A Change.org petition calling for increased deaf awareness in the classroom has received more than 40,000 signatures, a week after […]
March 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
A Bill to legally recognise British Sign Language (BSL) cleared its latest Parliamentary stage on Friday, when it received overwhelming […]
March 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BSL Act Now: British Sign Language Bill’s explanatory notes updated ahead of second reading
The explanatory note detailing the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill and its functions has been updated now it is in […]
March 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BSL Act Now: British Sign Language Bill set to have second Lords reading on Friday as peers back first reading
The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on Friday, […]
March 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on British Sign Language Bill passes final Commons stages as Deaf rally marks ‘momentous’ win
A Bill recognising British Sign Language (BSL) in law cleared its latest hurdle in Parliament on Friday, when MPs backed […]
March 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BSL Act Now: Martene Monksfield and Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings amongst speakers at Trafalgar Square rally
Martene Monksfield, president of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD), and textile artist Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings MBE, are […]
March 11, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Covid inquiry fails to explicitly mention disability once as it consults on draft terms of reference
The public inquiry scrutinising the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has published a list of areas it may investigate, […]
March 11, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Almost two thirds of the general public aren’t confident that deaf people can work for the police, a YouGov survey […]
March 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BSL Act Now: Trafalgar Square rally to take place for British Sign Language Bill’s third reading
A rally is to take place on Trafalgar Square later this month, as Labour MP Rosie Cooper’s British Sign Language […]
March 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis: World Federation of the Deaf launches donation campaign for Deaf Ukrainians
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) has appealed for donations to support the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf (UTOG), […]
April 6, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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