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

May 19, 2022 by

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 to become first celebrity to sign CBeebies Bedtime Story

May 6, 2022 by

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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 […]

NRCPD to consult on new complaints process next month

May 5, 2022 by

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The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and DeafBlind people (NRCPD) are to launch a consultation on a […]

RNID pulls out of cinema subtitling project citing ‘little progress’ over last three years

May 3, 2022 by

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The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) has withdrawn from the UK Cinema Association’s (UKCA) Subtitling Challenge Fund, it […]

British Sign Language app goes free for Deaf Awareness Week

May 3, 2022 by

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A British Sign Language app will be making all of its lessons free for Deaf Awareness Week, in a bid […]

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