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Ciara McCarthy: Watching Harry Styles in concert with BSL interpreters (BSL)

June 30, 2023 by

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Hello, I’m Ciara McCarthy. I am profoundly deaf with bilateral cochlear implants, cerebral palsy and autistic. Recently, I attended Harry […]

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

May 4, 2023 by

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SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice […]

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

May 4, 2023 by

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Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]

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

May 2, 2023 by

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Deaf people living outside of London have been invited to take part in a survey about access to the arts, […]

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

April 27, 2023 by

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There’s quite the buzz around The Power. Already a hugely successful novel for author Naomi Alderman, the sci-fi thriller in […]

8 in 10 children’s hearing services struggle to review hearing aid fittings on time as charity calls for new ‘specialist advisor’

April 26, 2023 by

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Eight in 10 paediatric audiology services in England have reported challenges in reviewing children fitted with hearing aids at a […]

Deaf schoolchildren create ‘lifesaving’ sign language factsheet and tutorial video for Newcastle firefighters (BSL)

April 24, 2023 by

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Deaf pupils from two schools in Newcastle have produced a new interactive video and factsheet teaching 20 phrases in British […]

Captioned cinema previews to continue with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (BSL)

April 14, 2023 by

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Deaf cinemagoers will be able to attend captioned preview screenings for another film later this month, it has been confirmed, […]

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

April 12, 2023 by

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Frontline NHS staff should have mandatory Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness training in order to prevent […]

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

March 24, 2023 by

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I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it sure feels like we’re witnessing the beginning of a change […]