The National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl is to feature two Deaf performers this year, for the first time in […]
February 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf girl unable to access Frozen and Hex musicals as theatres offer limited captioned performances
The mother of a Deaf nine-year-old has shared their experience of trying to attend accessible theatre performances during the coronavirus […]
January 28, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on BREAKING: British Sign Language (BSL) Bill passes second reading in Commons
A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language moved one step closer to becoming law on […]
January 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Ofcom approves Sign Language Interactions as 999 BSL service provider
Sign Language Interactions, who own the SignVideo service which helped set up BSL Health Access, has been approved as a […]
January 16, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
276 claims for compensation over the UK Government’s failure to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for several coronavirus […]
January 12, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Not long after EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis lifted the glitterball on Strictly Come Dancing, Deaf talent is continuing to take […]
December 31, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]
December 17, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Settlement reached over ASL interpretation of White House Covid briefings
A lawsuit over the American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House coronavirus briefings has concluded with a settlement, the […]
December 14, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: No 10’s response to Christmas party allegations only strengthens #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign
It’s the latest news story to completely undermine the Government’s messaging on the coronavirus, and it comes amid rising concerns […]
December 4, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign inspires new Derby Theatre film, ‘Afterthought’
A short film highlighting the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person interpreter for its coronavirus briefings has been released […]
February 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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