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Ombudsman Services teams up with Sign Solutions to provide the online BSL service InterpretersLive!
Ombudsman Services teams up with Sign Solutions to provide the online BSL service InterpretersLive! Ombudsman Services and Sign Solutions announced today that Ombudsman Services has introduced an interpretation service that enables people who are deaf to communicate with Ombudsman Services complaint handling team using British Sign Language (BSL) via video relay. Ombudsman Services wants to […]
Read MoreHearing Loop Awareness Week
News Release: 02/07/2014 Get in the loop & support Hearing Loop Awareness Week UK hearing loss charity, Hearing Link, is looking to generate greater understanding and awareness of hearing loops during a dedicated week this month. Hearing Loop Awareness Week runs from 12th-20th July and is urging hearing aid users to learn more about this […]
Read MoreAccess to Work inquiry receives almost 300 responses – and mainly from deaf people and organisations
The Work and Pensions Committee has received almost 300 written submissions to its inquiry into Access to Work. According to the Committee, a large majority of those submissions came from deaf people and the organisations that work with and for them. And that’s before the extended deadlines for submissions in British Sign Language (BSL) and […]
Read MoreSign Solutions helps Hearing Dogs for Deaf People expand its reach
PRESS RELEASE Sign Solutions helps Hearing Dogs for Deaf People expand its reach National charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is looking to expand its reach by introducing a video interpreting service for its profoundly Deaf customers. Launched by Midlands-based sign language interpreting agency Sign Solutions, ‘InterpretersLive!’ allows business to access dedicated interpreters at the […]
Read MoreOfcom could fine BT over Next Generation Text Relay delay
BT has been warned by the communications regulator Ofcom that it could be financially penalised for a delay in making available a new telephone service for deaf and hard of hearing people. Lidia Best, Trustee of UKCoD and Chairperson of NADP comments “National Association for Deafened People (NADP) is very disappointed with the delay and […]
Read MoreNext Generation Text Relay Service
At a meeting in May with UKCoD’s Deaf Access to Communications group, BT apologised for the delay in launching the Next Generation Text Relhttp://deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-access-to-communications.htmlay service and reiterated their commitment to delivering the new service. They acknowledge the disappointment, frustration and anger that many feel, and recognise the need to rebuild trust and confidence in the […]
Read MoreAccess to Volunteering
Access to Volunteering could do much more than increase the number of volunteers by Jim Edwards, Chair of the UK Council on Deafness Originally posted on the NCVO blog There’s one big difference between the current Access to Work scheme and the 2009 Access to Volunteering fund. Both aim to make sure disabled people have […]
Read MoreBDA – Calling for Evidence – UK Shadow Report UNCRPD
We need YOUR feedback and comments Due to very short timescale, the British Deaf Association (BDA) is working with the “Reclaiming Our Futures” Alliance (RoF): UK Deaf and Disabled Peoples’ organisations . We want to include as many people’s experiences and evidence as possible which is why we would like your feedback by Thursday 22nd […]
Read MoreMinister for Disabled People announces review of impact of Access to Work on deaf people and suspends ’30 hour rule’
The Minister for Disabled People, Mike Penning MP, has today announced a review of the impact of Access to Work on deaf people. The three month review will take place over the summer and involve key organisations working with and for deaf people. The announcement follows the launch of the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s […]
Read MoreNext Generation Text Relay Service
In 2011, Ofcom started a review of the provision of text relay for telephone customers. This was in the context of significant technological developments and to ensure access to voice telephony for people with disabilities that is equivalent to the level enjoyed by others. Following the review and various consultation, in October 2012, Ofcom published […]
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