The Great British Baking Show is breaking barriers this season with its first ever deaf contestant. 27-year-old Tasha Stones is a former ski instructor and current participation officer who enjoys ...

As women’s football fans, we all know that the game brings people together. But for people whose communication method is British Sign Language (BSL), missing out on commentary can mean you don’t have ...

The Great British Bake Off has broken new ground in its latest series after introducing a British Sign Language interpreter for contestant Tasha. The Channel 4 show made its return to screens last ...

More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

Adam Schembri receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Australian Research Council. Kearsy Cormier receives funding from Economic and Social Research Council, Arts and ...

British Sign Language Screen in Birmingham New Street. Credit: Network Rail. At the start of April touchscreens showing signed travel information was launched at eight Network Rail managed stations.

Tina was in a coma for six weeks after falling down a flight of stairs As Tina walks onto the stage in front of hundreds of people she is beaming. She's collecting her British Sign Language (BSL) ...

Network Rail has invested nearly $1.56m (£1.1m) to develop the necessary software to deploy British Sign Language screens at the station. Credit: Network Rail. The UK’s London Euston railway station ...

Communication is key to successful relationships; it’s almost cliche to say it at this point. But what if you used a language that was shared with only 0.22% of the UK? This is the reality facing deaf ...