Deaf Action and Heriot-Watt University have been working together for many years, with our values centred around the rights of deaf people. Now, we’re proud to have formalised our partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding. Together we will: support each other with knowledge sharing, research and deaf studies increase opportunities for interpreters in training protect and celebrate deaf history and culture We’re …
If you’re new to working with interpreters, we’ve put together this essential guide so you know what to expect. Interpreters aid communication between deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) and hearing people who use English. The interpreter will relay information by listening to spoken English and interpreting it into BSL, or will watch the BSL and translate it …
Last month, Deaf Action hosted the inaugural Edinburgh Deaf Festival, a week-long celebration of deaf culture, language and heritage. But that wasn’t the end of our involvement in the Edinburgh festivals. Our skilled team coordinated interpreters and captioners for both the Edinburgh Deaf Festival and Fringe performances throughout August, making even more of the festival season accessible to deaf people. …
Pictured: Philip Gerrard, Stephen Robinson, Nadia Nadarajah and Gavin Lilley. Photo by Colin Hattersley. Today sees the launch of the first ever Edinburgh Deaf Festival, with a programme of more than 100 performances over eight days. Among those at the launch were the award-winning mime artist DeafMimo, Mae Al-Kalamchi from the children’s magic show Once Upon A raindrop and deaf …
Pictured: Jamie Rea, Solar Bear; Shona McCarthy, Edinburgh Fringe Festival CEO, Philip Gerrard, Deaf Action CEO Deaf Action was delighted to host people from across the arts, business, charity and politics sectors at Bonnie & Wild, within St James Quarter, on Thursday 17 June, to welcome the programme launch of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival. Unique in Scotland and the rest …
It’s Deaf Awareness Week, so we want to tell you something really exciting that’s happening soon. Edinburgh Deaf Festival will be a celebration of deaf culture, language & heritage, accessible to all. There will be performances from deaf performers and artists, with regular activities planned throughout this week, such as tours, exhibitions, workshops and book clubs. All events will be interpreted …
Wednesday 27th April 2022 will go down in history as the day the BSL Bill passed its final Parliamentary stage, meaning it will be legally recognised in England, Scotland and Wales. The Bill means that: BSL will be recognised as an official language in England, Scotland and Wales The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) …