BSL Bill evidence session held on 24 February 2015
This is a recorded video from Education and Culture Committee BSL Bill evidence session held on 24 February 2015.
Agenda:
British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from —
- Alan Drew, Deaf BSL user and Member of Scottish Deaf Youth Association;
- Heather Gray, Director, National Deaf Children’s Society;
- Avril Hepner, Community Advocacy and Development Officer, Central and Southern Scotland, British Deaf Association;
- Frankie McLean, Social Care Manager, Deaf Action;
- Nicola Mitchell, Deaf BSL User and BSL Tutor;
and then from—
- Katy Hetherington, Equality Team Programme Manager, NHS Health Scotland;
- Nigel Firth, Equality and Diversity Manager, NHS Grampian;
- Lorraine Vallance, Disability Adviser at Heriot Watt University and Member of Scottish Universities’ Disability Services Group;
- Robert Nicol, Chief Officer, Education, Children and Young People, and
- Maria Dick, Sensory Services Team Manager, Forth Valley Sensory Centre, COSLA;
and then from—
- Carly Brownlie, Development Manager, Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters;
- Clark Denmark, BSL Broadcaster;
- Professor Rob Dunbar, Chair of Celtic Languages, Literature, History and Antiquities, University of Edinburgh;
- Professor Graham H Turner, Chair of Translation and Interpreting Studies, Heriot-Watt University.
