Motion · S3M-07951 · 16 Feb 2011
Telecommunication Access for BSL Users
The motion
That the Parliament believes that the estimated 6,000 Deaf people in Scotland whose first or preferred language is British Sign Language (BSL) have a right to access telecommunications in a manner equivalent to the way in which hearing people use the phone every day and that current text-based solutions for Deaf people do not provide equal access; considers that new economic research demonstrates that if an open, competitive, UK-wide market for video relay services for BSL users were established, significant net benefits for the economy would be created, and calls on members to work with other parliamentarians across the UK to take appropriate action to address this matter and create a genuine opportunity for telecommunications equality for the BSL community for the first time.
Supporters (23)
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 17 Feb 2011
- Bill Butler 17 Feb 2011
- Helen Eadie 17 Feb 2011
- Patricia Ferguson 17 Feb 2011
- Hugh Henry 17 Feb 2011
- Mr Frank McAveety 17 Feb 2011
- Elaine Murray 17 Feb 2011
- Hugh O'Donnell 17 Feb 2011
- John Park 17 Feb 2011
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 18 Feb 2011
- Bill Kidd 18 Feb 2011
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 18 Feb 2011
- Mary Mulligan 18 Feb 2011
- Elaine Smith 18 Feb 2011
- Trish Godman 21 Feb 2011
- Jack McConnell 21 Feb 2011
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 22 Feb 2011
- Linda Fabiani 23 Feb 2011
- George Foulkes 23 Feb 2011
- Dave Thompson 24 Feb 2011
- Irene Oldfather 25 Feb 2011
- Rhoda Grant 4 Mar 2011
- Cathy Peattie 22 Mar 2011
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.