Rose Ayling-Ellis

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Social Justice

MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language

MPs from both sides of the aisle have voted to recognise British Sign Language as a minority language in England, Wales, and Scotland

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Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf'

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Rose Ayling-Ellis

MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language

Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf'

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