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Birmingham NHS Trust fined over failure to obtain consent to treat Deaf patient

October 10, 2022 by

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University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust has had to pay £8,000 in fines after they failed to obtain consent […]

Minister for Disabled People yet to be confirmed despite reports MP Claire Cutinho is in role

September 30, 2022 by

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not announced the new Minister for Disabled People, despite several reports that […]

Deaf mother awarded £36,000 after suing British Deaf Association for discrimination

September 30, 2022 by

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A Deaf mother has been awarded more than £36,000 from the British Deaf Association (BDA), after the charity refused to […]

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 […]

NHS hearing aids ‘available to everyone’ in UK after North Staffordshire drops controversial restrictions

September 26, 2022 by

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Free NHS hearing aids are now available to anyone in the UK who needs them, after Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent’s […]

Liam O’Dell: Testing out Paraorchestra’s TouchSound device

September 26, 2022 by

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Haptic, vibration-based tech appears to be growing in popularity. It was just a couple of months ago that I was […]

British Deaf Association thanks Rosie Cooper for ‘tirelessly campaigning’ as she leaves Parliament

September 23, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has expressed its thanks to British Sign Language (BSL) Act supporter Rosie Cooper MP, after […]

British Sign Language charity reports 210% increase in searches following John Bishop documentary

September 23, 2022 by

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Signature, a charity providing British Sign Language (BSL) courses and qualifications, has reported a 210% increase in people searching for […]

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