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Minister 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 […]
Read MoreOfcom publish first report on quality of TV subtitles
Ofcom have published the first report on the quality of live TV subtitles provided by broadcasters in the UK. The reports are based on samples chosen by Ofcom from programmes broadcast by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BSkyB in the news, entertainment and chat show genres. Subtitles are used by over a million people […]
Read MoreFulfilling Potential Forum
The Fulfilling Potential Forum meet on a quarterly basis. Action on Hearing Loss (Paul Breckell), British Deaf Association (David Buxton) and Sense (Richard Kramer) are three of the 41 members that have been invited to participate by the Department for Work and Pensions. The notes from the meeting that took place on 3rd April are […]
Read MoreAll-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness
The APPG on Deafness Annual General Meeting took place on 1st April 2014. Minutes of the AGM 2014 (pdf) Stephen Lloyd MP was elected as Chair of the group. The vice-chairs are: Rosie Cooper MP Baroness Wilkins Stephen Phillips MP Sir Malcolm Bruce MP Sir Peter Bottomley MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford MP
Read MoreChief Medical Officer Annual Report Published
In this report, the Chief Medical Officer, Prof Dame Sally Davies, looks at some of the big issues she identified in her last surveillance report. She has invited experts to examine these issues in detail and explore them further. One of the highlights of the report is: There is very little good, national data on […]
Read MoreHouse of Lords debates health of deaf people
On 31st March the House of Lords held a short debate on the health of deaf people. The question was raised by Lord Ponsonby of Shullbrede who attended the launch of the ‘Sick of It’ Report on 25th March. House of Lords debate (Please go to Section 820 in the report) Sick of It Report (English and BSL […]
Read MoreNew 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 […]
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