It seems that at the root of everything is the absence of an Act of Parliament which enforces the right of Deaf people to use BSL. If a BSL Act was enacted, this would be the sure fire way of:
Ensuring that service providers provide access to BSL users;
Bringing BSL back into education as the [...]
(Yes I know, a post by me! :-O)
Compared to non-existent rights for Deaf people in the 1900s, has much changed? We used to be thrown in mental asylums because we were unable to communicate effectively, sign language was seen as a threat to our “normality” and ability to speak, if a deaf child was [...]
I admit it. I’ve lost the motivation for blogging.
What should I do about it?
