Yesterday was the WHO World Hearing Day – 03/03/2021. We sent a briefing to all the MSPs to tell them about the day and to ask them to consider how they would apply the Principles of Inclusive Communication to the…
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News, thoughts and opinion from the deafscotland team
Kathy Li – General input of designing
In March 2020, deafscotland was to host its Annual Conference – Connect and Capitalise. The theme was ‘Right Design for Communication’. The conference had to be cancelled due to the first lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic. Kathy Li was to…
All Our Rights In Law: Report on the conversations held with people across the four pillars of deafness
The Scottish Government’s National Taskforce on Human Rights Civil Society Reference Group is looking at the development of a new human rights law for Scotland that is informed by the views and experiences of rights-holders, particularly those whose rights are…
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY FOR THOSE WITH HEARING LOSS AND DEMENTIA
deafscotland is pleased to announce we have received funding from Foundation Scotland to produce a toolkit to help people with hearing loss and dementia use Virtual Assistant technology. We are looking for volunteers to join our Working Group and be…
Blogs by deafscotland
The following blogs were submitted to other organisations for publication in their bulletins and magazines: SCVO Blog on 1 May “We must invest in communication for all” at http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/blogs/we-must-invest-in-communication-for-all SCVO Blog on 1 June “Head, hands, voice and ears” at http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/blogs/head-hands-voice-and-ears Scottish Legal News…
Covid-19: the Communication Virus
The following ran in The Herald on 11 May 2020 as The Opinion – from Janis McDonald. Covid-19 has had a huge impact on our society, unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. Physical distancing creates barriers beyond the…
OUR CONFERENCE TOMORROW (17 MARCH 2020) IS CANCELLED
In line with the UK Government announcement at 5pm today, it is with much regret that we need to postpone our conference that should have taken place tomorrow (17 March) in the DoubleTree by Hilton in Glasgow. We apologise for any…
Job Scheme – ITV SignPost & BSLBT – trainee scheme for Deaf Filmmakers
ITV SignPost has partnered with British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT) to offer a new trainee scheme aimed at getting young Deaf film-makers into the industry. Applications are now being invited from Deaf film-makers and production talent who want…