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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Tim
March 20, 2018
– Labour’s sign language video ‘a turn-off’ –
It was? Says who? The headline of the BBC article is a bare-faced lie.
The truth is that, in spite of the mistakes, plenty of Deaf people, myself included, appreciated the message and good intentions expressed in Labour’s video.
The REAL turn-off is the Tory government’s neglect of BSL and their ignoring of all attempts to promote it.
The REAL turn-off is the Tory government coming back again and again and again to hit Deaf people with their so-called ‘austerity’ cuts to DLA, to ESA., to AtW etc etc. That’s the real turn-off.
MW
March 20, 2018
Sigh that’s what happens when we leave it to the “expert” who are they?……. Shows d/Deaf can’t be respected as the experts in many areas.
Tim you are right where are the other political parties making a contribution to this not just the Tories – Liberal, Greens and UKCIP!!