Liam O'Dell

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November 15, 2021

A Downing Street press conference on Sunday came without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation – despite the UK Government providing […]

November 15, 2021

Nearly 25% of the general public watch captioned content “all the time” at home, a new survey has found, with […]

November 10, 2021

Comments Off on Prime Minister’s COP26 address comes with BSL interpretation – just days after legal threat

Boris Johnson’s latest press conference at the COP26 climate summit has come with an on-screen British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, […]

November 5, 2021

Comments Off on BREAKING: Government hit with fresh judicial review threat over #WhereIsTheInterpreter for COP26

The UK Government faces a new legal challenge from Deaf activists involved in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, after the Prime Minister […]

November 3, 2021

An advert from a nationwide hearing aid provider has been banned by the UK’s advertising regulator for claiming that a […]

October 30, 2021

Deaf Strictly Come Dancing contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis has called on viewers of the Saturday night programme to learn British Sign […]

October 29, 2021

Comments Off on Ofcom ‘enforcement’ against Channel 4 could happen ‘in 2022’ if subtitles quota not met, regulator says

Ofcom has revealed that it could take “enforcement activity” against Channel 4 “as soon as possible in 2022” if the […]

October 27, 2021

Comments Off on 30,000 additional SEND places welcomed by NDCS following budget statement

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has expressed its support of government plans to create an extra 30,000 school places […]

October 25, 2021

A public consultation on government plans to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is to take place in the […]

October 22, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Public Health Wales removes ‘gibberish’ sign language video following public outcry

Public Health Wales has removed a video on NHS screening, after members of the Deaf community slammed the “shockingly bad” and […]