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Newspaper was wrong to say former NHS chairman is proposing charges for hearing aids

July 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

An article in The Guardian wrongly claimed an ex-NHS chairman was suggesting people pay between £4 and £8 for hearing and […]

Home Office criticised after failing to secure BSL interpreter for emergency evacuation workshop

July 22, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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The Home Office has been criticised over the accessibility of its latest consultation workshops, after the department failed to secure […]

Deaf woman allegedly went five days without BSL interpreter in ‘worst hospital experience’ (with BSL video)

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

The family of a 60-year-old Deaf woman have accused a London NHS Trust of violating her human rights, after she […]

Applications open for UK Government’s BSL Advisory Board

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Applications to join the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board have now opened, as work on implementing the […]

Love Island refuses to confirm whether it discussed subtitled ‘movie night’ for deaf contestant Tasha

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Popular ITV2 dating show Love Island has refused to tell The Limping Chicken whether it considered subtitling its ‘Mad Movies’ challenge for the benefit […]

Liam O’Dell: Why I co-created a Twitter bot for BSL interpreter requests

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Not all social media bots are bad. For those of you who – like me – are avid Twitter users, […]

Over 25,000 people call for more accessible video on-demand services

July 13, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Deaf campaigners were among those who handed in a petition to government on Tuesday demanding improved accessibility for video on-demand […]

Improved support for deaf children born to hearing parents to be explored in £1m study

July 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are to investigate how to best help deaf children from hearing families […]

Channel 4 faces further ‘technical issues’ as several shows come without subtitles on All 4

July 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Channel 4 has reaffirmed its commitment to have 100% of shows on its All 4 streaming service subtitled by the […]

BSL Advisory Board will have ‘minimum of 16 members’

July 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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The non-statutory group of British Sign Language (BSL) users advising the UK Government on the BSL Act will be made […]