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‘Sense Sign School’ star Mr Tyrese returns with animated lesson packs

March 16, 2022 by

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Tyrese Dibba, the 15-year-old star of Sense Sign School who inspired more than 80,000 people to learn British Sign Language […]

Covid inquiry fails to explicitly mention disability once as it consults on draft terms of reference

March 11, 2022 by

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The public inquiry scrutinising the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has published a list of areas it may investigate, […]

Watch: Owl poos on Australian sign language interpreter, man carries on regardless

March 10, 2022 by

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An Australian sign language interpreter has been filmed being pooed on by an owl during a government press conference, before […]

BREAKING: NHS England contracts SignHealth to deliver ‘ground-breaking’ BSL Talking Therapies

March 9, 2022 by

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The Deaf health charity SignHealth has been awarded a national contract from NHS England to supply Talking Therapies in British […]

Channel 4 pledges return to ‘100% subtitles’ as it looks to move past September outage

March 4, 2022 by

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Channel 4 has committed to providing 100% subtitles across all of its channels and its All 4 streaming service for […]

BSL Act Now: Trafalgar Square rally to take place for British Sign Language Bill’s third reading

March 1, 2022 by

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A rally is to take place on Trafalgar Square later this month, as Labour MP Rosie Cooper’s British Sign Language […]

BSL Act Now: Who are the MPs who will discuss British Sign Language Bill at committee stage?

February 21, 2022 by

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The 18 MPs who will meet on Wednesday to discuss the details of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill, for […]

BSL Act Now: Deaf charities ‘should have done more’ to publicise sign language bill, BDA chair says

February 16, 2022 by

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David Buxton, chair of the British Deaf Association, has admitted that the consortium of Deaf charities supporting the British Sign […]

Two-thirds of Deaf patients have no accessible way of contacting GP, survey reveals

February 15, 2022 by

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67% of Deaf people have not been given an accessible way of contacting their GP, according to a survey run […]

Super Bowl sparks controversy from Deaf community over sign language visibility

February 14, 2022 by

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The NFL Super Bowl, which took place on Sunday, has attracted criticism from the Deaf community over the prominence of […]