A health trust has apologised to the family of a deaf man who had to tell him he was dying because a hospital did not provide a sign-language interpreter.
Further read at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43507977
Captioned Telephone Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People CaptionRelay will provide real-time captions for people, who have difficulty hearing conversations, using the telephone. The captions will allow users to have a telephone conversation at normal speed while reading what the other person is saying. For more information, visit: https://captionrelay.co.uk/
British Deaf Association: PRESS RELEASE: UK Government needs to grant deaf people “the right to educated high-quality sign language interpretation”: leading UN committee paves the way for a British Sign Language Act In a landmark moment for deaf people in the UK, the UK government has been told by a leading UN committee that it…
In Belfast, Derry and Newtownabbey, see the poster for dates and details With BDA Northern Ireland & Health and Social Care board. Refreshment will be provided, please confirm your attendance.
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A film by Jessica Docherty featuring British Sign Language poet Tania Allan signing her work ‘The Land and the Sea’, which uses the Scottish folklore of the selkie wife as a means of exploring themes such as oppression, deaf culture, deaf community, sign language and communication. Watch at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08p0pwv
Molesworth Street Group of Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting with ISL Interpreter 2nd Sat of each month. 2pm. All welcome St Anne’s Parish Centre,Molesworth Hall, Dublin City Centre.D02TX92