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BREAKING: BSL Health Access to close tonight as NHS England confirms no more funding

March 31, 2021 by

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BSL Health Access, a video relay service (VRS) which enabled Deaf individuals to contact healthcare providers remotely, is to close […]

BREAKING: Govt will not provide in-person BSL interpreter for tonight’s press briefing

March 29, 2021 by

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Downing Street will not provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its first press conference from No. 9 […]

Exclusive: Hopes rise that BSL interpreter will be provided for government’s White House style press conferences

March 25, 2021 by

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Hopes are rising that the UK Government’s new televised press conferences will come with British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation, after […]

Exclusive: BSL Health Access to close next week as NHS funding runs out

March 22, 2021 by

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BSL Health Access, which allows Deaf sign language signers to use a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter to contact medical […]

Deaf News: #WhereIsTheInterpreter reaches fundraising goal as campaign hits £20,000 target

March 19, 2021 by

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An online fundraising campaign for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has today reached its target of £20,000 to challenge the UK Government’s refusal to […]

Liam O’Dell: The Government’s new bill gives Deaf people more rights, but may threaten our right to protest

March 15, 2021 by

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The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill finally allows Deaf jurors to have a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter […]

Deaf News: SignHealth ‘very concerned’ over funding for BSL Health Access service

March 10, 2021 by

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The deaf health charity SignHealth has said they are “very concerned” about the future of BSL Health Access, with NHS […]

Deaf News: Profoundly deaf people to become jurors under UK Government ‘overhaul’

March 9, 2021 by

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British Sign Language (BSL) users will be able to take part in jury service under new Government proposals unveiled today. […]

BREAKING: Judge grants permission for #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review to go ahead

March 1, 2021 by

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A High Court judge has granted permission for the judicial review against the UK Government, over its refusal to provide […]

Deaf News: Ofcom launches further consultation on 999 video relay service

February 25, 2021 by

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The communications regulator Ofcom has announced it is consulting further on proposals to introduce an emergency video relay service (VRS) […]