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Interview: Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove on Where Is The Interpreter, Access to Work delays and more (BSL)

March 22, 2023 by

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Following his speech at the British Deaf Association’s first ever British Sign Language (BSL) conference, during which he announced the […]

British Deaf Association holds first BSL conference as it marks one year since BSL Act (BSL)

March 20, 2023 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Deaf community to “take BSL forward” as it held its first […]

BREAKING: Where Is The Interpreter compensation case struck out by judge over time limits (BSL)

March 17, 2023 by

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A compensation claim brought forward by Deaf campaigner Lynn Stewart-Taylor and 275 other Deaf individuals relating to nine inaccessible Covid […]

Liam O’Dell: Do Deaf people know enough about loan sharks? (BSL)

March 16, 2023 by

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“I have never heard of the word ‘loan shark’ before. I assumed whoever I lent money off, [it] was similar […]

220,000 primary school children learn sign in ‘UK’s largest ever online BSL’ lesson

March 15, 2023 by

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More than 220,000 primary school children across the UK learned basic British Sign Language (BSL) signs today, as part of […]

Deaf cinemagoers to be among the first to see new Dungeons and Dragons movie with captioned previews

March 10, 2023 by

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Deaf film fanatics will be able to preview the new Dungeons and Dragons movie with captions in cinemas across the UK […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, South Park and It’s Always Sunny… revealed as shows with hardest subtitles in TV study (BSL)

March 3, 2023 by

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Popular police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, controversial animated series South Park and sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have been listed […]

Interview: Deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat on accessible acoustic gigs taking place this World Hearing Day (BSL)

March 2, 2023 by

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With World Hearing Day taking place again on Friday, deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat speaks to Liam O’Dell about his hearing wellness […]

British Sign Language course provider iBSL surrenders Ofqual recognition with view to ‘cease trading’ (BSL)

February 28, 2023 by

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The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has surrendered its recognition from Ofqual as a recognised awarding body for courses […]

Almost two thirds of young people watch TV shows and movies with subtitles, YouGov survey finds

February 24, 2023 by

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More than 60% of 18 to 24-year-olds now use subtitles when watching TV programmes and movies, a new survey from […]