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Deaf News: Uncertainty over vaccines for BSL interpreters as conflicting statements issued

February 22, 2021 by

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There is uncertainty over the eligibility of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In a tweet […]

Deaf News: Daughter forced to interpret father’s terminal cancer diagnosis in NHS communication breakdown

February 17, 2021 by

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A Deaf woman has shared her story after her hearing daughter had to interpret her own father’s diagnosis of terminal […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised over COVID-19 vaccine communications

January 25, 2021 by

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Questions have been asked by politicians and campaigners around the accessibility of coronavirus vaccine information, as the UK Government continues […]

Deaf News: Pressure mounts on Government and Labour as #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign progresses

October 16, 2020 by

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Calls for UK political leaders to make their coronavirus statements accessible to the Deaf community have ramped up this week, […]

Liam O’Dell: Approach the UK Government’s clear mask announcement with caution

September 16, 2020 by

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Let’s take a step back – perhaps at the recommended two metres – and take another look at the news […]

Breaking: Lipreaders’ companions given exemption on face coverings on public transport

June 15, 2020 by

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The UK Government has announced that those “travelling with, or providing assistance to, someone who relies on lip reading to […]

Deaf News: Ofcom launches consultation into BSL-interpreted 999 calls

December 19, 2019 by

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Ofcom has announced that it is looking into allowing deaf people to contact the emergency services in British Sign Language […]

Liam O’Dell: The deaf mental health crisis cannot be ignored this Mental Health Awareness Week

May 17, 2019 by

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When I think about deaf mental health this Mental Health Awareness Week, I cast my mind back to last year, […]

Deaf News: New brain surgery for deaf children to be funded by NHS England

April 23, 2019 by

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A new medical procedure which enables some deaf children to hear for the first time is to be made routinely […]

Andy Palmer: With SignHealth’s research, Deaf people can campaign for better healthcare. Will anyone listen?

December 1, 2014 by

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Sign Health, the charity that focuses improving health outcomes for deaf people that use sign language, came along to the […]

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