A shortage of British Sign Language interpreters and translators is a significant barrier to the success of a proposed law to improve access to public services for Deaf people, according to a Senedd ...

When Strictly Come Dancing crowned Rose Ayling-Ellis as its 2021 winner, nearly 12 million viewers watched history being made. Her win marked a turning point in UK media, reshaping how Deaf culture ...

More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

Access to language is gaining attention as the core of rights for people with disabilities. With awareness of sign language as a linguistic tool rising throughout society, the spread and expansion of ...

The weather might be cold right now, but 2024 was the hottest year on record, after the 1.5 celsius warming limit was breached. Speaking about climate change can be tricky for some people though.

The updated policy aims to make the region a better place for BSL users to live, work and learn. It was developed through engagement with the local community reflects insights provided by participants ...

Airline Virgin Atlantic has launched a new ad done entirely in sign language to reveal that it has become the first UK airline to offer British sign language (BSL) trained crew. The airline partnered ...

As a new faculty at St Louis College for the Deaf in Gandhi Nagar, B. Ambrose felt handicapped — even a wee bit ashamed — for not knowing the sign language. That was way back in 1994 when the college ...

Sign Language (BSL) is to become a bigger part of our daily lives with more of an opportunity for all to learn it and, in turn, opening doors for deaf people. BSL will be introduced as a GCSE in ...

For deaf children, teachers and scientists, talking about things like "greenhouse gases" or "carbon footprint" used to mean spelling out long, complex scientific terms, letter by letter. Now they are ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The rollout of the BSL technology that translates the bank’s ...