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Home Office criticised after failing to secure BSL interpreter for emergency evacuation workshop

July 22, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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The Home Office has been criticised over the accessibility of its latest consultation workshops, after the department failed to secure […]

Deaf woman allegedly went five days without BSL interpreter in ‘worst hospital experience’ (with BSL video)

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

The family of a 60-year-old Deaf woman have accused a London NHS Trust of violating her human rights, after she […]

Applications open for UK Government’s BSL Advisory Board

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Applications to join the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board have now opened, as work on implementing the […]

Love Island refuses to confirm whether it discussed subtitled ‘movie night’ for deaf contestant Tasha

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Popular ITV2 dating show Love Island has refused to tell The Limping Chicken whether it considered subtitling its ‘Mad Movies’ challenge for the benefit […]

Liam O’Dell: Why I co-created a Twitter bot for BSL interpreter requests

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Not all social media bots are bad. For those of you who – like me – are avid Twitter users, […]

Liam O’Dell: Ableist Love Island viewers could break Tasha after the show – producers must protect her mental health

July 17, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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I am genuinely worried for Love Island‘s Tasha Ghouri when she leaves the ITV2 dating show. As she broke down in […]

Over 25,000 people call for more accessible video on-demand services

July 13, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Deaf campaigners were among those who handed in a petition to government on Tuesday demanding improved accessibility for video on-demand […]

Work on BSL Advisory Council ‘will continue to go ahead’ following Boris Johnson’s resignation, DWP confirm

July 8, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Recruitment for the council advising the UK Government on British Sign Language (BSL) will “continue to go ahead”, despite Boris […]

Love Island condemns ‘trolling’ as ‘horrible’ tweets attack Tasha’s deafness

July 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

ITV2 dating show Love Island has condemned the online “trolling” of this year’s contestants, after friends of deaf cast member Tasha […]

Improved support for deaf children born to hearing parents to be explored in £1m study

July 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are to investigate how to best help deaf children from hearing families […]