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Government asked to provide ‘revised response’ to petition for free BSL courses for parents of deaf children (BSL)

November 24, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the […]

First 10 inductees for Signature’s Hall of Fame announced (BSL)

November 19, 2022 by

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Click on the signing hands logo in the bottom right corner to access the BSL translation from Signly. The awarding […]

Government issues ‘irrelevant’ response to petition to fund BSL courses for parents of deaf children (BSL)

November 17, 2022 by

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A BSL translation will be added to this article by Signly. This is a new service being trialled by the […]

No plans were made to provide sign language interpreter for mini-budget reversal statement, Treasury confirms

November 8, 2022 by

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There were no plans to interpret Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s October statement into British Sign Language (BSL), the Treasury has revealed. […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation delayed to ‘early 2023’ with plans to teach from 2025

October 28, 2022 by

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The consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has been delayed again to early 2023, […]

Almost 20% of UK heritage sites have made ‘no improvement’ in online access information since 2018, survey finds

October 19, 2022 by

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Nearly a fifth of the UK’s museums and heritage sites have not updated their website in the past four years […]

DeafCOG volunteer becomes first Deaf juror to use interpreter in court following law change

September 28, 2022 by

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A volunteer at the charity DeafCOG has been confirmed as the first Deaf juror to use a British Sign Language […]

NHS hearing aids ‘available to everyone’ in UK after North Staffordshire drops controversial restrictions

September 26, 2022 by

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Free NHS hearing aids are now available to anyone in the UK who needs them, after Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent’s […]

British Deaf Association thanks Rosie Cooper for ‘tirelessly campaigning’ as she leaves Parliament

September 23, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has expressed its thanks to British Sign Language (BSL) Act supporter Rosie Cooper MP, after […]

Where Is The Interpreter compensation case adjourned to December amid paperwork dispute

September 23, 2022 by

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A court case to determine whether 276 Deaf people should be compensated by the UK Government for nine inaccessible Covid […]