Liam O'Dell

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April 28, 2021

Comments Off on Almost 90% of deaf healthcare professionals did not have access to clear masks, survey finds

More than four-fifths (87%) of deaf healthcare practitioners (HCPs) have not been able to access transparent masks for use in […]

April 23, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Daily news summaries for Northern Ireland’s Deaf community under threat

A community project which sees daily news updates interpreted into British and Irish Sign Language is at risk, after funding […]

April 19, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Doncaster Deaf Trust launches investigation after racist term appears in online BSL dictionary

Doncaster Deaf Trust have confirmed that they will be conducting an investigation after it was revealed that a video labelled […]

April 16, 2021

A Deaf candidate standing for election in North Somerset has accused the Government of “denying” him communication support, after officials […]

April 15, 2021

The online clothing brand ASOS has been celebrated by deaf people online after it used a cochlear implant user as […]

April 15, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: MPs ask #WhereIsTheInterpreter during Parliamentary debate

Several Members of Parliament have criticised the UK Government’s refusal to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, in a […]

April 14, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Labour MP asks ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ in BSL in Prime Minister’s Questions

The Prime Minister has once again been asked if he will provide an in-person interpreter for his Downing Street press […]

April 14, 2021

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has apologised after controversy surrounding a panel event the charity staged for International Women’s Day. […]

April 13, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Clothing brand Deaf Identity to become the first deaf-owned business in John Lewis

Deaf Identity, an online clothing company selling deaf-themed products, is set to become the first deaf-owned business to sell its […]

April 12, 2021

Comments Off on Deaf News: Deaf fitness coach to produce accessible workouts with ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks

A Deaf online coach is to create a series of accessible workouts with fitness instructor Joe Wicks, it has been […]