To those saying ‘there’s a sign language interpreter on BBC News Channel’, here’s why that’s an issue: today’s scientific briefing with Professor Van-Tam is not being interpreted by the BBC.

This is the Government’s responsibility, and they’re shirking it. #WhereIsTheInterpreter https://twitter.com/10downingstreet/status/1326464239331106816
A reminder of my report for @Limping_Chicken in September, which revealed that the BBC will only offer British Sign Language interpretation for ministerial briefings, and not for scientific briefings like the one held this morning. #WhereIsTheInterpreter https://limpingchicken.com/2020/09/22/revealed-bbc-news-channel-to-only-offer-bsl-interpretation-for-ministerial-covid-briefings/
Revealed: BBC News Channel to only offer BSL interpretation for ministerial COVID briefings

The BBC News Channel will only provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for coronavirus press conferences from the Prime Minister or government ministers, The Limping Chicken can reveal. I…

https://limpingchicken.com/2020/09/22/revealed-bbc-news-channel-to-only-offer-bsl-interpretation-for-ministerial-covid-briefings/
Then, last month, we saw lawyer @FryLegal file a request for a judicial review over the lack of a BSL interpreter for the scientific briefings, on behalf of @KatieJRedstar. #WhereIsTheInterpreter https://limpingchicken.com/2020/10/16/deaf-news-pressure-mounts-on-government-and-labour-as-whereistheinterpreter-campaign-continues/
Deaf News: Pressure mounts on Government and Labour as #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign progresses

Calls for UK political leaders to make their coronavirus statements accessible to the Deaf community have ramped up this week, with a fundraising campaign set to conclude on Friday and two new lega…

https://limpingchicken.com/2020/10/16/deaf-news-pressure-mounts-on-government-and-labour-as-whereistheinterpreter-campaign-continues/
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