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European News
Many of you will hear good and bad things about European Union, especially with economic crisis in Greece and Eurozone problems. In the UK like in any other EU countries, you will get the...
View Article“Don’t Leave Me Out!”
A new international media campaign has just been launched to raise awareness of captioning/STT in theatres and elsewhere, led by an American organisation called Collaborative for Communication Access...
View ArticleDeaf with Dementia
New DCAL Briefing Sheet available on dementia: Deaf people in the British Sign Language (BSL) community have had a long struggle to access dementia diagnosis and support, with serious implications for...
View ArticleParliamentary Reports
Please see below May Parliamentary Reports: 25 May 2012 18 May 2012 4 May 2012
View ArticleAccess to TV and the Web
Ofcom is reviewing of the quality of subtitling provision in the UK, and have asked Action on Hearing Loss to gather the experiences of people who rely on subtitles for watching television. They have...
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Minister pledges to promote Deaf-Aware Care
Norman Lamb, Minister for Care and Support, has pledged to support and promote a new Deaf-Aware Care quality mark for residential care homes launched by RAD and [sonus]. At a packed meeting at the...
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UKCoD Trustee Election 2014
Jim Edwards, Chair UKCoD At this year’s Annual General Meeting, three Trustees will have completed their first term of three years. Caroline Player is standing down, but Michael Quinlan (Action on...
View ArticleTell the NHS your views on plans to make information accessible
NHS England wants to know what you think about its plans to make health and social care information accessible. A consultation document [PDF] and survey are now available online. Patients, service...
View ArticleA common purpose for the deaf sector
We are asking for help to find a common purpose for individuals and organisations concerned with deafness and deafblindness. We have designed a short survey that anyone working in the sector can...
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