Archive for Alison Smith
SMK Foundation Awards – Pesky People features in Society Guardian article
Would you believe it has been nearly a year since Pesky People was a finalist in the SMK Foundation Awards 2010 (Consumer Action). The day of the awards ceremony I had to run between A11yLDN 2010 and the ceremony across London with a British Sign Language interpreter chasing after me.
A lot has happened in that time with Pesky People and today is the 2011 awards ceremony and congratulation must go to all the 2011 finalists and awardees. Everyone deserves recognition and...
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Category Digital Tags: @dalekette, Alison Smith, Deaf, Deaf discrimination, digital access, Empire Cinemas, Guardian, Guardian Society, Ikea, One Call Insurance, SMK Foundation Awards
BBC to make Dr Who Experience fully accessible
Yesterday the BBC responded fully to Samatha’s blog complaint about her visit to the Dr Who Experience in April 2011.
Their email* (cc’d to Pesky People by the BBC and printed here with their full agreement) unreservedly takes on her complaints and they will address them fully including offering Samantha a return visit as their guest and a full refund for her and her party (of 7).
It is a fantastic result for Samantha and will not only...
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Category Blogs, Digital, Digital Inclusion, Digital Rights, GoGenie, Media, Television Tags: @dalekette, Alison Smith, BBC, Disability Discrimination, Dr Who, Dr Who Experience, Equalities Act 2010, Go Genie, Pesky People, Philip Fleming Head of Communications BBC Worldwide, Samantha Chisnall
Conservative Party ignores Deaf complaint
Two months ago I complained to the Conservative Party that they were discriminating against Deaf and Hard of Hearing people by streaming live on the web without any subtitles or BSL interpretation.
I complained via video in BSL, tweeted it to them, emailed them and yet I am yet to have a response from Baroness Warsi.
Their conference was crucial in outlining policies and budget plans that would affect the whole country – and that includes...
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Category Blogs, Digital, Digital Discrimination, Digital Inclusion, Legislation, News Tags: Alison Smith, Baroness Warsi, Conservative Party, Deaf, Equalities Act 2010, Hard of Hearing, Pesky People, Tory Party
Pesky People speaking at B2 Camp on 12 August 2010
Pesky People is doing a short presentation at the B2Camp on 12th August in the Birmingham Library Theatre.
Pesky People ‘s presentation is about digital accessibility and announcing both the OLILI project and Pesky People’s new website .
The unconference focuses on the built environment and digital technologies – like last year there is a sparkling line up including:
Brian Gambles – Head of BCC Library Services (Introduction...
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