Action on Hearing Loss appoints Mark Atkinson as Chief Executive
National charity Action on Hearing Loss has appointed Mark Atkinson as its new Chief Executive following Paul Breckell’s departure. Mark, currently Chief Executive at Scope will join the UK’s largest charity for people living with deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss later in 2018, taking over from the Interim Chief Executive Mike O’Connor. Further details are […]
Read MoreRight to Sign – update on BSL GCSE campaign
The Department for Education in England has conceded that it will make an exception for a BSL GCSE and that it can now be introduced before 2022. The Department’s announcement is a big step forward and we can now be more optimistic that change will come sooner rather than later. Full details can be found on the […]
Read MoreFabulous to see the first fully signed ad break last night!
A few words from our Chair, Craig Crowley “UKCoD and all of our member organisations are grateful to Aldi for showcasing British Sign Language in an everyday, fun situation. It is a fabulous advert and we are excited that so many people were able to see it. It is fitting to include Maisie Sly, our […]
Read MoreNADP Audiology Survey and Conference
In order to better understand the current NHS audiology service provision, NADP (the National Association of Deafened People) is conducting a survey on your deaf people’s experience of these services. The data will be collected, analysed and used as evidence to represent the audiology service users in national instances and bodies, such as NICE, Action […]
Read MoreBSL Costings Inquiry Group – Statement
Recent work with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness (APPGD), by members of UKCoD, regarding an Inquiry into the cost of BSL recognition stalled due to lack of resources and change of government following the election in 2017. A group, supported by UKCoD has agreed to scope a study on the ‘Delphi’ principles, as […]
Read MoreUKCoD Thank Efforts of Employment Group Members
The UKCoD Board would like to acknowledge and thank the members of the UKCoD Access to Work/Employment Group for their valued contribution and commitment in the build up to our persuasive and successful campaign with DWP regarding the Access to Work cap. They are as follows: Darren Townsend-Handscomb – DeafATW (Chair) Martin McLean – National […]
Read MoreA Message from UK Council on Deafness Chair, Craig Crowley
For a number of years the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been seeking to reduce the expenditure of its Access to Work Programme in order to safeguard public resources. In 2015 the DWP set a budget cap of £43,100 (1.5 times average earnings) for an individual Deaf person using Sign Language Interpreters, which […]
Read MorePress Release
We are pleased to see that the Department of Work and Pensions has decided to significantly raise the Access to Work cap. This will help deaf people whose first language is British Sign Language (BSL) to access the communication support so vital to enabling them to thrive and succeed in the workplace. The increase in […]
Read MoreOfcom Diversity and Inclusion Programme 2018 – 2022
Consultation Ofcom has recently consulted on its Diversity and Inclusion Programme 2018-2022. Read DACs response here
Read MoreHouse of Commons – Petition Debate
House of Commons first: live simultaneous BSL interpretation for petition debate On Monday 5 March there will be a petition debate on making BSL part of the National Curriculum. The debate will be in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm. For the first time, live in-picture interpretation for people watching live online will be available and a subtitled version […]
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