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Children from Derby’s Royal School for the Deaf have begun a year-long project with firefighters to improve communication between deaf people and the emergency services.

New findings shared exclusively with ITV News appear to show that being an ethnic minority and having a disability is one the greatest barriers to being on television, with campaigners arguing that TV is failing to represent the whole of society.

A four-year-old girl has been able to meet Santa properly for the first time, thanks to a volunteer elf trained in sign language. Emily, from Goole, East Yorkshire, is profoundly deaf and had been let down four times by grotto attractions which promised a British Sign Language (BSL) service. Her brother’s school had heard about their struggles and took to social media to search for an interpreter for their festive fair.

A couple who met at a charity’s inclusivity event and fell in love have become the subject of a Christmas advert celebrating disabled artists. The ad created by Triple C, a gateway organisation for deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) people’s access to the arts and media, tells the tale of inclusive love.

Sony has teamed up with accessibility experts to release a PlayStation 5 controller for disabled gamers. The Access Controller is a “highly customisable kit” of different buttons, triggers and sticks that lets players create a set-up that suits their needs.