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British Deaf Association calls for mandatory BSL for NHS frontline staff after string of ‘heart-breaking’ communication failures

April 12, 2023 by

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Frontline NHS staff should have mandatory Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness training in order to prevent […]

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 […]

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 […]

Free sign language lesson to be made available to primary schools next month (with BSL video)

February 7, 2023 by

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Primary schools across the UK have been invited to take part in a free online British Sign Language (BSL) lesson […]

Deafblind man allegedly turned away from Manchester hotel after requesting free Wi-Fi as access need (BSL)

January 25, 2023 by

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A Deafblind man has shared his experience of allegedly having a hotel booking cancelled and being asked to leave the […]

Government minister refuses to confirm if Cabinet Office provides guidance on BSL signers at media events (BSL)

January 19, 2023 by

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A Cabinet Office minister has failed to confirm whether his department provides any guidance on the number of individuals requiring […]

Liam O’Dell: 2023 could be the year the UK Government finally accounts for its dire BSL access (BSL)

January 10, 2023 by

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Happy New Year. 2022 has been and gone, and it sure was quite the year for Deaf rights. We had […]

Labour MP to question why BSL interpreter wasn’t provided for Sunak speech on government ‘priorities’ (BSL)

January 4, 2023 by

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A Labour MP has confirmed she will table a Parliamentary question asking the UK Government why it failed to provide […]

Deaf student allegedly given ‘no choice’ over BSL support after university deregisters as DSA provider (BSL)

December 14, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Where Is The Interpreter compensation case continues as judge set to rule on claim’s validity (BSL)

December 7, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the […]