The first deaf contestant on Strictly Come Dancing has inspired a surge in people learning British Sign Language. The director of one firm offering BSL courses told Radio 1 Newsbeat enrolments have gone up by more than 2,000% since Rose Ayling-Ellis has been on the show. Google Trends, which analyses online search data, also suggestsContinue reading “Rose Ayling-Ellis: Strictly star inspires sign language lessons surge”
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Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings
A deaf woman has won a claim against the government after a judge found a lack of sign language at two Covid briefings “served to disempower, to frustrate and to marginalise”.Katie Rowley, 36, from Leeds, started court action after the sessions went ahead without interpreters on screen. The government denied breaching its legal obligation toContinue reading “Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings”
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