Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]
January 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Following a semi-viral Twitter thread on hearing people learning sign language, Liam O’Dell speaks to actors Alim Jayda and Emily […]
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 […]
December 4, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: Celebrating my Freedom in a George Michael music video
“I think there’s something you should know”, mouths a model in the music video for George Michael’s hit single, Freedom! ’90. Thirty […]
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 28, 2020 by Liam O'Dell
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Proposals for a video relay service for British Sign Language signers to contact emergency services have been delayed, it has […]
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 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 […]
January 13, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
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