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Rose and Giovanni’s Strictly ‘silent dance’ wins ‘Moment of the Year’ at Broadcast Awards

February 11, 2022 by

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Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice’s ‘silent dance’ on Strictly Come Dancing has been crowned ‘Moment of the Year’ at this year’s […]

UK Government document says BSL was provided for COP26 press conferences – despite live broadcasts suggesting otherwise

February 10, 2022 by

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A UK Government report obtained by The Limping Chicken has claimed that British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation was provided for […]

Deaf Identity founder announced as 2022 Comic Relief designer

February 8, 2022 by

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Luke Christian, the owner and founder of the clothing brand Deaf Identity, has designed charity merchandise for this year’s Comic […]

BSL Act Now: British Sign Language Bill discussion reveals UK Government changes

February 8, 2022 by

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An early draft of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill included Northern Ireland; referenced tactile sign language users; highlighted BSL […]

Deaf girl unable to access Frozen and Hex musicals as theatres offer limited captioned performances

February 1, 2022 by

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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 […]

BSL Act Now: Government supports British Sign Language Bill with ASL video

January 29, 2022 by

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The Department for Work and Pensions has come under fire for a video expressing its support for Rosie Cooper MP’s […]

BREAKING: British Sign Language (BSL) Bill passes second reading in Commons

January 28, 2022 by

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A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language moved one step closer to becoming law on […]

BSL Act Now: What does the British Sign Language Bill actually say?

January 27, 2022 by

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Parliamentary Bills aren’t the easiest thing to read as documents filled with complicated legal jargon. So, ahead of the British […]

Ofcom approves Sign Language Interactions as 999 BSL service provider

January 27, 2022 by

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Sign Language Interactions, who own the SignVideo service which helped set up BSL Health Access, has been approved as a […]

BSL Act Now: British Sign Language Bill published ahead of second reading in Commons

January 27, 2022 by

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Parliament has released the draft British Sign Language (BSL) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Rosie Cooper last year, ahead of […]