Earlier this week I attended the BDF Annual Conference Back to the Future. It was a great event and designed with inclusion in mind. It had full subtitles on each of the screens (and available online to put on your own personal device if you preferred) and BLS interpreters. It…
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This week I attended a black tie dinner with an after dinner speaker. The room was beautifully decorated with balloons. However, when it came to the part of the evening where speeches were made and the after dinner speaker said their piece, it became incredible difficult to see and hear.…
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Now that we are back in the office, half of the time as well as fully online meetings via teams, we also do hybrid meetings, where half of us will be sat together in a meeting, and the other half will be onscreen and will have dialled in remotely. This…
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As a supervisor, I often find myself discussing the idea of learning by osmosis with my junior colleagues. While I am an advocate for hybrid working, and the freedom to choose how you want to work, I will often discuss the benefits of learning by osmosis as this is one…
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“Fake it until you make it” is an aphorism that suggests that by imitating confidence, competence, and an optimistic mindset, a person can realise those qualities in their real life and achieve the results they seek. However, it is not always easy to fake that you can hear. But we try it…
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I have decided to create a new home for my “Law with Subtitles” blog. I didn’t write anything at all last year, so I thought that a new look and a new home might inspire me to continue writing about my journey and sharing resources and musings about subtitles, being…
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The British Sign Language Bill has received royal asset and has passed into law (comes into force on 28 June 2022). The BSL Act 2022 recognises BLS as a language of England, Scotland and Wales. The Act will create greater recognition and understanding of BSL, and inclusion and equality for…
Leave a Comment18 years after it became an officially recognised language in the UK, British Sign Language (BSL) still isn’t legally protected. This was a prominent issue during the government’s pandemic briefings, resulting in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter online movement and judicial review. Many who use BSL as their first language say they cannot rely…
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With online video interviews the new normal, Eleanor Shaw reflects on how the legal sector can be more accessible for deaf and disabled job applicants. Read this Law Society Blog on the Law Society Website.
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I recently read this article Disclosing your hearing loss is not one size fits all on Hearing Like Me. It sets out reasons for disclosing (and when). So if you are thinking of disclosing your hearing loss you may wish to read this perspective as it provides some interest insights. However, the…
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