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Deaf children left stranded after 200-year-old school suddenly closes

By John Pring on December 18, 2015 Category: Education

More than 50 deaf children have been left without a school after the sudden announcement of the closure of the Royal School for Deaf Children Margate after more than 220 years. The school was forced to close after the charity that […]

Equality Act ‘simply isn’t strong enough’ for BSL-users, peers are told

By John Pring on October 30, 2015 Category: Independent Living

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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 […]

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