The UK Government faces a new legal challenge from Deaf activists involved in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, after the Prime Minister […]
October 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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Public Health Wales has removed a video on NHS screening, after members of the Deaf community slammed the “shockingly bad” and […]
October 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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Ofcom must act on a potential breach of the Communications Act by Channel 4 over its “persistent” subtitling issues, the […]
October 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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It was supposed to be promising. The first proper review into the UK Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, carried […]
October 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Red Bee Media have said that they are “looking at all options” to restore subtitling services to channels such as […]
October 7, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
My accessibility is not your punchline. While I am no British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter myself, I stand in solidarity […]
September 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Lengthy delays to Access to Work payments – sometimes of many months – are causing severe anxiety for communication professionals, […]
September 16, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BREAKING: Little Mix concert promoter discriminated against Deaf parents, judge rules
A concert promoter discriminated against three Deaf mothers by failing to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for support […]
September 7, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Researchers have warned of a “danger” that sign language interpreting could become “further institutionalised as a white profession” if action […]
August 16, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf News: Liverpool’s GPs to offer BSL through service run by Deaf people and interpreters
British Sign Language (BSL) services for GP surgeries in Liverpool will be provided by the first organisation co-run by Deaf […]
November 5, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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