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NRCPD CEO to step down in autumn ahead of regulator’s new strategy

July 26, 2022 by

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The Chief Executive Officer of NRCPD, Marcus Hawthorn, is to step down later this year, as he says it is […]

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

July 18, 2022 by

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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

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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 […]

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

July 18, 2022 by

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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

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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 […]

Work on BSL Advisory Council ‘will continue to go ahead’ following Boris Johnson’s resignation, DWP confirm

July 8, 2022 by

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Recruitment for the council advising the UK Government on British Sign Language (BSL) will “continue to go ahead”, despite Boris […]

‘Bear Ear Clinic’ to give free ‘hearing aids’ to Norwich teddy bears

July 7, 2022 by

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Children in Norwich will be able to have their teddy bears fitted with ‘hearing aids’ this weekend, as part of […]

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

July 4, 2022 by

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

BSL Advisory Board will have ‘minimum of 16 members’

July 1, 2022 by

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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 […]

Further advisory council details revealed as British Sign Language Act comes into force

June 29, 2022 by

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The non-statutory advisory board advising on the British Sign Language (BSL) Act will be made up of nine BSL users, […]