Lawyers acting on behalf of the UK Government have asked the High Court to reject a judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]
January 13, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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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
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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
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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, […]
September 22, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
The BBC News Channel will only provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for coronavirus press conferences from the Prime […]
September 21, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf News: Where Is The Interpreter campaign launches Deaf Walk fundraiser
Deaf presenter Lynn Stewart-Taylor is to walk from Cardiff to London next month, to raise funds for the Where Is […]
February 9, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf News: UK Government contests #WhereIsTheInterpreter, saying legal claim serves ‘no practical purpose’