Liam O'Dell

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May 5, 2023

Comments Off on British Deaf Association announces Kabir Kapoor as UK’s first BSL Poet Laureate

A British Sign Language (BSL) version of this news story, released by the British Deaf Association (BDA) is available to […]

May 5, 2023

Comments Off on British Sign Language GCSE consultation coming ‘shortly’ as government misses ‘early 2023’ deadline (BSL)

The long-awaited consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE will be published shortly – The […]

May 4, 2023

Jodie Ounsley, who became the first deaf woman to play for England’s Rugby Sevens in 2019, is to become a […]

May 4, 2023

SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice […]

May 4, 2023

Comments Off on One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]

May 2, 2023

Comments Off on Stagetext launches case study recruitment drive to understand ‘landscape’ of deaf access to arts ‘outside of London’ (BSL)

Deaf people living outside of London have been invited to take part in a survey about access to the arts, […]

April 27, 2023

There’s quite the buzz around The Power. Already a hugely successful novel for author Naomi Alderman, the sci-fi thriller in […]

April 26, 2023

Comments Off on 8 in 10 children’s hearing services struggle to review hearing aid fittings on time as charity calls for new ‘specialist advisor’

Eight in 10 paediatric audiology services in England have reported challenges in reviewing children fitted with hearing aids at a […]

April 24, 2023

Comments Off on Deaf schoolchildren create ‘lifesaving’ sign language factsheet and tutorial video for Newcastle firefighters (BSL)

Deaf pupils from two schools in Newcastle have produced a new interactive video and factsheet teaching 20 phrases in British […]

April 21, 2023

Comments Off on Super Bowl signer Justina Miles becomes British Vogue cover star

Justina Miles, the Deaf sign language performer who went viral over her appearance at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show […]