THE SNP's Karen Adam has made history as the first MSP to take the oath in British Sign Language.
Adam held the Banffshire and Buchan Coast seat for the SNP with a majority of 772 over Tory Mark Findlater.
She learned how to sign as a child to communicate with her deaf father.
While Adam was a councillor campaigned for councils to improve access to and support for users of British Sign Language
Adam was praised for the move on Twitter.
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Just watched the oath & wow it gave me goosebumps to see BSL being used in @ScotParl - well done @KarenAdamSNP!! I felt great pride seeing #BSL being used! @NicolaSturgeon looked really proud too 🙌🏴 https://t.co/eLHmsuIL6M
— Alison Hendry (@AlisonHendry16) May 13, 2021
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She’s already making history 💛 @KarenAdamSNP https://t.co/ljgRh04pFu
— Just Jason (@jasonmcgee) May 13, 2021
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I mean @KarenAdamSNP is an actual queen 👑. This is just a small example of the inclusion that the SNP is bringing to Hollyrood. Just think what we could do as an independent nation pic.twitter.com/Q8TvMx6irS
— Craig (He/ Him) (@wholefoodsgay) May 13, 2021
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The amazing @KarenAdamSNP just took her oath in BSL - the first MSP to do so.
— Fiona Robertson♿🧂 (@FionaSnp) May 13, 2021
Hopefully it won't be long before we have people whose first language is BSL in Holyrood, too! https://t.co/1ggSafIKld
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100% here for @KarenAdamSNP doing her oath and affirmation in @ScotParl in BSL 🙌👏 pic.twitter.com/Tcbja9oqKp
— Carolyn Scott-Bruce (@TotallyCarolyn) May 13, 2021
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She's my MSP 🥰 https://t.co/VAdIeM5eio
— Starbourne (@Starbourne7) May 13, 2021
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MSPs being sworn in make me a wee bit teary. Not just the words of defiance but the moments like this https://t.co/JB54sgkJyt
— John Cooper (@JhonCooper) May 13, 2021
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