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Liam O’Dell: We need to strike the right balance this World Hearing Day – here’s why

March 3, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

What could have been a great day for deaf awareness has instead become rather… icky. World Hearing Day, founded by […]

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

February 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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 Liam O'Dell

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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 Liam O'Dell

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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 Liam O'Dell

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 Liam O'Dell

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 Liam O'Dell

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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 Liam O'Dell

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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 Liam O'Dell

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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 Liam O'Dell

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