Browsing All posts tagged under »hearing loss«

One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]

Calls for return of NHS earwax removal services as people use paper clips and toothpicks to clean ears (BSL)

November 30, 2022 by

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The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) has called for earwax removal services to be made available again at […]

One billion young people potentially at risk of hearing loss from devices and loud concerts, study claims (BSL)

November 16, 2022 by

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We are currently trialling a new service for adding BSL translations to the site with Signly. To see the BSL translation […]

Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals

November 7, 2022 by

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The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]

NHS hearing aids ‘available to everyone’ in UK after North Staffordshire drops controversial restrictions

September 26, 2022 by

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Free NHS hearing aids are now available to anyone in the UK who needs them, after Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent’s […]

Rose Ayling-Ellis on new Deaf Barbie doll: ‘We’re getting rid of that narrative of what is beautiful anymore’

August 16, 2022 by

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Eastenders star and Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has celebrated the launch of the first Barbie doll with a hearing […]

‘First of its kind’ live caption glasses enter public test phase

July 29, 2022 by

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New smart glasses designed to caption conversations in real-time have today opened up to public previews, with a group of […]

Over 25,000 people call for more accessible video on-demand services

July 13, 2022 by

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Deaf campaigners were among those who handed in a petition to government on Tuesday demanding improved accessibility for video on-demand […]

Channel 4 ‘breached licence conditions’ over subtitles outage, Ofcom investigation concludes

June 20, 2022 by

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Channel 4 breached the conditions of its broadcast licence when it suffered a subtitles outage last year, an investigation by […]

British Sign Language receives legal recognition in Gibraltar

May 25, 2022 by

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Gibraltar’s Parliament has given legal recognition to British Sign Language (BSL) today, a month after MPs in the UK Parliament […]

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