The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]
November 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on DeafFest venue Light House ‘ceases trading’ following ‘significant’ funding losses
The Light House Media Centre, the Wolverhampton-based independent cinema dubbed the “home” of Deaf film and arts festival DeafFest, has […]
October 28, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
The consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has been delayed again to early 2023, […]
October 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on EE and BT Sport launch ‘New Signing’ campaign for BSL sports commentators
The mobile network EE and broadcaster BT Sport have joined forces on a new project which will see two British […]
October 26, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Gabriella Leon, Nadia Nadarajah and Chris Fonseca among performers at ‘About Time’ showcase
Former Casualty actress Gabriella Leon, stage star Nadia Nadarajah and dancer Chris Fonseca are set to perform at BAFTA on Friday, in […]
October 24, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on New research project to investigate experiences and needs of deaf migrants
The experiences and needs of deaf migrants living in London are set to be explored in a new study by […]
October 22, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Watch: England Deaf Women’s Futsal team lift up trophy as European champions
England’s Deaf Women’s Futsal team have lifted up the winner’s trophy after defeating Spain in the European Championship final – […]
October 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Almost 20% of UK heritage sites have made ‘no improvement’ in online access information since 2018, survey finds
Nearly a fifth of the UK’s museums and heritage sites have not updated their website in the past four years […]
October 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Interview: Deaf actress Katie Erich on ‘The Solid Life of Sugar Water’ at the Orange Tree Theatre
Ahead of the press night for The Solid Life of Sugar Water this evening, The Limping Chicken’s Liam O’Dell sat […]
October 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Broadcasters ‘working together’ on emergency subtitles following Channel 4 outage, Sky says
Channel 4’s subtitles outage last year made broadcasters “stand up and think” and work together on support for deaf viewers, […]
November 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals