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Survey on how deaf people use the telephone
The deadline has now been extended to end September 2016. Link to survey UKCoD through its subgroup DAC (Deaf Access to Communications) is carrying out a survey to assess how deaf people are using the telephone and in particular their experience with Next Generation Text Relay which was launched in October 2014. We need as many deaf people […]
Read MoreNew video launched to raise awareness of NGT
A short video called ‘Introducing Next Generation Text’ has been created with the support of the National Deaf Children’s Society and is being widely promoted amongst the younger Deaf Communities to help them find out more about the Next Generation Text (NGT) service. It highlights the benefits of NGT and demonstrates how relevant and easy […]
Read MoreSurvey on how you use the telephone
UKCoD through its subgroup DAC (Deaf Access to Communications) and alongside its member organizations is carrying out a survey to assess how deaf people are using the telephone. In particular we are interested in how deaf consumers are getting on with the Next Generation Text Relay service which was launched in October 2014 or if […]
Read More30 June Parliamentary debate on deafness and hearing loss
The APPG on Deafness, chaired by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, has secured a 90 minute debate on deafness and hearing loss in Westminster Hall at 3pm on Thursday 30 June. Please tell the MPs you know about the debate, and encourage them to attend and speak. This is a great opportunity for us to make sure the government […]
Read MoreAnglian Water provide access for Deaf customers
Anglian Water, has teamed up with sign language interpreting agency, Sign Solutions, to improve access for their Deaf customers. The introduction of Sign Solutions’ InterpretersLive! video relay service, now allows Deaf customers to communicate with Anglian Water billing and Operational teams using British Sign Language (BSL). By following a link on the Anglian Water website, http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/accessibility/sign-language-interpreter.aspx Deaf […]
Read MoreCEO Appointment at The Ear Foundation
PRESS RELEASE: The Ear Foundation has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Melanie Gregory, who will take up post on 1 August 2016, working with the current Chief Executive, Sue Archbold, until she retires in October. Sue Archbold, who was the first employee at The Ear Foundation when it was founded in 1990, says: […]
Read MoreChair designate of UKCoD
The Trustees are delighted to announce the election of Craig Crowley MBE as the new Chair of UKCoD. Craig is Chief Executive of Action Deafness, a Deaf-led national charitable company and is the former President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (Deaflympics). Craig was a Founder Chair of UK Deaf Sport and had […]
Read MoreNDCS launch new campaign report, Right from the Start
The report celebrates 10 years of newborn hearing screening in England and calls on the Government, local authorities and health bodies to work together and make a commitment to ensure high quality support is in place as soon as a child is diagnosed as deaf. It makes five broad recommendations: Action is taken to protect and […]
Read MoreNGTS – word of thanks
Great to receive thanks from Brendan Casey yesterday on the Deaf Next Generation Text Service Group Facebook page…….. “Would like to say a special big thank you to Ofcom and BT and https://deafcouncil.org.uk/ and Natalya Dell and Mike Aston and Helen Oxlade and Donna Lordan and many others and of course the community members who fought for BSL videos to […]
Read MoreGreater Manchester Police introduces new service for reporting crime in BSL
Click on the image below to view the news in British Sign Language. 5th May 2016 – Greater Manchester Police is launching a new service that enables people to use British Sign Language (BSL) to report a crime online. Previously, people who use BSL in Greater Manchester would have needed to report a crime face to face with an officer […]
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