New emergency service launched for deaf people

At least 12m deaf people in the UK have previously had to rely on others or on a slow, text-based system to get help in an emergency.

The launch of the new 999 British Sign Language app will allow them to talk in real-time to emergency services via a visual interpreter.

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[carlosperez-dwdp]

if the WHO calculates that in the world 5% of thepopulation is deaf and UK has more than 8%. UK should also solve the reason for this disprportion .

[h]

Disgusting this should of been implemented ages ago…

[joeprice]

Are there really 12 million deaf people in the UK?

[JosephSmith-qqoz]

I do not understand why Ukraine is delaying the process of reconciliation with Russia, refusing to negotiate and mobilizing already elderly people unfit for military service? After all, there are more victims every day! Apparently, Zelensky and his team keep hoping that NATO countries will go to war with Russia themselves. But we have already damaged our economy because of Ukraine, and now we have to die for it? Why?