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Deaf cinemagoers to be among the first to see new Dungeons and Dragons movie with captioned previews

March 10, 2023 by

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Deaf film fanatics will be able to preview the new Dungeons and Dragons movie with captions in cinemas across the UK […]

iBSL shares open letter detailing plans for current learners as it confirms closure in ‘next couple of months’ (BSL)

March 7, 2023 by

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The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has confirmed it is to cease trading in the coming months, after surrendering […]

Parents celebrate ‘huge win’ as planned staffing cuts to deaf unit at Islington primary school scrapped

March 6, 2023 by

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Planned cuts to specialist staff at Laycock Primary School’s deaf unit in Islington will no longer go ahead, in what’s […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, South Park and It’s Always Sunny… revealed as shows with hardest subtitles in TV study (BSL)

March 3, 2023 by

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Popular police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, controversial animated series South Park and sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have been listed […]

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 […]

British Sign Language course provider iBSL surrenders Ofqual recognition with view to ‘cease trading’ (BSL)

February 28, 2023 by

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The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has surrendered its recognition from Ofqual as a recognised awarding body for courses […]

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 […]