Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Deaf Access to Telecommunications
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will review the definition of relay services for the deaf in the Government's 2003 Universal Service Order to include newer technologies...
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Posted by alison on February 24, 2008 2:48 PM
Ofcom's response to a formal complaint around lack of BSL consultation
Ofcom has been carrying out a consultation in respect of how BSL is transmitted on television. The consultation is supposed to end this Friday. I responded to this consultation, and further responses can be found on their website. As a...
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Posted by alison on July 25, 2007 11:13 AM
Ofcom's lack of proactiveness
In the UK digital television is required to meet an eventual 5% target for producing signed output on television (unless granted an exemption). Since the interpreter cannot be turned off, this annoys some viewers, and from time to time we...
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Posted by alison on June 26, 2007 12:41 AM
Ofcom's consultation for signing on television ends today
Just a reminder, Ofcom's consultation in respect of Signing on Television ends today. Some of the responses can be found here. Unfortunately, they all appear to be in English. I wonder if the BSL submissions (if there is any) will...
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Posted by alison on June 14, 2007 3:43 PM
Ofcom fails its own Disability Equality Scheme?
Ofcom is the regulator for the communications industries in the UK. That includes television. Currently Ofcom has a consultation happening in respect of BSL on television. This is a major consultation, and will affect every BSL user in the UK...
Posted by alison on May 29, 2007 10:36 PM
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