Liam O'Dell

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March 21, 2023

Comments Off on Interview: BSL Bill sponsor Rosie Cooper on her ‘number one’ achievement as a former Labour MP (BSL)

Former Labour MP Rosie Cooper, who first introduced the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to Parliament as a Private Members’ […]

March 20, 2023

Comments Off on British Deaf Association holds first BSL conference as it marks one year since BSL Act (BSL)

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Deaf community to “take BSL forward” as it held its first […]

March 17, 2023

Comments Off on British Deaf Association publishes draft ‘strategic plan’ to ‘promote and protect’ British Sign Language (BSL)

The British Deaf Association has unveiled its draft strategic plan to prepare for a British Sign Language “movement” and “promote […]

March 17, 2023

Comments Off on BSL Advisory Board members revealed at British Deaf Association conference

The 16 members of the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which was set up following the passing […]

March 17, 2023

A compensation claim brought forward by Deaf campaigner Lynn Stewart-Taylor and 275 other Deaf individuals relating to nine inaccessible Covid […]

March 16, 2023

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: Do Deaf people know enough about loan sharks? (BSL)

“I have never heard of the word ‘loan shark’ before. I assumed whoever I lent money off, [it] was similar […]

March 15, 2023

Comments Off on 220,000 primary school children learn sign in ‘UK’s largest ever online BSL’ lesson

More than 220,000 primary school children across the UK learned basic British Sign Language (BSL) signs today, as part of […]

March 10, 2023

Deaf film fanatics will be able to preview the new Dungeons and Dragons movie with captions in cinemas across the UK […]

March 7, 2023

Comments Off on iBSL shares open letter detailing plans for current learners as it confirms closure in ‘next couple of months’ (BSL)

The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has confirmed it is to cease trading in the coming months, after surrendering […]

March 6, 2023

Comments Off on Parents celebrate ‘huge win’ as planned staffing cuts to deaf unit at Islington primary school scrapped

Planned cuts to specialist staff at Laycock Primary School’s deaf unit in Islington will no longer go ahead, in what’s […]