How Access to Work empowers deaf individuals in the workplace
Access to Work is a vital programme that provides deaf individuals with the support they need to succeed in their careers. Read more here:
News and media
Find out more about 121 Captions in the media. Discover the events we have sent our lipreaders to, the conferences we have captioned, and the difference we have made to our clients by providing realtime captioning services at their events.
New RNID research reveals widespread ignorance towards deaf people
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People released startling new research highlighting the social challenges faced by the deaf community in the UK.
The Signing Shakespeare Programme
The Signing Shakespeare Programme is a significant step toward making education more inclusive and ensuring that all students, regardless of their hearing abilities, can access and appreciate the works of Shakespeare.
Here’s to the very first National BSL day!
On April 28th the UK celebrates its first National BSL Day, commemorating the legal recognition of British Sign Language as a language.
Unsilence the Crowd aims to transform football for deaf fans
Newcastle United have made significant strides in enhancing the matchday experience for deaf fans with “sound shirts” at St James’s Park.
Celebrating Sign Language Week
This month, the United Kingdom comes together to celebrate Sign Language Week, a time dedicated to recognising the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL).
New breakthrough in gene therapy triumphs in treating deaf children
In a groundbreaking leap, gene therapy has emerged as a restorative force, breathing new life into the auditory senses of children grappling with inherited deafness.
Breaking Barriers: Forensic Lipreading and the Bruce Lehrmann Case
“I had just become the first forensic lip reader to have an expert witness report accepted as reliable evidence in a major trial, making Australian legal history…”
British Sign Language GCSE takes centre stage
In a significant stride towards inclusivity and cultural celebration, the Department for Education has unveiled the subject content for the new British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE.
Sadiq Khan Signs the British Sign Language Charter
London took a significant step towards inclusivity as Mayor Sadiq Khan signed the British Deaf Association’s British Sign Language Charter.