Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]
December 14, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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It’s the latest news story to completely undermine the Government’s messaging on the coronavirus, and it comes amid rising concerns […]
October 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: The first ‘lessons learned’ report on Covid dismisses the concerns of Deaf people
It was supposed to be promising. The first proper review into the UK Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, carried […]
We’re delighted to report that Liam O’Dell, a regular writer for this site, has won the Young Freelancer Award at […]
October 7, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
My accessibility is not your punchline. While I am no British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter myself, I stand in solidarity […]
August 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]
August 2, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Education secretary Gavin Williamson may well think that he has ‘seized the day’ with his announcement that thousands more students […]
July 28, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: #WhereIsTheInterpreter – what happens next?
16 months later, the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its coronavirus data […]
July 13, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: The benevolent ableism of some medical staff is putting Deaf lives at risk
Ironically, reading instances of hearing medical professionals learning basic British Sign Language (BSL) and using it to communicate with Deaf […]
December 31, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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