keeps spouting the same angry aggressive shit. | 5 |
1627250643701321730 | @LiamODellUK The way I didnβt know that and Iβve used it several times before and never been told. Now removing from vocab. | 5 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
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#thelastofus | 5 |
#britishsignlanguage | 4 |
#5news | 3 |
#bsl | 3 |
#cysticfibrosis | 2 |
#whereistheinterpreter | 2 |
#happyvalentinesday | 2 |
#northeastdeafyouththeatre | 2 |
#deaftheatre | 2 |
#deafawareness | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@liamodelluk | 239 |
@radiotimes | 41 |
@5_news | 24 |
@pollyrowena | 22 |
@barrowmember | 22 |
@mattltsmith | 22 |
@cambsdeaf | 8 |
@vaultfestival | 6 |
@crispyhoover | 6 |
@kingsheadthtr | 5 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
28
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
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β | 10 | star |
β€οΈ | 5 | red_heart |
π€£ | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
ππΌ | 4 | raising_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
π | 4 | water_wave |
π | 2 | pill |
π€·π½ββοΈ | 2 | woman_shrugging_medium_skin_tone |
π | 2 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
π | 2 | loudly_crying_face |
π | 2 | clapping_hands |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
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Smileys & Emotion | 31 |
Travel & Places | 16 |
People & Body | 15 |
Objects | 2 |
Animals & Nature | 2 |
Activities | 1 |