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Little Mix court case parents up for top campaigning award

April 21, 2022 by

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The three Deaf parents who successfully challenged a Little Mix concert promoter over a lack of British Sign Language (BSL) […]

Lords wanted Sign Supported English and lipspeaking to be noted in last-minute amendments to BSL Bill

April 20, 2022 by

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Some members of the House of Lords were considering tabling amendments to the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to include […]

‘The Simpsons’ to feature its first Deaf voice actor

April 9, 2022 by

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The classic animated show The Simpsons is to feature its first Deaf voice actor as part of its current series, it has […]

British Sign Language Bill progresses to Lords third reading as it skips committee stage

April 7, 2022 by

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The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill will now have its third reading in the House of Lords, after no amendments […]

Over 40,000 people sign petition calling for compulsory deaf awareness training for teachers

April 6, 2022 by

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A Change.org petition calling for increased deaf awareness in the classroom has received more than 40,000 signatures, a week after […]

Liam O’Dell: And the award for inaccessibility goes to…

April 5, 2022 by

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It’s telling that Oscar winner Troy Kotsur’s acceptance speech in American Sign Language was interpreted for a hearing audience, yet […]

Interview: Graeae’s Jenny Sealey on becoming first Deaf director of a major opera with ‘The Paradis Files’

April 4, 2022 by

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Jenny Sealey, artistic director of the deaf and disabled theatre company Graeae, is to make history this month, when she […]

Anger as Deaf woman labelled ‘deaf and mute’ by airline

April 2, 2022 by

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A Deaf woman has accused an airline of “discrimination” after a boarding pass branded her “deaf and mute” for “security […]

Watch: CODA star Troy Kotsur performs iconic movie lines in viral Variety video

April 2, 2022 by

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Troy Kotsur, who became the first Deaf male to win an acting Oscar at last Sunday’s Academy Awards, has taken […]

New emergency video relay service to be known as ‘999 BSL’

April 1, 2022 by

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A new video relay service (VRS) which will enable British Sign Language (BSL) users to contact 999 in an emergency […]