There’s a tough balance to strike when your name is Nyle DiMarco. The Deaf activist, who first found fame as […]
April 24, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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A two-hour live show will mark the third reading of the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill in the House of […]
April 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Little Mix court case parents up for top campaigning award
The three Deaf parents who successfully challenged a Little Mix concert promoter over a lack of British Sign Language (BSL) […]
April 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on British Sign Language Bill progresses to Lords third reading as it skips committee stage
The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill will now have its third reading in the House of Lords, after no amendments […]
April 5, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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It’s telling that Oscar winner Troy Kotsur’s acceptance speech in American Sign Language was interpreted for a hearing audience, yet […]
April 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Jenny Sealey, artistic director of the deaf and disabled theatre company Graeae, is to make history this month, when she […]
April 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on New emergency video relay service to be known as ‘999 BSL’
A new video relay service (VRS) which will enable British Sign Language (BSL) users to contact 999 in an emergency […]
March 31, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
A Deaf man from London is the first person in the UK to become a fully qualified and registered relay-intralingual […]
March 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
A Bill to legally recognise British Sign Language (BSL) cleared its latest Parliamentary stage on Friday, when it received overwhelming […]
March 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BSL Act Now: British Sign Language Bill’s explanatory notes updated ahead of second reading
The explanatory note detailing the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill and its functions has been updated now it is in […]
April 25, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on ‘Deaf Utopia’ review – Nyle DiMarco’s memoir is enlightening, depending on how (and if) you read it