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Deaf charities respond to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement (BSL)

November 17, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Government issues ‘irrelevant’ response to petition to fund BSL courses for parents of deaf children (BSL)

November 17, 2022 by

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A BSL translation will be added to this article by Signly. This is a new service being trialled by the […]

No plans were made to provide sign language interpreter for mini-budget reversal statement, Treasury confirms

November 8, 2022 by

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There were no plans to interpret Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s October statement into British Sign Language (BSL), the Treasury has revealed. […]

‘Grave concerns’ as child speech and language therapy waiting times in Northern Ireland increase by 87% in a year

November 7, 2022 by

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The number of children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy (SLT) in April was almost 90% higher […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation delayed to ‘early 2023’ with plans to teach from 2025

October 28, 2022 by

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The consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has been delayed again to early 2023, […]

Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve without changes to school system

October 11, 2022 by

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Six in 10 teachers believe deaf children will continue to underachieve at school unless changes are made to the current […]

Minister for Disabled People yet to be confirmed despite reports MP Claire Cutinho is in role

September 30, 2022 by

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not announced the new Minister for Disabled People, despite several reports that […]

DeafCOG volunteer becomes first Deaf juror to use interpreter in court following law change

September 28, 2022 by

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A volunteer at the charity DeafCOG has been confirmed as the first Deaf juror to use a British Sign Language […]

British Deaf Association thanks Rosie Cooper for ‘tirelessly campaigning’ as she leaves Parliament

September 23, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has expressed its thanks to British Sign Language (BSL) Act supporter Rosie Cooper MP, after […]

Where Is The Interpreter compensation case adjourned to December amid paperwork dispute

September 23, 2022 by

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A court case to determine whether 276 Deaf people should be compensated by the UK Government for nine inaccessible Covid […]

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