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Exclusive: Hopes rise that BSL interpreter will be provided for government’s White House style press conferences

March 25, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Hopes are rising that the UK Government’s new televised press conferences will come with British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation, after […]

Deaf News: #WhereIsTheInterpreter reaches fundraising goal as campaign hits £20,000 target

March 19, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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An online fundraising campaign for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has today reached its target of £20,000 to challenge the UK Government’s refusal to […]

Deaf News: #WhereIsTheInterpreter lawyers blast ‘persistent obfuscation’ of Government as legal case continues

February 15, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Lawyers acting on behalf of deaf activists have submitted a second statement to the High Court, in the latest development […]

Deaf News: Prime Minister issues written response to #WhereIsTheInterpreter

February 10, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The Women and Equalities Select Committee has published a written response from the Prime Minister in relation to the provision […]

Jemma Buckley: Make sure you watch the BDA’s film ‘Power In Our Hands’ in cinemas now

February 24, 2016 by Editor

For the past four years the British Deaf Association have been working to bring their extensive film and video collection […]

Penny Batchelor: Why is it only the Green Party who are after the Deaf and disabled vote?

April 29, 2015 by Editor

The manifestoes are out, the politicians’ gloves are off and there’s just over a week to go until polling day. […]

UK Sport doubles funding for Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes to £31 million… while Deaflympic athletes get nothing

July 2, 2014 by Editor

The news last week that UK Sport are doubling the funding that Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes get to £31 […]

Tamsin Coates: What the government’s Special Educational Needs changes mean for parents of deaf children

June 26, 2014 by Editor

The government has put in place some new ‘reforms’ – changes to current practice, which are directly within the Special […]

Deaf News: Researchers find that regional variations of BSL are in decline

April 24, 2014 by Editor

British Sign Language is a rich, naturally evolving language, where the signs you use can vary according to where you […]

Deaf News: Association of Sign Language Interpreters denies being consulted on Access to Work changes

February 5, 2014 by Editor

ASLI, the Association of Sign Language Interpreters, has released a statement denying that the organisation was consulted about recent changes […]