The three Deaf parents who successfully challenged a Little Mix concert promoter over a lack of British Sign Language (BSL) […]
April 20, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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Some members of the House of Lords were considering tabling amendments to the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill to include […]
April 9, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
The classic animated show The Simpsons is to feature its first Deaf voice actor as part of its current series, it has […]
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 2, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
A Deaf woman has accused an airline of “discrimination” after a boarding pass branded her “deaf and mute” for “security […]
April 2, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Watch: CODA star Troy Kotsur performs iconic movie lines in viral Variety video
Troy Kotsur, who became the first Deaf male to win an acting Oscar at last Sunday’s Academy Awards, has taken […]
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 […]
April 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on CBBC’s Newsround to launch daily BSL bulletins
The popular children’s news programme Newsround, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Monday, is to launch a daily version of […]
April 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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