🧏‍♀️ "Enough is enough — it’s time to stop ignoring the Deaf community." 🧏‍♂️

I'm from Coventry and Warwickshire, and after watching all the episodes of the BBC drama Reunion, I’ve been thinking deeply about the ongoing discrimination Deaf people still face — in healthcare, prisons, schools, and daily life.

Many in our community have shared frustration with poor services like LanguageLine, and sadly, it’s still happening:

🔸 A 16-year-old girl was forced to interpret for her dying mother — no BSL interpreter was provided.

🔸 Deaf people in prisons face huge inequality.

🔸 Deaf students lack support in schools.

🔸 Healthcare professionals often don’t understand or meet BSL access needs.

These stories are not just about me — they’re about all of us.

I believe it could be powerful to create a yearly event, like Healthwatch does in some areas, where Deaf community members and professionals come together to:

 ✔️ Share challenges and ideas

✔️ Raise awareness locally

✔️ Push for real change

The ITV drama on the Post Office scandal showed how real stories can influence the public and lead to justice. Maybe sharing our stories — Deaf stories — can help do the same.

🗣️ During the BSL Act debate, the Minister clearly said Deaf people must be involved in committees. Let’s make sure that happens, in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

⏰ Time is now. I hope others will pick up this idea and move it forward — for the future of our community.

#DeafAwareness #BSL #Coventry #Warwickshire #InclusionMatters #StopTheSilence #BSLAct #DisabilityRights #AccessForAll #DeafVoices #EqualityNow #ReunionBBC