@ElizabethMistry @Tanni_GT Yep, I know someone who does not us a smartphone as hands and fingers are affected and cannot use the ‘keyboard’ He is happy with his @doro
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Sally Paull Positive Signs
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Sally Paull Positive Signs
@PositiveSigns
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible : SP (name sign)
England, United Kingdom शामिल हुए Nisan 2010
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Do you or someone you know #travel without a smartphone (or who for any reason has a smartphone but is unable to use an app)?
Especially keen to hear from disabled passengers (or their family / #UnpaidCarers) who may be impacted.
#AccessibleTravel
#JournoRequest
#FlyingDisabled
Simon Calder@SimonCalder
Ryanair: from 3 November all passengers (except from Albania and Morocco) must show boarding passes on the airline app on their smartphone. If you lose your phone or it runs flat, you can get a boarding pass at the airport – as long as you have checked in. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
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Over 800,000 people are severely or profoundly deaf, and 87,000 rely on sign language as their primary form of communication. Let’s not create any barriers for those who feel isolated.
Donate today and help us at deafPLUS make a positive difference justgiving.com/campaign/silen…
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I cannot stress enough how important it is you watch this gorilla bathe-dancing to maniac.
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Can’t believe it’s delayed further, what’s the reason(s) or even excuses ?
National Deaf Children's Society@NDCS_UK
In England, we’re also disappointed to find out that the BSL GCSE is delayed and unlikely to be available in September 2025, as planned. Together with deaf young people in England, we've fought for this for years. It’s incredibly frustrating that they will still be waiting.
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This is the best thing i've seen today!!
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@ambideafkid credit to Punk-chef, Kori and Thomas Paull
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@ambideafkid Signcast (tm) at Positive Signs is preparing third podcast after two successful Sign / BSL podcasts, our first one started in 2023, so yes you’re right, we re proud to establish without funding and possibly the first in UK, would be interested if anyone else is doing same 👍👍
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Bumping this again as no one replied. Come on, Deaf UK Twitter and BSL interpreters. What is our experience? DM me if don't want to feedback publicly.
Tony Barlow@Saltbar
Is anyone else finding that DWP staff are hanging up on VRS interpreted calls? Or even call centre staff refusing to accept VRS video calls? Let me know as I plan to write to Liz Kendall and I wanted to know the true scale of this problem. Liz is local MP to @leicesterdeaf
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This video will 100% improve your week!
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The UN says the Govt is still failing to address its systemic violations of disabled people's rights.
Rather than act on the UN recommendations, Ministers still challenge them!
You can't convince disabled people that 14 years of Tory govt have been anything short of disastrous
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Thankyou @vickyfoxcroft you were so right to raise this, thankyou. We are supporting 13 Deaf people in London alone, with new applications and COC's further delayed by unclear communication from ATW - waiting list grew from 12 weeks to 20 weeks to 26 weeks in 3 weeks !
Vicky Foxcroft 💙@vickyfoxcroft
The UN says the Govt is still failing to address its systemic violations of disabled people's rights. Rather than act on the UN recommendations, Ministers still challenge them! You can't convince disabled people that 14 years of Tory govt have been anything short of disastrous
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@graemekwhippy agree with you - nothing is working as far as new applications and change of circumstances requests goes, how does a waiting list ever jump from 12 to 20 weeks then to 26 weeks within 3 weeks ?
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@PositiveSigns So, according to the Minister the system is working as intended? Utterly ridiculous, as is justifying the backlog and delays by using the edge case of the maximum award.
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Unbelievable: waiting list to an adviser is now 6 months, this week ATW advised ‘ applications made at end of Nov 23 are now being seen to’ no hope for new starters / CoC’s who need BSL /LSP support at work
Vicky Foxcroft 💙@vickyfoxcroft
If the Government genuinely wants to help disabled people, it needs to deal with the Access to Work backlog. Ministers definitely shouldn't be bragging about it going up!
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@hccath @PositiveSigns I've noticed that renewals are sorted within a matter of few weeks. But new applications is the problem area. Good to know they are still alive and kicking. Are they going to do anything about this problem?
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@vickyfoxcroft Unbelievable: waiting list to an adviser is now 6 months, this week ATW ‘ applications made at end of Nov 23 are now being seen to’ no hope for new starters / CoC’s who need BSL support at work
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If the Government genuinely wants to help disabled people, it needs to deal with the Access to Work backlog.
Ministers definitely shouldn't be bragging about it going up!
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@Saltbar Great to know there is a consultation ( well overdue ) let us all know who is leading this from Deaf orgs please #plentytoshare
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Is anyone going to contribute towards PIP consultation? From the deaf community/sector? We would need our "voices" /hands heard. I'll do my best to do mine although I'm spinning plates at the moment.
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@Saltbar @LesleyCFmum @SE_Lipspeakers Self employed / contractors (LSPs ) will be able to off set essential travel and other costs, when doing tax self assessment or via accountant. It’s a fact that ATW will not pay travel costs for the same reasons.
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@LesleyCFmum @SE_Lipspeakers Might it be an Access to Work funded job? They don't pay mileage. Never understood why they stopped that.
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There are 37 working #Lipspeakers in the UK so it’s inevitable that we travel. When agencies refuse to pay our mileage or train fare, the deaf person is left unsupported and probably told there was no one available. In these cases, shouldn’t the agencies reduce their cut?
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@Saltbar We were told 20 weeks last Wednesday. How does a waiting list creep up from 12 to 20 weeks in a day ? Renewals seem to be about 8 weeks ahead of renewal date. Doesn’t make sense
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OK - what is the current wait time for Access to Work to get back to you after applying for new grant? #atw #AccessToWork #DWP
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