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Liam O’Dell: #WhereIsTheInterpreter – what happens next?

July 28, 2021 by

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16 months later, the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its coronavirus data […]

BREAKING: UK Government broke Equality Act by failing to provide a BSL interpreter for COVID data briefings, judge rules

July 28, 2021 by

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The UK Government breached the Equality Act 2010 when it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for […]

Deaf News: Access to Work ‘passports’ to be piloted this year as Government launches its National Disability Strategy

July 28, 2021 by

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‘Passports’ which aim to provide Access to Work claimants with “smooth transitions between job roles” will be trialled later this […]

BREAKING: Judge to hand down verdict on #WhereIsTheInterpreter case on Wednesday

July 23, 2021 by

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Mr Justice Fordham is set to announce his decision on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by failing to provide […]

Deaf News: Just 12% of local councils in England offer high level BSL advice, RAD report finds

July 14, 2021 by

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Only 12% of English councils offer a comprehensive advice service in British Sign Language (BSL) – a report by the […]

Liam O’Dell: The benevolent ableism of some medical staff is putting Deaf lives at risk

July 13, 2021 by

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Ironically, reading instances of hearing medical professionals learning basic British Sign Language (BSL) and using it to communicate with Deaf […]

Deaf News: Judge reserves judgment on Little Mix case as claimant team lays out final arguments

July 8, 2021 by

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The judge overseeing a case concerning the lack of British Sign Language (BSL) access at a Little Mix concert in […]

Deaf News: Little Mix court case adjourned after interpreters refuse to provide access following complaints

July 2, 2021 by

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A court case concerning the lack of a sign language interpreter for support acts at a Little Mix concert had […]

Little Mix concert promoter taken to court over access to sign language interpreter

July 1, 2021 by

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Three Deaf parents gave evidence in court today, after a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter wasn’t provided for support acts […]

The Little Mix court case: The story so far

June 29, 2021 by

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A concert promoter for the girl group Little Mix is to be taken to court on Thursday, after a British […]