Browsing All posts tagged under »accessibility«

Interview: Nadeem Islam on starring in the new series of ITV crime drama ‘The Bay’

January 12, 2022 by

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Not long after EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis lifted the glitterball on Strictly Come Dancing, Deaf talent is continuing to take […]

Clear masks reportedly approved for use in UK-wide health settings

January 4, 2022 by

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Two brands of clear, transparent face coverings have been approved by the UK Government to be trialled in health settings […]

Liam O’Dell: If 2021 was the year we asserted our rights, 2022 is the year we strengthen them

December 31, 2021 by

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Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]

Settlement reached over ASL interpretation of White House Covid briefings

December 17, 2021 by

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A lawsuit over the American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House coronavirus briefings has concluded with a settlement, the […]

Twitter rolls out automatic captions on new videos – but Deaf users aren’t impressed

December 16, 2021 by

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Twitter has announced that new videos uploaded to the social media platform will now come with automatic captions, in a […]

Major podcast providers sued for ‘inaccessibility’ in US lawsuit

December 15, 2021 by

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Three American podcast platforms have had a legal case launched against them for “not [making] transcripts or captions available” on […]

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

November 29, 2021 by

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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

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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

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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

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

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