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DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter

By John Pring on 16th May 2024 Category: Employment

DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter
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A tribunal has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pay nearly £50,000 in damages to a Deaf man after repeatedly failing to provide him with the interpreters he needed for job-related interviews. Paul Rimmer said he believed his […]

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms
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A new government bill should lead to streaming services having to meet strict quotas on providing programmes with audio description, subtitles and audio description for the first time, but disabled journalists say the legislation should do more to tackle inequality. MPs […]

Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal

By John Pring on 12th October 2023 Category: Education

Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal
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A Deaf student could be forced to leave the country and return to the United States after a university refused to provide them with the sign language interpreters they need for their course. The University of Brighton has told postgraduate student […]

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’

By John Pring on 3rd August 2023 Category: Politics

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’
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More than half of government departments have ignored new legislation that was supposed to boost the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in their communications, a new report has revealed. The report shows how often each department offered a British Sign […]

First Deaf BSL-users serve as jurors, following two decades of campaigning

By John Pring on 29th September 2022 Category: Human Rights

First Deaf BSL-users serve as jurors, following two decades of campaigning
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After more than two decades of campaigning, some of the first Deaf people have been able to complete jury service in England and Wales with support from British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters, following a change in the law. The new laws […]

Controversial BSL bill set to become law

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Politics

Controversial BSL bill set to become law
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A controversial bill that will recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language in England, Scotland and Wales is set to become law after being passed by both Houses of Parliament. BSL-users have been warned that the private members’ bill will […]

BSL bill ‘will not provide Deaf people with any new rights’

By John Pring on 10th February 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

BSL bill ‘will not provide Deaf people with any new rights’
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Deaf people have been warned that a new British Sign Language (BSL) bill – backed by the government – will not provide them with any new rights. An online event held this week to discuss the controversial private members’ bill raised […]

Deaf campaigner calls on BSL-users to reject ‘tokenistic’ new bill

By John Pring on 3rd February 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Deaf campaigner calls on BSL-users to reject ‘tokenistic’ new bill
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A leading Deaf campaigner has appealed to fellow users of British Sign Language (BSL) to reject a “tokenistic” new bill that claims to offer them new rights. Jeff McWhinney has called on BSL-users to examine the content of the British Sign […]

Questions over strength of new BSL bill, as government signals support

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Questions over strength of new BSL bill, as government signals support
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Deaf people will show their support outside parliament tomorrow (Friday) for legislation that would secure legal status for British Sign Language (BSL), after a wait of nearly 20 years. The rally is taking place on the day that Labour MP Rosie […]

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26
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The UK government has admitted widespread and serious access failings at this month’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. As well as accepting that there have been problems with the accessible entrance to the conference, the UK government – which is […]

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