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Santa asks mum if she can ‘help’ Deaf son ‘with surgery’ in viral video

November 29, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

A Deaf boy from New Zealand who met Santa in a shopping centre has gone viral online, after Father Christmas […]

Return of face masks in schools will ‘fill deaf students with dread’, NDCS says

November 29, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Secondary schools in England are advised to wear face coverings in communal areas from today, in news which a leading […]

Channel 4 subtitles: Online backlog to be cleared by ‘second week of December’

November 27, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The backlog of programmes requiring subtitles on Channel 4’s streaming service All4 will be cleared ‘by the second week of […]

Birmingham hospital apologises after Deaf woman was allegedly asked if she can ‘discuss things via pen and paper’

November 23, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

A Birmingham hospital has said it is “very sorry” to hear concerns over its communication with a Deaf woman in […]

Two out of three teachers don’t know how to teach deaf pupils effectively, survey finds

November 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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More than two thirds of teachers in England feel unable to teach a deaf child effectively, according to a Teacher […]

Stagetext celebrates 21st birthday at venue where it all began

November 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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In its anniversary exhibition at the Barbican Centre, arts captioning charity Stagetext argue that ‘captions speak louder’, but when individuals […]

Ofcom launches consultation to approve 999 video relay provider

November 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on its plans to approve Sign Language Interactions (SLI) as a provider […]

Access to Work delays continue as DWP aims to contact applicants ‘within 12 weeks’

November 16, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Access to Work (AtW), the UK Government scheme which supports disabled people in the workplace, is continuing to experience administrative […]

‘Disappointment’ as latest press conference on COP26 comes without BSL interpretation

November 15, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

A Downing Street press conference on Sunday came without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation – despite the UK Government providing […]

Almost a quarter of UK population now watch captioned content ‘all the time’, Stagetext poll reveals

November 15, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Nearly 25% of the general public watch captioned content “all the time” at home, a new survey has found, with […]