The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been criticised for apparently censoring a charity that tried to draw attention to a Scottish government scheme that makes Scotland’s public services more accessible to users of British Sign Language (BSL). DWP was […]
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Equality Act ‘simply isn’t strong enough’ for BSL-users, peers are told
Two leading Deaf campaigners have told peers – in a ground-breaking evidence session – that the UK’s equality laws do not provide enough protection for users of British Sign Language (BSL). They want the government to do more to protect BSL-users […]
BSL bill is ‘historic landmark’ for Deaf Scots
Deaf campaigners have hailed new legislation as an “historic landmark” that will give important new rights to users of British Sign Language (BSL) in Scotland. The BSL (Scotland) bill passed its third stage in the Scottish parliament today (Thursday), with a […]
Access to Work crisis: DWP faces legal action over secret guidance
Disabled people are taking legal action in a bid to force the government to publish secret guidance that decides who is eligible for employment support under its under-fire Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Disability News Service (DNS) has run a string […]
Access to Work crisis: Advice worker could lose her job over ‘ridiculous’ ruling
A Deaf advice worker could lose her job because of a “ridiculous” ruling by Access to Work advisers, who rejected her application because they claimed the interpreters who helped her communicate with clients were “doing the work” for her. Lottie Powell […]