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Interview: Deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat on accessible acoustic gigs taking place this World Hearing Day (BSL)

March 2, 2023 by

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With World Hearing Day taking place again on Friday, deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat speaks to Liam O’Dell about his hearing wellness […]

Qualification to train more teachers of sensory impairments from 2025 to be created by apprenticeships body (BSL)

March 2, 2023 by

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A new apprenticeship is being developed to boost the number of teachers of sensory impairments – including teachers of the […]

Almost two thirds of young people watch TV shows and movies with subtitles, YouGov survey finds

February 24, 2023 by

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More than 60% of 18 to 24-year-olds now use subtitles when watching TV programmes and movies, a new survey from […]

Free sign language lesson to be made available to primary schools next month (with BSL video)

February 7, 2023 by

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Primary schools across the UK have been invited to take part in a free online British Sign Language (BSL) lesson […]

Interview: Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke on being BT Sport’s new BSL presenters (BSL)

February 4, 2023 by

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Deaf Futsal player Rolf Choutan and former England Women’s Football captain Damaris Cooke have been selected as BT Sport’s new […]

Mobile captioning app rolls out in West End theatres while charity warns against ‘one size fits all’ (BSL)

February 1, 2023 by

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Mobile captioning technology has now been made available for all performances of the West End shows Back to the Future […]

‘As You Like It’ cast praised for handling heckler who reportedly claimed BSL performance was ‘discriminating against hearing people’ (BSL)

January 30, 2023 by

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Staff and performers at London’s @sohoplace theatre have been commended online for their response to a heckler who allegedly claimed […]

Deafblind man allegedly turned away from Manchester hotel after requesting free Wi-Fi as access need (BSL)

January 25, 2023 by

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A Deafblind man has shared his experience of allegedly having a hotel booking cancelled and being asked to leave the […]

Liam O’Dell: ‘Boy Kills World’ is the latest hearing-led Deaf film making the same mistakes (BSL)

January 24, 2023 by

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Hollywood’s ongoing obsession with Deaf culture continues into 2023 with the current filming of Boy Kills World, which hopes to […]

Government minister refuses to confirm if Cabinet Office provides guidance on BSL signers at media events (BSL)

January 19, 2023 by

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A Cabinet Office minister has failed to confirm whether his department provides any guidance on the number of individuals requiring […]