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Deaf charities respond to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement (BSL)

November 17, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Government issues ‘irrelevant’ response to petition to fund BSL courses for parents of deaf children (BSL)

November 17, 2022 by

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A BSL translation will be added to this article by Signly. This is a new service being trialled by the […]

Liam O’Dell: ‘As You Like It’ to have fully captioned run – why can’t other West End shows follow suit? (BSL)

November 11, 2022 by

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No plans were made to provide sign language interpreter for mini-budget reversal statement, Treasury confirms

November 8, 2022 by

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There were no plans to interpret Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s October statement into British Sign Language (BSL), the Treasury has revealed. […]

‘Grave concerns’ as child speech and language therapy waiting times in Northern Ireland increase by 87% in a year

November 7, 2022 by

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The number of children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy (SLT) in April was almost 90% higher […]

Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals

November 7, 2022 by

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The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation delayed to ‘early 2023’ with plans to teach from 2025

October 28, 2022 by

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The consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has been delayed again to early 2023, […]

EE and BT Sport launch ‘New Signing’ campaign for BSL sports commentators

October 27, 2022 by

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The mobile network EE and broadcaster BT Sport have joined forces on a new project which will see two British […]

Zoom launches ‘sign language interpretation’ setting – but it won’t be included in recordings

October 27, 2022 by

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Deaf users of the online video call software Zoom will be able to view sign language interpreters through a new […]

Gabriella Leon, Nadia Nadarajah and Chris Fonseca among performers at ‘About Time’ showcase

October 26, 2022 by

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Former Casualty actress Gabriella Leon, stage star Nadia Nadarajah and dancer Chris Fonseca are set to perform at BAFTA on Friday, in […]