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March 2, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

March 2, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

February 24, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

February 7, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

February 4, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

February 1, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

January 30, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

January 25, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

January 24, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

January 19, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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