The outcome of Common Purpose Conference
Press Release – 4 November 2016 Craig Crowley MBE, chief executive of Action Deafness, was appointed chair of the UK Council on Deafness at its AGM on 2 November. Craig succeeds Jim Edwards, who took up the position in 2010. The AGM was part of the Council’s annual conference, which this year celebrated the power […]
Read MorePrudential introduces service for deaf BSL users
Prudential has become the first retirement product provider in the UK to introduce a web-based video relay service (VRS) for customers who use British Sign Language (BSL). A BSL version of this news release is available. Read More>>
Read MoreNationwide launches free sign language service
Great news! Nationwide to team up with SignVideo to enable deaf and hard of hearing customers to access services Customers will be able to access sign language interpreters online to manage their finances Nationwide is the first building society to offer this service Launched this week, SignVideo Live will allow British Sign Language (BSL) users to […]
Read MoreFree online course on the public procurement of accessible ICTs
This 7 week course is fully accessible for deaf people and is based on text and powerpoint presentations. Each student needs to spend 4 to 5 hours per week. Best of all it is free! The course starts on 7th November and places are going fast…… ITU Online course on Public Procurement of accessible ICT products […]
Read MoreDigital Economy Bill
Ofcom gave evidence at the Select Committee session on 13th October. The transcript has just been published and can be viewed here. Various topics of interest to CFC members were discussed including switching, broadband USO, nuisance calls, data protection/data sharing, regulation of the BBC and auto-compensation. Tony Close, Ofcom’s Director of Content Standards, Licensing and […]
Read MoreUKCoD Annual Conference 2016
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Read MoreBSL Signbank continues to grow
New features ensure the value of BSL Signbank continues to grow Academics behind the first ever British Sign Language (BSL) usage-based dictionary have added two new features to mark the second anniversary of its launch. The new functions will not only allow users to test their knowledge on BSL signs and regional variation but […]
Read MoreVideo Relay Service
Today, Santander Consumer Finance (SCF), in partnership with SignVideo, has launched a Video Relay Service (VRS), for the British Sign Language (BSL) community. The service is available for all account servicing, supporting customers with many of their day to day account queries and transactions. The service enables deaf BSL-using customers to place video calls to […]
Read MoreNew video launched to raise awareness of NGT
A short video called ‘Introducing Next Generation Text’ has been created with the support of the National Deaf Children’s Society and is being widely promoted amongst the younger Deaf Communities to help them find out more about the Next Generation Text (NGT) service. It highlights the benefits of NGT and demonstrates how relevant and easy […]
Read More30 June Parliamentary debate on deafness and hearing loss
The APPG on Deafness, chaired by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, has secured a 90 minute debate on deafness and hearing loss in Westminster Hall at 3pm on Thursday 30 June. Please tell the MPs you know about the debate, and encourage them to attend and speak. This is a great opportunity for us to make sure the government […]
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