Sign language

NI to be first part of UK to offer free sign language classes for deaf children

The bill will put a duty on Stormont to provide free classes for deaf people under-25 and their close families, guardians, and carers.

Deaf people worry a move away from experienced, specialist support staff will leave them struggling to cope.

Manx Deaf Society is hosting two British Sign Language workshops to mark the week.

The course will run through spring and summer, with in-person sessions in Mablethorpe and Grantham.

The course is put on for free to help many of the children communicate with family members.

Hold My Hand is the first show if its kind where all the contestants and hosts use British Sign Language.

Under the laws, all public bodies will be expected to offer services in sign language to members of the deaf community.

NHS staff in Birmingham used Alan Graham's grandchildren to pass on information, an ombudsman finds.

Members of Hull's deaf community say they are "misunderstood" and face regular delays to treatment.

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