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The news items below are listed in date order (latest first). For news items more than two years old, please go to the news archive page.

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Leeds charity helps businesses meet their legal requirements

News category: General
Publication date:  20/02/2008

Businesses in Leeds are to be offered a new service to ensure blind and visually impaired people have equal access to information, services and products.

Unique service launched to provide financial security for the visually impaired

News category: General
Publication date:  07/02/2008

Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People has launched a new service to ensure that visually impaired people within Leeds receive the financial help and advice they are entitled to.

Leeds schoolchildren sign up to a new language

News category: General
Publication date:  28/01/2008

Yorkshire charity Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People have teamed up with Rawdon St Peter’s School to pilot a new scheme to teach young children British Sign Language (BSL).

Leeds deaf organisation offers new courses in sign language

News category: General
Publication date:  18/01/2008

Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People, which represents the needs of deaf people within the region, is launching a new season of British Sign Language courses.

Charity launches emergency interpreting provision for Leeds’ deaf community

News category: General
Publication date:  04/01/2008

Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People has launched Leeds’ first emergency interpreting service to give the deaf community easy access to core services any time day or night.


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