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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 […]

Deaf News: Helen Keller film sparks debate after Deaf actress Millicent Simmonds cast in DeafBlind role

October 17, 2021 by

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An upcoming biopic about the life of Helen Keller, titled Helen and Teacher, has prompted a discussion about casting, after Deaf […]

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 […]

Deaf News: Red Bee Media ‘looking at all options’ as subtitles outage enters second week

October 8, 2021 by

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Red Bee Media have said that they are “looking at all options” to restore subtitling services to channels such as […]

Liam O’Dell: Jokes about interpreting Boris’ nonsense are poor political put-downs – stop

October 7, 2021 by

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My accessibility is not your punchline. While I am no British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter myself, I stand in solidarity […]

All Work, No Pay? Interpreters and deaf professionals face chaos due to delayed Access to Work payments

September 22, 2021 by

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Lengthy delays to Access to Work payments – sometimes of many months – are causing severe anxiety for communication professionals, […]

BREAKING: Little Mix concert promoter discriminated against Deaf parents, judge rules

September 16, 2021 by

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A concert promoter discriminated against three Deaf mothers by failing to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for support […]

Deaf News: Census of sign language interpreters show just 8 percent come from ethnic minorities

September 7, 2021 by

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Researchers have warned of a “danger” that sign language interpreting could become “further institutionalised as a white profession” if action […]

Deaf News: Native sign language users process visual body movements faster, Gallaudet study suggests

September 4, 2021 by

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Native American Sign Language (ASL) users require less effort to understand human motions and can process them faster than hearing […]

Liam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for society’s inaccessibility, and it’s damaging

August 18, 2021 by

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★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]

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