Deaf News: Labour’s sign language video ‘a turn-off’ (via BBC News)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by


The BBC has reported on how a video shared by the Labour Party for Sign Language Week has been criticised by BSL users.

Extract:

A British Sign Language (BSL) video shared by the Labour Party to mark Sign Language Week has been criticised by sign language users.

The video, published across social media at the weekend, pledged to recognise BSL if Labour came to power.

The footage drew criticism for not showing the signer’s whole face, leaving many deaf people and sign language experts confused.

Labour said it appreciated the response and would “improve” its online content.

 


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