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Liam O’Dell: If 2021 was the year we asserted our rights, 2022 is the year we strengthen them

December 31, 2021 by

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Like most of the worldwide population, I treated 2020 with disdain – especially when it came to the rollback of […]

Settlement reached over ASL interpretation of White House Covid briefings

December 17, 2021 by

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A lawsuit over the American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House coronavirus briefings has concluded with a settlement, the […]

Liam O’Dell: No 10’s response to Christmas party allegations only strengthens #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign

December 14, 2021 by

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It’s the latest news story to completely undermine the Government’s messaging on the coronavirus, and it comes amid rising concerns […]

#WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign inspires new Derby Theatre film, ‘Afterthought’

December 4, 2021 by

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A short film highlighting the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person interpreter for its coronavirus briefings has been released […]

Return of face masks in schools will ‘fill deaf students with dread’, NDCS says

November 29, 2021 by

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Secondary schools in England are advised to wear face coverings in communal areas from today, in news which a leading […]

‘Disappointment’ as latest press conference on COP26 comes without BSL interpretation

November 15, 2021 by

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A Downing Street press conference on Sunday came without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation – despite the UK Government providing […]

BREAKING: Government hit with fresh judicial review threat over #WhereIsTheInterpreter for COP26

November 5, 2021 by

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The UK Government faces a new legal challenge from Deaf activists involved in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, after the Prime Minister […]

Deaf News: SignHealth, Sense and RNID sign Disability Employment Charter calling for government reform of Access to Work

October 21, 2021 by

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The UK Government needs to reform its Access to Work and Disability Confident schemes in order to address disadvantages encountered […]

Liam O’Dell: The first ‘lessons learned’ report on Covid dismisses the concerns of Deaf people

October 18, 2021 by

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It was supposed to be promising. The first proper review into the UK Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, carried […]

BSL Bill: Rosie Cooper MP to meet with Minister for Disabled People to discuss BSL Bill, following Deaf sector roundtable

October 14, 2021 by

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Labour’s Rosie Cooper is to meet with Chloe Smith, the minister for disabled people, to discuss her British Sign Language […]

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