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Liam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for society’s inaccessibility, and it’s damaging

August 18, 2021 by

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★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]

Deaf News: Liverpool’s GPs to offer BSL through service run by Deaf people and interpreters

August 16, 2021 by

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British Sign Language (BSL) services for GP surgeries in Liverpool will be provided by the first organisation co-run by Deaf […]

Deaf News: ‘Rapid review’ of NHS England’s British Sign Language provision published

August 3, 2021 by

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Integrated care systems (ICS), which provide joined-up health and care support across local areas from organisations such as councils and […]

Liam O’Dell: #WhereIsTheInterpreter – what happens next?

July 28, 2021 by

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16 months later, the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its coronavirus data […]

BREAKING: UK Government broke Equality Act by failing to provide a BSL interpreter for COVID data briefings, judge rules

July 28, 2021 by

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The UK Government breached the Equality Act 2010 when it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for […]

Deaf News: Access to Work ‘passports’ to be piloted this year as Government launches its National Disability Strategy

July 28, 2021 by

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‘Passports’ which aim to provide Access to Work claimants with “smooth transitions between job roles” will be trialled later this […]

Deaf News: Just 1 in 3 deaf students in England secured two A-Levels last year, NDCS analysis reveals

July 27, 2021 by

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Only a third (34%) of England’s deaf students obtained two A-Level qualifications or equivalent in their exams last year, according […]

BREAKING: Judge to hand down verdict on #WhereIsTheInterpreter case on Wednesday

July 23, 2021 by

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Mr Justice Fordham is set to announce his decision on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by failing to provide […]

Deaf News: Deafblind USA swimmer withdraws from Tokyo Paralympics after care assistant request rejected

July 20, 2021 by

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A deafblind swimmer has been forced to pull out of representing the USA in Tokyo next month, after the US […]

Deaf News: Just 12% of local councils in England offer high level BSL advice, RAD report finds

July 14, 2021 by

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Only 12% of English councils offer a comprehensive advice service in British Sign Language (BSL) – a report by the […]