You can now use a video app to contact 999. (Photo: Halfpoint Images via Getty Images) We don’t know why it’s taken so long, but deaf people will now have access to 999 emergency services. Previously, ...

A new 999 service that allows people to make calls using British Sign Language (BSL) was launched on Friday. The service, 999 BSL, lets deaf users use BSL through an app or website with an interpreter ...

ESSEX Police is supporting an emergency video relay service for deaf people. The 999 BSL connects deaf people to British Sign Language interpreters remotely through an app or a web-based platform. If ...

The North East Ambulance Service has launched a new British Sign Language Relay system to help ambulance crews care for deaf patients. All ambulances have access to an iPad which will allow staff to ...

DEAF people and those with hearing loss are now able to access British Sign Language interpreters when contacting or accessing services from the Department for Work and Pensions. The video relay ...

We don’t know why it’s taken so long, but deaf people will now have access to 999 emergency services. Previously, you could only make audial calls for the police and ambulance or fire brigade, but ...