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Deaf News: Brothers fight to save ‘special bond’ after being placed in separate schools

May 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Two deaf brothers from Kingston, in London, are campaigning to be reunited in the same school, after tribunals ruled against […]

How can I sign up to #WhereIsTheInterpreter judicial review? Registration details revealed

May 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Information about how to sign-up to watch the judicial review hearing for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has been revealed, ahead of the case […]

BREAKING: Judicial review hearing date for #WhereIsTheInterpreter announced

May 1, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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A judicial review hearing over the UK Government’s refusal to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its […]

Deaf News: Labour MP criticises ‘disappointing’ response from Prime Minister to BSL question

April 30, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Vicky Foxcroft, the shadow minister for disabled people, has today shared Boris Johnson’s “disappointing” written response to her question about […]

Almost 90% of deaf healthcare professionals did not have access to clear masks, survey finds

April 28, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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More than four-fifths (87%) of deaf healthcare practitioners (HCPs) have not been able to access transparent masks for use in […]

Deaf News: Doncaster Deaf Trust launches investigation after racist term appears in online BSL dictionary

April 19, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Doncaster Deaf Trust have confirmed that they will be conducting an investigation after it was revealed that a video labelled […]

Deaf News: MPs ask #WhereIsTheInterpreter during Parliamentary debate

April 15, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Several Members of Parliament have criticised the UK Government’s refusal to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, in a […]

Deaf News: Labour MP asks ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ in BSL in Prime Minister’s Questions

April 14, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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The Prime Minister has once again been asked if he will provide an in-person interpreter for his Downing Street press […]

Deaf News: BSL access now available at COVID-19 vaccination centres through InterpreterNow app

April 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Deaf people looking to communicate with health professionals when receiving their COVID-19 jab can now do so through the InterpreterNow […]

Revealed: 17 BSL-interpreted COVID-19 press briefings disappear from BBC iPlayer

April 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Seventeen coronavirus press briefings delivered by the UK Government have disappeared from BBC iPlayer, The Limping Chicken can reveal. Upon searching […]