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Captioned cinema previews to continue with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (BSL)

April 14, 2023 by

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Deaf cinemagoers will be able to attend captioned preview screenings for another film later this month, it has been confirmed, […]

National BSL Day confirmed for 28 April as British Deaf Association searches for first ‘Deaf Poet Laureate’

April 13, 2023 by

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The UK’s first National British Sign Language (BSL) Day to “celebrate” the language will take place on 28 April – […]

British Deaf Association calls for mandatory BSL for NHS frontline staff after string of ‘heart-breaking’ communication failures

April 12, 2023 by

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Frontline NHS staff should have mandatory Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness training in order to prevent […]

Interview: Artist Christine Sun Kim on exploring the Edges of Sign Language (BSL)

April 11, 2023 by

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As artist Christine Sun Kim concludes her three-month residency with Somerset House, she sat down with The Limping Chicken’s Liam […]

Liam O’Dell: Why EDM became the genre of choice for me as a Deaf music lover (BSL)

March 27, 2023 by

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I want to share a realisation I’ve had recently, and explore it a little. In talking to peers it seems […]

Liam O’Dell: Are we finally seeing a long overdue culture shift with captioned cinema? (BSL)

March 24, 2023 by

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I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it sure feels like we’re witnessing the beginning of a change […]

Interview: British Deaf Association CEO Rebecca Mansell on the BSL Conference, a ‘Deaf movement’ and more

March 23, 2023 by

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After setting out her charity’s draft, 10-year strategic vision for ‘protecting and promoting’ British Sign Language (BSL) at the British […]

Interview: Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove on Where Is The Interpreter, Access to Work delays and more (BSL)

March 22, 2023 by

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Following his speech at the British Deaf Association’s first ever British Sign Language (BSL) conference, during which he announced the […]

Interview: BSL Bill sponsor Rosie Cooper on her ‘number one’ achievement as a former Labour MP (BSL)

March 21, 2023 by

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Former Labour MP Rosie Cooper, who first introduced the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to Parliament as a Private Members’ […]

British Deaf Association holds first BSL conference as it marks one year since BSL Act (BSL)

March 20, 2023 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Deaf community to “take BSL forward” as it held its first […]