The 18 MPs who will meet on Wednesday to discuss the details of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill, for […]
February 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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67% of Deaf people have not been given an accessible way of contacting their GP, according to a survey run […]
February 10, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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A UK Government report obtained by The Limping Chicken has claimed that British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation was provided for […]
February 8, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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An early draft of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill included Northern Ireland; referenced tactile sign language users; highlighted BSL […]
February 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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The mother of a Deaf nine-year-old has shared their experience of trying to attend accessible theatre performances during the coronavirus […]
January 28, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BREAKING: British Sign Language (BSL) Bill passes second reading in Commons
A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language moved one step closer to becoming law on […]
January 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Parliamentary Bills aren’t the easiest thing to read as documents filled with complicated legal jargon. So, ahead of the British […]
January 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Ofcom approves Sign Language Interactions as 999 BSL service provider
Sign Language Interactions, who own the SignVideo service which helped set up BSL Health Access, has been approved as a […]
January 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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Parliament has released the draft British Sign Language (BSL) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Rosie Cooper last year, ahead of […]
January 16, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
276 claims for compensation over the UK Government’s failure to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for several coronavirus […]
February 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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