Online interpreting featured on BBC See Hear

The latest episode of BBC2 programme See Hear has an interesting feature on online interpreting over webcam; a service terptree now provides in partnership with SignTranslate.

We're really proud to be able to offer the service and hope it can make a real difference to how deaf people access medical services in the UK. We're also currently trialling a version which works in the workplace - if you need a quick chat with a colleague you can use online interpreting.

Click the link to go directly to the right point in the programme http://bbc.co.uk/i/nhqf6/

You can also find out more about the service at www.terptree.co.uk/online.aspx

Deaflympics 2009 - GB Badminton

We've got exclusive videos from the GB Badminton team ahead of their Deaflympics 2009 campaign in Taipei. Above Caroline Bird (British Number 3) talks about the games, which kick off on Friday with a huge opening ceremony.

You can get daily updates from Caroline at http://carolinebird.wordpress.com/, where she'll be blogging about her time in Taipei.

Below British Number 2 Carl Sadler has a chat with terptree about his chances at the event.

Deaflympics 2009

On Friday more than 4000 deaf athletes from across the world will come together to celebrate the opening ceremony of the 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei.

A record 85 countries will be represented at the games which is often overlooked by much of the sporting world.

The Deaflympics are as much about celebrating the achievments of deaf people around the world as they are about the competition and sporting events. Visit the official website of the 2009 Deaflympics for a history of the games and a list of events taking place.

Keep an eye on terptree.blogspot.com for news of how Team GB are getting on, including exclusive video updates from the GB Badminton team!

Good luck to everyone taking part!

Healthcare for Deaf People - Your Experiences

As a sign language interpreting agency we've heard all the horror stories about healthcare for deaf people.

Communication is sometimes completely inadequate and in these instances deaf people are humiliated and spoken to as if they are stupid. Leading health charity for deaf people SignHealth want to help change things and have set up a forum for people to discuss their experiences and a survey to try and measure how bad things can be.

We're right behind their efforts so head over to their blog and have a read of the awful treatment deaf people in the UK have gone through.

The survey they've devised is well worth getting involved in if you want to help change the way deaf people are treated in hospitals and GP surgeries. Click here to take it.

Kilimanjaro - The Final Push Up The Mountain

Deaf adventurer Mark Flower leaves today for his big trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. He'll be spending around 10 days trecking through desert and mountainous conditions to achieve his goal of climbing Africa's highest peak.

We wish him the best of luck and will be putting up pictures on his triumphant return!

He's raising money for The National Deaf Children's Society.

Please support Mark by clicking here and donating to the fund. His next update is coming soon so keep checking terptree online for some picture action.

Deaf Eggheads

This team of deaf Eggheads were on the BBC2 quiz on Friday 7th August. We won't spoil the outcome for you so watch and see how they did! Watch using the video above or click here to go to the iPlayer. If you click the 'S' you can watch with subtitles.

Note: Video available to UK users only.

Swine Flu Advice in BSL

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Another re-post of this advice video. We all know someone who's got/had swine flu now so it's definitely appropriate to post this again. You can also now self-diagnose and get Tamiflu online if you need it at the UK Government's Pandemic Flu website

Some advice on swine flu in BSL www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLNhwuf4Hk

We'll be re-posting this link every week while the pandemic continues and becomes more widespread.