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May 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Brothers fight to save ‘special bond’ after being placed in separate schools

Two deaf brothers from Kingston, in London, are campaigning to be reunited in the same school, after tribunals ruled against […]

May 20, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Revealed: 73% of UK Government departments have no captioned social media policy

73% of key government departments do not follow a social media policy which includes guidance on captioned content, an extensive […]

May 11, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on NDCS hails school face masks change as potential “new dawn for deaf children”

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that face masks will no longer be advised […]

May 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on How can I sign up to #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review? Registration details revealed

Information about how to sign-up to watch the judicial review hearing for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has been revealed, ahead of the case […]

May 7, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Instagram has been criticised by deaf people online after it was revealed that its new automatic captions feature for Stories […]

May 4, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Instagram launches automatic captions for Stories

The social media app Instagram has today rolled out a captions sticker on its platform, making it easier for users […]

May 1, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on BREAKING: Judicial review hearing date for #WhereIsTheInterpreter announced

A judicial review hearing over the UK Government’s refusal to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its […]

April 30, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Labour MP criticises ‘disappointing’ response from Prime Minister to BSL question

Vicky Foxcroft, the shadow minister for disabled people, has today shared Boris Johnson’s “disappointing” written response to her question about […]

April 23, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Daily news summaries for Northern Ireland’s Deaf community under threat

A community project which sees daily news updates interpreted into British and Irish Sign Language is at risk, after funding […]

April 16, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

A Deaf candidate standing for election in North Somerset has accused the Government of “denying” him communication support, after officials […]