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Exclusive: UK Government did not assess equalities impact for new No 9 coronavirus briefings

June 1, 2021 by

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Downing Street has once again failed to consider the impact of its coronavirus briefings on equality – this time for […]

Review: Take Me Somewhere digital festival offers mild, meditative musings

May 27, 2021 by

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Take Me Somewhere, Glasgow’s contemporary international performance festival, is available in both online and in the Scottish city this year. […]

Deaf News: Brothers fight to save ‘special bond’ after being placed in separate schools

May 21, 2021 by

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Two deaf brothers from Kingston, in London, are campaigning to be reunited in the same school, after tribunals ruled against […]

Revealed: 73% of UK Government departments have no captioned social media policy

May 20, 2021 by

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73% of key government departments do not follow a social media policy which includes guidance on captioned content, an extensive […]

Deaf News: SEND system branded ‘unfit for purpose’ after Ofsted report reveals issues with learning and development

May 14, 2021 by

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Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools are not receiving enough support with their learning […]

Deaf News: Jonny Cotson and Signkid to produce new films for BBC’s ‘Culture in Quarantine’

May 13, 2021 by

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Deaf performers Kevin ‘Signkid’ Walker and Jonny Cotson have been commissioned to create new works for the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine […]

NDCS hails school face masks change as potential “new dawn for deaf children”

May 11, 2021 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that face masks will no longer be advised […]

How can I sign up to #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review? Registration details revealed

May 8, 2021 by

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Information about how to sign-up to watch the judicial review hearing for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has been revealed, ahead of the case […]

Deaf News: Frustration as Instagram Stories’ automatic captions censor swear words

May 7, 2021 by

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Instagram has been criticised by deaf people online after it was revealed that its new automatic captions feature for Stories […]

Deaf News: SignHealth launches new domestic abuse research project

May 5, 2021 by

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The deaf health charity SignHealth will carry out new research into services and support available to UK Deaf women who […]