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British Gas Launches Free Sign Language Service
For immediate release: 30th March 2017 Energy company teams up with SignVideo to improve access for deaf and hearing impaired customers Service will provide free and instant online sign language interpretation British Gas, the country’s largest energy supplier, is now offering live, online British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation to its customers. Teaming up with SignVideo, […]
Read MoreDawn Butler MP raises question in Sign Language in Parliament
Dawn Butler MP calls for BSL Act Labour MP Dawn Butler has been praised for using sign language to ask a question in the House of Commons about giving it legal status. Ms Butler’s question will help to raise awareness about the lack of accessible information for Deaf people and encourage Parliament to consider the […]
Read MoreWork, health and disability: consultation
A gentle reminder that the above consultation closes this Friday, 17th February 2017, details of which are below as circulated by the DWP:- [As you may be aware DWP & DH currently have an open consultation on Work, Health & Disability. Many of you have a longstanding interest in Access to Work, and whilst AtW is not […]
Read MoreThe 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 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 […]
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