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British Deaf Association calls for mandatory BSL for NHS frontline staff after string of ‘heart-breaking’ communication failures

April 12, 2023 by

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Frontline NHS staff should have mandatory Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness training in order to prevent […]

Interview: Artist Christine Sun Kim on exploring the Edges of Sign Language (BSL)

April 11, 2023 by

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As artist Christine Sun Kim concludes her three-month residency with Somerset House, she sat down with The Limping Chicken’s Liam […]

Liam O’Dell: Are we finally seeing a long overdue culture shift with captioned cinema? (BSL)

March 24, 2023 by

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I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it sure feels like we’re witnessing the beginning of a change […]

Interview: British Deaf Association CEO Rebecca Mansell on the BSL Conference, a ‘Deaf movement’ and more

March 23, 2023 by

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After setting out her charity’s draft, 10-year strategic vision for ‘protecting and promoting’ British Sign Language (BSL) at the British […]

Interview: Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove on Where Is The Interpreter, Access to Work delays and more (BSL)

March 22, 2023 by

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Following his speech at the British Deaf Association’s first ever British Sign Language (BSL) conference, during which he announced the […]

Interview: BSL Bill sponsor Rosie Cooper on her ‘number one’ achievement as a former Labour MP (BSL)

March 21, 2023 by

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Former Labour MP Rosie Cooper, who first introduced the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to Parliament as a Private Members’ […]

British Deaf Association holds first BSL conference as it marks one year since BSL Act (BSL)

March 20, 2023 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Deaf community to “take BSL forward” as it held its first […]

British Deaf Association publishes draft ‘strategic plan’ to ‘promote and protect’ British Sign Language (BSL)

March 17, 2023 by

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The British Deaf Association has unveiled its draft strategic plan to prepare for a British Sign Language “movement” and “promote […]

BSL Advisory Board members revealed at British Deaf Association conference

March 17, 2023 by

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The 16 members of the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which was set up following the passing […]

BREAKING: Where Is The Interpreter compensation case struck out by judge over time limits (BSL)

March 17, 2023 by

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A compensation claim brought forward by Deaf campaigner Lynn Stewart-Taylor and 275 other Deaf individuals relating to nine inaccessible Covid […]