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Watch: ‘CODA’ star Troy Kotsur accepts BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in historic win

March 14, 2022 by

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Troy Kotsur, star of the Apple TV+ film CODA, made history on Sunday night, when he became the first Deaf actor […]

Covid inquiry fails to explicitly mention disability once as it consults on draft terms of reference

March 11, 2022 by

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The public inquiry scrutinising the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has published a list of areas it may investigate, […]

Two thirds of UK public think deaf people can’t work in the police force, survey reveals

March 11, 2022 by

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Almost two thirds of the general public aren’t confident that deaf people can work for the police, a YouGov survey […]

Watch: Owl poos on Australian sign language interpreter, man carries on regardless

March 10, 2022 by

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An Australian sign language interpreter has been filmed being pooed on by an owl during a government press conference, before […]

BREAKING: NHS England contracts SignHealth to deliver ‘ground-breaking’ BSL Talking Therapies

March 9, 2022 by

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The Deaf health charity SignHealth has been awarded a national contract from NHS England to supply Talking Therapies in British […]

Watch: Rose Ayling-Ellis stars in official Winter Paralympics film

March 4, 2022 by

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EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has been revealed as the star of a new film promoting the Winter […]

Channel 4 pledges return to ‘100% subtitles’ as it looks to move past September outage

March 4, 2022 by

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Channel 4 has committed to providing 100% subtitles across all of its channels and its All 4 streaming service for […]

UK Deaf Sport calls on Deaflympics body to ban Russia and Belarus ‘until further notice’

March 3, 2022 by

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UK Deaf Sport has urged the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which oversees the Deaflympics, to ban […]

European Union of the Deaf to call for Ukraine to be made a member

March 1, 2022 by

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The board of the European Union of the Deaf will call on national deaf associations to accept Ukraine as a […]

BSL Act Now: Trafalgar Square rally to take place for British Sign Language Bill’s third reading

March 1, 2022 by

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A rally is to take place on Trafalgar Square later this month, as Labour MP Rosie Cooper’s British Sign Language […]