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News update from BSL:UPTAKE

Cathie Craigie MSP has launched a public consultation on a Proposal for a Bill to make British Sign Language (BSL) an official language in Scotland. We are pleased to say that BSL:UPTAKE has worked with SCoD (Scottish Council on Deafness) to translate this consultation paper into BSL. The text of the Proposal and a link to the BSL translation on the BSL:UPTAKE website can be found here:

www.scottish.parliament.uk

The deadline for responses is 29 October 2010, but responses can be submitted at any time from now.

If you would like to see other news from BSL:UPTAKE you can contact

Bob Duncan
Project Officer, BSL:UPTAKE
Tel/fax: 0191 215 9042
Mobile: 07709 426378
or visit their website
www.bsluptake.org.uk