In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.

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Deaf people and those who use British Sign Language (BSL) will be able to access interpreters more easily through a new mobile app launched today. The app, which was developed by Deaf Action and ...

Netflix viewers have been rushing to tune into a thriller starring Ross Kemp despite declaring it ‘horrendously bad’. Originally airing in 2023 on Channel 5, Blindspot saw Kemp return to a dramatic ...

A free online course teaching British Sign Language (BSL) has "surpassed expectations" with tens of thousands of people signing up, its organisers have said. While staff at Doncaster Deaf Trust had ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...

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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) ...

As Tina walks onto the stage in front of hundreds of people she is beaming. She's collecting her British Sign Language (BSL) certificate which is the culmination of a journey that began with tragedy. ...

A tree sculpture made by pupils and a deaf artist that "captures the joy of sign language" has been unveiled in the reception of a school for deaf children. The huge artwork, called 'Hand in Hand', ...