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Charlie Swinbourne: What impact will the AI chatbot revolution have on deaf life? (BSL)

May 15, 2023 by

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Everyone’s talking about Chat GPT at the moment and the advancement of machine learning and natural language processing. Chatbots like […]

British Deaf Association announces Kabir Kapoor as UK’s first BSL Poet Laureate

May 5, 2023 by

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A British Sign Language (BSL) version of this news story, released by the British Deaf Association (BDA) is available to […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation coming ‘shortly’ as government misses ‘early 2023’ deadline (BSL)

May 5, 2023 by

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The long-awaited consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE will be published shortly – The […]

Deaf rugby player Jodie Ounsley joins new line-up of Gladiators for TV reboot

May 4, 2023 by

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Jodie Ounsley, who became the first deaf woman to play for England’s Rugby Sevens in 2019, is to become a […]

SignHealth calls on police to take ‘immediate actions’ to improve accessibility for deaf victims and survivors of violence (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice […]

One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]

Stagetext launches case study recruitment drive to understand ‘landscape’ of deaf access to arts ‘outside of London’ (BSL)

May 2, 2023 by

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Deaf people living outside of London have been invited to take part in a survey about access to the arts, […]

Interview: The Power actor Eloise Pennycott on starring in Amazon Prime Video’s electric adaptation (BSL)

April 27, 2023 by

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There’s quite the buzz around The Power. Already a hugely successful novel for author Naomi Alderman, the sci-fi thriller in […]

8 in 10 children’s hearing services struggle to review hearing aid fittings on time as charity calls for new ‘specialist advisor’

April 26, 2023 by

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Eight in 10 paediatric audiology services in England have reported challenges in reviewing children fitted with hearing aids at a […]

Deaf schoolchildren create ‘lifesaving’ sign language factsheet and tutorial video for Newcastle firefighters (BSL)

April 24, 2023 by

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Deaf pupils from two schools in Newcastle have produced a new interactive video and factsheet teaching 20 phrases in British […]