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Ofcom is reviewing of the quality of subtitling provision in the UK, and have asked Action on Hearing Loss to gather the experiences of people who rely on subtitles for watching television. They have recently launched a major survey, open until 31 August. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Qualitysubtitlessurvey See here for further details.
Read MoreTexting overtakes talking in the UK, says Ofcom study
BBC News: People in the UKare now more likely to text than to make a phone call,
Read MoreVRS Today! is closing but campaign for relay services continues
Many of you will know we, TAG and many other organisations have been working actively for some time to ensure there are effective relay services for deaf people in the UK. One of our campaign partners was Sorenson
Read MoreRemploy Stakeholder Bulletin
Please see below recent statement by Maria Miller MP, on the progress that the Remploy Board has made….
Read MoreReview of Relay Services
Further to the Ofcom Review of Relay Services: Further Consultation, UKCoD and TAG welcomed the opportunity to respond. UKCoD/TAG submission to the consultation
Read MoreHMRC Disability Roadmap
At the last disabled customer consultation group meeting it was explained that HMRC want to re-launch the disability road map. The roadmap sets out key objectives both for HMRC team and the wider HMRC, and that they want to keep the roadmap fresh and relevant so that it can drive forward improvements in HMRCs customer services for […]
Read MoreAccess to Work
Young disabled jobseekers on work experience will be able to access extra support to help them into mainstream placements for the first time. They will be given access to the Government’s successful Access to Work scheme, which provides more than £100m to help disabled people into mainstream work by providing specially adapted equipment, support workers […]
Read MoreParliamentary Reports – June
Please see below June Parliamentary Reports: 29 June 2012 22 June 2012 15 June 2012
Read MoreParliamentary Reports
Please see below May Parliamentary Reports: 25 May 2012 18 May 2012 4 May 2012
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