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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring deaf people can fully participate and play
a full role in society. We support initiatives aimed at improving understanding of
the needs of deaf people and how the barriers they face can be removed, as well as
giving deaf people more say in how they access services.</p><p>We worked with the
BBC to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter on Monday 16 March to accompany
the Prime Minister’s daily coronavirus press conference. The BSL interpreter is available
on the BBC News Channel and BBC iPlayer. We intend to continue to work with the BBC
to ensure there is a BSL interpreter in our daily updates on coronavirus and are prioritising
the exploration of additional methods to ensure that all disabled people have access
to pertinent communication in accessible formats.</p>
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