To the right of the graphic, smoke bellows from two black signing hands. Left, black text against a red background reads: 'Be our BSL Poet Laureate'.

British Deaf Association announces Kabir Kapoor as UK’s first BSL Poet Laureate

May 5, 2023
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British Sign Language GCSE consultation coming ‘shortly’ as government misses ‘early 2023’ deadline (BSL)

May 5, 2023
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Rebecca A Withey: Unify – the all deaf sign performance group, performing at the King’s Coronation Concert this weekend! (BSL)

May 4, 2023
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Left, Jodie Ounsley, a 22-year-old white woman with brown hair tied back, smiles at the camera. Right, the logo for the TV show Gladiators, showing a giant metallic 'G' lit up in red and blue in the corners.

Deaf rugby player Jodie Ounsley joins new line-up of Gladiators for TV reboot

May 4, 2023
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SignHealth calls on police to take ‘immediate actions’ to improve accessibility for deaf victims and survivors of violence (BSL)

May 4, 2023
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One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

May 4, 2023
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Rebecca A Withey: Deaf Migrants in London, a research event hosted by UCL (BSL)

May 3, 2023
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Stagetext launches case study recruitment drive to understand ‘landscape’ of deaf access to arts ‘outside of London’ (BSL)

May 2, 2023
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Rebecca A Withey: BSL poetry and the search for a BSL Poet Laureate (BSL)

May 2, 2023
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Eloise Pennycott, a young white woman with long wavy brown hair, staring at the camera with a neutral facial expression.

Interview: The Power actor Eloise Pennycott on starring in Amazon Prime Video’s electric adaptation (BSL)

April 27, 2023
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