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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
Oh excuse them while dealing with the most important issues of our time for not thinking of those millions of deaf people who happen to have dyslexia also
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It's been an issue for the deaf community since the start of the briefings in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-52323854
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Coronavirus: Lack of sign language interpreters leads to legal case against government
By Beth Rose
BBC Ouch
Published 28 April 2020
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And it's not an issue in the rest of the UK, they've been able to do it from pretty much day 1:
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In Scotland and Wales, interpreters stand 2m behind ministers during briefings because BSL is formally recognised as a language in those countries. Northern Ireland use BSL and ISL interpreters, shown on a small screen inside the room.
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