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Rebecca A Withey: Why Troy Kotsur’s performance makes the movie CODA worth watching

April 8, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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A white man with short black hair and a navy suit addresses the House of Lords.

British Sign Language Bill progresses to Lords third reading as it skips committee stage

April 7, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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A classroom. In the foreground is a stack of pens and post-it notes on a white desk. In the background, blurred, there are more desks, with a laptop placed on one of them.

Over 40,000 people sign petition calling for compulsory deaf awareness training for teachers

April 6, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: access, accessibility, awareness, campaign, deaf, deaf access, deaf awareness, deaf children, deaf culture, deaf education, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, uk politics

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Left, Rebel Wilson, a white woman with long wavy blonde hair and and a red dress, gives the middle finger. Right, Olivia Rodrigo, a white woman in a black dress, gives an interview on a red carpet. Behind her, to the left of the photo, is a white, blonde woman who is interpreting the interview into American Sign Language.

Liam O’Dell: And the award for inaccessibility goes to…

April 5, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Jenny, a white woman with brushed back blonde hair, smiles a wide smile in a rehearsal room. Next to her is a white woman with short brown hair and rounded glasses, who is also laughing.

Interview: Graeae’s Jenny Sealey on becoming first Deaf director of a major opera with ‘The Paradis Files’

April 4, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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A white Air Mauritius plane flying in a grey sky. It's back wing at the end of the plane has red stripes on it.

Anger as Deaf woman labelled ‘deaf and mute’ by airline

April 2, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, sign language

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Troy Kotsur, a white man in a grey jacket with a black flat cap, acts as Sean Connery's James Bond, fingerspelling his name as he sits at a poker table, two suited men behind him.

Watch: CODA star Troy Kotsur performs iconic movie lines in viral Variety video

April 2, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: american sign language, asl, coda, communication, deaf, deaf culture, deaf films, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, sign language

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New emergency video relay service to be known as ‘999 BSL’

April 1, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Rebecca A Withey: A conversation with the cast and creatives of ”The Emperor’s New Clothes” at Derby Theatre

April 1, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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CBBC’s Newsround to launch daily BSL bulletins

April 1, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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