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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 […]

BSL Act Now: Rally to take place in Parliament Square next week as Bill receives second reading

January 21, 2022 by

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A rally is to take place in Parliament Square Gardens next Friday, when a Bill to officially recognise British Sign […]

#WhereIsTheInterpreter to return to court as Cabinet Office contests compensation claims

January 16, 2022 by

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276 claims for compensation over the UK Government’s failure to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for several coronavirus […]

Liam O’Dell: If 2021 was the year we asserted our rights, 2022 is the year we strengthen them

December 31, 2021 by

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Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]

Settlement reached over ASL interpretation of White House Covid briefings

December 17, 2021 by

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A lawsuit over the American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House coronavirus briefings has concluded with a settlement, the […]

#WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign inspires new Derby Theatre film, ‘Afterthought’

December 4, 2021 by

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A short film highlighting the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person interpreter for its coronavirus briefings has been released […]

‘Disappointment’ as latest press conference on COP26 comes without BSL interpretation

November 15, 2021 by

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A Downing Street press conference on Sunday came without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation – despite the UK Government providing […]

Prime Minister’s COP26 address comes with BSL interpretation – just days after legal threat

November 10, 2021 by

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Boris Johnson’s latest press conference at the COP26 climate summit has come with an on-screen British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, […]

BREAKING: Government hit with fresh judicial review threat over #WhereIsTheInterpreter for COP26

November 5, 2021 by

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The UK Government faces a new legal challenge from Deaf activists involved in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, after the Prime Minister […]

Deaf News: SignHealth, Sense and RNID sign Disability Employment Charter calling for government reform of Access to Work

October 21, 2021 by

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The UK Government needs to reform its Access to Work and Disability Confident schemes in order to address disadvantages encountered […]

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