Today, Julia Lopez MP sent the attached letter to all MPs outlining the Government’s provisions to ensure that the approximately 80,000 deaf people for whom British Sign Language (BSL) is the first, preferred or only language, can access the live Coronavirus Press Conferences with the BSL.
The Government Communications Service holds a monthly Disability Stakeholder Steering Group continuously to evaluate and improve the accessibility of the Government's communications. This includes representatives from the Disability Charities Consortium, including: Disability Rights UK, Scope, RNIB, Action on Hearing Loss, Sense, and Mencap.