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Liam O’Dell: ‘Everyday’ by Deafinitely Theatre conjures a potent play on abuse

May 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Please note: This review – like the play itself – discusses domestic and sexual abuse. Please take care when reading […]

RNID cuts ties with UK Cinema Association over ‘shallow and tokenistic’ work on subtitled cinema

May 20, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) has announced it will no longer work with the UK Cinema Association […]

One in 10 disabled people have complex disabilities, ’groundbreaking’ research reveals

May 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

One in 10 disabled people in the UK have complex disabilities, the disability charity Sense has revealed, in “groundbreaking” research […]

NHS Trust spending on BSL increases as sites move from family members to professional interpreters

May 17, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Spending on British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in 2019/20 increased by more than 21% compared to the year before, as […]

One in four cinemas failed to show a single subtitled screening during Deaf Awareness Week promotion

May 13, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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A quarter of UK cinemas didn’t put on any subtitled screenings during last week’s Deaf Awareness Week, despite the UK […]

Interview: Paula Garfield on ‘Everyday’ and 20 years of Deafinitely Theatre

May 10, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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Content warning: Please note this article discusses domestic abuse. As Deafinitely Theatre prepares for the world premiere of their play […]

SEND Review consultation finally comes with British Sign Language version a month after launch

May 9, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

A UK Government consultation into proposed reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision has finally come with a […]

Liam O’Dell: Google invited me to test out Live Transcribe – here’s what I think

May 9, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Just how good are Google’s captioning capabilities? Well, we’ve all logged onto YouTube and relied on automatic captions to understand […]

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice win Must-See Moment BAFTA for ‘silent’ Strictly dance

May 8, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and her Strictly dance partner Giovanni Pernice have won the Must-See Moment award at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards. […]

Rose Ayling-Ellis to become first celebrity to sign CBeebies Bedtime Story

May 6, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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EastEnders actress and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis will be the first person to deliver a CBeebies Bedtime Story in British Sign […]