A potential merger between the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and deafPLUS will not go ahead, after representatives from […]
March 2, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Qualification to train more teachers of sensory impairments from 2025 to be created by apprenticeships body (BSL)
A new apprenticeship is being developed to boost the number of teachers of sensory impairments – including teachers of the […]
February 28, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on British Sign Language course provider iBSL surrenders Ofqual recognition with view to ‘cease trading’ (BSL)
The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has surrendered its recognition from Ofqual as a recognised awarding body for courses […]
February 24, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Almost two thirds of young people watch TV shows and movies with subtitles, YouGov survey finds
More than 60% of 18 to 24-year-olds now use subtitles when watching TV programmes and movies, a new survey from […]
February 7, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Primary schools across the UK have been invited to take part in a free online British Sign Language (BSL) lesson […]
February 4, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Interview: Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke on being BT Sport’s new BSL presenters (BSL)
Deaf Futsal player Rolf Choutan and former England Women’s Football captain Damaris Cooke have been selected as BT Sport’s new […]
February 1, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Mobile captioning app rolls out in West End theatres while charity warns against ‘one size fits all’ (BSL)
Mobile captioning technology has now been made available for all performances of the West End shows Back to the Future […]
January 30, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Staff and performers at London’s @sohoplace theatre have been commended online for their response to a heckler who allegedly claimed […]
January 25, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deafblind man allegedly turned away from Manchester hotel after requesting free Wi-Fi as access need (BSL)
A Deafblind man has shared his experience of allegedly having a hotel booking cancelled and being asked to leave the […]
January 24, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: ‘Boy Kills World’ is the latest hearing-led Deaf film making the same mistakes (BSL)
Hollywood’s ongoing obsession with Deaf culture continues into 2023 with the current filming of Boy Kills World, which hopes to […]
March 2, 2023 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Potential RAD and deafPLUS merger called off as it would not be in charities’ ‘best interests’ (BSL)