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Deaf News: Labour MP Rosie Cooper presents BSL Bill to Commons

June 16, 2021 by

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Labour MP Rosie Cooper has brought forward a British Sign Language (BSL) Bill in the House of Commons, it has […]

Deaf News: BSL Bill could be introduced to Parliament after backbench MP reportedly supports campaign

May 21, 2021 by

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A British Sign Language (BSL) Bill could soon be brought to Parliament, after an MP successful in Thursday’s Private Members’ […]

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf issues LGBTI+ statement following controversy

January 22, 2021 by

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The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has issued a statement expressing its support for the deaf LGBTI+ community, after […]

Exclusive: BBC declined Government request to show signed Coronavirus briefings on BBC One

August 24, 2020 by

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The BBC refused a request from Government officials to broadcast the daily coronavirus briefings on BBC One with a British […]

Liam O’Dell: The ‘new normal’ post-coronavirus must serve deaf people

July 20, 2020 by

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While the current pandemic is far from over, a lot of people are still looking ahead to the future with […]

Victoria Williams: 5 Campaigns that are Changing the World for Deaf People

December 2, 2014 by

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Who is making a difference to Deaf people’s lives today? Having worked in the community for nearly two decades, I’ve […]

Toby Dawson: How the proposed constitution could give Deaf people better rights in an independent Scotland

June 19, 2014 by

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When it was first mentioned that an interim draft constitution for an independence Scotland would be announced in June, I […]

Deaf News: Deaf organisations push for better access to democracy for sign language users

May 7, 2014 by

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Organisations working for and with deaf people have told MPs that voting and elections are not accessible to people whose […]

Emily Howlett: How reporting my hospital experience to the NHS made a real difference

April 7, 2014 by

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A few months back, I found myself strapped to a spinal board in the back of an ambulance blue-flashing its […]

Teresa Garratty: Is it time for deaf people to be a little less angry?

April 7, 2014 by

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I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but there seem to be an awful lot of angry Deaf people about. I […]