{"id":4069,"date":"2025-07-29T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafscopelink.com\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:49:37","slug":"bsl-conference-2025-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafscopelink.com\/?p=4069","title":{"rendered":"BSL Conference 2025 Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4069\" class=\"elementor elementor-4069\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-117bbb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"117bbb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7718ee4c\" data-id=\"7718ee4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f348d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f348d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the BDA\u2019s BSL Poet Laureate, our very own Ishtiaq Hussain, Director of Deafscope, performed at the BSL Conference 2025!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By chance, Tanisha, an RSLI, was also working at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the conference, they had the chance to watch inspiring speakers from around the world, each sharing unique perspectives and experiences. 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