'Lack of interpreters meant I believed I had HIV for two days'

Richard says it took two days for a qualified interpreter to arrive and explain he had been given the all-clear. "If an ...
ABC27

First responders learning American Sign Language to better assist residents

First responders in the Midstate are learning a new language. The Pennsylvania State Police organized a crash course in American Sign Language, or ASL, Thursday ...

Deaf dad left hospital thinking he had HIV after lack of BSL interpreter

Richard MacQueen, 42, believed he had been given the diagnosis for two days before the confusion was cleared up.
STV News

'I thought I had HIV - but it was a mistake because of interpreter shortage'

Deaf father Richard MacQueen says he incorrectly assumed that a nurse's 'thumbs up' gesture meant he had been diagnosed with ...

Lack of interpreter left deaf man fearing he ‘had HIV and could die’

A deaf man wrongly believed he had HIV for two days due to the lack of an interpreter while receiving test results at a ...
Holyrood

App for sign language users to access interpreters launched

Deaf people and those who use British Sign Language (BSL) will be able to access interpreters more easily through ...

Sign language course a hit as thousands join in

Hazel Joel, 25, from Sheffield, signed up to the course after moving to London and joining a rugby team called Bec Belles, ...
The Punch Newspapers

FG to include sign language in basic school curriculum

The Federal Government has announced a new policy to institutionalise the teaching and learning of sign language in all basic education schools across Nigeria, as part of efforts to promote inclusive ...
CNN

Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Virtually every news outlet is rejecting the ultimatum and saying they ...