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New Inter-departmental Ministerial Group agrees 'UK Day of Activity'
The Inter-departmental Ministerial Group (IMG) on Disability, chaired by Mike Penning, Minister of State for Disabled People, has agreed that the UK will launch a ‘Day of Activity’ on Thursday 4 September 2014, which will challenge local communities to demonstrate what they are doing to make their area inclusive and accessible for disabled people. Read […]
Read MoreOfcom approves BT's 'next generation' text relay service
On 6th March, Ofcom approved BT’s enhanced text relay service. This is good news. Ofcom have already established criteria for the new service that promises improvements over the current text relay provision, including no prefixes for incoming calls, more natural flow of the conversation with the ability to interrupt, and the ability to use the service […]
Read More"Talking About Child Protection"
Talking about Child Protection flyer – potential participants Talking about Child Protection flyer – practitioners The University of Edinburgh, led by Professor Julie Taylor, with partners from Strathclyde and Coventry Universities are undertaking an NSPCC funded research study exploring the experiences and views of maltreated deaf and disabled children and young people about Child Protection […]
Read MoreMinister pledges to promote Deaf-Aware Care
Norman Lamb, Minister for Care and Support, has pledged to support and promote a new Deaf-Aware Care quality mark for residential care homes launched by RAD and [sonus]. At a packed meeting at the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Lamb said, “I give you a complete assurance that I will do anything I can to […]
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