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Deaf News: Lancashire Deaf Rights Group meet their local MP after lobbying him in Parliament

May 28, 2014 by Editor

The members of the Lancashire Deaf Rights Group have met their local MP, Mark Hendrick (Preston) and the Leader of […]

Deaf News: Are Deaf people being left out of the Scottish independence debate?

May 21, 2014 by Editor

Three months ago, Toby Dawson wrote an article for this site about how Scottish independence would be an opportunity for […]

Jen Dodds: Some agencies treat freelance sign language interpreters as cash cows (BSL)

May 20, 2014 by Editor

Lately, there seems to have been a lot of tension between deaf people and BSL/English interpreters. I think this is […]

“Our collective voice will be harder for decision makers to ignore.” BSL interpreters set up their own union

May 16, 2014 by Editor

In the wake of ongoing controversy about Access to Work and interpreting contracts, Limping Chicken has been told that a […]

Maartje De Meulder: What sign language recognition means for Deaf people in Denmark

May 15, 2014 by Editor

On Tuesday, the Danish Parliament unanimously recognized Danish Sign Language (Dansk Tegnsprog) by passing Law 61 amending the law on the Danish […]

Why Jim Cromwell argues hearing people should sign for themselves, even when interpreters are present

May 9, 2014 by Editor

Dr Jim Cromwell is a clinical psychologist working in BSL for the last sixteen years, and trying to work in BSL […]

New ‘Fake’ Interpreter storm: What we said to Live Lens and what you said on social media

May 8, 2014 by Editor

A storm erupted on social media yesterday after smartphone app manufacturer Live Lens released a controversial advert featuring ‘Fake’ interpreter Thamsanqa […]

“I speak sign language. Not.” The fake interpreter is BACK, and sign language is mocked again in an online advert

May 7, 2014 by Editor

The mind boggles. We’re not sure what Thamsanqa Jantjie was thinking when he recorded this advert for a live video-sharing […]

Deaf News: Deaf organisations push for better access to democracy for sign language users

May 7, 2014 by Editor

Organisations working for and with deaf people have told MPs that voting and elections are not accessible to people whose […]

Annelies Kusters: Preparing to investigate the use of gesture between deaf and hearing people in Mumbai

April 22, 2014 by Editor

In India, there is a large number of conventional gestures that practically everybody knows, such as “water,” “toilet,” “how much […]