Why organisations should be including BSL translation on their digital content
With approximately 151,000 BSL users in the UK, it is important to make your content accessible to everyone including your staff, customers and suppliers. Providing BSL translation of your content enhances the accessibility of your organisation to Deaf people,...
Draft Media Bill published, which could improve streaming services accessibility
Today, the long-awaited Draft Media Bill, which requires streaming services to provide subtitles, audio description and signing, has been published by the Department for Culture, Media and Support. Once passed, streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and...
Warwick Castle’s Push for Inclusivity
Warwick Castle’s Push for Inclusivity Warwick Castle offers an historical adventure, including a variety of live shows and experiences which allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the castle. Richard Shephard, Schools and Accessibility Officer at...
Elle Harrison: Introducing Involve Interpreter’s Video Editor
I started working at Involve Interpreter in 2021 as their Video Editing Assistant. The time has gone by so quickly! My advice to anyone hoping to get into a video editing role is practice, practice, practice. You’ll only get better by continuing to improve your...
Michael Griffiths: My Experience Working at Involve Interpreter
I started working for Involve Interpreter in 2018 as the Resource Manager. As the company grew, I got more involved in different areas of the service. This led to my progression into the role of Operations Manager. We created Involve Interpreter with the idea of...
2022 Year in Review
Bett 2022 In March, Bett 2022 arrived at ExCel London for three days of inspiring content, networking and product discovery from their solution providers. We had the pleasure of working alongside Microsoft to make the Bett 2022 conference more accessible for the Deaf...
EFLSI 2022
On September 3rd our interpreting team travelled to Manchester for EFSLI 2022. This year’s conference had the tagline ‘#Awkward’ because the aim was to talk about all of the taboo topics in the interpreting world. The weekend was about highlighting the areas that...
The BSL Act 2022
BSL is the first language of 87,000 Deaf people in the UK. On 28th April 2022, the BSL Bill was given Royal Assent and became the BSL Act 2022. This act ensures that BSL is recognised as an official language of England, Wales and Scotland in its own right. This helps...
Surrey County Council Improves Accessibility for Their Deaf Community with Involve Interpreter
Is the content your council produces Deaf accessible? Surrey County Council is responsible for a number of local public services in Surrey, England. After meeting with their Deaf network, the council discovered that providing subtitled only digital content for...
LGA Conference 2022
From 28 – 30 June, the Involve team had the pleasure of attending the LGA Conference 2022 in Harrogate. LGA has been labelled ‘the biggest event in the local government calendar’ and gives its delegates, speakers and exhibitors the opportunity to discuss the latest...