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Anger as research paper claims sign languages have ‘very limited set of words’ and grammar which is ‘difficult to understand’

September 30, 2022 by

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A conference paper published by a group of Indian researchers has come under fire after its abstract claimed sign languages […]

DeafCOG volunteer becomes first Deaf juror to use interpreter in court following law change

September 28, 2022 by

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A volunteer at the charity DeafCOG has been confirmed as the first Deaf juror to use a British Sign Language […]

A Bot Topic: Debate continues over the role AI interpreting has in BSL access industry

September 28, 2022 by

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A conversation around artificial intelligence’s place in the British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting profession is continuing to develop, sparking difficult […]

Where Is The Interpreter compensation case adjourned to December amid paperwork dispute

September 23, 2022 by

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A court case to determine whether 276 Deaf people should be compensated by the UK Government for nine inaccessible Covid […]

Registration opens for latest ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ court case

September 17, 2022 by

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Further details have been released concerning how to support the next court case over ‘Where Is The Interpreter’, which takes […]

‘Where Is The Interpreter’ compensation case to be heard at Royal Courts of Justice next month

August 22, 2022 by

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A court hearing to determine whether more than 270 Deaf people should be compensated over ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ is […]

NRCPD CEO to step down in autumn ahead of regulator’s new strategy

July 26, 2022 by

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The Chief Executive Officer of NRCPD, Marcus Hawthorn, is to step down later this year, as he says it is […]

Deaf woman allegedly went five days without BSL interpreter in ‘worst hospital experience’ (with BSL video)

July 18, 2022 by

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The family of a 60-year-old Deaf woman have accused a London NHS Trust of violating her human rights, after she […]

Applications open for UK Government’s BSL Advisory Board

July 18, 2022 by

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Applications to join the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board have now opened, as work on implementing the […]

Liam O’Dell: Why I co-created a Twitter bot for BSL interpreter requests

July 18, 2022 by

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Not all social media bots are bad. For those of you who – like me – are avid Twitter users,  […]