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Zoom launches ‘sign language interpretation’ setting – but it won’t be included in recordings

October 27, 2022 by

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Deaf users of the online video call software Zoom will be able to view sign language interpreters through a new […]

Gabriella Leon, Nadia Nadarajah and Chris Fonseca among performers at ‘About Time’ showcase

October 26, 2022 by

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Former Casualty actress Gabriella Leon, stage star Nadia Nadarajah and dancer Chris Fonseca are set to perform at BAFTA on Friday, in […]

Interview: Deaf actress Katie Erich on ‘The Solid Life of Sugar Water’ at the Orange Tree Theatre

October 19, 2022 by

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Ahead of the press night for The Solid Life of Sugar Water this evening, The Limping Chicken’s Liam O’Dell sat […]

NHS Trust poster advertises BSL services with ASL alphabet

October 15, 2022 by

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A British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting agency has apologised after a poster for communication services at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (WAH) […]

Olly Murs deletes sign song video after ‘learning the difference’ between Makaton and BSL

October 13, 2022 by

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Pop star Olly Murs has taken down a clip of him signing his latest single in Makaton for his “fans […]

Isabella Signs issues apology following criticism over Olly Murs Makaton video

October 12, 2022 by

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Isabella Signs has apologised for her role in a video which saw Olly Murs signing his new single in Makaton […]

British Deaf Association issues follow-up statement after Makaton Charity claims BSL is ‘communication tool’

October 12, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has issued an additional statement following concerns the Makaton Charity had referred to British Sign […]

British Deaf Association issues statement on ‘unacceptable’ Olly Murs Makaton video

October 11, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has issued a statement criticising a video in which musician Olly Murs performed a version […]

Birmingham NHS Trust fined over failure to obtain consent to treat Deaf patient

October 10, 2022 by

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University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust has had to pay £8,000 in fines after they failed to obtain consent […]

DeafCOG volunteer becomes first Deaf juror to use interpreter in court following law change

September 28, 2022 by

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A volunteer at the charity DeafCOG has been confirmed as the first Deaf juror to use a British Sign Language […]