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BREAKING: Judge grants permission for #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review to go ahead

March 1, 2021 by

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A High Court judge has granted permission for the judicial review against the UK Government, over its refusal to provide […]

Deaf News: Ofcom launches further consultation on 999 video relay service

February 25, 2021 by

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The communications regulator Ofcom has announced it is consulting further on proposals to introduce an emergency video relay service (VRS) […]

Deaf News: British Sign Language Bill proposal passes in Welsh Parliament

February 24, 2021 by

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The Welsh Parliament has voted to support a motion proposing a British Sign Language (BSL) Bill for Wales, in a […]

Deaf News: #WhereIsTheInterpreter lawyers blast ‘persistent obfuscation’ of Government as legal case continues

February 15, 2021 by

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Lawyers acting on behalf of deaf activists have submitted a second statement to the High Court, in the latest development […]

Deaf News: Prime Minister issues written response to #WhereIsTheInterpreter

February 10, 2021 by

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The Women and Equalities Select Committee has published a written response from the Prime Minister in relation to the provision […]

Deaf News: UK Government contests #WhereIsTheInterpreter, saying legal claim serves ‘no practical purpose’

February 9, 2021 by

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Lawyers acting on behalf of the UK Government have asked the High Court to reject a judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]

Deaf News: “Go find a bigger room!’ Women and Equalities chair slams Government’s failure to provide interpreter

January 21, 2021 by

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The chair of the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes, has criticised the UK Government’s decision to […]

Deaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of BSL interpreter

January 13, 2021 by

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Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]

Liam O’Dell: Cultural Appropriation 2.0? Deaf actors on hearing performers learning BSL

January 8, 2021 by

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Following a semi-viral Twitter thread on hearing people learning sign language, Liam O’Dell speaks to actors Alim Jayda and Emily […]

Deaf News: UK Government COVID guidance requires Year 9 reading age, report finds

December 16, 2020 by

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The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]