sign language Bill

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill – Update on call for evidence and engagements, Thursday 27 March 2025 (with ISL and BSL)

https://youtu.be/pom0k0Dj29o The Committee for Communities agree to extend the closing date of its call for evidence until 9 May 2025 and discuss upcoming engagements related to the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by simultaneous ISL interpretation (on the left) and BSL interpretation (on the right). View the full agenda from the meeting. This… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill – Update on call for evidence and engagements, Thursday 27 March 2025 (with ISL and BSL)

Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 27 March 2025

https://youtu.be/TbHXr30UNzE The Committee met on Thursday 27 March 2025.  On the agenda –  Sign Language Bill – update on call for evidence and engagements SL1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 Draft SR Period Products (DfC Specified Public… Continue Reading Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 27 March 2025

Sign Language Bill: Extension of the Committee Stage, Tuesday 11 March 2025 (with BSL)

https://youtu.be/QuDzKNZPCzg Chairperson of the Committee for Communities, Colm Gildernew, proposes a motion that, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the Committee Stage of the Sign Language Bill is extended to 13 February 2026. This recording is accompanied with BSL interpretation. Read the Official Report written transcript

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

https://youtu.be/kLpnZogKcXY Assembly Research Officers brief the Committee for the Communities with their research on a Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Read the Research Paper that the Research Officer produced and discussed during the evidence session (PDF, 59 pages, 467KB) The video below goes through the key points of the research… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with BSL)

https://youtu.be/S4FFG-xBi9s Assembly Research Officers brief the Committee for the Communities with their research on a Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by BSL interpretation. Read the Research Paper that the Research Officer produced and discussed during the evidence session (PDF, 59 pages, 467KB) The video below goes through the key points of the research… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with BSL)

Committee for Communities: Arrangements for Committee Stage of Sign Language Bill, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

https://youtu.be/6lm7-OhHoSw The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Related videos: Watch this recording with BSL interpretation Watch the full meeting of the Committee for Communities, Thursday 27 February 2025

Committee for Communities: Arrangements for Committee Stage of Sign Language Bill, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with BSL)

https://youtu.be/gymsIIXfw-I The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by BSL interpretation. Related videos: Watch this recording with ISL interpretation Watch the full meeting of the Committee for Communities, Thursday 27 February 2025

Committee for the Communities Meeting Thursday 27 February 2025

https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3FgZ-YjyRI?si=XKYrE_f419yInrHA The Committee began with a Departmental briefing from the Minister of Communities Gordon Lyons. The Committee also received briefings on the January monitoring from the Department and the Employment Rights Bill Legislative Consent Motion. To conclude, the Committee received a briefing from RaIse on the Sign Language Bill. View the agenda.

Sign Language Bill: Second Stage, Tuesday 18 February 2025 (with BSL and ISL)

https://youtu.be/7PpY49gakRw Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons moves the Second Stage of the Sign Language Bill, followed by Members debating the Bill. This recording is accompanied by simultaneous translation in BSL (interpreter on the right) and ISL (interpreter on the left). You can also read the Official Report transcript of the debate.

Introduction of the Sign Language Bill, Monday 10 February 2025 (with BSL and ISL)

https://youtu.be/aRsv915Z6kE The Sign Language Bill is introduced in the Assembly Chamber by Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons. The Bill will now move to its Second Stage. This short recording showing the Bill being introduced, is interpreted in ISL (interpreter on left) and BSL (interpreter on right). Read the Official Report transcript of the Bill being… Continue Reading Introduction of the Sign Language Bill, Monday 10 February 2025 (with BSL and ISL)