BBC – Government briefings in BSL on Coronavirus
The BBC have announced that they will be providing Sign Language Interpretation on all weekday Coronavirus government briefings and that the BBC is doing everything it can to ensure these important briefings are accessible. Please note: Due to limited resources there will be some changes to live signing on the BBC News from Monday 23rd March […]
Read MoreConsultation – BSL access 999 emergency
Ofcom’s consultation on introducing an emergency 999 video relay service, has now closed. We hope to see Ofcom’s reaction to the consultation in June 2020. Ofcom have said that if they decide to introduce 999 VRS, it will probably take a year to set it up. We have encouraged Ofcom to make this process as […]
Read MoreWorld Hearing Day 2020
Hearing for life: don’t let hearing loss limit you 3 March 2020 On World Hearing Day 2020, WHO will highlight that timely and effective interventions can ensure that people with hearing loss are able to achieve their full potential. It will draw attention to the options available in this respect. Key messages for World Hearing […]
Read MoreConsultation – BSL access 999 emergency
The regulator, Ofcom, have published a consultation setting out the case for the 999 emergency service phone line to be contactable in BSL. Ofcom want feedback on the need for BSL access to 999; and to understand how the deaf community wants the service to work Three BSL videos are available on the Ofcom Website […]
Read MoreBT rebrand Next Generation Text to Relay UK
BT launched Relay UK today with a new and improved app. It brings relay services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired people right up to date with the latest app technology. The service remains free to use for all UK mobile customers in the UK and the new app can be downloaded from the Apple Store […]
Read MoreUKCoD Health & Social Care Conference
Colleagues from across the health and social sector came together with UKCoD member organisations last week for our annual UKCoD conference. This year the theme was “Creating a Dialogue: Person-centred Practice with D/deaf people in Health and Social Care” and BT once again hosted our conference, this time at BT Centre near St Paul’s Cathedral […]
Read MoreAction Deafness and Deaf Direct Merger
Action Deafness and Deaf Direct are delighted to announce a merger will take effect from 1st October 2019. Watch BSL video of the announcement here. The merger is an exciting opportunity for both organisations, two successful charities that share similar objectives and values, putting service-users at the heart of everything they do. Working together to share […]
Read MoreUKCoD Annual Conference
Monday, 11th November at BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ Creating a Dialogue: Person-centred practice with d/Deaf people in health & social care This year’s UKCoD conference, hosted by BT, will bring together experts from across the health and social care sector to discuss what best practice looks like when working with people […]
Read MoreStatement from the IFHoH and WFD
The World Federtion for the Deaf (WFD) and the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH) have issued a Joint Statement: Automatic Speech Recognition in Telephone Relay Services and in Captioning Services “The field of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) has progressed significantly with the advancement of artificial intelligence technology. As a result, more applications […]
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