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Stagetext celebrates 21st birthday at venue where it all began

November 21, 2021 by

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In its anniversary exhibition at the Barbican Centre, arts captioning charity Stagetext argue that ‘captions speak louder’, but when individuals […]

Nottingham Castle to liaise with local Deaf group after listing Makaton as an access provision for Deaf visitors

November 19, 2021 by

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Nottingham Castle have confirmed they have reached out to the local Deaf society after it was revealed that their website […]

Ofcom launches consultation to approve 999 video relay provider

November 18, 2021 by

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The communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on its plans to approve Sign Language Interactions (SLI) as a provider […]

‘Disappointment’ as latest press conference on COP26 comes without BSL interpretation

November 15, 2021 by

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A Downing Street press conference on Sunday came without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation – despite the UK Government providing […]

Almost a quarter of UK population now watch captioned content ‘all the time’, Stagetext poll reveals

November 15, 2021 by

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Nearly 25% of the general public watch captioned content “all the time” at home, a new survey has found, with […]

Prime Minister’s COP26 address comes with BSL interpretation – just days after legal threat

November 10, 2021 by

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Boris Johnson’s latest press conference at the COP26 climate summit has come with an on-screen British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, […]

BREAKING: Government hit with fresh judicial review threat over #WhereIsTheInterpreter for COP26

November 5, 2021 by

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The UK Government faces a new legal challenge from Deaf activists involved in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, after the Prime Minister […]

Hearing aids advert banned by watchdog after claiming £1,300 ‘pensioner’ models were ‘low cost’

November 3, 2021 by

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An advert from a nationwide hearing aid provider has been banned by the UK’s advertising regulator for claiming that a […]

Rose Ayling-Ellis urges Strictly viewers to learn BSL from Deaf tutors amid surge in interest

October 30, 2021 by

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Deaf Strictly Come Dancing contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis has called on viewers of the Saturday night programme to learn British Sign […]

Ofcom ‘enforcement’ against Channel 4 could happen ‘in 2022’ if subtitles quota not met, regulator says

October 29, 2021 by

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Ofcom has revealed that it could take “enforcement activity” against Channel 4 “as soon as possible in 2022” if the […]