The Women and Equalities Select Committee has published a written response from the Prime Minister in relation to the provision […]
February 9, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf News: UK Government contests #WhereIsTheInterpreter, saying legal claim serves ‘no practical purpose’
Lawyers acting on behalf of the UK Government have asked the High Court to reject a judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]
January 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
The chair of the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes, has criticised the UK Government’s decision to […]
January 13, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of BSL interpreter
Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]
December 18, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Legal proceedings have been launched against the Cabinet Office over its failure to provide a British Sign Language interpreter for […]
December 16, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]
December 11, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Revealed: UK Government to fund BSL interpretation of COVID briefings on social media
The Cabinet Office is to provide British Sign Language (BSL) access to future coronavirus briefings on its social media accounts, […]
December 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Revealed: UK Government provided own BSL interpreter for vaccine briefing
Downing Street has confirmed that it provided an online British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its press conference on the […]
November 23, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
The National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters (NUBSLI) has expressed concern that video relay services (VRS) may become the […]
October 16, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Calls for UK political leaders to make their coronavirus statements accessible to the Deaf community have ramped up this week, […]
February 10, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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