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| Overcoming the barrier of silence |
| A new expert advisory group has been appointed to support the implementation of legislation which will improve the way public services meet the needs of deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users. This follows the introduction of the historic BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 last September, which recognised BSL as a language of Scotland, and will result in the first BSL Action Plan. 8 deaf BSL users were recruited, as well as a hearing parent of a deaf child, to work alongside public bodies – such as Creative Scotland, COSLA and the NHS – to support the implementation of the Act. |
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ScotGov: British Sign Language (Scotland) Act gains momentum Scottish Council on Deafness – BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 A ‘handy’ way to communicate with DWP Not only the NHS that needs to ‘get its message out’ Provision of a service does not mean people know about it Sign language interpreting service expands Talking Hands helps Abigail express herself National roll-out for sign language interpreting service Tayside to meet the communication needs of Deaf Patients Language isn't what it used to be (BSL - that is) BSL video for Parliamentary & Health Ombudsman |
