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...
Accessibility at the Museum of Liverpool
The Museum of Liverpool, situated on the waterfront by the Liver Building, teaches its visitors about Liverpool’s fascinating and diverse history. As you might expect, the museum explores The Beatles and the success of Merseyside football clubs, but visitors...
Our 2021 Year in Review
EVENTS 2021 We had the pleasure of supporting a lot of great events in 2021 – lectures about mental health services by The Independent Mental Health Network, Brighter Sound’s ‘Let’s Reconnect’ Festival and Send a Cow’s talk on their Disability Inclusive Livelihoods...
The Journey of a BSL Interpreter: Linda Bruce
Both of my parents are Deaf and use BSL, so becoming an interpreter might seem like it was a natural progression for me. I had worked in other professions before actually working as an interpreter – I was a qualified nurse, then went into social work and specifically...
The Journey of a BSL Interpreter: Craig Bartlett
My first experience with British Sign Language was when I was in primary school, watching the CSW at the front of the assembly hall interpreting what was being said. Then when I started middle school I became friends with another student who was deaf. While he was...
England Cricket Association for the Deaf signs first sponsorship deal
England Cricket Association for the Deaf (ECAD) is delighted to announce that it has signed its first major sponsorship deal with Access to Work BSL specialists Involve Interpreter. The sponsorship deal will see Involve as the main shirt sponsor for ECAD’s 1st XI for...
Involve Interpreter 2021 Newsletter
The Rise of BSL Translation ACCESSIBILITY IN THE COVID-ERA 2020 was full of challenges and uncertainty for the whole world and accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing was both challenged and boosted by the world's number one enemy; COVID-19. Involve Interpreter...
Supporting Legal Services During Lockdown
Involve Interpreter has been privileged to continue supporting essential legal services during the UK’s lockdown. Our flexible BSL interpreting services has enabled Alison, a solicitor, to deliver essential support to a Deaf couple regarding immigration issues. Alison...