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Rebecca Mansell, a white woman with long blonde hair, a blue scarf and glasses, smiling at Parliament Square.

National BSL Day confirmed for 28 April as British Deaf Association searches for first ‘Deaf Poet Laureate’

April 13, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: british deaf association, british sign language, BSL, campaign, communication, deaf, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, sign language

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A yellow and green ambulance speeding down a rural road.

British Deaf Association calls for mandatory BSL for NHS frontline staff after string of ‘heart-breaking’ communication failures

April 12, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, BSL, bsl interpretation, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf news, deafness, disability, health, interpreter, interpreters, nhs, sign language

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Feedback from our Insight blog – a negative experience with a BSL interpreter

April 12, 2023
by Rebecca A Withey

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Christine Sun Kim, an American-Korean woman, wears a black dress and sits on a black windowsill, her hands wrapped around her left leg. She is staring at the camera with a neutral expression on her face.

Interview: Artist Christine Sun Kim on exploring the Edges of Sign Language (BSL)

April 11, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: art, communication, deaf, deaf art, deaf artist, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, sign language

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Review: Robin Hood and the Major Oak at Derby Theatre (BSL)

April 5, 2023
by Rebecca A Withey

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Naomi Wray: The art of theatre BSL interpretation (BSL)

April 4, 2023
by Editor

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Heathlands School students to take part in Battle of the Books competition in the US (BSL)

March 29, 2023
by Editor

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Liam O’Dell: Why EDM became the genre of choice for me as a Deaf music lover (BSL)

March 27, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: autism, deaf, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deaf rave, deafness, disability, music

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Liam O’Dell: Are we finally seeing a long overdue culture shift with captioned cinema? (BSL)

March 24, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: access, accessibility, captions, cinema, cinema subtitles, cinemas, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, hard of hearing, opinion, subtitles

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Rebecca Mansell, a white woman with glasses, a black top and shoulder length blonde hair.

Interview: British Deaf Association CEO Rebecca Mansell on the BSL Conference, a ‘Deaf movement’ and more

March 23, 2023
by Liam O'Dell

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