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NHS Trust poster advertises BSL services with ASL alphabet

October 15, 2022 by

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A British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting agency has apologised after a poster for communication services at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (WAH) […]

Deafblind actor receives apology after captioning device user was accused of recording theatre show

October 14, 2022 by

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A deafblind actor and activist was accused of recording a performance of Hadestown, when she was actually using a captioning device […]

Olly Murs deletes sign song video after ‘learning the difference’ between Makaton and BSL

October 13, 2022 by

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Pop star Olly Murs has taken down a clip of him signing his latest single in Makaton for his “fans […]

Isabella Signs issues apology following criticism over Olly Murs Makaton video

October 12, 2022 by

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Isabella Signs has apologised for her role in a video which saw Olly Murs signing his new single in Makaton […]

Hot Coals Productions co-create ‘About Time’ celebration of Deaf and disabled talent

October 12, 2022 by

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A “celebration” of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent will take place at BAFTA later this month, co-created by the deaf […]

British Deaf Association issues statement on ‘unacceptable’ Olly Murs Makaton video

October 11, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has issued a statement criticising a video in which musician Olly Murs performed a version […]

Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve without changes to school system

October 11, 2022 by

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Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve at school unless changes are made to the current […]

Anger as research paper claims sign languages have ‘very limited set of words’ and grammar which is ‘difficult to understand’

September 30, 2022 by

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A conference paper published by a group of Indian researchers has come under fire after its abstract claimed sign languages […]

DeafCOG volunteer becomes first Deaf juror to use interpreter in court following law change

September 28, 2022 by

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A volunteer at the charity DeafCOG has been confirmed as the first Deaf juror to use a British Sign Language […]

A Bot Topic: Debate continues over the role AI interpreting has in BSL access industry

September 28, 2022 by

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A conversation around artificial intelligence’s place in the British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting profession is continuing to develop, sparking difficult […]

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