UK Council on Deafness welcomes changes to Access to Work
The UK Council on Deafness has welcomed the Minister for Disabled People’s announcement of immediate changes to Access to Work. David Buxton, chair of the UK Council on Deafness Access to Work group and chief executive of the British Deaf Association, said: “In particular, we are glad people will soon be able to contact Access […]
Read MoreUKCoD AGM 2014
At our Future of Subtitling Conference held in November, we held our AGM. We were delighted to welcome our two new members of the Board – Gary Cottrell of SignHealth and Jason Barnett of deafPLUS. During the AGM it gave us the opportunity to express our thanks to retiring trustees:- Brian Archbold, who as Treasurer gave […]
Read MoreWork and Pensions Committee announces publication of report, Improving Access to Work for disabled people
The Work and Pensions Committee will publish its report, Improving Access to Work for disabled people, at 00.01 am on Friday 19 December. It will be available under embargo to the media and witnesses only on the morning of Thursday 18 December. Alternate formats The Report’s Summary will be published in Easy Read and as […]
Read MoreNUBSLI agrees minimum fees for interpreters
Members of the National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters (NUBSLI) have set out what they think should be minimum fees for BSL/English interpreters. The rates include a minimum call out fee of £90 in most parts of the country, time and a half at evenings and weekends, a 100 per cent charge if a […]
Read MoreEE signs up with Sign Solutions
The UK’s largest mobile operator and internet service provider, EE, has teamed up with sign language interpreting agency, Sign Solutions, to improve access and user experience for its Deaf customers. The Sign Solutions InterpretersLive! service will mean that Deaf customers can now communicate more easily with EE when making calls to the company’s […]
Read MoreThe Future of Subtitling Conference, 10 November 2014
Our first-ever subtitling conference was held on 10 November 2014 in partnership with Action on Hearing Loss and Sense, with almost 200 people taking part and we now have our full report available. The report includes information about: interesting developments in Video on Demand, with ATVOD expecting progress in the next 12-18 months research into […]
Read MoreOne step closer to a common purpose for the deaf sector
The UK Council on Deafness is one step closer to defining a common purpose for the deaf sector following a stakeholder seminar on 1 December. Representatives from businesses, local authorities, communication and language professional associations, charities and health services met to refine the draft statement of common purpose. They also considered what the priorities for […]
Read MoreInvitation to tender: Equality & Access for Deaf People Project
The Scottish Council on Deafness has invited organisations and individuals to tender for the evaluation of a Scottish Government funded project that seeks to improve equality and access for Deaf and Deafblind people. The Equality and Access for Deaf People project has a particular focus on children and young people who use British Sign Language […]
Read MoreResponse to NHS England consultation on draft accessible information standard
We have responded to the NHS England consultation on its draft standard for accessible information. The standard will tell organisations that deliver NHS England services how they should make sure disabled patients, service users and, where appropriate, carers, receive information in formats that they can understand; and appropriate support to help them to communicate, which may […]
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