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‘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 […]

Fresh concerns over BSL bill despite huge London rally

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Fresh concerns over BSL bill despite huge London rally
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Deaf activists have raised serious concerns about a new government-backed British Sign Language (BSL) bill that could be about to become law. BSL-users have been warned repeatedly that the new bill, put forward by Labour MP Rosie Cooper, will provide them […]

Deaf activists on 200-mile trek to bring ‘Where’s the Interpreter?’ message to ‘callous’ PM

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Deaf activists on 200-mile trek to bring ‘Where’s the Interpreter?’ message to ‘callous’ PM
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A Deaf activist is walking from Gloucester to Downing Street to draw attention to the government’s “callous and heartless” refusal to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter at its coronavirus TV briefings. Lynn Stewart-Taylor, founder of the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, and […]

Deaf actors ‘feel like outsiders’ because of industry’s BSL barriers

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Deaf actors ‘feel like outsiders’ because of industry’s BSL barriers
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Deaf actors who use British Sign Language (BSL) have described how they feel like “outsiders” because of the barriers they face within the industry. A trio of Deaf actors spoke out at the online launch of new guidance for the industry […]

Exhibition of photographs aims to show ‘story arc of Deaf community’

By John Pring on 6th September 2018 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Exhibition of photographs aims to show ‘story arc of Deaf community’
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A new exhibition of pictures by two Deaf photographers will highlight the achievements of a dozen Deaf people, and the barriers they face, and help to tell “the story arc of the Deaf community”. Among the 12 subjects to be featured […]

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