Browsing All posts tagged under »deaf access«

Access to Work delays continue as DWP aims to contact applicants ‘within 12 weeks’

November 16, 2021 by

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Access to Work (AtW), the UK Government scheme which supports disabled people in the workplace, is continuing to experience administrative […]

‘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 […]

Almost a quarter of UK population now watch captioned content ‘all the time’, Stagetext poll reveals

November 15, 2021 by

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Nearly 25% of the general public watch captioned content “all the time” at home, a new survey has found, with […]

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 […]

Rose Ayling-Ellis urges Strictly viewers to learn BSL from Deaf tutors amid surge in interest

October 30, 2021 by

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Deaf Strictly Come Dancing contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis has called on viewers of the Saturday night programme to learn British Sign […]

Ofcom ‘enforcement’ against Channel 4 could happen ‘in 2022’ if subtitles quota not met, regulator says

October 29, 2021 by

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Ofcom has revealed that it could take “enforcement activity” against Channel 4 “as soon as possible in 2022” if the […]

Deaf News: Public Health Wales removes ‘gibberish’ sign language video following public outcry

October 22, 2021 by

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Public Health Wales has removed a video on NHS screening, after members of the Deaf community slammed the “shockingly bad” and […]

Deaf News: NDCS urges Ofcom to take regulatory action over ‘unacceptable’ Channel 4 subtitling issues

October 22, 2021 by

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Ofcom must act on a potential breach of the Communications Act by Channel 4 over its “persistent” subtitling issues, the […]

Liam O’Dell: Graeae and Tamasha’s ‘10 Nights’ reaches in, and reaches out

October 21, 2021 by

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★★★★ Theatre company Graeae’s latest production 10 Nights – co-produced with Tamasha – is accessible in more ways than one. […]

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