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

November 17, 2022 by

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

November 17, 2022 by

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Liam O’Dell: ‘As You Like It’ to have fully captioned run – why can’t other West End shows follow suit? (BSL)

November 11, 2022 by

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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 […]

Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals

November 7, 2022 by

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The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]

DeafFest venue Light House ‘ceases trading’ following ‘significant’ funding losses

November 4, 2022 by

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The Light House Media Centre, the Wolverhampton-based independent cinema dubbed the “home” of Deaf film and arts festival DeafFest, has […]

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, […]

New research project to investigate experiences and needs of deaf migrants

October 24, 2022 by

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The experiences and needs of deaf migrants living in London are set to be explored in a new study by […]

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 […]