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Hits of 2012: 10 things you should never say to a deaf person

December 31, 2012

Reaching the end of our greatest hits of 2012, here’s our most viewed article with nearly 17,000 hits. Have a happy party tonight, all, and be safe. See you in 2013! Hearing people. Want to make friends with a deaf person? Then wise up and don’t say any of these sentences. Us Deafies will never […]

Hits of 2012: Things that only happen to deaf people

December 30, 2012

Continuing our journey through our greatest hits since we were set up in February this year, here’s our second most viewed article, with nearly 10,000 views… Whether you’re a signer, a lipreader, a hearing aid wearer or a cochlear implant user, or maybe a bit of each of those (and some other things too), there […]

Hits of 2012: William Mager – Seeing my son for the first time

December 29, 2012

Continuing our journey through some of our most-viewed articles of 2012, here’s William Mager’s emotional post about becoming a Dad. This one clocked up over 9000 views… I’ll never forget the first time I saw my son. I was in an operating theatre, holding my wife’s hand in a death grip. She was staring at […]

Hits of 2012: Donna Williams – S*** people say… to sign language interpreters

December 28, 2012

In the run-up to 2013, we’ re looking back at some of the hits of 2012. Without further ado, here’s our 4th most viewed article of the year, clocking up nearly 9000 views. In the midst of my preparations for – or rather avoiding my preparations for Signing Hands Across the Water, I’ve been collecting […]

Hits of 2012: Do deaf people wear hearing aids in bed?

December 27, 2012

This article aims to highlight what can be a taboo subject where deaf people are concerned: love and sex. And here’s our first revelation: deaf people have sex. Yep. Amazing isn’t it? So with his first question and revelations resulting from his subsequent, incredibly unscientific research, here’s the debut column from our expert, Deaf Sex […]

Hits of 2012: Meet Bruno Kahne, who teaches hearing people to communicate like deaf people

December 26, 2012

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you’re reading this on your brand-new iPad/laptop/mobile phone and you’re having a great crimbo! Continuing our journey through our top hits of 2012, here’s an interview that clocked up over 7000 views… Bruno Kahne has worked for the last 15 years as an auditor, trainer and consultant for companies in […]

The Secret Deafie: “At Christmas, everyone around me is chatting, catching up and having a great time. I am lost”

December 24, 2012

The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our Christmas eve blog is from one Deafie who finds added challenges get in the way of an enjoyable family Christmas… I have a complex relationship with my family. I don’t mean my immediate family, who all know how deaf I am […]

Hits of 2012: The Secret Deafie – Losing Sight, Gaining Insight

December 23, 2012

Merry Christmas everyone! In the run-up to Christmas and the new year, we’re bringing you a few of our most viewed articles in 2012. With over 5000 views, here’s our eighth most viewed article, a thought-provoking piece about living with Usher Syndrome. The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. […]

Hits of 2012: Deaf performers and artists shine at London Paralympics opening ceremony

December 22, 2012

Merry Christmas everyone! In the run-up to Christmas and the new year, we’re bringing you a few of our most viewed articles in 2012. Here’s the first, published the day after the Paralympics opening ceremony in London. Last night was a special night for a number of Deaf performers, artists and filmmakers who graced the […]

Deaf News: Deaf man left battered after horrific attack in Worksop

December 21, 2012

WARNING: This blog features an image which readers may find distressing, at the end of this post. Source: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/deaf-man-left-battered-after-attack-by-thugs-1-5245359 THESE horrific injuries were inflicted on a deaf 52-year-old man who was punched and kicked by three men. The shocking image of 52-year-old Michael Boyle has been released by Nottinghamshire Police after he was attacked in […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

December 21, 2012

Kaspar Hauser was a mysterious teenage boy who appeared in the streets of Nuremberg in 1828, with limited vocabulary and understanding of the world. He claimed that he’d been imprisoned in a cellar most of his life with nothing but a wooden horse to play with. History has revealed he was probably a fantasist, but […]

Poem: ‘On the other side of your mind’ by Colin Thomson

December 21, 2012

On the other side of your mind There’s a place I hope you never find It’s where demons reside Believe me its not nice The other side of your mind Prefers darkness to light Hates sunshine loves the rain Do you want to live again ? That’s when the demons smile They come out to […]

John Cradden: Why Rita Simons shouldn’t be criticised for wanting her child to hear

December 20, 2012

You may have read the story a few weeks ago about the EastEnders actress, Rita Simons, who wants her deaf six-year-old daughter, Maiya, to hear better by having an operation to get a cochlear implant. But Simons, who plays Roxy Mitchell, says she was told she would be “abusing” the child if she went through […]

Meet: Andy Palmer, who runs the Peterborough and District Deaf Children’s Society’s website

December 20, 2012

Andy Palmer is from a largely Deaf family, and is a single father to his son William, who is also Deaf. Andy is the Customer Service and Information Line Manager for Action on Hearing Loss and also volunteers for the Peterborough and District Deaf Children’s Society, managing their website, PDDCS News (www.pddcs.co.uk). We spoke to […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf man sorry for bus death | Deafness and dementia | South Africa hopes for sign language recognition

December 19, 2012

Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! Deaf man shot dead in South Africa A Deaf man has been shot dead by an intruder at his house in Durban, South Africa. Research suggests link between Deafness and Dementia The BBC has reported […]

Watch: ‘How to use an interpreter’ by Info-shot

December 19, 2012

Info-shot is a new information service aimed at increasing awareness and equity of deaf people and deaf issues by producing short videos covering common topics, in BSL with subtitles. The first video looks at ‘How to use BSL/English Interpreters.’ Very useful for hearing folk who’ve never used a terp before. Take a look. The next […]