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Calling out to young people and students!
Are you anxious about COVID-19? Try not to worry, DRP Scotland’s Transition Officer, Mitchell Graham, is here to give you ten tips to help support you, and to guide you in helping others.
The British Deaf Association wrote to the Prime Minister on 31st March 2020 asking for his invention to ensure televised sign language interpretations of the official briefings are relayed on BBC1. This is the only channel accessible to all.
The British Deaf Association sent the below email to the Prime Minister yesterday, 31st March 2020.
We are sending this to you for information. The email is relayed in sign language by the Chair of the BDA, Linda Richards.