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Deaf News: Jonny Cotson and Signkid to produce new films for BBC’s ‘Culture in Quarantine’

May 13, 2021

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Deaf performers Kevin ‘Signkid’ Walker and Jonny Cotson have been commissioned to create new works for the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine […]

NDCS hails school face masks change as potential “new dawn for deaf children”

May 11, 2021

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that face masks will no longer be advised […]

How can I sign up to #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review? Registration details revealed

May 8, 2021

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Information about how to sign-up to watch the judicial review hearing for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has been revealed, ahead of the case […]

Deaf News: Frustration as Instagram Stories’ automatic captions censor swear words

May 7, 2021

Instagram has been criticised by deaf people online after it was revealed that its new automatic captions feature for Stories […]

Deaf News: SignHealth launches new domestic abuse research project

May 5, 2021

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The deaf health charity SignHealth will carry out new research into services and support available to UK Deaf women who […]

Deaf News: Instagram launches automatic captions for Stories

May 4, 2021

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The social media app Instagram has today rolled out a captions sticker on its platform, making it easier for users […]

BREAKING: Judicial review hearing date for #WhereIsTheInterpreter announced

May 1, 2021

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A judicial review hearing over the UK Government’s refusal to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its […]

Deaf News: Labour MP criticises ‘disappointing’ response from Prime Minister to BSL question

April 30, 2021

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Vicky Foxcroft, the shadow minister for disabled people, has today shared Boris Johnson’s “disappointing” written response to her question about […]

Interview: Deaf actors William Grint and Bea Webster on ‘The Winter’s Tale’

April 29, 2021

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After the coronavirus pandemic brought the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) production of The Winter’s Tale to a standstill before performances began, […]