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Access to Relay UK for regular calls
Ofcom is working closely with the UK’s telecoms providers (in particular with BT) to make sure all consumers have access to essential communications services during the current situation. BT is maintaining the Relay UK services and is making sure its staff are able to deal with calls to its 18000 service (the equivalent of 999). […]
Read MoreCoronavirus Daily Updates
Coronavirus Daily Updates from the Prime Minister will include the provision of an interpreter on BBC 107 or 231. SignHealth are providing updates in BSL and can be viewed on their website at here. Coronavirus update – 22nd March 2020 from Deaf Health Charity SignHealth on Vimeo.
Read MoreBBC – Government briefings in BSL on Coronavirus
The BBC have announced that they will be providing Sign Language Interpretation on all weekday Coronavirus government briefings and that the BBC is doing everything it can to ensure these important briefings are accessible. Please note: Due to limited resources there will be some changes to live signing on the BBC News from Monday 23rd March […]
Read MoreConsultation – BSL access 999 emergency
Ofcom’s consultation on introducing an emergency 999 video relay service, has now closed. We hope to see Ofcom’s reaction to the consultation in June 2020. Ofcom have said that if they decide to introduce 999 VRS, it will probably take a year to set it up. We have encouraged Ofcom to make this process as […]
Read MoreWorld Hearing Day 2020
Hearing for life: don’t let hearing loss limit you 3 March 2020 On World Hearing Day 2020, WHO will highlight that timely and effective interventions can ensure that people with hearing loss are able to achieve their full potential. It will draw attention to the options available in this respect. Key messages for World Hearing […]
Read MoreDeaf Awareness Week 2020
We are proud to be THE Deaf health charity, so we hope you join us this week in promoting Deaf awareness http://signhealth.org.uk/event/deaf-awareness-week-2020… @UKDeafCouncil #DAW2020 #DeafAwarenessWeek
Read MoreConsultation – BSL access 999 emergency
The regulator, Ofcom, have published a consultation setting out the case for the 999 emergency service phone line to be contactable in BSL. Ofcom want feedback on the need for BSL access to 999; and to understand how the deaf community wants the service to work Three BSL videos are available on the Ofcom Website […]
Read MoreBT rebrand Next Generation Text to Relay UK
BT launched Relay UK today with a new and improved app. It brings relay services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired people right up to date with the latest app technology. The service remains free to use for all UK mobile customers in the UK and the new app can be downloaded from the Apple Store […]
Read MoreUKCoD Health & Social Care Conference
Colleagues from across the health and social sector came together with UKCoD member organisations last week for our annual UKCoD conference. This year the theme was “Creating a Dialogue: Person-centred Practice with D/deaf people in Health and Social Care” and BT once again hosted our conference, this time at BT Centre near St Paul’s Cathedral […]
Read MoreDeaf Film shows importance of HIV testing
<iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/253769404?title=0&byline=0″ width=”416″ height=”234″ frameborder=”0″ webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/253769404″>The Test</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user24032441″>Deaf Health Charity SignHealth</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
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