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Deaf News: UK Government contests #WhereIsTheInterpreter, saying legal claim serves ‘no practical purpose’

February 9, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Lawyers acting on behalf of the UK Government have asked the High Court to reject a judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised over COVID-19 vaccine communications

January 25, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Questions have been asked by politicians and campaigners around the accessibility of coronavirus vaccine information, as the UK Government continues […]

Deaf News: “Go find a bigger room!’ Women and Equalities chair slams Government’s failure to provide interpreter

January 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The chair of the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes, has criticised the UK Government’s decision to […]

Deaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of BSL interpreter

January 13, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]

Deaf News: ‘No official decision’ taken on UK’s membership of the European Union of the Deaf

January 12, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

A decision is yet to be taken on the United Kingdom’s future membership of the European Union of the Deaf […]

BREAKING: UK Government sued over lack of sign language interpreter at COVID briefings

December 18, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Legal proceedings have been launched against the Cabinet Office over its failure to provide a British Sign Language interpreter for […]

Deaf News: UK Government COVID guidance requires Year 9 reading age, report finds

December 16, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]

Revealed: UK Government to fund BSL interpretation of COVID briefings on social media

December 11, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

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The Cabinet Office is to provide British Sign Language (BSL) access to future coronavirus briefings on its social media accounts, […]

Revealed: UK Government provided own BSL interpreter for vaccine briefing

December 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

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Downing Street has confirmed that it provided an online British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its press conference on the […]

Deaf News: Deaf Child Worldwide not ‘immediately impacted’ by foreign aid cut, charity says

December 2, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

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The charity Deaf Child Worldwide, which supports deaf children in developing countries, has said their direct work won’t be immediately […]