Liam O'Dell

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April 24, 2022

Comments Off on BSL Act Now live show to broadcast on day of sign language bill’s final stage

A two-hour live show will mark the third reading of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill in the House of […]

April 21, 2022

Comments Off on TV viewing habits of British Sign Language users to be examined in first-ever study

The way in which British Sign Language (BSL) users’ watch television and the programmes they watch are to be reviewed […]

April 21, 2022

Comments Off on Little Mix court case parents up for top campaigning award

The three Deaf parents who successfully challenged a Little Mix concert promoter over a lack of British Sign Language (BSL) […]

April 20, 2022

Comments Off on Lords wanted Sign Supported English and lipspeaking to be noted in last-minute amendments to BSL Bill

Some members of the House of Lords were considering tabling amendments to the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to include […]

April 9, 2022

The classic animated show The Simpsons is to feature its first Deaf voice actor as part of its current series, it has […]

April 7, 2022

Comments Off on British Sign Language Bill progresses to Lords third reading as it skips committee stage

The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill will now have its third reading in the House of Lords, after no amendments […]

April 6, 2022

Comments Off on Over 40,000 people sign petition calling for compulsory deaf awareness training for teachers

A Change.org petition calling for increased deaf awareness in the classroom has received more than 40,000 signatures, a week after […]

April 5, 2022

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: And the award for inaccessibility goes to…

It’s telling that Oscar winner Troy Kotsur’s acceptance speech in American Sign Language was interpreted for a hearing audience, yet […]

April 4, 2022

Jenny Sealey, artistic director of the deaf and disabled theatre company Graeae, is to make history this month, when she […]

April 2, 2022

A Deaf woman has accused an airline of “discrimination” after a boarding pass branded her “deaf and mute” for “security […]