House of Lords debates health of deaf people
On 31st March the House of Lords held a short debate on the health of deaf people. The question was raised by Lord Ponsonby of Shullbrede who attended the launch of the ‘Sick of It’ Report on 25th March. House of Lords debate (Please go to Section 820 in the report) Sick of It Report (English and BSL […]
Read MoreNew Inter-departmental Ministerial Group agrees 'UK Day of Activity'
The Inter-departmental Ministerial Group (IMG) on Disability, chaired by Mike Penning, Minister of State for Disabled People, has agreed that the UK will launch a ‘Day of Activity’ on Thursday 4 September 2014, which will challenge local communities to demonstrate what they are doing to make their area inclusive and accessible for disabled people. Read […]
Read MoreOfcom approves BT's 'next generation' text relay service
On 6th March, Ofcom approved BT’s enhanced text relay service. This is good news. Ofcom have already established criteria for the new service that promises improvements over the current text relay provision, including no prefixes for incoming calls, more natural flow of the conversation with the ability to interrupt, and the ability to use the service […]
Read More"Talking About Child Protection"
Talking about Child Protection flyer – potential participants Talking about Child Protection flyer – practitioners The University of Edinburgh, led by Professor Julie Taylor, with partners from Strathclyde and Coventry Universities are undertaking an NSPCC funded research study exploring the experiences and views of maltreated deaf and disabled children and young people about Child Protection […]
Read MoreMinister pledges to promote Deaf-Aware Care
Norman Lamb, Minister for Care and Support, has pledged to support and promote a new Deaf-Aware Care quality mark for residential care homes launched by RAD and [sonus]. At a packed meeting at the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Lamb said, “I give you a complete assurance that I will do anything I can to […]
Read MoreLyn Romeo champions better social care education
Lyn Romeo is the Chief Social Worker for Adults and yesterday was the launch of Lyn Romeo’s new blog, hosted on GOV.UK in which she pledges to comment regularly on “issues affecting social work”. Read More>>
Read MoreUKCoD – Deaf Access to Communication/Strategic Executive
The Board of UKCoD are seeking candidates for two voluntary roles, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Deaf Access to Communication Group (DAC) and its Strategic Executive, a group to champion improved access to telecommunications and broadcasting for deaf people. Deadline for expression of interest has been extended to: Monday 28th April 2014 Role Descriptions (pdf) DAC […]
Read MoreCalling all text relay users!
Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has commissioned Opinion Leader and Facts International to gather the opinions of regular text relay users about their experience of the text relay service. If you would like to take part in the research please either register your interest at www.facts.uk.com/ofcomtextrelay There will be a £30 thank you payment upon […]
Read MoreExhibition: A timeline illustrating the history of British Sign Language (BSL)
As part of UCL’s annual diversity month, DCAL is pleased to present a timeline
Read MoreAccess to electronic communication services for disabled consumers
UKCoD have responded to the Ofcom Consultation on Access to electronic communication services for disabled consumers. Please see below for further details: Consultation Document Summary of Consultation UKCoD Response
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