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

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Education

Deaf children left stranded after 200-year-old school suddenly closes
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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 30th October 2015 Category: Independent Living

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